I can‘t quite put my finger on it, but this feels very much like 1999’s this-bubble-is-close-to-bursting aestethic. Is it the low effort design? Is it the fact that it‘s attached to a construction fence? Or maybe it’s the claim they‘ll make you an AI expert?

#AI #grift

Local DC news points out that sections of dark blue paint have started to rise to the surface.
Pool Guy talking head sez the surface prep is the culprit, not the hydrogen peroxide. There are lots of ways to mess up the surface where it doesn't stick (over time, seeing it right away implies poor preparations).
#ReflectingPool #american #flag #blue #paint #chunks #floating #WashingtonDC #memorial #NoBid #contract #grift #OurPutin
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/nation-world/reflecting-pool-algae-green-floating-paint-pieces/507-d6a98523-c339-4868-a49f-c75f28e0d057

Update on the watery snafu black to blue now green is PEELING

Huge leathery pieces. Idiot hired his POOL people who applied- I am not making this up- the shit you spray your TRUCK BED LINING. Spray designed for dry and sun with no test sprayed on an ENORMOUS area more public exposure you will not find
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bFZEvCx_Bu0
*edit* Good News! No clean up will be necessary as people are collecting them as souveniers.😂 😂

#reflecting #pool #news #trump #grift

Blue paint appears to peel from Reflecting Pool after $14.6M renovation | NBC4 Washington

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Very Happy nearly over #FishFriday update on the watery story I shared earlier about the not pool snafu black to blue now green is PEELING?!?

It is peeling. Huge leathery pieces. Idiot hired his POOL people who applied the shit you spray your TRUCK BED LINING. Spray designed for dry and sun with no test sprayed on an ENORMOUS area more public exposure you will not find

65 million bad yelp reviewes people end of day will be fine

https://youtu.be/PhacR8_X9Zk?si=-Bai3gfJt83rqSae

#reflecting #pool #news #trump #grift

All in With Chris Hayes 6/19/26 | 🅼🆂🅽🅱️🅲 Breaking News Today June 19, 2026

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How Much Will Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff Profit Off the $300B Iranian Redevelopment Fund? https://emptywheel.net/2026/06/19/how-much-will-jared-kushner-and-steve-witkoff-profit-off-the-300b-iranian-redevelopment-fund/

Bluesky Social

Great progress on Donnie's signature project! (Photo taken in Northern Arizona.)

#trump #ballroom #grift #whitehouse

Argentina Wants To Let AI Own Companies. Here’s What That Means

Argentina is considering legislation to allow AI-run companies with no human owners or executives. Supporters see innovation; critics warn of accountability risks.

Forbes

Sharing an exposé of what would otherwise be merely another instance of the current US fascist regime's built-in grift just for this characterization of the billionaire in question:

‘Special forces jockstrap sniffer’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/stephen-feinberg-trump-pentagon

#uspol #fascism #billionaires #privateequity #dod #war #pentagon #corruption #grift

The billionaire hidden behind the curtain inside Trump’s Pentagon

Media-shy financier Stephen Feinberg has quietly amassed extraordinary influence over US military spending

The Guardian

Grudges seen to be the only thing keeping the Orange Grifter alive.

#Trump #grift #grudges

IHIP News: Erika Kirk HITS ROCK BOTTOM AS TPUSA Goes BANKRUPT! Trump's Call to Charlie Kirk EXPOSED!

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