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  1. @Solomon_G See you at the protest on the #NationalMall on #September22

    The #datamining of the #surveillance state has to end. The only way is to tell them in person, together, as one people.

  2. @KimPerales

    It's a shame that none of his impeachment motions have made it past introduction. Let's show up in person and let Congress know we DEMAND they take action on it!

    #Groundswell #22Tuesday #September22 #Peace #Protest #CapitolLawn #NationalMall
    #Impeach #trump

  3. GOOD NEWS! The White House has just released a photo of the "vandals" who killed the grass on the National Mall.
    #Trump #TrumpIsInsane #NationalMall #UnitedStates #Politics #MentalIllness

  4. Wenn die eigene Inkompetenz zu „Vandalismus“ wird

    Erst stampft man für ein egozentrisches Event meterdicke Bühnen und Tribünen mitten auf die National Mall, lässt Hunderttausende den Rasen platt- und kaputttrampeln – und wenn beim Abbau der abgetötete, gelbe Boden zum Vorschein kommt, brüllt man plötzlich: „Vandalismus!“
    Windel Donnie liefert wieder einmal das perfekte Lehrstück in moderner Realitätsverweigerung. Statt schlicht zuzugeben, dass Großveranstaltungen und schwere Bauten nun mal Grünflächen beschädigen, wird die Schuld reflexartig auf angebliche böse Mächte abgewälzt. Null Beweise, null Einsicht, aber maximale Empörung.
    Es wäre fast schon peinlich absurd, wenn dieser peinliche Mangel an Selbstreflexion und die ständige Verdrehung von Ursache und Wirkung nicht so brandgefährlich wären. Wer schon beim Thema Rasenpflege dermaßen dreist lügt, zeigt schlicht, wie wenig ihm die Wahrheit überhaupt bedeutet.

    #Trump #NationalMall #USA #Politik #Faktencheck #Desinformation #Medienkritik #windeldonnie #fcktrump

  5. Trump accuses vandals of damaging National Mall grass near 4th of July event

    📰 Original title: Trump blames vandals for dead grass on National Mall where he hosted 4th of July celebration

    🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
    👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

    View full AI summary en.killbait.com/trump-accuses-

    #politics #vandalism #nationalmall #trump

  6. # Trump Blames “Vandals” Again — But the Evidence Keeps Pointing Somewhere Else

    **WASHINGTON, D.C. / CIVICOHUB — August 17, 2026**

    President Donald Trump is once again blaming **“VANDALS”** for damage around Washington’s National Mall.

    This time, the accusation concerns large areas of dead and brown grass near the World War II Memorial.

    On Sunday, Trump posted a photograph of the damaged lawn and wrote:

    **“Look what VANDALS did to the grass…”**

    He also repeated his longstanding claim that vandals were responsible for damage to the nearby Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

    There is a problem with both narratives.

    For the damaged grass, Trump has provided no evidence identifying vandals as the cause.

    And in the Reflecting Pool case, his own Justice Department ultimately told a federal court that the widespread damage at the center of its criminal prosecution was better explained by **poor construction and a rushed installation**, not by the accused vandal.

    What makes the story more complicated — and more revealing — is that genuine vandalism **has** occurred on the National Mall.

    The question is whether Trump is accurately distinguishing those proven incidents from damage for which the evidence points elsewhere.

    ---

    ## I. THE DEAD GRASS

    Trump’s Sunday post showed broad areas of damaged turf between the World War II Memorial and the Reflecting Pool.

    He blamed vandals.

    But he offered no evidence showing who supposedly vandalized the lawn or how they did it.

    There is, however, a documented alternative explanation.

    The same lawn was used for Trump’s large July 4 celebration marking America’s 250th anniversary.

    A stage, seating structures and crowds covered much of the area.

    Photographs reviewed by the Associated Press show workers dismantling those structures after the event and revealing brown, damaged grass underneath.

