Forestry is an extremely difficult college major. Another example of highly specialized, skilled and trained people who can’t be readily replaced. And the loss of their expert skills in a critical field of urgent national importance can’t be understated. Same for many being let go. Trump is an ass.
You’re too kind. Stronger language applies to Trump, however. The damage, destruction, and chaos he’s wreaking won’t be remedied quickly. He’s literally killing off everything that is “good” in this country—and intends to leave a barren wasteland in his wake.
Please let us keep visiting! Let us spend our money on you, cry a little, catch our breath, and get our strength back before we head down again into the fray.
At this point we have more than. Enough evidence to see this hostile takeover for what it is. The military swore an oath. DEFEND THIS NATION AND ARREST THEM ALL. Bring back the legal leaders to all departments.
They don't need the people anymore because they'll be fracking all the national parks.
They should all be called golf courses if trump is going to save them.
That's not a prediction. It's written by the Heritage Foundation in Project 2025 by Christan Nationalists. Here's a brochure I made. In my live presentations, I covered this topic.
We lost most of the Reagan Republicans in 2018. They were replaced with QANON. After Biden was elected, they dropped Q and folded into Jim Jordan's Freedom Caucus.
Thank you for posting. I don’t know why the shock. They literally told us what was going to happen. I first posted P25 in June of 2024 on FB. It got zero likes or comments. Then again in Dec of 2024, with 2 likes out of 400+ followers. Here we are today. Keep sharing this. Informative!
I was unsure of the time frame of its original origin. But interesting to know it came out after the first term for Cheeto. Know anything about the intention behind a skipped term? I recall reading a political analysis back in 2017 about the plan for a break in successive terms.
be informative. Have gentle parenting discourse with red hat mafia about the things that matter to them, how they’ll be hurting soon. Build Mutual aid networks. Class action lawsuits. 2nd Amendment rights. Preparing & stocking up on essentials. Disengage from non-vetted systems/processes
You are 100% correct. Furthermore, the plan is to go pure crypto and gold. Mining crypto is expensive. Without regulations, like the EPA, Land Management, National Parks, the Treasury Department, etc. It's a done deal.
That's all very true. And what they, the Christian Nationalists, didn't have in the past is the Federalist Society in every corner bending the constitution to fit their racist, misogynistic needs. Blame Federalist Society member Mitch McConnell. And Jim Jordan's Freedom Caucus.
There was talk of him doing this 1st term but what you just said made me think back to Rump's recent invite to foreign billionaires to take advantage of his "no regulations" offer. Could we end up with Putin's face on Rushmore? Grand Canyon used as a landfill? I'm being dramatic but...
They're bastardizing these departments so they can either shut them down completely, privatize it, or fold it into another department and call it "efficient"
Every single Republican needs to die. Every single Democrat who did nothing to ensure Trump could never come near the White House again, also needs die. 💯
And then Muskolini and the Orange Felon will blame Democratic governors for any fires that happen in their states. It’s a win-win for corrupt, unethical, immoral, selfish Republicans.
Please tell us where he was located and what his main job duties are. The public needs to know that their services are being list with each public servant fired.
This boggles my mind. They are already understaffed and underfunded. In a time where climate change is rapidly impacting our natural lands, we cut roles?
Jobs are jobs. And these are good, middle-class jobs. And conservatives applaud it!
On mass, tens of thousands of federal employees across the country are hitting the job market at the same time, and that will ruin the job market for everyone!
And that's a feature, not a bug...
Could we take Trump and Musk deep into the woods and drop them off without provisions or a compass?
They're both geniuses, right. They should be able to get out.
Isn’t he coming to the G7?
It’s in Kananaskis AB this year.
You know deep in the Rocky Mountains, lots of forest and wildlife. Bears and cougars are prevalent up here😉
I'm very sorry to hear that :( I've been screaming at the top of my lungs to every maga person I know about the parks and they aren't listening. Shut your reservation system down and MAYBE it will get some attention!
