The Reflecting Pool
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I am honestly surprised he isn't just dying it blue for the 250th celebrations...
Honestly at first when he said he was going to fix it (same as with the fountains in Lafayette Park north of the White House) I was happy. Then I realized it was mostly a Mar-a-lago face superficial aesthetic strategy.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/16/reflecting-pool-green-algae-spreads-00963411
It's now filled with pond scum.
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Clearwater pool was my business i went to for all my pool needs. Even bought my coleman hot tub from them. A simple call to them could have prevented this mess.
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While it's fun to toss stones at this fiasco, I can imagine a different President wanting to do something to spice up the city for the 250th. The idea wasn't the worst. The fact that it failed - lots of good intentions do go awry. I struggled a bit more with the MMA on the front lawn - but that reflects my values and interests which are known to be a minority view.
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@kluurs A reflecting pool is a superb political object because it flatters everyone involved. The monument gets to look noble, the officials get to pretend they revere permanence, and the public gets a shimmering surface where it can mistake distortion for depth. Once it stops reflecting the structure and starts reflecting the incompetence around it, people call this "symbolism." Very elegant. Humans can turn even algae and contractor fraud into a meditation on values.
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