    That does not scientifically prove that every dead patch was caused by the July 4 event.

    But it does establish that substantial equipment and foot traffic occupied the exact area shortly before the damage appeared.

    Trump’s claim that vandals caused it remains unsupported.

    ### FACT CHECK: 🚨 UNSUPPORTED

    No public evidence currently links vandals to the widespread lawn damage.

    ---

    ## II. YES — THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL REALLY WAS VANDALIZED

    This distinction is important.

    There was a genuine vandalism incident at the World War II Memorial.

    Authorities say the words **“Clean hands dirty $”** were spray-painted on the monument and soap bubbles were placed into its fountain.

    Federal prosecutors charged Melissa L. Farris with depredation against U.S. property and destruction of veterans’ memorials.

    That is real vandalism.

    It deserves to be treated as such.

    But the charging documents described the graffiti and fountain incident.

    According to AP, they contain **no allegation that Farris damaged the surrounding grass** Trump highlighted in his Sunday post.

    One proven act of vandalism does not automatically establish another.

    ### FACT CHECK: ✅ TRUE

    The World War II Memorial itself was vandalized.

    ### BUT:

    There is no demonstrated connection between that incident and the widespread dead grass.

    ---

    ## III. THE REFLECTING POOL STORY IS EVEN MORE PROBLEMATIC

    Trump also used Sunday’s post to return to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

    He wrote:

    **“Anybody who thinks the Reflecting Pool wasn’t vandalized should go back to Law School!”**

    But the Justice Department reached a very different conclusion in a major vandalism prosecution.

    Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn had been charged with deliberately damaging the newly renovated pool.

    U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office later moved to dismiss the case.

    In its court filing, prosecutors said additional evidence from the Interior Department showed the damage resulted from a **botched contractor installation** and the rush to finish the project before events surrounding America’s 250th anniversary.

    Pirro’s office said the new evidence made it difficult to attribute the widespread damage to vandalism, much less prove that accusation beyond a reasonable doubt.

    Trump rejected that conclusion.

    He publicly said he disagreed **“100%”** with Pirro and continued insisting that vandals caused the majority of the damage.

    In other words:

    **The president’s own Justice Department examined the evidence and withdrew the case.**

    Trump continued repeating the accusation anyway.

    ---

    ## IV. THAT DOES NOT MEAN NO VANDALISM EVER OCCURRED AT THE POOL

    There is an important nuance here.

    The accurate conclusion is **not** that nobody ever deliberately damaged anything around the Reflecting Pool.

    There have been reported incidents of intentional damage during the wider renovation controversy.

    But that is different from proving that vandalism caused the **widespread structural and coating failures** Trump repeatedly blamed on vandals.

    The Justice Department’s own filing concluded that the damage at the center of its case against Hearn was tied to construction failures and the rushed completion of the project.

    So the fact-check must remain specific:

    Some vandalism occurred.

    That does not validate every vandalism accusation Trump has made.

    ---

    ## V. THE SAME PATTERN, TWICE

    The two disputes now share a striking structure.

    ### THE GRASS

    Damage appears.

    Trump blames vandals.

    No evidence tying vandals to the lawn is presented.

    Photos instead document a major July 4 event occupying the same ground shortly beforehand.

    ### THE REFLECTING POOL

    Damage appears.

    Trump blames vandals.

    Federal prosecutors investigate and bring a criminal case.

    Then Trump’s own Justice Department receives additional evidence and concludes the widespread damage resulted from construction problems and a rushed project.

    Trump continues blaming vandals anyway.

    That does not prove every Trump statement about vandalism is false.

    It does show why each accusation must be checked against its own evidence rather than accepted because a different act of vandalism happened nearby.

    ---

    # FACT CHECK & VERIFICATION SHEET

    ## CLAIM 1

    **Vandals caused the widespread dead grass near the World War II Memorial.**

    ### STATUS: 🚨 UNSUPPORTED

    Trump provided no evidence identifying vandals as the cause.

