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“ #NPS employees wanted to warn other visitors, but the #InteriorDepartment did not release the information. Four days later a couple aged 67 and 68 also died of #extremeheat on the same trail.” (Obscene) open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

June 27, 2026

June 27, 2026

Observers are noting that the reflecting pool fiasco, in which Trump created the idea there was an emergency, ignored experts, bypassed normal procedures to give a wildly inflated contract to a crony, bragged about his success, ignored the problems, claimed his enemies had sabotaged him, and finally stationed troops around the landmark he had turned into a swamp, represents the Trump administration perfectly.

Letters from an American

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial]1d ago

Now It’s Fireworks and a Fence Keeping Tourists From the Reflecting Pool

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/us/reflecting-pool-fence-july-4.html

Follow GOLF 2d ago

https://www.fogolf.com/1302221/why-d-c-locals-are-skeptical-of-trumps-championship-golf-course-plan/ Why D.C. Locals Are Skeptical of Trump’s Championship Golf Course Plan #DonaldJ #EastPotomacGolfLinks #Golf #GolfCourses #InteriorDepartment #NationalParkService #RestorationAndRenovation #trump #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #WashingtonDc

News Jun 20

Trump blames reflecting pool woes on vandalism, but offers no proof

The paint is peeling off the US president’s US$14 million renovation project, following attempts to get rid of clouds of algae in the water.

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3357797/trump-blames-reflecting-pool-woes-vandalism-offers-no-proof

#TopNews #News #NationalParkService #InteriorDepartment #TheWashingtonPost

The Democracy Advocate Jun 20

Trump Reflecting Pool Blame Turns a Failed Renovation Into Another Culture War

Trump Reflecting Pool Blame shows how a botched National Mall renovation became another loyalty test instead of basic accountability.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/trump-watch/trump-reflecting-pool-blame/

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial]Jun 20

The Reflecting Pool Appears to Be Rejecting Its Makeover

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/us/politics/reflecting-pool-paint-algae.html

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial]Jun 17

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/climate/trump-wind-farms-cancel-millions.html

Techdirt [Unofficial]Jun 15

Judge Says Trump’s Attempt To Rewrite History At National Parks Is Illegal

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/15/judge-says-trumps-attempt-to-rewrite-history-at-national-parks-is-illegal/

Judge Says Trump’s Attempt To Rewrite History At National Parks Is Illegal

What’s most disturbing about Trump’s “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” executive order isn’t its fully-blinkered, jingoistic take on American history wh…

Techdirt

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial]Jun 15

Lawmakers Warn Trump Officials Not to Pursue Arch Project Without Congress

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/us/politics/trump-triumphal-arch-congress.html