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Botany

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2. The "vandal or vandals" would have needed some kind of scuba gear to go underwater to make that cut ..
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:28 AM
20 hrs ago

and how could they have done it and not be detected by all the law enforcement and surveillance cameras
on the National Mall?

and it looks like the H2O2 might have caused the new paint / liner to come up,
the nano bubblers might work as a preventative but not good after a huge algae
bloom, and what problems did Trump’s motorcade cause to the pool?

I hope after they drain the pool to fix it they ditch the idea of making it “American Flag Blue.”

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the paint is actually a spray on closed cell foam, like a liner rampartd 20 hrs ago #1
The "vandal or vandals" would have needed some kind of scuba gear to go underwater to make that cut .. Botany 20 hrs ago #2
i am sure that there was at least one guy who knew every thing about that pool rampartd 20 hrs ago #4
The pool is only 18-30 inches deep. Why would they need scuba gear? 33taw 19 hrs ago #14
If there was a slit, popsdenver 15 hrs ago #21
Or caused by a motorcade of dozens of Range Rovers. vanlassie 6 hrs ago #29
Saw them spreading some thick blue gunk. Igel 20 hrs ago #3
So lonely bird 17 hrs ago #17
Or been compromised by a number of 10-ton vehicles driving down the center of the pool...n/t the nelm 20 hrs ago #7
No, it is not lonely bird 19 hrs ago #11
Weve seen the "blades" quakerboy 16 hrs ago #18
It couldn't be cut the way they claim obamanut2012 14 hrs ago #22
So they've Dave Id 20 hrs ago #5
Antifa snuck underneath his motorcade to avoid detection as he drove through the pool IronLionZion 20 hrs ago #6
I'm 1,000% SURE that's what happened! lastlib 20 hrs ago #8
Nah. Thats gonna be quality work. quakerboy 16 hrs ago #19
We need to make him personally pay for all this mdbl 20 hrs ago #9
That clip was definately worth the watch! Thank you and Rhiannon for bringing it here! Maeve 20 hrs ago #10
A bubbling pool can't reflect images Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #12
So much disinformation. Scruffy1 19 hrs ago #13
Hydrogen peroxide Whyisthisstillclose 18 hrs ago #15
Stuff. Botany 18 hrs ago #16
I bought my wife a small pick up. BidenRocks 15 hrs ago #20
Sounds like he should have hired DU as the contractor. Wonder Why 14 hrs ago #23
And now the stupid fuckhead is blaming everyone else and getting away with it. Initech 13 hrs ago #24
How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing 'Bubblers' and a Rush Job (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #25
The reporting is really confusing. Let me see if I can get it right. Bluetus 10 hrs ago #27
Trump did nor want anything to distract from his birthday party event LetMyPeopleVote 28 min ago #30
He needs an excuse for his next big beautiful no-bid contract struggle4progress 11 hrs ago #26
Delamination of incompatible paint on top of a poorly prepared substrate. Aussie105 9 hrs ago #28
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