    Photographs show the same area covered by stage infrastructure, seating and crowds during his July 4 celebration, with damaged grass visible after structures were removed.

    ---

    ## CLAIM 2

    **The World War II Memorial was recently vandalized.**

    ### STATUS: ✅ TRUE

    Graffiti was painted on the memorial and soap bubbles were placed in its fountain.

    A suspect has been arrested and federally charged.

    But the charges do not connect that suspect to the damaged grass.

    ---

    ## CLAIM 3

    **The major Reflecting Pool damage was caused by vandals.**

    ### STATUS: ⚠️ MISLEADING / CONTRADICTED BY DOJ FINDINGS

    There have been genuine vandalism incidents around the Reflecting Pool.

    But in the high-profile criminal case involving widespread renovation damage, Trump’s own prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges after evidence showed the relevant failures stemmed from contractor problems and rushed construction.

    Trump continues to dispute his Justice Department’s conclusion.

    ---

    ## CLAIM 4

    **The dead grass proves Trump was correct about vandalism at the Reflecting Pool.**

    ### STATUS: ❌ FALSE LOGIC

    These are separate incidents requiring separate evidence.

    A vandalized monument does not prove nearby grass was vandalized.

    Damaged grass does not prove structural failures at the Reflecting Pool were caused by vandals.

    Each allegation must stand on its own evidence.

    ---

    # THE CIVICOHUB VERDICT

    The real danger here is not merely one incorrect explanation for damaged grass.

    It is the conversion of **one proven act of vandalism into credibility for other accusations that remain unsupported or have been contradicted by official evidence.**

    The World War II Memorial really was vandalized.

    That fact should not be minimized.

    But facts are not interchangeable.

    A real vandal does not prove that vandals killed the grass.

    And it does not overturn a Justice Department filing concluding that major Reflecting Pool damage came from defective construction and haste.

    Political leaders are entitled to condemn vandalism.

    They are not entitled to treat an accusation as established simply because it fits the narrative they prefer.

    **Evidence must attach to the specific claim being made.**

    ---

    # SOURCES

    **Associated Press — August 17, 2026**
    *Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the same spot where he held his big July 4 celebration.*

    **Associated Press — August 14, 2026**
    *Suspect arrested in World War II Memorial vandalism in Washington.*

    **Associated Press — August 1, 2026**
    *Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals.*

    **Associated Press — August 4–5, 2026**
    Coverage of the Justice Department’s decision to abandon the Reflecting Pool prosecution after Interior Department evidence pointed to faulty construction and rushed work.

    ---

    **Tags:** #CivicoHub #DonaldTrump #USPolitics #FactCheck #Misinformation #NationalMall #WWIIMemorial #ReflectingPool #WashingtonDC #Vandalism #Accountability #FactsOverNarrative #IndependentJournalism #InformationSovereignty #Fediverse

    **CIVICOHUB — FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE. CLAIMS REQUIRE PROOF.**

  7. World War II Memorial vandalized, fountain full of bubbles – NBC4 Washington

    The World War II Memorial was found vandalized Thursday, and a fountain overflowed with bubbles. U.S. Park Police…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #america #NationalMall #unitedstatesofamerica #USnews #USTopics #USAnews
    europesays.com/3192477/

  8. World War II Memorial vandalized, fountain full of bubbles – NBC4 Washington

    The World War II Memorial was found vandalized Thursday, and a fountain overflowed with bubbles. U.S. Park Police…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #nationalmall #UnitedStatesofAmerica
    newsbeep.com/us/812929/

  9. The executive order demands that NPS, which controls the sidewalks outside of several #Smithsonian museums along the #NationalMall, installs signs promoting a #WhiteHouse report that denigrated exhibits at the #NationalMuseumofAmericanHistory.
    www.cnn.com/2026/07/24/p...

