It’s the Most Famous Algae in the World. And It Has a Fan Club. ^38.5%

Slate Magazine - By Cara Giaimo - 6/27/2026, 2:00 PM

Appeal to Authority 16.5% - Overconfidence Bias 11.3% - Halo Effect 10.6%

On June 5, workers began refilling the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. By June 15, the water had been taken over by algae. You know the story: The pool got greener and greener. President Donald Trump, who had made the clarity of the Reflecting Pool a cornerstone of his summer plans, got madder and madder. As Euan Reavie... more