I like to change it up with NACHO now and then.
You can have it all. Here in South Texas, aka Taco Central, we order nachos as a appetizer and tacos as the main dish. Win-win!
ThelmaLou:
Here in South Texas
Did you move? I thought you were in Illinois.
Johnny_L.A:
But of course, we saw pictures of people pouring gallon jugs of H2 O2 into the pool, rather than the ~8,000 litres they would have needed to kill the algae. I’m sure it was far too dilute to harm the paint.
Maybe. But recall; paint isn’t alive, unlike algae it won’t regrow from less-than-total destruction. Any damage the peroxide did, stuck. And it’s apparently highly effective and doesn’t need that high a concentration as it doesn’t attack the paint directly, it disrupts the attachment between paint and substrate.
Hehe. I see that my obfuscation has succeeded.
This guy goes into some detail on what he thinks is causing the failure of the reflecting pool failure. Short answer, it probably wasn’t the chemicals, it was cheaping out on surface prep before applying the lining.
I sincerely wish I couldn’t so readily imagine Trump signing an MOU that promises to give away the store in exchange for a kickback on:
the $300BN ‘reconstruction incentive’ fund to be funded mostly by the GCC nations;
moneys to be returned to Iran from past sanctions, and;
future monies that will accrue to Iran from relief of current sanctions
Much like his attempt to sue the US for the IRS contractor leaking his (and others’) tax returns, why shouldn’t Trump (and Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff) take a brokerage fee for putting this deal together??
Hm. Yeah. Why, indeed.
ETA: It’s the big stuff. It’s also the relatively little stuff:
Now that he’s lost the war with algae, will he sent $300 billion to Algaeria?
Trump? Cheap out? Inconceivable!
One thing I’ve noticed about all this is how late in the game they even started trying to fix shit. Trump wanted this done for his birthday the fourth of July, but they left it awfully late. We’re more than halfway through June already, and they are running out of time to get it right. If this was so important to him, why didn’t they start this project a year ago?
Just another aspect of their incompetence. They thought it would be easy, so they dragged their feet until it was too late to do it correctly.
Reports on the news service Al Gaezira suggest “Yes”.
Do you remember back in his first term when he asked NASA if they could potentially cut the timeline short enough to land somebody on the moon before his potential 2nd term was up? He even offered to get them all the funding they wanted. Fortunately they stood firm and said it just wasn’t going to happen.
I don’t want to imagine how many dead astronauts we would have had by now if things weren’t still sort of normal back then.
“Space suckers and Lunar losers,” you mean??
Sigh.
smithsb
June 19, 2026, 10:15pm
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I’m including Fox as an integral part of this deplorable administration.
Monty
June 19, 2026, 11:37pm
6515
Here a tan suit, there a tan suit, everywhere a tan suit!
Stephen Colbert and David Letterman were in on the joke as they attended the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on June 18. Suiting up in shades of tan, the comedians referenced a controversial look previously worn by President Barack Obama .
Colbert and Letterman weren’t the only attendees dressed in khaki—Obama Foundation Board Chairman Martin Nesbitt also opted for the neutral hue.
“It was inspired by a very good friend of mine, who made tan suits famous,” Nesbitt said during his remarks. “And I don’t know about the rest of you all, but I thought he looked pretty good wearing his, so I decided to wear one myself.”
Obama gave the sartorial reference his stamp of approval: “I love that tan suit,” the former president said as Nesbitt took the stage. “That is sharp,” he added. “You look good.”
War criminal Pete’s diplomatic skills are evidenced by their absence.
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday as he announced a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans take responsibility for their own security.
The review was yet another surprise for European allies and Canada as they learn to deal with an increasingly unpredictable ally. U.S. officials and senior military officers had promised to coordinate closely with the Europeans as America draws down.
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“This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading, stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe,” Hegseth told his NATO counterparts. “It’s a review that some countries will fail and others will pass with flying colors.”
In his rush to have a treaty to tout to the public, the felon forgot to source the funding.
WASHINGTON – As he touted a newly signed memorandum of understanding with Iran, President Donald Trump slammed former President Barack Obama for giving Iran $1.7 billion in “green cash” as part of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal that Trump ripped up.
Yet Trump’s preliminary deal to end the U.S. war in Iran is under scrutiny for providing Iran a potentially much larger financial windfall in the form of a $300 billion redevelopment fund.
