Interior Dept Declares Reflecting Pool Is “Crystal Clear” As Huge Chunks Of $14M Paint Job Float To Its Surface

The gaslighting is telling the public to disbelieve anything that doesn’t make the dear leader good is on max.  The below post will show how badly tRump is at picking contractors, selecting the desired result, and that everything he does is a grift to gain him money.  This last few years it has been at the expense of every person who pays any kind of taxes to the US government.  All while cutting every social safety net to the people of the country to give even more wealth to the most wealthy that tRump desperatly wants him and his family to be a member of.  Hugs


Interior Dept Declares Reflecting Pool Is “Crystal Clear” As Huge Chunks Of $14M Paint Job Float To Its Surface

The Huffington Post reports:

President Donald Trump positioned himself as a swimming pool expert as he touted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovations he ordered this year, having put in “more than 100” over his career. But after spending $14 million, the reflecting pool now looks arguably worse than it did before. Aside from the green hue of the water, the product of what is reportedly one of the largest algae blooms in recent years, the “industrial-grade swimming pool topping” that Trump chose is already peeling off in sheets.

A man who gave his name as Sean told HuffPost that he had experience working on swimming pool coatings in the past, and did not seem surprised to see the peeling. “This is an epoxy,” he said of the coating. “This is something you would do on a concrete — on a shot concrete sort of pool where you have leaking. And then you spray this out. But in a pool, you’re dealing with a whole lot less square feet. So you can do special treatments on it … so it isn’t going to come back up.”

The Interior Department writes on X:

The advanced nanobubbler technology very effectively killed the algae that has plagued every Lincoln Reflecting Pool reopening—most infamously Obama’s reopening—since 1922.

The Reflecting Pool water is crystal clear, and our National Park Service team is now vacuuming up the dead algae resting on the bottom of some parts of the Reflecting Pool—just like the destroyed Iranian Navy resting on the bottom of the Persian Gulf.

The vacuuming is the final maintenance step after refilling the pool, and it will be complete in a few days. Already, the section of the Reflecting Pool closest to the Lincoln Memorial has been vacuumed up, and the beautiful American Flag Blue coating on the bottom of the pool can be seen clearly.

Previous administrations—most notably under Obama—failed to maintain the Reflecting Pool, and after refilling the pool, the water would quickly become murky and thick with massive clumps of algae floating on the surface.

Video below already has over 4.3 million views.

The videos I can’t post because they are on the horror experience are called X.  But below are a few comments from site viewers.

 

 

 

Clay Jones, With Commentary

Memorandum Of Capitulation

What’s in the Iran deal?

Clay Jones

Today, this cartoon was challenged on Facebook by a couple of MAGAts.

One wrote, “One would think with the superior ‘intelligence’ of liberals, they could do a little better job at convincing the masses they’re right than grade school cartoons and hyperventilated delusions…….”

The other argued, “More dumbass dumbocrap shit.” Thank God, Donald Trump told him there’s a B in dumb.

The Trump regime and Iran have a peace deal to have a peace deal in 60 days. Donald Trump said that he digitally signed the deal on Sunday in Washington, and today, an administration official said Trump signed it in Versailles on Wednesday. We are not sure if Donald Trump signed it twice, or if he lied about signing it on Sunday, or what. Later, Trump said that he had signed it in Versailles. This regime that can’t even clean a swimming pool has not been straight about anything. Wasn’t this supposed to be the most transparent administration in American history?

Did they or did they not take Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center last Saturday? The Kennedy Center says they have, but we can’t be sure because the tarp is still in front of it.

It wasn’t until today that anonymous US officials read the language of the memorandum on ending the war to journalists after days of secrecy. The Trump regime blamed Iran for the secrecy, saying that’s how they wanted it. Who’s calling the shots here?

The terms of the agreement would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, outline a $300 billon plan for Iran’s reconstruction, and lift restrictions on the country’s oil exports. It kicks the can down the road on Iran giving up its nuclear material. It calls for Israel to end its attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon, despite the fact that Israel is not a party to the MOU, the Memorandum of Understanding.

The MOU is a 60-day extension of the ceasefire. It outlines that Iran and Oman will manage the Strait of Hormuz and that there will not be a toll for ships to pass through during the 60-day ceasefire. There’s no mention of there not being any tolls in the future.

This agreement is different from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiated by President Obama, which Trump ended, which eventually led to this war. The JCPOA was broad in detail and was working in preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, while Trump’s Iran deal is about as vague as that peace treaty he signed with North Korea several years ago.

