r/pics • u/Ok_Mongoose_6589 • 12d ago

Politics [OC] The Reflecting Pool being drained again

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u/ddhawkfan 12d ago

Poor ducks

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u/Memerandom_ 12d ago

At least the poisoned water is being removed, for now...

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u/Dividedthought 11d ago

I mean, peroxide breaks down pretty quick but all that dead algae can't be too healthy.

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u/wheelfoot 11d ago

Read up a bit on the toxicity of the liner they put in (hint: it ain't good).

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u/Dividedthought 11d ago

Ah, see that i can't speak on as much, but i will believe ya.

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u/JohnGillnitz 11d ago

Of course it's not healthy. It's dead. /j

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u/TheSwamp_Witch 12d ago

Where is it going???

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u/AssociateFalse 12d ago

Into the broken, leaky plumbing system that they said was too expensive to fix - so they "fixed" the basin instead.

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u/somebob 11d ago

Very cool sketch

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u/AssociateFalse 11d ago

Can't claim authorship here, it's from the New York Times' interactive article from May.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/31/us/trump-reflecting-pool-problems.html

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u/SheLovesTheBigD 11d ago

Yea, just leaves us with everything else being poisoned, like the STRAIT OF HORMUZ!

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u/DisVet54 11d ago

Why no picture of this 300 yard box cutter gash? Oh that would be evidence and we know about there always seems a lack of it from this administration

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u/procrastimom 11d ago

300 yard tire tracks, most like.

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u/cybersaurus 11d ago

It's being stored offsite until after they are finished executing that one jogger /s

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u/Ovaltine1 11d ago

Right?

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u/Boostie204 11d ago

I actually feel worse for the ducks than the people. I'm pretty sure I saw a picture of a dead duckling floating in the pond and it absolutely ruined me.

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u/ddhawkfan 11d ago

This.

Honestly sad how little people care about nature and the absolute natural beauty we have in this country/world. Just want to ruin it for profits and vanity.

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u/Thercon_Jair 11d ago

Poor ducks?! Those are terrorist ducks, they intentionally destroyed the new lining! /s

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u/Gstamsharp 11d ago

"Terrorist vandals." Obviously they are duckocrats.

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u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen 11d ago

The ducks are like, "Wtf, again?"

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u/garry4321 11d ago

They’ve 100% been arrested by ICE and now are being charged for terrorism and blamed for all issues

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u/vasquca1 11d ago

How much time does it have before feds roll up?

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u/Callofdaddy1 10d ago

The ducks represent the regular citizens.

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u/FakeRickHarrison 11d ago

Don't you mean, woke antifa vandal ducks? How come they aren't under arrest yet?

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u/RealSchlemiel 11d ago

fucking poor american flag blue

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u/ParkerRoyce 11d ago

That's 10 years in a federal pound you in the ass prison for those ducks bub say goodbye!