US Politics Mega-thread - Page 5891

On August 04 2026 21:03 Geiko wrote:


So on the issue of corruption and blatant lies to the American public, your official stance is still "FIX THE POOL" and "controversy lol" ?

Yes we know the pool is being fixed once again because the first time around, Trump's friends (the contractors that he chose in a No-bid contract with no prior experience for this type of job) completely botched the job.

What do you have to say on the matter of Trump lying about it and claiming they had to fix it again due to vandals ?

On August 04 2026 23:17 LightSpectra wrote:
"theoretical rage taken from bluesky marching orders" is my favorite name for a progmetal album

On August 04 2026 21:03 Geiko wrote:


So on the issue of corruption and blatant lies to the American public, your official stance is still "FIX THE POOL" and "controversy lol" ?

Yes we know the pool is being fixed once again because the first time around, Trump's friends (the contractors that he chose in a No-bid contract with no prior experience for this type of job) completely botched the job.

On August 04 2026 21:03 Geiko wrote:
What do you have to say on the matter of Trump lying about it and claiming they had to fix it again due to vandals ?

On August 04 2026 23:00 Jankisa wrote:
Not only that, the obese orange clown who hates walking had to take his motorcade to drive over it when it was drained for the first time, contributing to the fucked state:

On August 04 2026 23:44 oBlade wrote:

Something feels like deja vu here.

You know when you say "no-bid contract" pejoratively, you're referring to a legal and accepted practice in the US? Neither does no-bid mean no-consideration. No-bid contracts did not appear from January 2025 when the current world started.

I think you also don't realize how much exposure a company has if they signed a contract and then were to, say, ruin a national monument. The modifier "no-bid" does not mean it's not a CONTRACT. You have to live up to it. Or you have to get one hell of a payday (not in the numbers here) because nobody is ever going to hire you again as soon as they google you and it comes up "Ruined a National Monument," not to mention literally any administration will be chomping at the bits to destroy you.

Otherwise what's "completely botched the job" mean, in your view as a pool expert?

Had the pool been previously been leaking tens of thousands of gallons per day? Yes. When was the last repair? 2012. How long did it take? Two years. Was it a no-bid contract? No. Did the pool leak after that? Yes.

Okay, what has happened after this year's repair? Some liner broke and floated to the top and there was a summer algae bloom after the installed machines weren't working yet? And now the company is redoing it under warranty? Which even if they need to close it for an extra month, would be 10% the time of the last closing for repairs. This is not apocalypse stuff, and I will repeat, lol.

What's prior experience for this type of job supposed to be? You know how unique the Reflecting Pool is? There's one company with experience with it. Their name is Sika. They did the last job under Obama. The one that didn't work, wasn't a no-bid contract, took longer, was more expensive. What company would you have hired and what kind of repair? Life's busy and I prefer to keep up with other stuff like the fact that Trump is about to nuke a mountain in Iran and send 50,000 troops in, so there are limits to how much of a pool expert I care to become on my own but if you can explain how this was uniquely "botched" and it's not just that massive unique pools on sinking land are difficult, I'm all ears.

You mean he would exaggerate something that makes him look good and his enemies look bad, and downplay something that makes him look bad? Donald J. Trump? From Queens? No. Stop the presses. This is a Pulitzer scoop if true.

On August 05 2026 00:06 Geiko wrote:
I never said the no-bid contract was illegal I said it was just another example of normalized corruption in the USA.
No-bid federal contracts usually have 6-12% profit margin. This one had 20%. That's 3M in profits just for being Trump's friend.

Companies that have comparable experience in waterproofing large pools:
Water Works
Water Structures
KJC Waterproofing
Membrane Concepts

On August 05 2026 00:06 Geiko wrote:
I didn't come up with the term "botched" so I don't feel the need to define it to you, seeing as I'm no expert. "Botched" is the term used by the DOJ to describe the job done by Trump's friend after investigation.

So we're using "exagerating" instead of "lying" now are we ? Ok maybe arresting a former olympic athlete on false charges was a bit of an exageration right ? Oops no biggie, just Trump being Trump.

On August 05 2026 00:06 Billyboy wrote:

The creative ways the MAGA stooges try to normalize trumps non stop lying is fascinating. It never remotely works on anyone outside of the cult of stupidity but they go for it every time!

On August 04 2026 11:50 Billyboy wrote:
You are correct, I barely read anything everything you write and everytime I do I wish I hadn’t.can't wait for more, because you are my favorite punching bag.

On August 05 2026 01:13 dyhb wrote:
I could have sworn around 12 hours ago you told the thread you barely read anything he posts, but here you go again reading his posts to criticize the lying in service of Trump. I think your post should go
In a world filled with Trump's lies, it's important to not give in to the overall climate of lies.

On August 05 2026 01:20 Billyboy wrote:

Sadly it’s just a case of you being an asshole and making a poor argument and attempt to burn. The thing with you centerist danglers is you do not seem to notice that words mean different things. Hardly doesn’t mean never. But you have never let what someone actually says or facts, get in the way of your message.

On August 04 2026 11:50 Billyboy wrote:
You are correct, I barely read anything everything you write and everytime I do I wish I hadn’t. can't wait for more, because I love dunking on you

On August 05 2026 01:53 dyhb wrote:
Typical dodge on an accurate criticism, "poor argument" without explanation, and moving on without addressing anything. You're either the number 1 or tied for #1 reader and responder to oBlade's posts, and I think it's time to just state this instead of the dumb "Oh I barely read them, but here I am responding again and again and again. On stuff I barely read. All the time."

Just own your posts and do us all a favor if you barely read them. Don't respond constantly to things you barely read! Take your own advice, if you believe it yourself on, "the oBlades will just jump to the next lie anyway."

On August 05 2026 02:22 Billyboy wrote:

Me not engaging with your strawmans is not a dangle, it’s just sensible. You have made up that I do something I don’t, can’t prove a negative mate.

Here’s a tip for you though, with you gh and Oblade, you don’t have to read the whole posts just the topic is enough most of the time. Once in a while a sentence or two will get you there. When people are playing a role and or complete sheep it’s that easy.

On August 04 2026 11:50 Billyboy wrote:
You are correct, I barely read anything everything you write and everytime I do I wish I hadn’t. can't wait for more, because I love dunking on you

On August 05 2026 00:46 oBlade wrote:

Yeah going to be harder to keep $3 million when they're liable for redoing the thing, which has a high risk of something going wrong like 2012, under warranty, as they are doing now.


You should know what "botched" means if you use it. You are not now quoting a Trump DOJ filing because you believe them or because you trust them, you are quoting them because they agree with what you already thought. So you should know what exactly was "botched." In detail. About the pool. From the horse's mouth, the ever-credible (for you) Trump DOJ (except weeks ago when they had this guy charged but you didn't believe it).