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1. Yes, algae smells, especially with this heat and the slimy mess will have to go somewhere when it's draining

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:02 PM

20 hrs ago

This should be interesting..

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Reflecting Pool Starts To Stink After Trump Orders It Drained: DC Photographer [View all] riversedge 20 hrs ago OP

Lincoln said the Potomac River smelled horrible during the summer. C Moon 20 hrs ago #3

Hope it's the paint and not the algae . . . Journeyman 19 hrs ago #4

Bet it smells better than Trump's diapers. cstanleytech 19 hrs ago #5

A list of possible no-bid contractors for the next pool fiasco BaronChocula 18 hrs ago #6

Finally keeping that promise to drain the swamp. BWdem4life 18 hrs ago #7

Emblematic of this country under the stewardship of the present President. no_hypocrisy 13 hrs ago #9

It's those silly vandal gnomes again. twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #10

Bested by a pool of tepid stinking briny water. Hugin 12 hrs ago #11

Perfect orangecrush 11 hrs ago #12

I've been saying all along EuterpeThelo 11 hrs ago #13

The Epstein Deflection Pool? Stinks? To high heaven? truthisfreedom 10 hrs ago #14