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MineralMan

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67. Well, the general media are not helping people understand this.

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 01:39 PM

8 hrs ago

Since there's nobody there who knows anything about such things, they can only report what they see in news releases and the like. That's one of the problems we're facing with understanding what's in the news. Lots of reporting, but not very much explaining going on.

I have no solution, really. It's likely to continue like it is, I think. Lots of news, for example, about AI, but virtually no explanation of what it is and what are its limitations and the current state of the technology. The news is all about investments and job cuts, but nobody really knows what they're writing about and it's too complicated to learn about quickly.

So, we're getting lots of news, but too little actual information. Not a good combination.

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The Very Idea of Someone Slashing the Bottom of the Reflecting Pool Is Ludicrous. [View all] MineralMan 11 hrs ago OP

AND while it is under water! PatSeg 11 hrs ago #1

Yes. I went back and added the underwater thing to the OP. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #3

He certainly does have quite the imagination, doesn't he? PatSeg 11 hrs ago #20

Yeah, but his demented, shit-for-brains followers believe every word. Aristus 11 hrs ago #6

And that is what's terrifying PatSeg 11 hrs ago #21

The Headline, if it objectively true, would read.. thomski64 11 hrs ago #25

Intellectually bereft is a very apt description. 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #46

OZONE kiri 9 hrs ago #47

Steve Schmidt called it the "musings of an imbecile" AZ8theist 1 hr ago #87

Cutting hundreds of feet of whatever it is with a box cutter *under water.* Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #2

Yes. It's the same polyurea coating they put on garage floors. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #5

It's Also Basically Painted On ProfessorGAC 9 hrs ago #51

Interesting ty electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #83

Was any scuba gear found? BootinUp 11 hrs ago #4

Don't think so. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #7

An on-line source says the depth of the Reflecting Pool varies.... 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #48

Wading pool depth, right. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #57

This gives you an idea of the depth Lochloosa 8 hrs ago #69

Love that! Great scene from the movie! MineralMan 8 hrs ago #71

Just the oxygen tank. It had the official Antifa Seal. AloeVera 11 hrs ago #12

They must've been super stealthy to avoid these guys underpants 11 hrs ago #23

More like popsdenver 9 hrs ago #43

The pool is pretty shallow, you could do the job with a snorkel and mask Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #28

I'd think someone would notice that activity, somehow. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #59

If you were all covered with algae they'd assume you were just another blob of the stuff. Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #72

Or the "Creature from the Green Trough." MineralMan 7 hrs ago #73

Of course it is. This is the 21st century there are cameras 📷 everywhere. Srkdqltr 11 hrs ago #8

Don't forget, "they lifted it up" underpants 11 hrs ago #9

The coating on the bottom of the pool is a polyurea coating. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #13

Right Woodwizard 10 hrs ago #30

Good info lonely bird 9 hrs ago #42

Once again, I am impressed by the vast array of expertise here on DU. 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #50

No doubt Donvict got his kickback from his mar-a-largo neighbor. KS Toronado 9 hrs ago #44

Here's what happened, you be the judge FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #10

That's a great photo of this! MineralMan 11 hrs ago #17

Did you notice the sheer perfection of the cut by the Antifa vandals? AloeVera 10 hrs ago #33

I think it's perfect reflection of what kind of man he is. Give Peace A Chance 5 hrs ago #81

In the upper photo, The Madcap 10 hrs ago #35

I don't know, but someone said it wasn't dry yet FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #77

And just why did they drive in/on it? 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #52

It was a press photo op, and I think Chump is riding in the car in the middle FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #76

Correct regarding coating concrete lonely bird 7 hrs ago #74

I think this is a manifestation of Trumps dementia. 3_Limes 11 hrs ago #11

Many things are products of Trump's dementia and general lack of knowledge. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #14

It was those dastardly left wing lunatics IcyPeas 11 hrs ago #15

Have we not figured it out? GusBob 11 hrs ago #16

The claim someone "slashed" the coating reminds me of an old dirty joke jmowreader 11 hrs ago #18

Yes, I think you're absolutely right about that. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #19

Confusing the public with logical fallacies is as good as not releasing the Epstein Files!! bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago #22

Why is no one talking about the Rothschild's Space Laser? Who is covering it up? Midnight Writer 11 hrs ago #24

Yes, we need the old version of . . . peggysue2 4 hrs ago #82

dump is doing what he always does MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #26

MaddowBlog-Scrambling to avoid blame for Reflecting Pool fiasco, Trump's defense turns farcical LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #27

"At the right time, you'll see it" johnnyfins 10 hrs ago #29

"Give us time to make up some fake photos ". Diamond_Dog 9 hrs ago #54

We'll see it right after we see his taxes. 2MuchNoise 8 hrs ago #65

That must be the court where the public is not invited calimary 2 hrs ago #84

Let me guess WinstonSmith4740 32 min ago #89

The contractor probably fed him that bullshit and he Klarkashton 10 hrs ago #31

Turn the reflecting pool into a formal garden of roses, cherry trees, and Japanese Maples. SidneyR 10 hrs ago #32

THAT is a GREAT idea!!! calimary 9 hrs ago #49

renovated in 2012 or around there NJCher 8 hrs ago #68

Didn't he make some comment months ago about a hypothetical knife cut in the Pool? PCIntern 10 hrs ago #34

The Reflecting Pool damage reflects Trump's incompetence. It's right there, in your face, America. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 10 hrs ago #36

The point of the lies is to change the story. maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #37

But the administration that lies about absolutely everything said it happened! ChicagoTeamster 10 hrs ago #38

Yes, but do you notice how little anyone is talking about Epstein now? Amaryllis 10 hrs ago #39

Of course, but Epstein is just one of the things Trump is MineralMan 10 hrs ago #40

Of course, but the point is all the atttention on reflecting pool takes it off a lot of vastly more important things. Amaryllis 10 hrs ago #41

Also, the paint wouldn't delaminate like that with just a cut Martin Eden 9 hrs ago #45

Well, there were 13 people, and they worked very hard in the dark dalton99a 9 hrs ago #53

Standard Trump ever inflating lie LR3 8 hrs ago #70

He talks about it like it was BidenRocks 9 hrs ago #55

Apologies if this is a stupid question, but terminology matters. 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #56

It's a coating, not a liner. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #58

Thank you. That is what I thought... 3catwoman3 8 hrs ago #66

Well, the general media are not helping people understand this. MineralMan 8 hrs ago #67

Agreed. I call myself a word nerd, and am rather fanatic about precise word usage, proper grammar... 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #79

Also, how did it grow from 250' to 300' to 350'? SamuelAdams 8 hrs ago #60

You have to admit this is classic Donald Trump. gordianot 8 hrs ago #61

I think it's confabulation Nasruddin 8 hrs ago #62

If you looked at the initial application they rolled it on in sections Ritabert 8 hrs ago #63

Wait! H2O Man 8 hrs ago #64

Who remembers that phrase mercuryblues 7 hrs ago #75

It was Lex Luthor. twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #78

Your comment on opening the Amazon box cracked me up! How true. Katinfl 5 hrs ago #80

Sounds like a crime of passion to me coprolite 2 hrs ago #85

The fact that this accusation is even being entertained is ludicrous. hadEnuf 1 hr ago #86

And to what end, right? swong19104 1 hr ago #88