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malthaussen

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58. This is what the tech bros want for the whole country...

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 04:39 AM

15 hrs ago

... fence off the commons, install "security" cameras, and restrict access to the deserving. Only thing missing is the armed guards (or AI turrets), which will doubtless come next.

DJT is no tech bro himself, but his Administration is in sympathy with a number of their goals.

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Trump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras at Reflecting Pool [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

More taxpayers' money................. Lovie777 Yesterday #1

That is a lot fence GusBob 22 hrs ago #30

That's a new GRIFT............ Bengus81 13 hrs ago #59

4,400 feet of pool, so a mile of fence. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #62

Fences azureblue 8 hrs ago #71

Hahaha no...the fence is to hold up the tarp, so no one can SEE the algae. Volaris 8 hrs ago #74

How long till he sells advertising space on it? Bengus81 7 hrs ago #81

He sure knows how to waste it. mdbl 5 hrs ago #85

How many millions (or hundreds of thousands) of dollars will this cost the taxpayer...T-rump spends like the fool he is. wcmagumba Yesterday #2

Given that he gave his buddy $1.7M just to install 4 nano-bubble devices... AloeVera 8 hrs ago #73

I knew it! I said yesterday he'd put up a fence Deuxcents Yesterday #3

I've said when he's "fixed" it this time he'll start bringing in tanker trucks of water Bengus81 12 hrs ago #61

Maybe next time don't drive over it Farmer-Rick 10 hrs ago #65

More fascist fencing Blues Heron Yesterday #4

That ought to give off a real good vibe for July 4! Endlessmike56 Yesterday #5

Right? The 250th plus... BadgerMom 16 hrs ago #55

10 days till the 4th! maxsolomon Yesterday #6

Who knew the reflecting pool and an aquatic plant would be part of his undoing? paleotn Yesterday #7

Whatever it takes is fine with me. n/t the nelm 23 hrs ago #24

The razor wire for the top will be there soon...damn liberals keep touching the water...must be stopped... wcmagumba Yesterday #8

Eat your hearts out Russia! JohnnyRingo 3 hrs ago #90

What's next, 20' high tarps? Ocelot II Yesterday #9

I wouldn't be surprised if tarps are coming next. LisaL 23 hrs ago #12

Add to this Diamond_Dog Yesterday #10

I STILL say that lower-left corner photo needs adjusting. calimary 22 hrs ago #32

maybe some thing like this is in our future DBoon 20 hrs ago #43

Maybe it was the National Park Service to keep Trump out. chowder66 Yesterday #11

Will he be touting how beautifying the addition of chain link fencing is next? pat_k 23 hrs ago #13

A big production masquerading the truth. pwb 23 hrs ago #14

Can someone whisper in his ear (oh fuck it - scream it in his ear) that the Marie Marie 23 hrs ago #15

Fencing what is it good for............ Smilo 23 hrs ago #16

Oh...like they did when they fenced in the WH perimeter and Lafayette Sq.... electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #50

I hope Mexico is paying for it. nt Gore1FL 23 hrs ago #17

The Caine Reflecting Pool Cirsium 23 hrs ago #18

Next: Issue automatic weapons to the National Guard. AverageOldGuy 23 hrs ago #19

Next he'll probably fill the pool in. Haggard Celine 17 hrs ago #51

Well, he did it to the Rose Garden. BadgerMom 15 hrs ago #56

Will Trump electrify the fence to keep tourists from touching it? sop 23 hrs ago #20

The symbolism is perfect Conjuay 23 hrs ago #21

Always a day late and a dollar short. Buddyzbuddy 23 hrs ago #22

He's jealous that he could never get crowds like this. progressoid 23 hrs ago #23

Toopid, AND paranoid. (among others) LilElf70 22 hrs ago #25

Just trying to back up his lies videohead5 22 hrs ago #26

I kinda disagree... there ARE already surveillance cameras, slightlv 22 hrs ago #34

Paranoia, the destroyer! BeneteauBum 22 hrs ago #27

I wonder how much of a kickback will he get for the fencing company? kimbutgar 22 hrs ago #28

