Democracies tend to name notable pieces of infrastructure in honor of political leaders who have passed on. Guess what kinds of governments name them for current political leaders?

President John F. Kennedy didn’t name the Kennedy Center for himself. Eisenhower signed legislation to create a “National Cultural Center.” Eisenhower and Kennedy fundraised for it. Congress and Johnson only named it in honor of Kennedy after he was assassinated. www.kennedy-center.org/our-story/ https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreidwb3k2jdtac5k4efzqcyzp466ity3fketetnlnwukm35hu4anmda

Trump signs an Executive Order to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III controlled substance with legitimate medical uses: https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreibw5ikcp3gzef4rqup5y7nynr5qol6i7ma4pvir5pj6shu24fcbmi

This NYT piece dives into Trump, his modeling agency, and Mar-a-Lago as well. Check out the age of one of the girls and the quote attributed to Marla Maples: https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreialiwhztrwyxmmw2bvkphs33pdfghwlstua7lil7r5ziaq4pagviu https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreiamhrrdxnfhxjlavbm66tjvzkgy6rcfakibqgypptno7wc5llylji