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Trump blamed vandals. His contractor blamed itself

Trump blamed vandals. His contractor blamed itself

Published by Sam Flores

The mystery of who damaged President Donald Trump’s newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appears to have an answer: the people who renovated it. The contractor behind the $14.7 million projece concluded that problems with its own work and the renovation plan caused the pool’s new blue liner to blister and peel, according to government documents reviewed by The New York Times. Atlantic Industrial Coatings found problems with both the design and execution of the project, which was fast-tracked ahead of July Fourth celebrations. Workers failed to apply enough primer in some areas, preventing layers of the liner from bonding properly. But an even larger problem involved the materials themselves: Two chemicals used in the liner were incompatible, causing the upper layer to become hot enough to damage the material beneath it. The result was bubbling, blistering and peeling that appeared just weeks after the renovation was completed. Trump repeatedly blamed vandals. The president claimed people had entered the pool with knives or box cutters to deliberately slice the new “American flag blue” liner. Federal prosecutors …

Rewilding blamed for Suffolk wildfire

Rewilding blamed for Suffolk wildfire

Published by Sam Flores

Rewilding has been blamed for triggering the wildfire in Suffolk. The 371-acre blaze began on the RSPB’s Minsmere site on Wednesday afternoon before spreading to the National Trust-owned Dunwich Heath. The fire, which is just a few miles from Sizewell B nuclear power station and the construction site for the new Sizewell C, was stable on its fourth day. Firefighters said they were able to reduce the number of appliances tackling the blaze from 14 to eight on Saturday morning, “following positive firefighting action… and the creation of further firebreaks”. They later added: “The situation remains stable, although firefighting operations continue and crews are responding to hotspots where they emerge.” But residents and experts said the area was a “tinderbox” because of the RSPB’s “rewilding agenda”. Credit: Chris Gorman The blaze started at around 5.30pm on Wednesday and has left the heathland in a state of “complete devastation”. One resident of the nearby village of Westleton, who lives near the heathland, questioned the RSPB’s methods of land management and claimed its “green projects” had put the …

When Survivors Are Blamed for Family Estrangement

When Survivors Are Blamed for Family Estrangement

Published by Jenni Sidey

Jarelle was in her senior year when she started dating someone outside the family faith. At first, her parents tried to get her to end the relationship, but she refused. She slowly started to draw boundaries with her parents, such as when they could visit and how long they could stay. Over time, they deflected responsibility, blaming everyone but themselves—her partner, her therapist, anyone they believed had “influenced” her. They started distancing themselves and stopped contacting her altogether. When they didn’t visit after the birth of their first grandchild, their absence was noticeable, but it was the response from others that reinforced the pain she felt. At first, people asked Jarelle where her parents were and whether they were planning to visit. The questions were uncomfortable, but they made sense. But once her parents cut her off completely, something changed. Instead of wondering about her parents’ absence, others began questioning Jarelle—what had happened, whether she had tried hard enough, and what she might have done to cause the distance. Jarelle always knew her relationship with …