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eppur_se_muova

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7. Some pretty knowledgable DUers have posted their analyses of the huge fuck-up that was the "cleanup" ....
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 10:25 AM
Yesterday

Good tradesmen understand their tools and materials, and know how to pick the right one for the job. Trmp's crony only knew how to accept the job as soon as the no-bid contract was offered, and fuck it up royally by using the wrong material entirely for the job. He used a material that was specialized for a very different purpose, with very different properties designed in for that purpose.

Discussion of Rhino Pipeliner 5000, specialized for lining pipes, not ponds: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221328006

Discussion of water-soaked concrete: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221315874

Discussion of the company that did the renovation 15yr ago -- but declined the job this time: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143684764

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Did anybody but the MAGA cult ever think there was? Ocelot II Yesterday #1
...which is also the Prosperity Gospel in a nutshell. Qutzupalotl 21 hrs ago #15
Well, I for one am shocked! Shocked I tell you! Bettie Yesterday #2
Defund the Presidency. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #3
Best idea I've heard in a long time. Ocelot II Yesterday #4
Then the President should be Impeached purr-rat beauty Yesterday #5
blue "American Flag Blue " liner dweller Yesterday #6
Some pretty knowledgable DUers have posted their analyses of the huge fuck-up that was the "cleanup" .... eppur_se_muova Yesterday #7
You mean Dump lied?! sakabatou Yesterday #8
Has Trump issued a retraction? pfitz59 22 hrs ago #9
soup-rise soup-rise soup-rise struggle4progress 22 hrs ago #10
You could tell from the photos that the pieces had jagged edges MLWR 22 hrs ago #11
How do we know it was not cut and a miracle fixed it? karynnj 22 hrs ago #12
He turned THAT water into whine,for sure BattleRow 22 hrs ago #14
DUzy! Pinback 21 hrs ago #16
TY! BattleRow 20 hrs ago #20
Really? Ray Bruns 22 hrs ago #13
That pool never has had a big problem with algae and until Trump fucked with it. Botany 21 hrs ago #17
Damn, does this mean trump and his crew LIED to us ? republianmushroom 21 hrs ago #18
Epstein is in the Trump files AZ8theist 21 hrs ago #19
Nobody with a functioning brain ever believed that one Warpy 20 hrs ago #21
Some more vandals raced in and covered the slit with Flex-Seal JustABozoOnThisBus 20 hrs ago #22
The maladministration would be embarrassed to admit Buns_of_Fire 20 hrs ago #23
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