… #Trump has not publicly commented on the #ReflectingPool algae problem. On Monday, he posted that he would host a Trump rally on July 4 “with the backdrop of the Lincoln Memorial and surrounding the beautifully new Reflecting Pool.”

#kakistocracy #GovernmentWaste #TaxpayersMoney

A higher value of that metric, known as the normalized difference chlorophyll index (NDCI), points to more algae in the water, Menendez said.
Menendez’s analysis detected more algae in the #ReflectingPool in an image taken Saturday — in the week after it reopened — than in any June images going back to 2021. The algae level was among the highest measured in ANY month in the past two years, according to the analysis.

#Trump #kakistocracy #GovernmentWaste #TaxpayersMoney

But the algae blooms that have long plagued the pool came roaring back, & worse than before.

…Alana Menendez, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Virginia’s Department of Environmental Sciences, analyzed light-reflectance data from a European satellite called Sentinel-2. The satellite captures clear images of the #ReflectingPool several times a month, & the data it produces can be used to estimate the presence of chlorophyll-a, a pigment found in algae.

#Trump #TaxpayersMoney

Days after the completion this month of a $14 MILLION renovation, the water in the Lincoln Memorial’s #ReflectingPool had more algae in it than at any recorded point in the month of June for at least 5 years… #Trump vowed to clean up what he called the “filthy” & “disgusting” water…He promised to resurface the basin to eliminate persistent leaking & to paint it “American flag blue.” Once the pool started to be refilled, on June 4, he praised its “clean, beautiful water.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/18/algae-detected-reflecting-pool-higher-levels-than-any-june-past-5-years/

…Under #NATO’s collective #security guarantee – #Article5 of its founding treaty – the 32 #allies pledge that an attack on one of them will be considered an attack on all. It does not oblige them to provide #military support, although many likely would.

In essence, the United States is scaling back how it might help should an #ally trigger Article 5.

#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy

#Hegseth’s comments largely mischaracterized #Europe policies today. On defense, European #allies & #Canada have launched an unprecedented effort to boost #defense spending & expand their armed forces. #NATO Sec-Gen Mark Rutte noted Thursday that they spent $90 billion more on defense last year, a 20% increase over 2024. And while Europe accepted large numbers of #immigrants & #asylum seekers more than a decade ago, most countries have tightened their borders since.

#Trump #idiocracy

…The idea of a permanent fence around the park was discussed during the first #Trump admin, including when #protesters thronged the park in the days after the murder of #GeorgeFloyd in May 2020, according to two of the people. After protesters breached temporary fences around the White House complex, Trump was briefly taken to the White House’s underground bunker for security.

#law #RightToProtest #US #Constitution #democracy #fascism

The fence would be installed on the north & south sides of #LafayetteSquare, the people said, allowing officials to shut the park if they deem it necessary. The park, through which visitors commonly access the White House grounds, is across Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the White House & is managed by the National Park Service [ #NPS].

#Trump #law #RightToProtest #US #Constitution #democracy #fascism

#Trump plans to fence #LafayetteSquare — the park near the White House long used by tourists & #protesters

Trump is planning another significant change to #WashingtonDC, a new permanent fence that would allow officials to close the #PublicPark across the street from the executive mansion, according to 3 people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss administration plans.

#law #RightToProtest #US #Constitution #democracy #fascism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/17/trump-plans-fence-around-lafayette-square-park-outside-white-house/

…#DougBurgum also repeated his claim that offshore #wind projects pose #NationalSecurity risks. Last year, the #Interior Dept cited national security concerns in ordering a halt to construction of the 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast. But the agency has not detailed those concerns in public, &, earlier this year, several federal #judges said they were unconvinced by the admin’s arguments.

#Trump #idiocracy #EnergyCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #TaxpayersMoney #RenewableEnergy #law

“The #DOJ looks forward to continued cooperation from companies that are re-evaluating their energy investments,” #StanleyWoodward, an associate AG, said in a statement.
#Interior Secy #DougBurgum said in a statement that offshore #wind projects made more financial sense under the #Biden admin, which offered lucrative #TaxCredits for wind turbines, #solar panels, #electric cars & other #green #technologies. The #Republican-controlled #Congress eliminated those incentives last summer [🖕🏻].

