Hmm, what to believe: deranged vandals or incompetence?

by BPH, San Diego, Thursday, July 16, 2026, 09:10 (7 days ago)

It's really a tough one.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2026/07/16/reflecting-pool-pe...

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Hmm, what to believe: deranged vandals or incompetence? - BPH, 2026-07-16, 09:10
- 36% of Americans will believe Vandal destruction - hobbs, 2026-07-16, 10:27
  - First they sack Rome, then they ruin our pool - Jeff (BGS), 2026-07-18, 05:12
  - But also contend the 1/6 vandalism was nothing. - Grantland, 2026-07-16, 12:24
- That's some really thorough research on an utterly hilarious - Joe I, 2026-07-16, 09:56
  - Sometimes the trivial matters elicit the most public outrage - Publicola, 2026-07-16, 11:13
    - The Atlantic had a good article that said much the same - Greg, 2026-07-16, 13:39
      - It betrays the weakness of the Roy Cohn rules - IrishGuard, 2026-07-16, 15:29
        
        That's a really good analogy. - Joe I, 2026-07-16, 15:39
    - In Hungary - Mark, 2026-07-16, 12:04
      - Hungarians specifically rallied around zebras - BPH, 2026-07-16, 12:16
        
        The West Wing. - Grantland, 2026-07-16, 12:28
- Really simple question: - ndroman21, 2026-07-16, 09:27
- Tonight's address should be a doozy. - Grantland, 2026-07-16, 09:22
  - Am I correct to understand - Chris, 2026-07-16, 10:35
    - tis my understanding. My company just told us not - Grantland, 2026-07-16, 12:24
    - I'm reminded of Lt. Col. Nathan R. Jessup, who said... - Greg, 2026-07-16, 11:12
      - I spent almost 50 years never caring about politics - Busco21, 2026-07-16, 18:41
        
        Yup - Greg, 2026-07-16, 20:10
    - Pretty much - Jack, 2026-07-16, 10:45

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Hmm, what to believe: deranged vandals or incompetence?