The memorandum of understanding Trump signed June 17 with Iran has raised questions about the funding sources for the Iranian redevelopment fund ‒ and whether the U.S. could end up being on the hook for it. Trump insists no U.S. dollars will go into the fund, but he has not identified which countries or private entities will cover the costs.
So, yet again, the grifter-in-chief fails Grifting 101.
{Gasp!} The felon actually lied about something. I’m shocked. Shocked, I say! (The bolding is mine.)
ROME, June 19 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the U.S. President told an Italian TV channel that she had “begged” him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.
Meloni said she was “astonished” by his comments, which were “completely made up”. She also chided him for acting with far greater deference to the enemies of the West than he does towards old, established allies.
Underscoring how much Trump’s comments have angered Meloni’s government, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced he was cancelling a planned visit to the U.S. next week.
Control, this is Grift 1 requesting clearance. No, not Top Secret! Landing clearance!
Washington — President Trump on Friday unveiled the Boeing 747-8 that will serve as the new Air Force One, providing the first look at the $400 million luxury plane that the U.S. accepted as a gift from the Qatari government last year.
Mr. Trump descended the stairs from the hulking jet inside a hangar at Joint Base Andrews, the military post outside Washington that has served as the presidential airport for decades. He greeted Air Force officials and delivered remarks to a crowd of service members.
“There will never be one like this. This is very unique. This is considered the world’s most luxurious plane,” the president said. “When it was built, it was built at a level that will probably never be seen again.”
Killer Kennedy’s plan for treating addiction: M ake A merica H oly A gain.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced a $700 million investment into behavioral health programs, indicating an emphasis on faith-based recovery organizations.
Kennedy, a recovered heroin addict, announced a $96 million funding opportunity for the Trump administration’s Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-based Treatment and Support (STREETS) program, along with $612 million in funding opportunities for additional behavioral health programs.
Speaking at the Easterseals MORC treatment center in Clinton Township, Mich., Kennedy said, “One of the features of our STREETS is opening up funding once again for faith-based organizations. The Biden administration actively discouraged funding to faith-based organizations for recovery. We think they’re critical.”
Here’s how the felon is dealing with his pooling disaster.
President Donald Trump has self-soothed from his growing algae problem by posting a deranged AI-generated meme to Truth Social.
Trump, who turned 80 on Sunday, posted a six-second video of himself filling up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with the tears of a woman who went viral for yelling in protest of his 2017 inauguration.
The Friday morning post came just as new aerial photos emerged showing how big a bust his $14 million repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool really is, with copious green sludge already returning amid an algae bloom.
The pool holds about 6.5 million gallons of water across upward of 300,000 square feet. By Thursday, around half of the surface water remained green—not the “American flag blue” Trump has promised for months.
You say Afrikaaners aren’t oppressed? Let’s cut health fundig!
The US government says it will stop funding programmes in South Africa intended to tackle the spread of HIV and Aids, linking the decision to the government’s alleged failure to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community.
South Africa’s health ministry responded by saying that though it had not been informed of this decision, it had “long been working on a self-reliance plan”.
More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV – the highest number of any country in the world.
Until 2025, the US was supporting South Africa’s efforts to deal with the virus with an estimated $400m (£300m) a year through the President’s Emergency Fund for Aids Relief (Pepfar).
Felon’s flacks flout yet another court order.
The Justice Department on Friday refused to issue a signed declaration from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche verifying that it no longer intends to pursue President Donald Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund .”
The DOJ’s refusal comes after a federal judge last week gave the administration seven days to verify in a declaration that it wouldn’t create the controversial fund.
“Such declarations are unnecessary and the compelled testimony of senior officials from the Executive Branch implicates serious separation of powers concerns,” the DOJ said in a court filing Friday to U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, who last week issued an injunction indefinitely blocking the administration from creating the fund.
And the most important thing to the felon?
and, of course this .
Just one word and it starts with T, and ends with P and that stands for Peadophile!
Cuba capitulates! Can Greenland be far behind?
Smapti
June 20, 2026, 4:48am
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Te President’s BrainI s Missing; “Hey, losers! Check out my new plane!” Edition
“A normal president wants to stay away from aircraft.”
“Did you ever hear when pilots go and the ask for a raise in the middle of the flight? They always ask for a raise. They’re working for some rich guy and they ask for a raise in the middle of the flight and he always says, ‘okay.’”