As you may recall, the so-called peace treaty with North Korea didn’t obligate North Korea to do anything. And this so-called peace deal with Iran achieves none of the goals that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth laid out at the start of the war. But remember, Donald Trump is the greatest negotiator in the world.

This deal does not accomplish regime change in Iran. It doesn’t end their missile program. It does not end the persecution of its people. And Iran does not surrender unconditionally. What it really does for Donald Trump is that it gives him an out from this war, so maybe he can focus on his next conquest, Cuba.

Iran walks away from this conflict with more power and more money. The United States walks away with nothing it set out to do, and after spending billions of dollars.

Senator Bill Cassidy said, “Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Before the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive,” Cassidy said, “Now, 13 Americans are dead, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped.”

Cassidy found his spine after losing his primary reelection bid after Trump endorsed his challenger, and is now free to openly criticize Donald Trump. “This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades,” he said.

Senator Ted Cruz, who doesn’t even have a spine, said, “Giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is not a good idea. I think the president, unfortunately, is receiving bad advice.”

He also said, “Setting up Iran to be in charge of the Strait of Hormuz in perpetuity and to charge tolls is not in America’s interest. In my view, the Ayatollah should not reap a single penny from the free transit of the seas.”

What does it tell you when even Republicans are not happy with this deal?

Creative note: Right after I finish the lettering in this cartoon, news broke that some anonymous administration officials had read details of the agreement to reporters. So I almost shelved this. But after talking to Laura and another friend, they convinced me that I should still go with this, so I did. But while building up to that decision, I wrote two more ideas that I like, and I plan to do them over the next couple of days.

Drawn in 30 seconds: (snip-go see!)

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 6-18-2026

 

 

 

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The performers for the Obama Presidential Library opening on June 18 have been announced:Stevie WonderJohn LegendJennifer HudsonThe RootsBruce SpringsteenChristina AguileraMarsai MartinCommonU2’s Bono and The EdgeEddie VedderMarc AnthonyTems

— Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) 2026-06-16T20:35:04.613Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers: An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200m more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio…

— Nolan Hicks (@ndhapple.bsky.social) 2026-06-16T12:43:07.988Z

 

 

 

 

Good, and there needs to be more of this. Put people on notice that they will be held accountable because right now they think they can get away with anything. http://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u… Democrats Warn Trump Officials Not to Pursue Arch Project Without Congress

— Zak Williams (@zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social) 2026-06-15T19:02:20.951Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal processFederal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump’s $1.8bn slush fundwww.theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

— Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) 2026-06-17T11:54:03.985Z

 

 

 

US President Donald Trump told a roomful of global leaders 'I'm the boss,' as he and other G7 leaders acknowledged Ukraine's improved battlefield fortunes with a unified pledge of support and fresh sanctions against Russia. Follow our live coverage here: reut.rs/4aAYG0C

— Reuters (@reuters.com) 2026-06-17T11:32:14.738Z

G7 day two: Trump enters late, declares he is the boss, then tries to offer photographers to remain in the room during the session.My 2 cents: this is the exact behavior style that then ultimately made him the center of concerns at the G7 last year.. on day two. Let’s see if the agenda stays as is

— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) 2026-06-17T10:51:34.187Z

 

 

 

 

 

Kash Patel ‘jumped the gun’ with announcement of UFC plot arrests, sources saySecret Service officials are angered by the FBI director's early morning social media post that was shared before some suspects were arrested. http://www.ms.now/news/kash-pa…

— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) 2026-06-16T20:28:25.363Z

 

Justin Smith, who has been representing the president in his E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case, also refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

— HuffPost (@huffpost.com) 2026-06-16T17:31:23.302Z

 

 

Trump-endorsed MAGA election denier Mike Collins will face Ossoff in November.

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-06-17T00:43:15.914Z

 

 

VoteHub projects Mark Tedford and Jackson Lahmeyer to advance to the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma U.S. House District 1.