    Trump orders signs be installe...

  10. The executive order demands that NPS, which controls the sidewalks outside of several #Smithsonian museums along the #NationalMall, installs signs promoting a #WhiteHouse report that denigrated exhibits at the #NationalMuseumofAmericanHistory.
    www.cnn.com/2026/07/24/p...

    Trump orders signs be installe...

  11. A preservation group says the Trump administration is trying to destroy evidence at the drained Reflecting Pool before a judge can test its vandalism claims. Court records show only one person has actually been charged, despite claims of mass arrests.

    Full breakdown on The Democracy Advocate:
    https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/trump-watch/reflecting-pool-fight/

    🔍 #ReflectingPool #TrumpAdministration #Accountability #NationalMall #InteriorDepartment
  12. Reflecting Pool Fight Exposes Gaps in Trump’s Vandalism Claims

    A Reflecting Pool fight lands in federal court as preservationists accuse Interior of erasing evidence before vandalism claims can be tested.

    thedemocracyadvocate.com/trump

  13. ‘Smithsonian Dreams’ AI art installation coming to Smithsonian Castle on National Mall

    The Smithsonian Castle will host a free AI-powered art installation featuring lights, sound and projections on the National…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artsanddesign #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Design #Entertainment #nationalmall #RefikAnadol #smithsoniancastle #smithsoniandreams
    newsbeep.com/us/759014/

  14. ‘Smithsonian Dreams’ AI art installation coming to Smithsonian Castle on National Mall

    The Smithsonian Castle will host a free AI-powered art installation featuring lights, sound and projections on the National…
    #NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #AU #Australia #Design #Entertainment #nationalmall #RefikAnadol #smithsoniancastle #smithsoniandreams
    newsbeep.com/au/796035/

  15. You know what -- Fuck You.

    The White House calls for a sign at the door of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History that reads: "Warning: the exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don't want you to love your country."

    This is from the administration's reprehensible 162-page report released by the White House Domestic Policy Council on July 4th.

    Those running the museum are considered by this wretched administration to be "radical activists" rather than historians.

    In that statement they have demonstrated that they have no idea what it means to love America.

    #smithsonian #americanhistory #americanhistorymuseum #nmoah #washingtondc #dc #smithsonianmuseum #nationalmall #museum #districtofcolumbia #dmv #history #rewritinghistory #orwellian

  16. America Divided as Trump Supporters Flock to 250th Independence Anniversary

    An emergency medical center set up near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on the 4th (local time),…
    #EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Seoul #Americanpoliticaldivision #immigrationpolicy #iranwar #lgbtqrights #MAGA #NationalMall #Trumpsupporters #US250thanniversary
    europesays.com/korea/75195/

  17. Trump exalta a los Estados Unidos en celebración por sus 250 años

    Trump ensalza la grandeza de Estados Unidos en su 250 aniversario: «Nadie puede ser como nosotros»

    SN Redacción | EFE

    Washington.- El presidente Donald Trump ensalzó este sábado la grandeza de Estados Unidos en el discurso central de los festejos por los 250 años de la Independencia del país, en una aparición demorada por el mal tiempo en la que aseguró que nadie podrá emular el poderío de la nación norteamericana.

    «Durante 250 años los Estados Unidos de América han sido la esperanza, la promesa, la luz y la gloria entre todas las naciones del mundo, en todo el planeta. Intentan ser como nosotros. Nadie puede ser como nosotros», dijo el mandatario al inicio de su intervención, que comenzó más de una hora después de lo previsto.

    El republicano agradeció a la multitud, compuesta en gran mayoría por sus simpatizantes, que tuvieron que esperar varias horas en medio de una ola de calor para tener que evacuar el recinto y volver a pasar por el estricto filtro de seguridad al reingreso.

    Al estilo de un mitin político, Trump reiteró sus advertencias sobre la amenaza del comunismo. «No queremos comunistas en nuestro país. Nunca ha funcionado», dijo en referencia a las recientes victorias de candidatos demócratas socialistas en las primarias de cara a las elecciones de medio mandato en noviembre próximo.

    Impulso a la reforma electoral

    También aprovechó para impulsar su controvertida reforma electoral que endurecería los requisitos para registrarse y votar en los comicios federales, aún estancada en el Congreso.

    «Estados Unidos ha vuelto y queremos mantener su grandeza. Lo lograremos aprobando la Ley ‘SAVE America’, lo que implica que todos los votantes, todos, absolutamente todos, deberán presentar una identificación y aportar algo llamado prueba de ciudadanía, y no habrá voto por correo, salvo algunos casos», insistió.

    Trump hiló relatos de heroísmo y acontecimientos para reflejar los valores de patriotismo y libertad que, según afirmó, conforman el espíritu estadounidense, al tiempo que invitó a veteranos al escenario para saludar varias banderas históricas.

    «Juntos reafirmamos también la verdad de que la fuerza y ​​el poder de Estados Unidos no son motivo de vergüenza. Es algo de lo que nos sentimos muy, muy orgullosos», agregó.

    Entre los pabellones celebrados en el evento incluyó la enseña que ondeó en el buque insignia cuando la Armada estadounidense hundió a la flota española en la bahía de Manila, «una de las mayores victorias navales de la historia» que equiparó a la «reciente victoria al hundir toda la Armada iraní» en el reciente conflicto con Teherán.

    Además, dijo que entregaría una bandera que ondeó sobre el Capitolio que «pronto será plantada por astronautas estadounidenses en su próximo regreso a la Luna», aseguró.

    Celebración bajo la lupa

    El discurso de Trump en la Explanada Nacional marcó el centro de unas celebraciones que se han extendido por semanas en la capital estadounidense y que han causado polémica entre sus detractores, que acusan al presidente de politizar un festejo que por su naturaleza debe incluir a todos los estadounidenses.

    La Administración republicana creó Freedom 250 para programar actos alternativos a los planeados por la organización no partidista America250, entre ellos la Gran Feria Estatal Estadounidense en la capital, un evento deslucido por un número de asistentes menor a lo esperado, una ola de calor y la cancelación de decenas de artistas.

    Las palabras de Trump fueron precedidas por un gran espectáculo de fuegos artificiales, el mayor de su tipo en Washington, con el que el Gobierno quiere instaurar un récord pero que provocaría condiciones «insalubres» para porciones de la ciudad, según documentos del Servicio de Parques Nacionales revisados por The Washington Post.

    Otras ciudades como Nueva York o Los Ángeles han festejado los 250 años de la Independencia estadounidense con conciertos, desfiles, ferias y festivales, aunque varios de estos eventos al aire libre sufrieron aplazamientos o cancelaciones debido a la ola de calor extremo que sofoca al país.

    Washington se iluminó con un show de luces

    Los festejos por los 250 años de la Independencia de Estados Unidos llegaron a su clímax en la madrugada de este domingo con un gran espectáculo de fuegos artificiales en Washington, el mayor de su tipo en la historia de la capital, en medio de advertencias por la calidad del aire durante una sofocante ola de calor.

    La celebración incluye unos 850.000 proyectiles pirotécnicos disparados desde 10 puntos cercanos: el Estanque Reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln, ocho barcazas en el río Potomac y el parque West Potomac, en un gran despliegue de unos 40 minutos, el doble de lo habitual, de acuerdo con los organizadores.

    La Administración del presidente, Donald Trump, quiere transformar este «hito único» en un récord mundial, según medios.
    «No es simplemente otro Día de la Independencia. Es el 250 aniversario de Estados Unidos. Y la historia solo ocurre una vez», dijo en un comunicado Danielle Álvarez, asesora de Freedom 250, una entidad creada por la Casa Blanca para programar actos alternativos a los eventos planeados por la organización no partidista America250.

