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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

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... 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 Tuesday OP

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

That is a lot fence GusBob Tuesday #30

That's a new GRIFT............ Bengus81 Wednesday #59

4,400 feet of pool, so a mile of fence. twodogsbarking Wednesday #62

Fences azureblue Wednesday #71

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

How long till he sells advertising space on it? Bengus81 Wednesday #81

He sure knows how to waste it. mdbl Wednesday #85

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

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

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

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

Maybe next time don't drive over it Farmer-Rick Wednesday #65

More fascist fencing Blues Heron Tuesday #4

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

Right? The 250th plus... BadgerMom Wednesday #55

10 days till the 4th! maxsolomon Tuesday #6

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

Whatever it takes is fine with me. n/t the nelm Tuesday #24

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

Eat your hearts out Russia! JohnnyRingo Wednesday #90

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

I wouldn't be surprised if tarps are coming next. LisaL Tuesday #12

Add to this Diamond_Dog Tuesday #10

I STILL say that lower-left corner photo needs adjusting. calimary Tuesday #32

maybe some thing like this is in our future DBoon Tuesday #43

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

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

A big production masquerading the truth. pwb Tuesday #14

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

Fencing what is it good for............ Smilo Tuesday #16

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

I hope Mexico is paying for it. nt Gore1FL Tuesday #17

The Caine Reflecting Pool Cirsium Tuesday #18

Next: Issue automatic weapons to the National Guard. AverageOldGuy Tuesday #19

Next he'll probably fill the pool in. Haggard Celine Wednesday #51

Well, he did it to the Rose Garden. BadgerMom Wednesday #56

Will Trump electrify the fence to keep tourists from touching it? sop Tuesday #20

The symbolism is perfect Conjuay Tuesday #21

Always a day late and a dollar short. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #22

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

Toopid, AND paranoid. (among others) LilElf70 Tuesday #25

Just trying to back up his lies videohead5 Tuesday #26

I kinda disagree... there ARE already surveillance cameras, slightlv Tuesday #34

Paranoia, the destroyer! BeneteauBum Tuesday #27

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

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

This is what freedom looks like? Ranting Randy Tuesday #31

Never underestimate the contempt he has for all of us caraher Tuesday #33

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

He quite simply hates this country orangecrush Tuesday #36

He seriously hates Washington DC. Initech Tuesday #46

"COME SEE DC!" SalamanderSleeps Tuesday #37

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

ROFL They're really going all-in on the "vandalism" thing, aren't they? nt Rob H. Tuesday #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 Tuesday #40

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

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

Reporters... lonely bird Tuesday #44

Good god he is such a fucking baby! Initech Tuesday #45

A big fucking SPOILED baby. calimary Wednesday #87

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

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

I discovered the vandels Historic NY Wednesday #48

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

Thanks for that! BlueMTexpat Wednesday #52

Those Secret Service SUVs GarColga Wednesday #84

Concertina wire and guard towers would make a nice addition. Lionel Mandrake Wednesday #53

The Fence of Failure. n/t Beartracks Wednesday #54

Guantanamo Algae! Aussie105 Wednesday #57

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

Instead of arresting people Delarage Wednesday #60

The functional equivalent of a tarp... Hugin Wednesday #63

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

These guys are incompetent clowns. n/t Jacson6 Wednesday #66

They are closing the Straight of Warm Ooze! Ol Janx Spirit Wednesday #67

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

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

didn't the pool azureblue Wednesday #70

There are cameras allll over that area obamanut2012 Wednesday #75

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

That's the only way to keep the algae from overrunning the city bucolic_frolic Wednesday #76

For your protection Soul_of_Wit Wednesday #77

If only he'd kept Epstein secured that way. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #78

Barbed wire on top and manned watchtowers Progressive dog Wednesday #79

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

The most transparent administration... ultralite001 Wednesday #82

Chapter 8 melm00se Wednesday #83

If the reflecting pool is supposed to be... SirReal69 Wednesday #86

That is not Trump's Property! Botany Wednesday #89

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

If money laundering was a picture. LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #92

This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Wednesday #96

It's AI but it does make a point. Ocelot II Yesterday #97

Have you not seen better looking sewage plants? LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #93

Mexico will pay for the fence, no doubt.... Blumancru Wednesday #94

Tarps coveng the fence tomorrow. twodogsbarking Wednesday #95

Is This A Kafka Short Story? DrFunkenstein Yesterday #98