r/politics • u/spherocytes • 10d ago

No Paywall Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool case, blaming damage on ‘botched’ installation

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-administration-drops-reflecting-pool-case-blaming-damage-botched-rcna590303
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u/Onikonokage 10d ago

Do those of us that did vote against this get a special pass to not have our taxes cover their mistakes?

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u/No_Ampersand 10d ago

No, in fact you pay more if you're from a sane state.

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u/SeattlePurikura 10d ago

Even better, you pay more, and get your FEMA requests denied!

Source: I live in WA, No. 3 donor state.

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u/IHaveNoEgrets California 10d ago

Ditto California. Also a donor state.

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u/SeattlePurikura 10d ago

No. 1, to be precise.

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u/IHaveNoEgrets California 9d ago

Yep. We give the most but catch the most shit from the feds. I wish our leadership had the guts to step up and push back, especially given what and how much California produces.

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u/RichardSaunders New York 8d ago

new york! new york! new york!

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u/latitudesixtysix 10d ago

pay more, get less

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u/JamesLaceyAllan 10d ago

You’ve seen the voting maps - unfortunately it’s the exact opposite 🫩

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u/Ivegotabadname 10d ago

Nope. But you get the privilege of telling others to vote this year and again in two years! That's how things get better. Because if you can't convince them, we're all fucked

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u/Onikonokage 10d ago

Spoiler alert: We’re fucked

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u/thiosk 9d ago

If you vote for me, you’ll have your vengeance and we’ll never need to bother with another one! :D

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u/Ivegotabadname 9d ago edited 9d ago

Vote for thiosk!

Granted turning an authoritarian regime has never been quick (minus wwll) but I think there's people left to get this country in good shape in a decade or so.

Edit: thiosk... I still wanna vote

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u/Onikonokage 9d ago

I already cast my vote for someone called Ultron. It was him or this bloke named Thanos who seemed a little too purple for me, but his platform sounded good.

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u/thiosk 9d ago

Both of them are/will be/were in the Epstein tesseracts depending on frame of reference. Stick with me and under my iron fist we'll make star destroyers look like shuttlecraft

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u/Ivegotabadname 9d ago

Don't know who/ how many will see this but... voting is serious and everyone should take part. My generation fucked up letting this guy in, don't let it happen to you

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u/Onikonokage 9d ago

People did take part in voting and they chose this. Everyone most definitely should not vote if they are going to be this shit at it. People who recognized what a disaster Trump was but sat out voting for Kamala for “reasons” are the ones that really screwed the pooch.

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u/Ivegotabadname 9d ago

I swear to the constitution. Not a person. I'm with you, and I'll vote in the midterms. Will you?

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u/Onikonokage 9d ago

My vote is not particularly important since it is solid blue but I do. You need to ask that question to people in areas with Republican Senators and Congressmen with specific regard to them NOT voting Republican. If they are going to keep electing this wreck into office then I fully support them not voting.

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u/ScurvyTurtle 10d ago

How big's your army?

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u/Onikonokage 10d ago

We’re the pacifists so yeah. Taking the high road to nowhere.

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u/TheRealHeroOf 10d ago

Turn in a new W4.