How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing 'Bubblers' and a Rush Job [View all]

Mia Farrow‬ ‪@miafarrow.bsky.social‬
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How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green:

"Along the perimeter of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, devices called nanobubblers have been used to combat algae blooms."

Trump had them removed for his fighting event

www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/u...

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green:

"Along the perimeter of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, devices called nanobubblers have been used to combat algae blooms."

Trump had them removed for his fighting event

www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/u...

— Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) 2026-06-27T12:58:58.431Z

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job
Bulky “nanobubbler” machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday party.

Joseph Backes Jun 27, 2026

NYT analysis of how the reflecting pool turned green. Trump’s idiocy is to blame.

https://justiceforkennedy.substack.com/p/how-the-reflecting-pool-turned-green



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There are three nanobubblers machines encircled as seen on June11th.

On June 12th the nanobubblers machines are missing. By the 13th the pool has turned green.
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The nanobubblers had to go.

It was early June, and the Trump administration was planning an event at the Lincoln Memorial on June 12 to promote President Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday celebration at the White House.

Dotted around the perimeter of the memorial’s Reflecting Pool were the nanobubblers, the temporary water-purification machines meant to keep the pool clear of algae. Encased in black fencing and powered by large generators, the machines were something of an eyesore.

Before the event, the National Park Service asked Greenwater Services, which won a $1.7 million no-bid contract to install the nanobubblers, to remove them, according to two people briefed on the decision. The people asked for anonymity because they feared retaliation from the administration. The Park Service did not provide a reason for the removal, but it coincided exactly with the promotional event, which drew crowds to the Reflecting Pool.

Photos from that evening showed the pool without the hoses or enormous machines working to keep the water clean. The water looked dark blue.................

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The decision to remove the water-treatment systems, which has not previously been reported, was one of several missteps that have plagued Mr. Trump’s $16.4 million renovation of the Reflecting Pool. There have been no-bid contracts, peeling strips of waterproof coating in Mr. Trump’s handpicked shade of “American flag blue,” and even a dead duck floating in the water (though it is not clear if the renovation had anything to do with the duck’s demise)..........................