#mcmansion — Public Fediverse posts

The cost of doing business:
Sydney developer who illegally cut down native trees lodges plan for $10m mansion

"Property developer Amir Abu Abara illegally cut down hundreds of native trees to build a $3 million mansion in Sydney."

The new development application includes "features the same tenpin bowling alley, indoor basketball court, gym with a sauna, infinity pool, movie theatre, prayer room, man-cave, library, and an underground car park with six car spaces."

"An environmental report found Mr Abara's property was situated on environmentally-sensitive land and home to threatened species like koalas and the powerful owl."

"The way this has happened will lead to this becoming an acceptable business model." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/developer-amir-abu-abara-trees-cut-down-sydney-mansion/106515314
#biodiversity #wildlife #trees #NSW #McMansion #OpEx #BusinessAsUsual #cars #housing

So Donald Trump, deluded in his unshakable conviction that he is the world's greatest dealmaker and peacemaker, still thinks it's okay for him to negotiate with Putin the butcher about ending the Russian war on Ukraine without #Zelenskyy as part of the talks - including negotiating giving away the sovereign territory of Ukraine.

(Donnie, how would you like it if I, a Canadian, negotiated with Mexico and agreed to give Mexico Florida, including your #TackyWorld theme park / McMansion, without even letting you take part in the discussion?)

I'm going to propose my own peace deal to end the Russian #assault on the innocent victim #Ukraine:

1. Russia withdraws to its properly recognized borders as of 2013, pre-Crimean-invasion.

2. Russia demilitarizes everything within 1000km of its western borders, and agrees to international observers/inspectors to audit compliance.

3. A duty or tax on all Russian oil and gas sales to pay for complete rebuilding of Ukraine.

4. Most importantly, the heads of both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on pikes in the middle of Kyiv, in Independence Square.

That sounds fairer to me than anything Mr. I-Bankrupted-Three-Casinos has proposed.

#USPol #MangoMussolini #Trump #Putin #war #Ukraine #peace #deal #TackyWorld #MarALago #StableGenius #incompetent #sociopath #narcissist #Russia #USA #McMansion #tacky

The NSW coast - Bird-free concrete blocks surrounded by lawns

"A track takes us into a small area of regenerating coastal rainforest, where lilly pillies are growing, and the air is filled with the sounds of birds, frogs and insects. Flannery says this is an example of coastal protection done right. The forest was saved from development after a long-running campaign by traditional owners, the Dharawal people."

"We exit the beach via stairs that lead to a manicured grass area, bike path and a row of large houses. Flannery is unimpressed. Unlike at his home, there is no bird habitat and, unsurprisingly, no birds. "This is not my thing. This is just concrete blocks surrounded by grass. To my mind, it’s as boring as batshit.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/26/tim-flannery-what-were-seeing-is-the-last-gasp-of-the-patriarchy
#NSW #coast #sprawl #McMansion #lawns #suburbia #MidNorthCoast #beaches #Birds #catbird #biodiversity #conservation #ClimateBreakdown

McMansion Hell, v funny. Also McMansion 101, really cool stuff, you learn why they're so bad.
#architecture #McMansion #design #real #estate #USA #home #suburb #sprawl #commute #big #garage #huge #house #roof #pitch #nub #gable #shed #flat #foam #columns #supporting #nothing #asphalt #instead of #landscape #huge #useless #spare #rooms #square #feet https://mcmansionhell.com/

this... I haven't seen a McMansion Hell update in a while, but this...

this is _magnificent_.

i want more photos. i want them _so bad_. but for now just... start here:

https://www.tumblr.com/mcmansionhell/741171396971053056/weve-found-it-folks-mcmansion-heaven

#architecture #McMansionHell #McMansion

@gemelliz More smokescreen - implying that opening up the greenbelt will somehow provide housing for the many urban residents who desperately need it when it will mostly be profitable #McMansion's.
People needing housing can't afford to be commuting from places like #Clarington. As has been pointed out land isn't the problem.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-more-housing-is-no-explanation-for-fords-attack-on-the-greenbelt/ #onpoli

I made an AI art thing. 👀 Fit for McMansion Hell, this neighborhood! Bing gives me a creepy Mars-rover-esque vehicle...on a pedestrian-and-bicycle-only street. The houses don't look much like log cabins either. Totally nails the creepy vibe of the Owens Valley, though.

#AI #artificialintelligence #AIart #thoughts #artist #thoughts #technology #self #suburb #housing #McMansion #McMansionHell