That worries me. The county I live in is 54% National Forest and managed by the US Forest Service. I'm going to hazard a guess that this will impact our area. 😒
Mass firings with no plan—this isn’t reform, it’s deliberate destabilization. Thousands of federal workers gone overnight, leaving Social Security, disaster relief, and national security in chaos. Who fills the void? Loyalists? Corporations? This isn’t draining a swamp it’s drowning a nation. 🌓✨
Who's going to put out the fires on Forest Service land? Local volunteer companies in no way have near the manpower or training to put them out or save nearby homes.
Damn. I’m sorry. I’m currently on my yearly furlough with the NPS and so far according to my supervisor as of a text yesterday I’m still returning to work on Wednesday. Fingers crossed things don’t change in that short time.
Same. Mine said the fired employees were cold called and told today was their last day. And one was let go in the middle of a meeting. Beyond disrespectful to not at least give these hard working professionals notice. Completely infuriating and we’re left wondering if it will be him tomorrow
USFS retiree. I’m glad I left when I did. My heart goes out to the 3 stellar Excepted Service employees I hired in 2023 who only have months left on their probationary period.
The Forest Service budget was slashed under Trump and he then criticized their ability to do their job while not allowing them to be staffed or address climate issues. This is the same playbook he uses for the USPS.
And allllllllll the big ski resorts in the West? Aspen? Vail? Breck? Steamboat? Mt Bachelor? Park City and so many more?? The ski runs are on USFS land under special use permit.
Avalanche blasting?? is done by USFS employees.
Oh gosh, yes. Going back to James Watt and the (wildly unsuccessful) Sagebrush Rebellion! This threat has been out there forever. The public “usually” is horrified and raises unholy hell.
I am uncertain that will happen in today’s flooded misinformation landscape.
Although, those private companies rely largely on FEMA & Federal Mutual Aid to fund their teams firefighting when they aren't monitoring SCE/SDGE/PGE, et al, projects.
People will still go, and they'll make a mess of trash and litter, and no one will be around to either stop them from entering or clean up after them. Even as it stands now the park services have a really hard time keeping up with the mess from traffic.
This is awful. There’s going to be a breaking point where it’s not going to be tolerated because there’s not enough ass kissers in Trump‘s orbit to make our agencies run efficiently. There are not enough loyalists who have any skills.
Incredible coming from the political great thinkers who thought they were experts in forest fire management. I’m sure raking the forests or whatever tf they were advocating will be a lot easier with no crew.
I actually had a moment's pause for the opposite reason... I thought Trump's moronic quote was "Sweep the woods" and had to go double check the correct citation.
This may be the only time ever where I have to concede Trump was (fractionally) less moronic than I thought.
We serve the land and the people. We don't just take care of "leaves". We care for wildfires that burn on our forest. We implement mitigation and conservation measures for a healthy diverse forest ecosystem and economy.
Of course those who read the news on occasion and have ever taken a basic science course know that what you all do is of the utmost importance to our planet and human survival. Thank you for caring for the land. I’m sorry you have to endure such ridiculous words.
My idea: All Bluesky Users should periodically post just the words: “Weather Balloon”. Everyone who sees this post should like it. This will test how the winds are blowing and your posts are circulating in Bluesky. Everyone should periodically search for “WEATHER BALLOON” as well.
I've been watching trending tags and they update sometimes before I even catch the news from another source on the same day it happens, I'd say Bluesky is a bastion of awareness right now
I live in Washington, so I am aware of the structure. Most NP in the west are adjacent to National Forests, but are still quite different. National Forests are used for many services including timber, grazing, mineral extraction, and recreation. National Parks are for recreation.
Happy that you taught me that there’s a difference between National Forests and National Parks today. Accuracy and education matter. Sadly, I agree with you that Trump/Musk will go after National Parks (and everything else nice, decent and good) as well.
The origin of the National Forest under the direction of Gifford Pinchot is very interesting and very much modeled after working forests in Europe, for better or worse.
A pearl of wisdom about our National Parks. Driving back from San Francisco, I decided I needed to finally see the Grand Canyon. I was pretty broke from a summer in SF. A friendly Park Ranger told me that all National Parks were free that day to celebrate John Muir’s birthday! I teared up a bit.
True, ut people have bills *now* that won't wait for a lawsuit. It's just so sad watching this unfold, realizing it's not moral OR legal, and being powerless to stop it
At the end of the day, we will remember which institutions fought tooth and nail for all Americans, which ones capitulated without a fight to the Nazi cunts,and which ones "just followed orders" because they "had no choice."
