"There's No 'P' In Our Ool"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4279
When I first peeped that aerial shot on Reuters, it wouldn't leave my
mind.
On the one hand, it's another bucket of your garden-variety shallow-ass
Liberal pearl-clutching at seeing the Evil Orange Man giving the job of
restoring the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to a company which
contributed heavily to his campaign and which promptly turned the
project into a National Lampoon movie.
On the other hand, though – the part that wouldn't leave me after seeing
that Reuters foto – on a much deeper level than simply Trump doing his
usual nouveau-riche alcoholic country-club vulgarian shit, it was much
more symbolic of an empire in rapid decline, possibly even already at
the point where the Emperor is appointing his horse to the Senate. It
doesn't so much say something about Trump specifically as it does about
American society, culture and institutions in general.
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"Democratic condemnation of Trump’s Iran deal exposes bipartisan
conspiracy for war", Andre Damon at the WSWS, 06.18.2026
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/19/yaok-j19.html
"The best Iran war meltdowns", Owen Jones at Substack, 06.21.2026
https://www.owenjones.news/p/the-best-iran-war-meltdowns
"Who Received the $6.9 Million Contract to Renovate the Reflecting Pool
and What Are Their Ties to President Trump?" researched by Factually,
05.10.2026
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/who-received-6-9m-reflecting-pool-renovation-contract-ties-to-trump-83908a
"Who owns Greenwater Services? Company responsible for purifying Lincoln
Memorial Reflecting Pool for a $1.7M belongs to a Trump donor" Anuj
Basak at Primetimer 06.19.2026
https://www.primetimer.com/news/who-owns-greenwater-services-company-responsible-for-purifying-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-for-a-1-7m-belongs-to-a-trump-donor
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
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