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Botany

(78,261 posts) Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:05 AM Yesterday

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So Trump had the anti algae filters ... nano bubblers ....removed from the Reflecting Pool for his UFC fight? [View all]

And that along with the new blue color caused the algal bloom. And when they were reinstalled the
nano bubblers the algae was so bad the filters couldn’t keep up with it?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/132174817

And Trump’s fuck up to the pool was done by a no bid contractor who had zero experience
in working on projects such as the Reflecting Pool.

Btw underneath the pool it is concrete so despite his lies no box cutter or knife could have
cut a 300 foot slit into it.

The Florida pool company and Trump should pay for the repairs themselves.

Thanx to DUer Rhiannon for 1st posting this.

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So Trump had the anti algae filters ... nano bubblers ....removed from the Reflecting Pool for his UFC fight? [View all] Botany Yesterday OP

the paint is actually a spray on closed cell foam, like a liner rampartd Yesterday #1

The "vandal or vandals" would have needed some kind of scuba gear to go underwater to make that cut .. Botany Yesterday #2

i am sure that there was at least one guy who knew every thing about that pool rampartd Yesterday #4

The pool is only 18-30 inches deep. Why would they need scuba gear? 33taw 23 hrs ago #14

If there was a slit, popsdenver 19 hrs ago #21

Or caused by a motorcade of dozens of Range Rovers. vanlassie 10 hrs ago #29

Or, maybe just driving multiple very heavy vehicles over it while it was curing LiberalArkie 4 hrs ago #31

Saw them spreading some thick blue gunk. Igel Yesterday #3

So lonely bird 21 hrs ago #17

Or been compromised by a number of 10-ton vehicles driving down the center of the pool...n/t the nelm Yesterday #7

No, it is not lonely bird Yesterday #11

Weve seen the "blades" quakerboy 20 hrs ago #18

It couldn't be cut the way they claim obamanut2012 19 hrs ago #22

So they've Dave Id Yesterday #5

Antifa snuck underneath his motorcade to avoid detection as he drove through the pool IronLionZion Yesterday #6

I'm 1,000% SURE that's what happened! lastlib Yesterday #8

Nah. Thats gonna be quality work. quakerboy 20 hrs ago #19

We need to make him personally pay for all this mdbl Yesterday #9

That clip was definately worth the watch! Thank you and Rhiannon for bringing it here! Maeve Yesterday #10

A bubbling pool can't reflect images Farmer-Rick Yesterday #12

So much disinformation. Scruffy1 Yesterday #13

Hydrogen peroxide Whyisthisstillclose 23 hrs ago #15

Stuff. Botany 23 hrs ago #16

I bought my wife a small pick up. BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #20

Sounds like he should have hired DU as the contractor. Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #23

And now the stupid fuckhead is blaming everyone else and getting away with it. Initech 18 hrs ago #24

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing 'Bubblers' and a Rush Job (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #25

The reporting is really confusing. Let me see if I can get it right. Bluetus 15 hrs ago #27

Trump did nor want anything to distract from his birthday party event LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #30

He needs an excuse for his next big beautiful no-bid contract struggle4progress 16 hrs ago #26

Delamination of incompatible paint on top of a poorly prepared substrate. Aussie105 14 hrs ago #28