Go to @marcelias.bsky.social He is recruiting lawyers to assist government employees. 202-968-4490; [email protected]. Please retweet as much as possible. Get the word out. These people are illegally fired. They can sue.
There are town foresters supposedly in my state, like tree wardens of the neighborhood. I don't remember where i saw that but I'll look for it again. DIY forestry
I am still in shock at the decimation of our nation's dedicated workforce!!!
This is disrespect beyond description!! I am beginning to better understand the Civil War and its ignitors!!
Hi, FS Employee here. I got word that five senior executive series employees were let go today. Senior executive series is like the chief, the deputy Chiefs regional Forester. On top of this competitive service probationary employees are being let go too.
I'm sad and angry about this, but want to thank you for reporting this. Please hang in there. The Forest Service is vital, so please know the majority of us are grateful for everyone who is still working on behalf of the American public and our natural resources.
This all goes back to racists MAGA. They voted for a complete idiot who we all knew would do bad things. The idiot was broke, so he found a billionaire who was flush with govt contract cash, and sold us all out.
Cuz 49% of America thought it would be a good idea to make a convicted sexual assault felon with dementia,who also happens to be a sociopath, the president…
Trying to hear a weather report, the news caught me for a moment. In it, I heard that around 3.4k Forest Service workers have been cut, and that Trump will make a surprise appearance at Daytona. Taxation without Representation.
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They should all be called golf courses if trump is going to save them.
Resist
They’re set out to mine everything.
Golf.
And that was during the Biden Administration.
Serve your country, then get kicked to the curb. The American way!
Only YOU can prevent forest fires, now that Smokey Bear got fired.
Seriously, I'm so disgusted with everything that's happening to our government & country right now.
appalled!
https://bsky.app/profile/davelevitan.bsky.social/post/3li3xaf227k22
On mass, tens of thousands of federal employees across the country are hitting the job market at the same time, and that will ruin the job market for everyone!
And that's a feature, not a bug...
They're both geniuses, right. They should be able to get out.
It’s in Kananaskis AB this year.
You know deep in the Rocky Mountains, lots of forest and wildlife. Bears and cougars are prevalent up here😉
This is madness.
See page 500 of the 2020 manifesto
Destroy all gov’t departments.
Exclaim “Gov’t can’t work!”.
Install new corporate-owned authoritarian gov’t that spews propaganda, hides corruption, outlaws free press, & teaches only propaganda in schools.
Ruin it, blame it, sell it.
And expect more fires.
Avalanche blasting?? is done by USFS employees.
I am uncertain that will happen in today’s flooded misinformation landscape.
This is such a travesty. I’m asking Mother Nature to hold all of you close at this time.
The other things I’m asking of her right now, I won’t mention out loud. 👿
Cross-union General Strike is what's needed to stop him.
Go ask the other Federal workers, teachers, and Air Traffic how things have been going for them.
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I suspect they'll be sold into private hands by next summer.
This may be the only time ever where I have to concede Trump was (fractionally) less moronic than I thought.
And without being able to manage and safeguard our natural treasures.
My apologies and thank you for the explanation.
Remember these people only worship money and power.
I kid. Trump sucks.
My idea: All Bluesky Users should periodically post just the words: “Weather Balloon”. Everyone who sees this post should like it. This will test how the winds are blowing and your posts are circulating in Bluesky. Everyone should periodically search for “WEATHER BALLOON” as well.
Why are you “probably hungry?”
High metabolism? Insatiable tape worm? Other?
https://www.nationalforests.org/blog/what-are-the-differences-between-national-parks-and-national-forests
This is disrespect beyond description!! I am beginning to better understand the Civil War and its ignitors!!
We will rally for you if we can find a chink in the armor of this disgusting corrupt dictatorship.
resist
refuse
make them carry you out.
and
it’s still forest fire season, isn’t it?
The only power Trump ever had was hiring people in a company he runs into bankruptcy them blaming them for it and firing them all
We need McFly and Luigi
Maybe you could make a case for how it would hurt humanity and other global concerns.
https://european-union.europa.eu/contact-eu_en