Secrets visited the Reflecting Pool and found a dead duckling
Welcome to Washington Secrets and another week in the swamp. We spent part of the weekend with the crowds at the Lincoln Memorial, checking out the algae in the Reflecting Pool. It just so happens that the nation’s top experts on cleaning up water supplies are in town.
- ▪Welcome to Washington Secrets and another week in the swamp.
- ▪We spent part of the weekend with the crowds at the Lincoln Memorial, checking out the algae in the Reflecting Pool.
- ▪It just so happens that the nation’s top experts on cleaning up water supplies are in town.
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| Original publisher | Washington Examiner |
| Canonical URL | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/4618470/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-dead-duckling/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0000 |
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Welcome to Washington Secrets and another week in the swamp. We spent part of the weekend with the crowds at the Lincoln Memorial, checking out the algae in the Reflecting Pool. It just so happens that the nation’s top experts on cleaning up water supplies are in town. Plus, we wonder why it was Donald Trump who announced the resignation of the British prime minister…Ashley Bair stood still amid the crowd circling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Sunday afternoon, her head tilted down. It just so happens she is an expert on algae and is in town for a conference. Recommended Stories Unpacking Laura Loomer’s mea culpa on Ukraine This is how an official could have recorded Epstein discussions in the Situation Room Trump arrives at the G7 in buoyant mood.
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