It’s a perfect microcosm of the Dumpster’s MO. Hire a “pal,” who is unqualified for the job, pay him an exorbitant amount before the job is even done, DO NOT under any circumstances consult or listen to experts in the field, ignore basic science, disavow any connection to the bad work or who did it. LIE repeatedly about how beautiful it is. The only thing he skipped on this one is a chance to hurt or kill children and all non-whites, unless we discover this week that the algae he’s breeding is toxic to those around it. What a disgusting embarrassment - and we have only to look to Republicans in congress for why America is literally going down the tubes.
Love this analogy, Martha. Seems to fit perfectly! This administration definitely has vampire qualities! The occupant in the White House and his minions are trying to suck the soul out of our hallowed democracy !
Not just incompetence - which it demonstrates in spades - but the reality-TV focus on the shallow and inconsequential at the expense of bigger problems and opportunities. He has frittered away our national treasure - our reputation and image, our alliances, our soft power - to pursue phantoms borne of his ignorance, narcissism, and simple-mindedness.
I don’t see that happening anytime soon. The reelection of trump has proven to the world that the USA is not trustworthy. This country is perpetually at most four years from electing an idiotic madman who has unilateral power to do whatever he wants. To cancel or ignore any treaty we might have with them. Upend the global economy with pernicious tariffs or launch a pointless war upending the world fuel supply. To kidnap heads of state, kill foreign nationals and steal wealth from other nations. Threaten our closest allies with annexation while cozying up to the worst despots in the world. All of this can be done with impunity at the whim of one old syphilitic fool - or the next one we will surely elect. tRump is a symptom of the disease, but the root of the problem is the citizens who chose this. Twice. I have never understood why they did this. The rest of the world should keep us at arm’s length - we are a fever ship.
I believe the voters are not actually at fault, because 2024 Election was not honestly won! Both Felon47 and Musk have made plain statements attesting to the validity of this statement.
The loss of America’s standing in the world is 100% the fault of the Republicans. The Republicans in the Congress refuse to follow their oath of office and hold a criminal president accountable for his crimes. The Supreme Court made up out of thin air the concept of presidential immunity. The rigged voting maps produced state legislatures and Congress made up of extremists and dumbasses. I can’t think of any other way to describe the orange felon and Tommy Tuberville.
The Reflecting Pool is like our new Magic 8 Ball. It's ratting out the corruption and incompetence of this administration - and the deteriorating mental and physical state of the president - in a way this White House never will.
High levels of hydrogen peroxide = paint stripper. CNN tested the water. I wish the results were published. Regardless, CNN said that low phosphate levels help fight algae growth. The amount of 12% hydrogen peroxide being used exceeds that by enough that it is feeding the algae growth. IOW, we’re paying for algae fertilizer.
It’s like his presidency. “Buddies” hired to do a job they aren’t qualified for. Paid an exorbitant amount for shoddy work. Then someone else has to come in and fix it.
When DJT says that vandals damaged the recently painted pool, and that law enforcement is investigating, it says the lying will never end. Never, not one day, as long as DJT remains in office.
Please add the illegality of the project which required an environmental assessment as it involves alteration on federal property. An environmental impact assessment should have predicted the disastrous outcome.
About the time Steven posted this ‘breaking news’ Iranian state tv says the Strait of Hormuz closed over Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Bibi pulled the rug out despite its ‘cease fire’ with Lebanon. The curse of US agreements signed in Versailles lives on.
I believe it was a coincidence that the 2 things happened at the same time: Steven’s commentary landed & the news media reported the statement from the Iranian government that they were again closing the Strait.
My apologies, Ann. You're absolutely right - I did misread your comment.
I guess we should have been taking bets about how long Trump's latest 'ceasefire'/MOU would last. I don't think Dull Donnie ever understood that once Bibi got the U.S. on board for his 40-year dream war with Iran it would be BIBI's war, not Trump's, and Bibi was never going to be a reliable or stable ally.
Darn. We missed our chance to make a prediction market bet. (Wonder if Iran did? 🙃) Yes, it was Bibi’s dream. Drumpf was feeling his oats and wanted Venezuela Part 2.
