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Here's why the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool went green so fast
The reflecting pool turned an interesting shade of green awfully fast. Here is why.
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Concerns grow as blue coating peels off Reflecting Pool
The reflecting pool turned an interesting shade of green awfully fast. Here is why.
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What happenedPrincess Mirabal and others express concern over blue coating peeling at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
What changedThe left frames it as "Here's why the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool went green so fast". The right frames it as "Reflecting Pool Is Now Under Siege by a Different and More ‘Aggressive’ Form of Algae: Re...".
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Here's why the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool went green so fast". The right frames it as "Reflecting Pool Is Now Under Siege by a Different and More ‘Aggressive’ Form of Algae: Re...".
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Center ·News report
Concerns grow as blue coating peels off Reflecting Pool
Princess Mirabal and others express concern over blue coating peeling at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Center-right ·News report
Mediaite59m ago
Reflecting Pool Is Now Under Siege by a Different and More ‘Aggressive’ Form of Algae: Report
President Donald Trump’s $14 million renovation project at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is not going well. In fact, the efforts to kill off the algae are apparently helping foster a...
Center-left ·News report
CBS News1h ago
Rips appear in Reflecting Pool's new sealant after algae turn water green
President Trump's efforts to spruce up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faced a snag this week, with algae turning the water green while rips appeared in an "American Flag Blue" surface...
Center-left ·News report
The Daily Beast2h ago
Trump Floats Bonkers New Theory for Reflecting Pool Disaster
Magali Cohen/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has found a new suspect in the mystery of the National Mall’s struggling Reflecting Pool: ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl...
Center-left ·News report
New York Times Politics1h ago
The Reflecting Pool Appears to Be Rejecting Its Makeover
As National Park Service crews try to clean the algae that turned the water bright green, another problem has developed: The “American flag blue” coating is coming off.
Center-right ·News report
The Bulwark1h ago
Trump's Reflecting Pool Guy Looks like a Cartoon Mobster
JVL and Sonny Bunch take on the bizarre saga of Washington’s algae-filled Reflecting Pool and John Cafaro the Trump-connected donor who landed the contract to fix it.
Center-left ·News report
ABC News3h ago
Murky Reflecting Pool draws tourists, but not for reasons Trump wanted
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The water of the Reflecting Pool remained filled with algae, peeling paint as well as white blobs on Friday.
Right ·News report
The Gateway Pundit5h ago
(VIDEO) Leftists Vandalize Trump’s Newly Renovated Reflecting Pool by Cutting Blue Sealant Out and Writing “86 47” Message – Man Arrested
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Left-wing vandals have targeted Trump's newly renovated Reflecting Pool by the Lincoln Memorial, damaging the blue sealant applied at the bottom to maintain the pool's blue color. President...