“Leon Musk”
“Spending a couple bucks extra for a little fuel. We own the planes, so all we need is a little extra fuel.” (I think he’s asking for gas money.)
“This plane was transformed into a White House at a level of luxury that nobody has ever seen before” (He’s going to want a ballroom on the plane now, isn’t he?)
“Anyway, the important thing is that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time.”
Bonus: It’s the Democrats’ fault the reflecting pool looks like shit now and also ABC News
Monty
June 20, 2026, 6:04am
6520
We’re definitely into Nehemiah Scudder territory now.
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that it is opening an investigation into whether Major League Baseball (MLB) engaged in religious discrimination when it issued warnings to three players for wearing caps with Bible verses on them during a Pride Night game.
“Swing and a miss! Major League Baseball encouraged players to wear “Black Lives Matter” on their uniforms but reportedly threatened Christians who write Bible verses on their hats,” Harmeet Dhillon, the U.S. assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, wrote in a post on the social platform X.
The controversy centers around three San Francisco Giants players — pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker — who wore rainbow-logo hats with various Bible verses inscribed on them during a game against the Chicago Cubs last week at Oracle Park.
League rules prohibit players from attaching or displaying personal messages on their playing gear unless pre-approved by the commissioner’s office. The Giants players were not disciplined but received verbal warnings.
But here’s more proof the felon and his follies are liars.
The felon shows yet again how much he cares about the military. The link is to a video. Here’s the entire blurb.
President Donald Trump unveils a plan to revitalize Joint Base Andrews’ golf courses. Describing the current courses as ‘really bad’ with ‘400-year-old grass,’ Trump announced legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus will design new ‘world championship’ courses. This initiative will benefit young people and disabled individuals, enhancing military facilities.
Just in time for Juneteenth, a court grants the felon leave to rewrite history.
As the city of Philadelphia fights to preserve the slavery memorial at the President’s House, a federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration can remove and replace the exhibit at the site of President George Washington’s former home.
The Thursday ruling comes after the Trump administration stated in a court filing on Wednesday that it removed panels at the exhibit – some of which were restored in February following a judge’s order – because they allegedly “disparage” Americans.
The outdoor memorial, “From Enslavement to Emancipation,” is located at Independence National Historic Park. The exhibit tells the stories of the nine people enslaved by Washington.
The unanimous appeals court decision tosses a February district court ruling that ordered the National Parks Service (NPS) to restore the panels that were removed from the site. NPS took down the outdoor memorial in January before it was partially restored in February after a district court ruling, but not all materials were returned to the site.
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that while the city had standing to sue, the lower court wrongly interpreted the contract claims brought by the city and determined that they don’t have merit.
Felon in excellent health needs “team size of a baseball roster” for “routine” physical exam.
Donald Trump’s doctor is facing mounting questions over the administration’s secrecy about the president’s health.
Trump, who turned 80 on Sunday, underwent his physical on May 26, after which his physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, declared in a memo that the president is in “excellent health” and “fully fit” to carry out all the duties of the office.
But the White House revealed that the physical was done in consultation with 22 specialists, up from the fourteen who were involved in his April 2025 annual exam.
At the same time, the president’s continually bruised hands, swollen ankles, and apparent dozing off during public appearances have raised concerns among medical experts.
Now, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding more answers about the president’s health.
However, the White House indicated to The Daily Beast that it is unwilling to be more transparent.
The ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee wrote a letter to Barbabella on Thursday in a follow-up to a probe he launched in April , in which he wrote that it “has apparently taken 22 medical specialists to pronounce President Donald Trump in ‘excellent health.’”
“I am deeply concerned about why such a large team is now necessary. The White House has so far refused to say who all those doctors were, what are the specialties they practice in, and most importantly, why a routine physical for a man supposedly in ‘excellent health’ required a medical team nearly the size of a major league baseball team roster,” he added.
I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for a legitmate answer.
The felon got lost on stage when he got done crowing about Grift Farce One. The link is to a video. Here is the blurb.
President Donald Trump, 80, appeared briefly confused after a speech celebrating his new Air Force One, heading toward the wrong exit before staff intervened.Video from Friday’s event at Joint Base Andrews shows the president finishing remarks beside the controversial Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar before turning away from the designated exit and walking in the opposite direction.As the audience watched on, Trump appeared unsure where to go before an aide quickly stepped in and pointed him toward the correct staircase. The president then changed direction and exited the stage.
