Two weeks ago, I spoke to fired Forest Service concerned that the job cuts will be used as justification to open the door to privatizing public lands. Today, DOI Secretary Burgum announced a plan to transfer federal lands into private hands.
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After some of the tariffs and DOGE cuts, there's going to be some underutilized farm land. Less grading and great soil to grow grass.
Seriously though. Is the lack of land really the problem ? New houses near me outside Chicago are $700k, apartments $2,200 per month. Another land grab by the rich.
Burgum is such a weenus. "As we enter the Golden Age for Trump" is ass licking language straight out of the CCP handbook. I hate playing the 'What if that were in a presser from a Biden admin head?' but...I kind of have to play that game right now.
Aren't most federal lands in rural areas while most jobs are in urban areas and there is a push to return to a physical office? There are probably federal buildings in urban areas that could be converted to housing units which could be a good idea in some cities.
Huh. You know how all those insurrectionist thugs and other MAGAts love their 1776 merch…? Maybe we should give it right back to them with our own 1793 merch.
"overlooked rural and tribal communities will be a focus?" That doesn't even make sense given what they're saying it's for.
It's almost as if they're being untruthful!
So they want to create more wildlands/housing interfaces which is where climate-caused wildfires kill so many people & cause so much damage, at the same time they're firing thousands of wildland firefighters, & gutting NOAA and the Weather Service which wildland firefighters depend on.
This is a really important point! One of many problems with this plan is that much of the national forestland in question is not located near jobs or the necessary infrastructure to actually solve the housing crisis.
Which means no one will buy it. A developer isn't going to shell out billions to develop any kind of housing and infrastructure that far away from civilization. They would never sell. DOI will have to build the houses themselves, and eat the costs.
Technically they’re talking about DOI land: BLM, FWS, NPS & wait for it: BIA…FS falls under the USDA. They’re coming for the trees, no doubt, but this guy=DOI. And while he spouts housing, once land is the hands of goons, they will mine and drill the shit out of it. Ruining water. Ecosystems=ruined
Except housing is an excuse. If they really wanted to build up housing they would already have plans to convert empty office buildings. Or done it already.
Any piece of garbage that buys our lands should have them taken back through eminent domain once the psychopath is gone. NO profit for fascist collaborators.
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The only DOI land ‘suitable’ for building is BLM land & that’s 1-3 hours from jobs, stores, & public transportation. Except for those little gems tucked in next to smaller cities & valley communities. So they want to stick these people far away and give them cars?Truck in H2O? Build cell towers?barf
What a load of hooey.
"Underused properties"?
At the same time that they are making SURE those properties can't be used, by firing staff that makes them usable.
And "transferring or leasing"?
These lands belong to ALL of us. They aren't there for the taking. 😡
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Seriously though. Is the lack of land really the problem ? New houses near me outside Chicago are $700k, apartments $2,200 per month. Another land grab by the rich.
who's hands are these, really?
can only think, it's theirs & fellow Trumpian billionaires.
It's almost as if they're being untruthful!
All for private profit.
Fuck these guys to the depths of hell.
@governor.ca.gov
@demlgs.org
@demgovs.org
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
@governorwalz.mn.gov
@crew.bsky.social
We have to stop them- like suits!
no.
selling America for parts to the highest bidder
Would you accept someone stealing your house?
They are in the whitehouse, breaking and entering
"Underused properties"?
At the same time that they are making SURE those properties can't be used, by firing staff that makes them usable.
And "transferring or leasing"?
These lands belong to ALL of us. They aren't there for the taking. 😡