The summer solstice is always bittersweet. On one hand, the longest daylight of the year. On the other hand, the cursed bright thing in the sky starts to be slowly banished from our realm.

Algae are prolific producers of oxygen (and consumers of carbon dioxide), en masse producing a huge proportion of the oxygen we breathe, which means that the greening of the Reflecting Pool might be the most pro-climate thing Trump has ever done.

My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and— I said look. Look with your eyes! Oh now you’ve gone and touched it. The paint is peeling. My beautiful paint! I’ll have to call my pool guy back. Vandal! Antifa! I said look And despair Nothing but the algae remains.

i need to reemphasize that i saw them let a guy go yesterday with a bag of weapons

We ventured out to Texas Jack's tonight. And we have personally experienced the glory of the DeVita signs: Lower taxes to make Arlington affordable, and lower taxes to keep Arlington as it is.

Both totally unnecessary and extremely funny that the Guardian has an interactive graphic for you to change the color of the US flag's blue to the color of the Reflecting Pool from 8 to 19 June and counting

this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to show up in full combat gear on a hot summer day to the pool he filled with algae because he gave a paint job to one of his cigar puffing cronies. you are ordered to stop tourists from touching the green water. good luck soldier

Advertise your BlueSky account with a Simpsons GIF (I'm going image because it's this moment in the best intro ever)

Best sign at Pride Parade.

Science! 🙋🏻‍♂️

Kind of curious to know the demographic breakdown now, I'm guessing that Damned makes up a larger portion of the population than the other two.

I’ve come around on the algae. I think this is a great thing the president has done. It’s really bringing people together, and it’s quite fun to people watch at the reflecting pool now!

It's Juneteenth. Post your favorite Black fictional character.

“Grimace will never ask you for your credit card number, social security card, or blood type, so please do not follow any dubious links no matter what the sender does to convince you he is the giant personified taste bud representing our company,” read an all-staff email

We are working our way to dining at every single restaurant in Alexandria, and we are here for the crawfish and shrimp beignets at RT's.

“Tomorrow is a new day? No shit, asshole! Did you steal that pearl of wisdom from a throw pillow at HomeGoods?” defector.com/i-can-no-lon...

A+ explanation, and yet another example of this timeline being so fucked up that satire sites are no longer satire.

one does not simply *go for a walk* in central DC these days

Yves Klein, 1959, “Untitled blue monochrome (IKB 82)”

lol, Nadine, DC’s most prolific protester, is walking around with a sign that says “TEAM ALGAE”

I was unaware that we had to chisel Trump's name off City Hall. Bonus: chimney tracking as the renovations progress.

They used to use municipal water to fill the pool, but now draw from the Potomac. So essentially we're dumping the algae water into the river and then sucking it back up to replace the removed water.

The meatball bagel is gone from Call Your Mother and it is a sad day.

It’s a rare human who can managed to be defeated by Iran and algae at the same time.

Seriously, Lego, what the fuck.

I’m sorry, no. This is not the guy who did the reflecting pool. No. Come on. We’re just putting a hat on a hat here. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

I took one look at that man’s hair and decided to trust everything he had to say about pool and pool related products

The guys in front of the La Cienega Home Depot would have hot mopped and tiled the reflecting pool in 3 days and you'd never have to touch it again

I have covered the water that was in the reflecting pool and which you were probably hoping was not green forgive me I am an algal bloom and you made the water so warm

As expected, Madison and Jefferson are shut down, and the Mall is entirely fenced off between those streets, removing half the sidewalks. Metro is showcasing the future of transit HVAC, but the wife says it's for algae storage. It's also near impossible to get photos of anything with the fence 1/

There is an entrance gate for the workers at 17th st. and I asked the security personnel what was going on. They didn't have a solid answer other than it was state fair related. That means the 14th st. boundary is a lie and it's probably for the rodeo as @erincarly.bsky.social guessed.

Sadly, I was too late and didn't find any souvenirs to take with me.

I have returned to the Donald J Trump Memorial Algae Preserve yet again. They are about 50% done with the initial clean. But the west end is already getting algae back, less than 24 hours later. There are reports that the coating is starting to come up, but I haven't seen it yet.

Does anyone know why they are building a crapton of seating risers on the west side of the Washington Monument? Can't be state fair, that stops at 14th st. My search fu is weak on this.

If Waffle House doesn’t make this their new slogan, then capitalism has failed

Capitulation at Versailles (disambiguation)

Absolutely voting for Mo. Beyer can piss off after his office told me that he doesn't support impeachment.

The fascist state fair continues assembly. The big thing to know is that Madison and Jefferson streets from 3rd to 14th close at 8pm tonight until mid July, and that includes the sidewalks on the interior. Only 7th st will still be open. Having the Mall completely barricaded is just insane. 1/

I need someone to non-AI design an amazing Team Algae tshirt so I can buy one. Maybe involving chasing a vacuum monster.

I have once again gone to visit the algae preserve. I met Team Algae, and they are pure love. HOWEVER What is going on in the pool is nothing short of jaw dropping hilarious. 1/

Triumph of David, by Giacomo Boni, mid 18th c, 📹 via @kirawontmiss.bsky.social

Captcha du jour.

Any trip we take abroad has had a stop for a fried apple pie if a McDonald's existed there. What I find most hilarious is that the "healthy" baked version has 10 more calories than the fried.

By the way, every tourist in the area is photographing the algae because people love a good disaster.

Went to the Reflecting Pool this morning. Here is what I found (algae) www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

I have confirmed the existence of pure 70s on the 1000 series. Also, the Ferris Wheel has arrived. It's going to be by 7th st. My big question is how anyone east of this will be able to see fireworks, if anyone actually goes this year because now it's a foul Trump rally.

Went back to see if it got worse or better after 24 hours. The water is still green, but less opaque. That means it's much easier to see the thriving civilizations on the bottom.

Two gallons should do it. Say, has anyone with even the barest knowledge of chemistry thought about how bleach interacts with the textured slop at the botttom?

This thread is horrifying, but I cannot look away.