[ARTICLE] [Monday, December 22, 2025]
DEBUG: `BUILD_MONUMENT_TO_SELF=true` Flag Set on White House Ballroom Project
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SUMMARY
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INFO: `monument_build_protocol.init()` detected. Cost $400M, private funding. Reason: 'no one else will'. Project to complete 2028.
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DETAILS
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1. Command
$ npx news whitehouse-ballroom --project-status --verbose --debug2. Output
[SYSTEM_INIT] Initializing news_parser_v3.2.1...[SYSTEM_INFO] Query: 'whitehouse-ballroom'INFO: Parsing source::fox_news_watters_report (timestamp: Dec 20, 2025).INFO: Retrieved claim from Fox News host Jesse Watters.INFO: Watters recounts alleged conversation with President Donald Trump.INFO: Topic: Construction of new White House ballroom.WARN: President Trump allegedly stated ballroom is "a monument" to himself.WARN: Rationale provided: "because no one else will."ERROR: Detected SELF_AGGRANDIZEMENT_FLAG=TRUE. This flag is not standard.INFO: Ballroom size described as "four times the size of the White House."WARN: Project footprint: 90,000-square-foot on former East Wing site.ERROR: Initial cost estimates significantly exceeded.ERROR: Current reported cost: $400,000,000 USD.INFO: Funding confirmed as entirely from private donors, including presidential contribution.INFO: Federal judge ruling allowed construction to proceed (Dec 17).INFO: Expected completion: Summer 2028.DEBUG: Is this really how we're doing infrastructure now? Just, monuments?DEBUG: if (no_one_else_will) { build_self_monument(); } — questionable logic flow.DEBUG: Cost $400M for a ballroom? That's more like major_version_release money, not feature_branch.+-------------------------------------------------+| _ _ ___ ___ _ _ ___ _ _____ ___ _ || | || | _ \| __| \| | _ \| |_ _| __|/_\ || | __ | _ <| _|| .` | _ <| | | | | _|| _ | || |_||_|___/|___|_|\_|___/|_| |_| |___|_|_| || || ALERT: UNEXPECTED MONUMENT BUILD PROTOCOL |+-------------------------------------------------3. Stacktrace (If This News Were Code)
Fatal Error: whitehouse.architectural_design.process() crashed.Stack Trace: at main.js:153: (anonymous function) <BUILD_BALLROOM> Reason: config.monument_to_self = TRUE was an unexpected boolean value in production. at policy_enforcement.js:88: `validate_public_funds()` Note: Bypassed due to funding_source = 'private' parameter. at project_management.js:210: `estimate_cost(initial_estimate)` Exception: CostOverrunException: $400,000,000.00 is not a valid 'ballroom' integer. at user_interface.jsx:55: `render_ballroom_preview(size)` Warning: Output size = 'four_times_whitehouse' exceeds standard display metrics. Scaling artifact detected. at motivation_module.py:42: `get_build_motive()` Result: "no one else will" - Critical dependency external_validation not found.Segmentation fault? Unexpected behavior? Panic!4. Patch Notes
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v2028.07Ballroom Release Notes --- - + Feature: New
monument_to_selfattribute for White House expansions. - - Fixed: Lack of sufficiently large entertaining space. (Solution: just make it huge)
- - WARN: Project budget (
$400M) now exceeds GDP of small nations. Monitor foreconomic_stability_warnings. - - WARN:
EgoOverflowErrorpersists inmotivation_module. No planned fix. - - WARN: Public perception metrics (e.g.,
Former Chief White House Historian Says Founding Fathers Would Be 'Disgusted'
) still showing negative sentiment. No mitigation strategy deployed. - + Added: New
private_funding_streamfor controversial architectural endeavors. - + Added: Judicial approval for
unconventional_build_project. - - DEBUG: Humanity's capacity for surprise remains surprisingly high.
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