— VoteHub (@votehub.com) 2026-06-17T01:57:41.710Z

 

Jackson Lahmeyer, a Trump-endorsed pastor who has five kids and a wife, is accused of sexting a woman on his own campaign payroll.The screenshots are brutal.His white evangelical base probably won't care.His primary is today.www.friendlyatheist.com/p/trump-back…

— Hemant Mehta (@friendlyatheist.com) 2026-06-16T13:13:17.744Z

 

U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern has won the Republican nomination in Oklahoma for the Senate seat once held by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) 2026-06-17T01:09:28Z

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore has won the Republican primary runoff for an open Senate seat in Alabama. Moore defeated political newcomer Jared Hudson on Tuesday to advance to the November general election. bit.ly/4xxNhIH

— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) 2026-06-17T02:25:37Z

NEWS: Trump suffers a major Republican primary defeat in Georgia.Trump-backed Burt Jones has LOST the Georgia GOP gubernatorial runoff to Rick Jackson, per Decision Desk HQ.Jackson will now face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-06-17T01:09:37.346Z

 

NEW: A federal court dismissed a far-right group's lawsuit seeking to block Wisconsin from sharing voter data with ERIC, a data-sharing network helping states maintain accurate voter rolls.Red states began withdrawing from ERIC after far-right conspiracy theories about the program spread in 2022.

— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-06-15T15:09:26.051742767Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Christian Nationalists apply only. A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears. http://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/t…

— Carolyn Lyndy D. (@lyndybloomer.bsky.social) 2026-06-15T20:29:29.684Z

 

 

 

 

WOW! Stephen Miller and Trump considered suspending Habeas Corpus last year -that would mean they could arrest and hold you in jail for as long as they want–and you could not challenge it. This is how dangerous Trump is!! He MUST be REMOVED!! (Gift link below)www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u…

— Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) 2026-06-15T11:28:38.624Z

 

 

 

A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide

— WJTV 12 News (@wjtv.bsky.social) 2026-06-13T20:00:06.664Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete Hegesth, "Obama begged Iran for a deal, we bombed Iran"Journalist, "The JCPOA (Iran deal) did that too"Hegseth, "We devastated their military"Imagine celebrating achieving the thing a previous president achieved without killing the 3,000+ Iranians dead since the US/Israel attacks

— Farrukh (@implausibleblog.bsky.social) 2026-06-14T16:07:04.899Z

 

 

 

 

 

HEGSETH: We have controlled the straits this entire timeBRENNAN: You're negotiating with them to reopen it

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-14T14:42:22.201Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Air Pollution Lawsuit Against Musk xAI Data Center 😡😡😡😡 http://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/c…

— Moms Clean Air Force (@momscleanairforce.org) 2026-06-16T20:06:43.110Z

 

 

Democratic Campaign Ads That Write Themselves

Clay Jones, Open Windows

The bottom feeder

Trump’s algae filled, one bid contract Reflecting Pool

Ann Telnaes


Drain The Swamp Things

Instead of draining the swamp, Donald Trump literally refilled it for $14.2 million

Clay Jones

(snip-go see the comments, and his creation video, too)


Trump announces a Fourth of July “Trump Rally”

Hijacking our nation’s 250th anniversary celebration

Ann Telnaes

It’s not enough he turns the White House into a trashy spectacle or plasters his name all over everything.


Nazis and Trillionaires

Republicans and MAGAts love trillionaire Nazis who don’t pay taxes.

Clay Jones

(snip)


Love The Inflation

Clay Jones

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 6-17-2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lee Judge for 6/15/2026

 

 

 

Harley Schwadron CagleCartoons.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Smith for 6/15/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jimmy Margulies for 6/12/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lee Judge for 6/11/2026

Lee Judge for 6/10/2026

 

 

Margolis & Cox PoliticalCartoons.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Skews With Trae

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 6-16-2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

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#Pulse from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

#Pulse from Planned Parenthood

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#flat Earth from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A coach addresses a U.F.C. fighter who sits on a stool in a ring.

“Now get back out there and sing ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President.’ ”

Joey Weatherford for 6/11/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Ramirez for 6/15/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Day FloridaPolitics.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Duginski CagleCartoons.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#Christopher Columbus from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Al Goodwyn for 6/11/2026

 

Jon Russo for 6/12/2026

Jon Russo for 6/10/2026

 

Mike Smith for 6/11/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pat Bagley PoliticalCartoons.com

 

Al Goodwyn for 6/12/2026

 

Mike Smith for 6/12/2026

 

 

 

Image from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

 

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 6-15-2026

 

 

 

 

 

Today I’m releasing my newest and coolest comic book ever, Serious Trans Vibes!! Hope you like that cover!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#Carl Sagan from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#US Army from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Republicans block dffort to bar federal troops from polling places causing concern