Here's a sample of the image from my view at that day ...

Note that there is a ledge below the edge of that viewpoint. I and my Frat Brothers camped out on that ledge at 4am the morning of Op Sail to secure that awesome viewing spot.

Yea, it was worth it.

Op Sail was an event I still look back upon and revel in.

More from the article ...

... On Tuesday, Trump announced on Truth Social that Republicans will hold what he called the party's first-ever national midterm convention in Dallas on September 9 and 10. He described the gathering as a "truly Historic Event" celebrating the "Great American Comeback" and said it would showcase achievements under the America First agenda, while promising "lots of Great Entertainment" and "a RALLY like none other!"

Meanwhile, the survey released on Tuesday found that 60 percent of respondents believe Trump "hasn't paid attention to the most important problems" facing the country, underscoring persistent concerns about his priorities as his administration pushes ahead with a slate of initiatives, including foreign affairs decisions amid turmoil with Iran and as the country prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary. ...

@#6 ... They want to call it the Trump promenade. ...

Will they then want to call the green Reflecting Pool the "Trump algae?"

@#63 ... Birthright citizenship is no longer an issue. No reason to even discuss it anymore. ...

Why, then, does your current alias seem incessantly to bring up the topic for discussion?

e.g., your #52 comment?

@#58, 59, 60

The odd part is that the MAGA cult believed him.

Pres Trump on healthcare:

"Our healthcare plan will lower premiums & deductibles -- and be great healthcare!"
-- Trump tweet in May 2017

Pres-elect Trump on healthcare:

"We're going to have insurance for everybody ... There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can't pay for it, you don't get it. That's not going to happen with us."
-- Pres-elect Trump to the Washington Post in January 2017

@#56 ...

...
Candidate Trump on healthcare:

May 21, 2015
I'm not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.

Sept 25, 2015
Everybody's got to be covered.

Feb 17, 2016
We're going to have great plans. They're going to be much less expensive and they're going to be much better.

Oct 25, 2016
You're going to have such great healthcare at a tiny fraction of the cost, and it is going to be so easy.

Nov 13, 2016
It will be better healthcare, much better for less money. Not a bad combination.

"I'm not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I'm not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid."
-- Trump to the Daily Signal in May 2015

"We will immediately repeal and replace ObamaCare - and nobody can do that like me. We will save $'s and have much better healthcare!"
-- Trump tweet in February 2016
...

@#13 ... Who were the "incredibly wealthy" at that time ...

Simple...

Those with the money to contribute to the campaigns to foster their desires. Not those who were concerned about having enough money to put food on the table for their children.

Why does that seem to be such a difficult concept for your current trolling alias to understand?

That concept has been amplified, mightily, by the recent SCOTUS decision that allows even more money from the uber-wealthy to taint our elections.

@#3 ... Oh sure, lets kill another million people... ...

Was it the vaccine or the anti-vaccine anti-science promoters, such as your current trolling alias seem to be, that killed those people?

Please present evidence to substantiate your view.

thx.

So, the GOP in the House, led by Spkr Johnson, instead of saying somethin' that Pres Trump might not like, they put their tail between their legs and ran out of Washington, D.C.

@#4 ... Well Congress could fix this except now the donors own Congress! We are so screwed! ...

Yup.

The recent SCOTUS decision has apparently turned our elections over to moneyed interests.

Billionaires have more money to donate than workers.

So the workers will inherently, and by intent of SCOTUS, be underrepresented.

Not a good situation.

Wow, the science community learned things from the COVID epidemic.

Good to know.

@#3 ... AI could do it?

I mean that is what AI excels with now, front end websites. ...

Based upon what seems to be occurring with the .gov websites, your current trolling alias seems to be, as usual, speaking out of its ---- pore.

But that's just my opinion.

@#52 ... So long as birthright was basically a question whether it will stand or how will be interpreted, there wasn't a clear course of action to take next. ...

Really?

The 14th Amendment seem to be quite clear ...

... The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on July 9, 1868, grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and ensures equal protection under the law. It is a crucial part of the Reconstruction Amendments aimed at addressing issues related to citizenship and civil rights, particularly for formerly enslaved individuals. ...

@#47 ... watch what ideas will come from Republicans. ...

So funny that your alias used "ideas" and "Republicans" in the same sentence.

What ideas have Pres Trump's sycophantic party proffered recently that have been met with the grand approval your comment asserts?

@#17 ... Why are Republicans afraid of voters? ...

Because ...

... President Donald Trump's plan ...

Yeah, that is where my concern starts, and it only grows from there.

Using the words "plan" and "Trump" in the same sentence seems to be a self-contradiction.

Did Pres Trump have a plan when he fired those with knowledge and responsible for the .gov websites?

If so, what was that plan?

(aside from what currently seems to be sabotage of the websites)

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... At the end of this so-called "America by Design" initiative, the government's "design language" would supposedly be more usable and beautiful, Trump expected.

However, that monumental task -- assigned to a small team under a short timeframe -- was seemingly made harder by DOGE's deep cuts to agencies previously responsible for improving government websites, including dismantling the 18F technology unit and restructuring the US Digital Service into DOGE.

Those teams knew exactly how hard it can be to get every government agency to adopt new web standards. They had spent years trying to push agencies to update their sites to comply with USWDS standards, yet "only 30 percent of government websites used them as of mid-2023," NextGov reported. Notably, the USWDS team -- which was created in 2015 to ensure government websites were accessible and mobile-friendly -- was reduced to one full-time employee after Trump took office.

Most people agree that updating government websites is a worthwhile and necessary endeavor. But about a year into NDS's existence, the team hasn't accomplished much. ...

@#2 ... Non-AIPAC Democrats can win elections in the US and deliver for the American people. ...

It seems that a focus upon the economic issues of voters is helping to propel some socialist candidates to the forefront.

Who wudda thunk?

Maybe mainstream Democrats and mainstream Republicans should focus more upon the daily economic woes that working Americans experience everyday, and both should stop adulating their wealthy donors.

Of course, such a transition may now be quite less likely to occur with the recent SCOTUS decision that effectively says billionaires can buy elections.

@#41 ... When they started going after children, for one.

They riled up parents who likely wouldn't have cared if men think they're a woman. ...

... and that spouted miasma has to do with mail-in ballots....

How?

@#8 ... Election DAY should be election DAY. ...

It is election DAY.

The mail-in votes are cast on or before election DAY.

OK, now let's take a trip back in time, back to the origins of the Country.

Votes cast on election DAY back then might have taken days to reach the counting center(s).

Were those votes discarded?

Taking a different approach, maybe Pres Trump should try improve the USPS's handling of mail-in ballots, instead of trying to disenfranchise valid voters?

Just a suggestion ....

@#4 ... The couple also captured their adventure with their own camera ...

The reason for the word "also" in that reporting is that the station, WABC-TV in NYC, has a helicopter that captured video of the occurrence.

@#27 ... Liberals made a mess out of this issue ...

How so?

Please be specific, with actual evidence.

thx.