He wants to be all powerful & keeps running into reality. — The president was pressed by Axios’s Marc Caputo during an interview about whether he learned there are bounds to his power during the Middle East conflict.
“I haven’t learned that lesson yet,” he replied. “I know there are, but there are no limits. We defeated them totally militarily.” —
Oooo, spot on! I have no doubt that Bibi told him starting a war with Iran would be just like Venezuela, and Donnie was still on a sugar high from that illegal venture and fell for it. But, gurl! We missed our golden opportunity to lay down a bet on this 'deal' falling apart! 😂
Just one more example of the utter incompetence of this administration. Worse is that we have yet to add up the cost of these acts (Ballroom, war, letter on Kennedy Center, slush fund, the list is endless). Our debt is out of control, the GOP will demand that those who have the least in our nation pay the cost for their failures. Saddest thing of all? People do have the power to change all of this with their vote if they pay attention and vote for those who will actually help them (the party that brought you social security, medicare, Obamacare, the list is endless).
Absolutely, all of a sudden there will be no money for Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, nothing that actually helps people. We do have to work on the debt, but it should not be done on the backs of those in our nation who can least afford the hit.
Dems should be speaking up NOW about the Debt, and making sure that the GOP OWNS this. Trump is responsible for 1/3rd of the current debt. GOP needs to own what they created.
Just another data point ( but a perfect metaphor) for incompetence, fraud, and reckless disregard for the real challenges we face as a Nation.
It says that even the reflecting pool doesn’t like DJT.
It’s a perfect microcosm of the Dumpster’s MO. Hire a “pal,” who is unqualified for the job, pay him an exorbitant amount before the job is even done, DO NOT under any circumstances consult or listen to experts in the field, ignore basic science, disavow any connection to the bad work or who did it. LIE repeatedly about how beautiful it is. The only thing he skipped on this one is a chance to hurt or kill children and all non-whites, unless we discover this week that the algae he’s breeding is toxic to those around it. What a disgusting embarrassment - and we have only to look to Republicans in congress for why America is literally going down the tubes.
Excellent reply.
Yep!
It's because evil things don't have reflections.
Love this analogy, Martha. Seems to fit perfectly! This administration definitely has vampire qualities! The occupant in the White House and his minions are trying to suck the soul out of our hallowed democracy !
It's because evil things don't have reflections.
Hmm. Seems like my comment has a reflection.
I love it!
The reflecting pool fiasco is a metaphor for his catastrophic presidency.
He didn't drain the swam, he filled it!
With his own loathsome creatures,
🧵Here’s your “P”. I found it floating in the pool by accident.
(Apparently, someone “P-ed” in the Reflecting Pool, 😉👋🏽!)
Not just incompetence - which it demonstrates in spades - but the reality-TV focus on the shallow and inconsequential at the expense of bigger problems and opportunities. He has frittered away our national treasure - our reputation and image, our alliances, our soft power - to pursue phantoms borne of his ignorance, narcissism, and simple-mindedness.
Exactly! Took 250 years to get to that place of reputation etc and now how long will it be to get it back? If ever?
I don’t see that happening anytime soon. The reelection of trump has proven to the world that the USA is not trustworthy. This country is perpetually at most four years from electing an idiotic madman who has unilateral power to do whatever he wants. To cancel or ignore any treaty we might have with them. Upend the global economy with pernicious tariffs or launch a pointless war upending the world fuel supply. To kidnap heads of state, kill foreign nationals and steal wealth from other nations. Threaten our closest allies with annexation while cozying up to the worst despots in the world. All of this can be done with impunity at the whim of one old syphilitic fool - or the next one we will surely elect. tRump is a symptom of the disease, but the root of the problem is the citizens who chose this. Twice. I have never understood why they did this. The rest of the world should keep us at arm’s length - we are a fever ship.
I believe the voters are not actually at fault, because 2024 Election was not honestly won! Both Felon47 and Musk have made plain statements attesting to the validity of this statement.
The loss of America’s standing in the world is 100% the fault of the Republicans. The Republicans in the Congress refuse to follow their oath of office and hold a criminal president accountable for his crimes. The Supreme Court made up out of thin air the concept of presidential immunity. The rigged voting maps produced state legislatures and Congress made up of extremists and dumbasses. I can’t think of any other way to describe the orange felon and Tommy Tuberville.
