Friday, June 19, 2026

What's green, long and cost $14.2 million?

The good news about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turning greener than Kermit the Frog's keister is President Trump now has a swamp to drain. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri Jun 19 2026

 
A National Park Service employee cleans algae off the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 16, 2026, in Washington, DC.

The good news about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turning greener than Kermit the Frog's keister is President Trump now has a swamp to drain.

Former first lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama celebrate at the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center on June 18, 2026,  in Chicago.
 

If Obama accomplished anything, he wouldn't need a $850 million shrine

Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, are opening an 8-story shrine to themselves built largely at everyone else's expense.

A Juneteenth flag flies on a parade float during celebrations in Galveston, Texas, on June 15, 2024. On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all enslaved people in Confederate states would be freed. However, many enslavers ignored the order. Texas was the last Confederate state to announce the proclamation on June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informed a community in Galveston.
 

I love America. But I won't ignore its ugliness.

Facing up to the multigenerational damage slavery caused and the systemic racism that persists today is necessary to build 'a more perfect union.'

Taylor Swift celebrates Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 10, 2026.
 

Taylor Swift went to a basketball game. Men got threatened.

More than a few people think Taylor Swift shouldn't have attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Their reasons are glossing over something more sinister.

The U.S. Men's National Team (USMNT) announces its 2026 World Cup roster in New York City on May 26, 2026.
 

A president's son. A birthright citizenship recipient. Meet the USMNT.

Before the USMNT vs. Australia World Cup match, meet the U.S. player who's a president's son and a striker who is an 'accidental' American.

Ke’Yonna Hall's sons, ages 4 and 5, play in front of a Very Hungry Caterpillar Show poster.
 

At 4 and 5, my boys already carry the weight of your assumptions

The public conversation around Karmelo Anthony reminds me how quickly Black boys can become defined by perceptions of danger, maturity and ill intent.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon arriving in Orly, France, on June 17, 2026, for the G7 summit. Seven leading industrialized nations, in addition to the European Union, make up the G7: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
 

What 'intrigue'? Trump derails Senate hearing with petulant post.

A president has no power to cancel a Senate hearing unless, of course, his hapless political party gives it to him.

President Donald Trump attends the UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn in Washington, DC, on his 80th birthday, June 14, 2026.
 

Why Trump settled for a weak Iran deal

President Trump's problem wasn't on the battlefield. It began when he skipped the political work needed to sustain a war.

Reality TV personality Spencer Pratt campaigns for mayor of Los Angeles on May 31, 2026.
 

Spencer Pratt as Batman? Welcome to AI politics.

From Batman-themed campaign ads to AI-generated political deepfakes, candidates are embracing new technology. Should they?

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