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Blue paint seen chipping off in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after algae turn it green (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/blue-paint-peeling-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-algae-green-rcna350883
http://www.memeorandum.com/260619/p74#a260619p74

So that he can say that he 'drained the swamp'?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/21/trump-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Trump says repair work to begin ‘immediately’ on beleaguered reflecting pool
Algae blooms and peeling paint mar $14.2m renovation as president claims pool has been ‘seriously vandalized’

People caught bicycling by the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington’s National Mall will be fully prosecuted, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on ‌Sunday.
Donald Trump has blamed vandalism for recent problems with the newly renovated pool, including its new blue paint peeling off.
Citations for vandalism have been issued, Pirro said on Sunday, adding that even minor crimes must be prosecuted to keep the U.S. capital safe.

“David Hearn, a three-time Olympian, was arrested at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and charged with…” first degree being a scapegoat, with an innocence enhancement.
Ice is expected to summarily execute him later tonight.
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Reel People Ft Tony Momrelle:
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I see where we are starting to pay some attention to our neigbors to
the south. We could never understand why Mexico wasn't just crazy about
us; for we have always had their good will, and oil and minerals, at heart.
-- The Best of Will Rogers

Low Tide At Meyers Creek Beach (2019)
(Near Brookings, Southern Oregon)
Ps. I'd love to know what kind of mineral those red parts might be! 🙏
#TextureTuesday #NaturePhotography #Rocks

Trump claims multiple people arrested for vandalizing Reflecting Pool (Kaanita Iyer/CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/20/politics/reflecting-pool-lincoln-memorial-algae-renovation
http://www.memeorandum.com/260621/p1#a260621p1

Today, much of the Inyo Mountains is Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land.
In 1872, westward expansion-hungry lawmakers passed a pro-mining law that still holds:
if a prospector finds gold or another valuable mineral on federal land,
they can stake a claim, file it with the bureau, and 20 acres around the site are theirs for a small fee.
In 1872, a prospector was a man with a floppy-brim hat and pickaxe.
In 2026, it’s a billion-dollar company and 1,200lb steel …

The Senate will go on recess without voting on a reconciliation bill tied to the Department of Justice's $1.8 billion weaponization fund, according to reports on Thursday.
PunchBowl News reported that Sen. John Thune (R-ND) told senators the bill would be left unfinished while the lawmakers returned home for the Memorial Day holiday.
"House is expected to follow suit soon," Sherman wrote in a post on X.

Trump's slush fund left hanging as Senate makes 'remarkable' last minute move
The Senate will go on recess without voting on a reconciliation bill tied to the Department of Justice's $1.8 billion weaponization fund, according to reports on Thursday.PunchBowl News reporters Jake Sherman and Andrew Desiderio reported that Sen. John Thune (R-ND) told senators that the bill would...