#Trump

…While previous deals had committed companies to investing only in #FossilFuels like natural #gas, #Invenergy said it was also planning to invest in #geothermal #energy projects. Geothermal plants, which can run at all hours & emit few #GreenhouseGas #emissions [shhh, don’t tell #Trump], are one of the few #RenewableEnergy sources that have found favor with the Trump admin.

Trump admin officials indicated that more such agreements could be in the works.

#ClimateChange #TaxpayersMoney #wind

The agreements with companies to forfeit their offshore leases are a new strategy & represent a “highly unusual” [idiotic] use of #TaxpayersMoney. 7 Democratic-controlled states, including New York, have already sued the #Trump admin over the #Interior Dept’s deal with TotalEnergies.

#idiocracy #EnergyCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Republicans #GOP #wind #RenewableEnergy

#Wind #power generates far fewer #planet-warming #emissions than using #FossilFuels. But #Trump has criticized the technology as ugly, falsely claimed it is inefficient & has sought to block new #wind turbines. Last year, the #Interior Dept ordered work to stop on 5 #WindFarms already under construction off the East Coast, but federal #judges struck down all of those moves. The #Pentagon has also sought to halt approvals of wind farms on land.

#EnergyCrisis #ClimateChange #TaxpayersMoney

The agreement is similar to deals that the #Trump admin has struck since March with other companies, including French energy giant TotalEnergies, to abandon #WindFarms off California, New Jersey, New York & North Carolina in exchange for investing in #FossilFuel projects.

The announcement means the government has so far spent roughly $2.5 billion of #TaxpayersMoney to get companies to terminate offshore #wind leases.

#EnergyCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #RenewableEnergy

The government will then reimburse Invenergy $765 million, or somewhat less than what the company had paid for the leases under the #Biden admin.

In exchange, #Invenergy said it would put that money toward the development of at least 5 new natural #gas fired #PowerPlants in the #Midwest, as well as in geothermal projects in the Western #US.

#Trump #EnergyCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Republicans #GOP #TaxpayersMoney #wind #RenewableEnergy

Under the agreement #Invenergy will voluntarily surrender 4 leases in federal waters for #WindFarms that would have been located in the New York Bight, off the Central Coast of California & in the Gulf of Maine. All of those projects were in the early stages of development & had little chance of moving forward under the #Trump admin, which has halted all federal permitting for offshore #wind.

#EnergyCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Republicans #GOP #TaxpayersMoney

Absolutely unbelievably ridiculous

#Trump Admin to Pay $765 Million of #TaxpayersMoney to Cancel 4 More #Wind Projects

It’s the THIRD such deal the #Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for #Offshore wind turbines, spending roughly $2.5 BILLION to get companies to abandon their wind projects because they are idiots & Trump both doesn’t get it & loves #BigOil money.

#EnergyCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Republicans #GOP #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/climate/trump-wind-farms-cancel-millions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

@Nonilex

The operative issue that's most interesting here is that Trump is becoming desperate in his need to get out of this self-created nightmare and get onward with --> anything <-- any way he can

Trump realizes he's blown it completely, now how does he escape?

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #economy #Energy #DonaldTrump #Trump #Infantile #JDVance #PeteHegseth #MarcoRubio #StephenMiller #MAGA #RepublicanParty #Republicans #GOP #Traitors #Iran #IranWar #HormuzStrait #Netanyahu #Israel #Gaza #Iraq #Lebanon #SaudiArabia

We’ll see how long this lasts

#Iran #MOU was signed on Wednesday by #Trump & #Iran president, #US official says

Trump ​& Iranian ‌President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday ​signed a ​memorandum of understanding ⁠aimed at ​ending the war ​with Iran, a US official told ​Reuters.

The ​memo had been signed ‌digitally ⁠on Sunday by VP #JDVance ​& ​Iran's ⁠chief negotiator Mohammad ​Baqer Qalibaf ​& ⁠witnessed by Trump, the ⁠ofcl ​said.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #economy #Energy
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-mou-was-signed-wednesday-by-trump-iran-president-us-official-says-2026-06-17/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement