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[–] midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone 166 points 1 month ago (6 children)

No bid contract to a friend of Trump's in the hotel pool industry. The idea stemmed from Trump seeing the park service scrape algae off the top because of ongoing filtration issues. That's it. He just wants to hide the algae. It's so dumb, and as far as I understand it, pool paint is nearly impossible to remove.

Hey did you know that darker colors reflect less sunlight? They turn a substantial portion of light into heat; I wonder if that will affect the algae. I also wonder how he ever thought something on the bottom of the pool was supposed to hide the surface. That's not how occlusion works.

[–] iamericandre@lemmy.world 133 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You’re trying to rationalize the mind of a literal anus. Quit while you’re ahead

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 55 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Hey, please don't insult the anus, it is a very important bodypart

[–] determinist@kbin.earth 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

he's like a haemorrhoid in an anus.

[–] iamericandre@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He’s more like a skid mark on the underpants of American history

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

More like a pustulous parasite.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

"he lacks the warmth and the depth"

[–] midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At least we don't have Harris in office, we dodged a bullet there. /s

[–] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He's president for the theater. People should be realizing anything having to do with him is bullshit and entertaining him and the dramas that revolves around him makes you part of the problem.

[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What do you mean by "literal" anus?

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Every time a side of him opens, shit comes out of it.

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

how he ever thought

I think you got your answer right there

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Does this imply Trump actually paid one of his pool contractors for work rendered enough times for them to be on friendly terms? Honestly surprising.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

I'm surprised he didn't paint it a gaudy fake gold tbh

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

so hear me out. does this make a self-heating pool? like i do not know the pool industry. if i did this to my own pool, would i have to warm the water or would it do that to itself?

i mean i don't have a pool but it would make playing chocolate milk so much easier.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn't like basically every pool liner blue?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That's from all the microwater in the plastic

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

a friend of Trump’s

In a VERY loose sense of the word.