It's so much more beautiful now!! All it needs now is a coil of barbed wire. JohnnyRingo 22 hrs ago #29

This is what freedom looks like? Ranting Randy 22 hrs ago #31

Never underestimate the contempt he has for all of us caraher 22 hrs ago #33

Yessir, President Queeg . . . there's geometric proof that vandals used a box knife, and also Obama's fault!!!! hatrack 22 hrs ago #35

He quite simply hates this country orangecrush 21 hrs ago #36

He seriously hates Washington DC. Initech 19 hrs ago #46

"COME SEE DC!" SalamanderSleeps 21 hrs ago #37

He's putting fences up? Guess it'll be illegal to touch the water now. KS Toronado 21 hrs ago #38

ROFL They're really going all-in on the "vandalism" thing, aren't they? nt Rob H. 21 hrs ago #39

I wonder if and when any of his brain trust cabinet members or that half dead brain cell barely hanging on state of stupid 21 hrs ago #40

Acre by acre, DC is turning into a hideous dump, all thanks to tRump Blue Owl 21 hrs ago #41

All we need now is a very localized storm big enough to knock this fencing into the pool... hunter 21 hrs ago #42

Reporters... lonely bird 20 hrs ago #44

Good god he is such a fucking baby! Initech 19 hrs ago #45

A big fucking SPOILED baby. calimary 4 hrs ago #87

He's the toddler who screams for his parents to buy him a new toy and then they do. Initech 4 hrs ago #88

Well, Washington will look like a trailer trash home with all the damage he has caused... William Gustafson 19 hrs ago #47

I discovered the vandels Historic NY 19 hrs ago #48

Trump proves one more time that he really is an effing moron... wcmagumba 19 hrs ago #49

Thanks for that! BlueMTexpat 17 hrs ago #52

Those Secret Service SUVs GarColga 6 hrs ago #84

Concertina wire and guard towers would make a nice addition. Lionel Mandrake 17 hrs ago #53

The Fence of Failure. n/t Beartracks 17 hrs ago #54

Guantanamo Algae! Aussie105 15 hrs ago #57

This is what the tech bros want for the whole country... malthaussen 15 hrs ago #58

Instead of arresting people Delarage 12 hrs ago #60

The functional equivalent of a tarp... Hugin 12 hrs ago #63

They just need a sign that says "go ahead, put your hands in the water. I dare you". twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #64

These guys are incompetent clowns. n/t Jacson6 9 hrs ago #66

They are closing the Straight of Warm Ooze! Ol Janx Spirit 9 hrs ago #67

Is Fat Hitler sure that isn't some lefty,commie Marxists hauling that fence off?? Bengus81 9 hrs ago #68

I believe some very nice gold watch-towers would make it bee-u-ti-ful !! chouchou 9 hrs ago #69

didn't the pool azureblue 8 hrs ago #70

There are cameras allll over that area obamanut2012 8 hrs ago #75

He's really sprucing the place up for July 4th. SamuelAdams 8 hrs ago #72

That's the only way to keep the algae from overrunning the city bucolic_frolic 8 hrs ago #76

For your protection Soul_of_Wit 8 hrs ago #77

If only he'd kept Epstein secured that way. Buddyzbuddy 8 hrs ago #78

Barbed wire on top and manned watchtowers Progressive dog 7 hrs ago #79

Tump is vandalizing Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Center, the East Wing of the White House, the White House Rose Martin68 7 hrs ago #80

The most transparent administration... ultralite001 7 hrs ago #82

Chapter 8 melm00se 6 hrs ago #83

If the reflecting pool is supposed to be... SirReal69 5 hrs ago #86

That is not Trump's Property! Botany 4 hrs ago #89

Is there ANYTHING he doesn't turn into tacky white-trash? CousinIT 3 hrs ago #91

If money laundering was a picture. LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #92

Please tell me this A.I.. Botany 1 hr ago #96

Have you not seen better looking sewage plants? LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #93

Mexico will pay for the fence, no doubt.... Blumancru 3 hrs ago #94

Tarps coveng the fence tomorrow. twodogsbarking 2 hrs ago #95