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rampartd

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1. the paint is actually a spray on closed cell foam, like a liner

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:15 AM

13 hrs ago

it could have been cut, i guess, but it would have required more work than most people would do while wading in a security area? and i would love to see the blade.

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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 13 hrs ago OP

the paint is actually a spray on closed cell foam, like a liner rampartd 13 hrs ago #1

The "vandal or vandals" would have needed some kind of scuba gear to go underwater to make that cut .. Botany 13 hrs ago #2

i am sure that there was at least one guy who knew every thing about that pool rampartd 13 hrs ago #4

The pool is only 18-30 inches deep. Why would they need scuba gear? 33taw 11 hrs ago #14

If there was a slit, popsdenver 7 hrs ago #21

Saw them spreading some thick blue gunk. Igel 13 hrs ago #3

So lonely bird 9 hrs ago #17

Or been compromised by a number of 10-ton vehicles driving down the center of the pool...n/t the nelm 12 hrs ago #7

No, it is not lonely bird 12 hrs ago #11

Weve seen the "blades" quakerboy 8 hrs ago #18

It couldn't be cut the way they claim obamanut2012 7 hrs ago #22

So they've Dave Id 13 hrs ago #5

Antifa snuck underneath his motorcade to avoid detection as he drove through the pool IronLionZion 12 hrs ago #6

I'm 1,000% SURE that's what happened! lastlib 12 hrs ago #8

Nah. Thats gonna be quality work. quakerboy 8 hrs ago #19

We need to make him personally pay for all this mdbl 12 hrs ago #9

That clip was definately worth the watch! Thank you and Rhiannon for bringing it here! Maeve 12 hrs ago #10

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

So much disinformation. Scruffy1 12 hrs ago #13

Hydrogen peroxide Whyisthisstillclose 11 hrs ago #15

Stuff. Botany 11 hrs ago #16

I bought my wife a small pick up. BidenRocks 8 hrs ago #20

Sounds like he should have hired DU as the contractor. Wonder Why 6 hrs ago #23

And now the stupid fuckhead is blaming everyone else and getting away with it. Initech 6 hrs ago #24

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing 'Bubblers' and a Rush Job (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #25

The reporting is really confusing. Let me see if I can get it right. Bluetus 3 hrs ago #27

He needs an excuse for his next big beautiful no-bid contract struggle4progress 4 hrs ago #26

Delamination of incompatible paint on top of a poorly prepared substrate. Aussie105 2 hrs ago #28