@noturtlesoup17: “Loitering is not permitted in this area. Please proceed to a designated location. Thank you for your cooperation,” a surveillance machine tells a small cluster of National Guard troops as they patrol the fenced off Reflecting Pool in the rain. 6/26/26
If you wrote this scene into a dystopian novel your editor would tell you to dial it back a bit
2026-06-27 04:13:51
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Æquitas :
"Loitering is not permitted"?
IT'S A PUBLIC PARK.
2026-06-27 04:00:49
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SunnyPickles :
That bottle I have in my cupboard is never gonna be opened… 😢
2026-06-27 15:21:16
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Ember :
This whole reflecting pool situation is so steeped in metaphor and dystopian vibes it’s making me feel like I’m losing touch with reality
2026-06-27 03:49:33
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John Cofchin :
Happy Birthday America 🇺🇸
250 years and this is where we are.
2026-06-27 10:55:45
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Jeremiah Rogers722 :
Are we not allowed to visit the national monuments anymore?
2026-06-27 05:08:13
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kaiserwil1453 :
This seems like the opening credits to a dystopian future movie.
2026-06-27 02:44:18
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goldcoyotes369 :
a week ago they had a carnival on the White House lawn 4 billionaires
2026-06-27 08:21:22
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jimicrackcorn :
loitering is not permitted? how then do you reflect at the reflecting pool?
2026-06-27 04:02:06
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Zac :
Loitering there is literally the entire point of it’s existence.
2026-06-27 01:22:23
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bwwilliams47 :
What have we become ???
2026-06-27 00:42:42
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Tony Ferrando :
That’s one of the craziest things… the whole point of the entire mall is specifically to loiter. And reflect, figuratively (outside of this one specific example).
2026-06-27 02:34:00
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Desert Turtle :
Wait, I thought we lived in the land of the Free?
2026-06-27 01:16:25
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Chicky Nug :
There will be no reflecting at the reflecting pool.
2026-06-27 09:15:39
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Ur mom :
My little sister was in Washington DC last week and I was nervous af her being so close to all this. I told her before she left she needed to be aware of her surroundings at all times.
2026-06-27 15:24:12
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Rachel :
isnt the entire point of a reflecting pool for those who paid for it to be able to loitering and REFLECT.
2026-06-27 12:19:40
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Kyle M :
I'm team algea
2026-06-27 15:22:35
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Timalee :
That’s terrifying. It’s literally there for loitering and reflection.
2026-06-27 15:18:56
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none :
isn't loitering the point of that area?
2026-06-27 11:10:44
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TimeforTeaandRealTalk :
Nothing says Freedom like machines watching and yelling at us
2026-06-27 14:43:21
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R Lee :
loitering is not permitted in a place specifically built for people to loiter in?
2026-06-27 05:27:38
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adrian_2022_ :
Where did you serve? “Reflecting Pool 26”
2026-06-27 02:31:11
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Greg :
So dystopian.
2026-06-27 01:05:04
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Reed :
Reflecting is not permitted at the Reflecting Pool
2026-06-27 03:29:44
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grikuss :
Crazy cus wasn’t that all paid for by tax dollars?
2026-06-27 12:14:22
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