# Opinion: Algae doesn't care about our party lines

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Podcast: [Weekend Edition Saturday](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekend-edition-saturday-1453543)
Published: 2026-06-20T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kuow.org/stories/opinion-algae-doesn-t-care-about-our-party-lines
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## Resource

President Trump's beautification project of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become plagued with a robust algae bloom, despite a $14 million investment and a coating of "American flag blue."

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