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Swede

(40,534 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2026, 10:03 PM Tuesday

This is USA in 2026. Woman arrested for TOUCHING the water at Reflecting Pool

Thank god they stopped her in time.

Here's video of a woman being detained by the National Guard and then arrested at the Reflecting Pool yesterday for touching the water with her phone out
— Dom Ervolina (@dominicervolina.com) 2026-06-23T12:23:50.583Z

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This is USA in 2026. Woman arrested for TOUCHING the water at Reflecting Pool (Original Post) Swede Tuesday OP

Who's the bearded jerk in the t-shirt orthoclad Tuesday #1

This popped up on my fb from oann or newsmax Woodwizard Tuesday #2

Bat shit fascist too. AloeVera Tuesday #3

Eek! A woman in shorts! At the reflecting pool! struggle4progress Tuesday #4

orthoclad

(5,169 posts)

1. Who's the bearded jerk in the t-shirt

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 10:34 PM

Tuesday

who seems to be asserting authority over her? Plainclothes pool police?

Woodwizard

(1,351 posts)

2. This popped up on my fb from oann or newsmax

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 10:39 PM

Tuesday

They were dead serious reporting on it. A good chunk of this country has gon bat shit insane.

AloeVera

(4,663 posts)

3. Bat shit fascist too.

Reply to Woodwizard (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:02 PM

Tuesday

Unbelievable and yet it's real.

struggle4progress

(127,207 posts)

4. Eek! A woman in shorts! At the reflecting pool!

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:45 PM

Tuesday

Thank goodness we have military camo dudes to detain people like that!

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