The Reflecting Pool is like our new Magic 8 Ball. It's ratting out the corruption and incompetence of this administration - and the deteriorating mental and physical state of the president - in a way this White House never will.
That we are governed by pond scum.
No. We are governed by MAGAts. Pond scum has shown itself to be smarter.
High levels of hydrogen peroxide = paint stripper. CNN tested the water. I wish the results were published. Regardless, CNN said that low phosphate levels help fight algae growth. The amount of 12% hydrogen peroxide being used exceeds that by enough that it is feeding the algae growth. IOW, we’re paying for algae fertilizer.
It’s like his presidency. “Buddies” hired to do a job they aren’t qualified for. Paid an exorbitant amount for shoddy work. Then someone else has to come in and fix it.
Yes, the tax payers🤬
At 5 times the original cost all paid for by the taxpayers of course!
You forgot the blame Biden part.
When DJT says that vandals damaged the recently painted pool, and that law enforcement is investigating, it says the lying will never end. Never, not one day, as long as DJT remains in office.
Oh, the delicious schadenfreude! Or shadenverde ...
Good one
Maroons…the lot of them.
Please add the illegality of the project which required an environmental assessment as it involves alteration on federal property. An environmental impact assessment should have predicted the disastrous outcome.
The reflecting pool fiasco is the perfect metaphor for the malevolent incompetence of the Trump regime.
It's exhausting and it never stops!
About the time Steven posted this ‘breaking news’ Iranian state tv says the Strait of Hormuz closed over Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Bibi pulled the rug out despite its ‘cease fire’ with Lebanon. The curse of US agreements signed in Versailles lives on.
https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wilsons-failure-the-treaty-of-versailles/
I don't think Steven call it 'breaking news' or glossed over the importance of what's happening with Iran.
I think you’ve misunderstood my comment.
I believe it was a coincidence that the 2 things happened at the same time: Steven’s commentary landed & the news media reported the statement from the Iranian government that they were again closing the Strait.
My apologies, Ann. You're absolutely right - I did misread your comment.
I guess we should have been taking bets about how long Trump's latest 'ceasefire'/MOU would last. I don't think Dull Donnie ever understood that once Bibi got the U.S. on board for his 40-year dream war with Iran it would be BIBI's war, not Trump's, and Bibi was never going to be a reliable or stable ally.
No apology needed. 😊
Darn. We missed our chance to make a prediction market bet. (Wonder if Iran did? 🙃) Yes, it was Bibi’s dream. Drumpf was feeling his oats and wanted Venezuela Part 2.
He wants to be all powerful & keeps running into reality. — The president was pressed by Axios’s Marc Caputo during an interview about whether he learned there are bounds to his power during the Middle East conflict.
“I haven’t learned that lesson yet,” he replied. “I know there are, but there are no limits. We defeated them totally militarily.” —
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5931777-trump-iran-war-power/
Oooo, spot on! I have no doubt that Bibi told him starting a war with Iran would be just like Venezuela, and Donnie was still on a sugar high from that illegal venture and fell for it. But, gurl! We missed our golden opportunity to lay down a bet on this 'deal' falling apart! 😂
Just one more example of the utter incompetence of this administration. Worse is that we have yet to add up the cost of these acts (Ballroom, war, letter on Kennedy Center, slush fund, the list is endless). Our debt is out of control, the GOP will demand that those who have the least in our nation pay the cost for their failures. Saddest thing of all? People do have the power to change all of this with their vote if they pay attention and vote for those who will actually help them (the party that brought you social security, medicare, Obamacare, the list is endless).
And once the Democrats are back in power, the debt will become the main focus of the Republicans
Absolutely, all of a sudden there will be no money for Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, nothing that actually helps people. We do have to work on the debt, but it should not be done on the backs of those in our nation who can least afford the hit.
Dems should be speaking up NOW about the Debt, and making sure that the GOP OWNS this. Trump is responsible for 1/3rd of the current debt. GOP needs to own what they created.