    El espectáculo comenzó más tarde de lo habitual, en torno a la medianoche del domingo, casi dos horas después de lo previsto. –sn–

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    #NoticiasMX #PeriodismoParaTi #PeriodismoParaTiSociedadNoticias #250Aniversario #America250 #CasaBlanca #Cdmx #celebraciónNacional #CongresoDeEstadosUnidos #DonaldTrump #eleccionesEstadosUnidos #EstadosUnidos #Freedom250 #fuegosArtificiales #IndependenciaDeEstadosUnidos #Información #InformaciónMéxico #LeySAVEAmerica #México #MelaniaTrump #Morena #NationalMall #noticia #noticias #NoticiasMéxico #NoticiasSociedad #Patriotismo #políticaEstadounidense #reformaElectoral #SN #Sociedad #SociedadNoticias #SociedadNoticiasCom #sociedadNoticias #SociedadNoticiasCom #Washington #WashingtonDC
  18. Did President Trump turn the 250th July 4th into a campaign rally? His speech on the National Mall, meant for the 250th anniversary, blended patriotism with attacks on "communists" and calls for new voting restrictions, reportedly ignoring a nonpartisan body. The event faced challenges with weather and attendance. Discover the full story and decide for yourself. cnbc.com/2026/07/05/trump-give #July4th #Politics #NationalMall

  19. It's like Jan 6th all over again, isn't it?
    This is MAGA fleeing a thunderstorm which they think is a Liberal plot against them...
    #NationalMall #WashingtonDC #Trump #Jan6th #America250

  20. ROFLMAO #Trump kicked everybody out of his own #Freedom250 "party" celebrating #4thOfJuly at the #NationalMall because they didn't provide nor plan for emergency shelter! A weather evacuation alert was issued with shelter in place buildings around the Capitol, but supposedly it'll open back up at 9:45PM, with Donald speaking at 11PM (if senile grandpa can stay awake that late 😴) so the few hundred people that evacuated once already could theoretically go back...
    msn.com/en-us/news/us/national

  21. "It isn't rain, it's Liberal Tears running down on us, we're still winners....if we just believe hard enough!"

    Hey, maybe Trump is a no-show because he is dead, have you lads thought about that?

    #MAGA #Trump #America250 #July4th #WashingtonDC #NationalMall

  22. Una tormenta severa obliga a evacuar el National Mall antes del discurso de Trump el 4 de julio.

    Una tormenta severa provocó la evacuación del National Mall en Washington, D.C., el sábado por la tarde, solo unas horas antes de que se programara que el presidente Donald Trump pronunciara un discurso con motivo del 250 aniversario de la independencia de Estados Un…

    #Akerix #IA #NationalMall #DonaldTrump #EstadosUnidos
    akerix.com/es/article/trump-ju
    📷 Proto Thema

  23. #Repost @cspan
    Organizers temporarily shut down the Great American State Fair just before 1pm ET on Friday due to extreme heat, with temperatures approaching triple digits.

    The fair is expected to reopen at 5pm ET.

    #nationalmall #a250 #greatamericanstatefair #cspan

  24. @keithedwards.bsky.social reacts to the UNHINGED hubris PARALYZING #Washington, breaking down Donald Trump’s BIZARRE declaration that a record-breaking, triple-digit climate emergency won't stop him from rambling on the #NationalMall.
    youtu.be/H3NK0pt63WE?...

    Trump’s 4th ruined by WORST NE...

  25. The #fireworks are planned to be set off at sites along the #PotomacRiver & the #NationalMall, not far from areas such as Southeast Washington that are predominantly #Black & #LowIncome.

    Thurston said there is a greater prevalence of #respiratory & #cardiovascular problems, including #asthma, in lower-income & minority populations.
    
“I definitely think that should not be ignored,” he said.

    #Trump #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #PublicHealth #GeographicInequity

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