The start of the GOP authorizing massive drilling on public (our land!) lands with an EPA that stops enforcement. Wait and see. The fascists are taking over and will control everything in the most negative of ways. The white supremacists in the GOP will be once again, taking from Native Americans. The entire GOP will be destroying all that's good. It's the end of democracy. There is no question about that. Nazi/evangelical Project 2025 begins its' rule on January 20.
The finest public lands WILL be protected from Oil & gas drilling + mining - because the headwaters of every pristine trout stream will be part of an exclusive members - only private reserve. The menbership will be limited to the same billionaire syncophants who kiss trump's ring & nether body parts. The areas farther downstream will be marked with drilling rigs & mine tailings.
Let's not wait for the first sale. We need to inform Americans now about this sleeper provision in House rules that the GOP will use to sell off our public lands.
Why not open up property around and to the gate of Jeff Bezos’ estate, or Joel Osteens’s estate, or Ellen Musky’s estate. Then the beggars they make of us will be at their gates in hordes hoping for a crumb handout.
While searching for something else a few days ago I came across a map of the (dis)United States showing the entire nation as mostly red.
It put me in mind of the saying after the South lost the Civil War, "The South's gonna rise again!"
A family move to Florida forced me to live amongst the attitude of resentful Southerners from 1959 until I was able to escape the bigotry of them when I moved West in the early 1980s.
I soon learned that my fellow whites had become strongly influenced by Southern false Christianity all across the nation. Moving to California allowed me to be myself, a gay Vietnam Veteran who was a part of the two of the three most hated humans in Southeastern America: Yankee and Queer.
Then we get racist Fascist Trump to seal our fates by first overthrowing the Republican Party then somehow managed to get people of color to vote for him.
Despite having to hide my true self from our government made up of white bigots pretending to be Christians in order to get the votes of the liars claiming to be Christians, while denying the rights of everyone who should have been taking the Rights we were owed by our Constitution and Declaration of Independence instead of having to march in protest by having to beg for those rights denied.
It took a Black President who understood what oppression was all about to set my people free.
Again, then came Trump whose nationwide followers came along and openly threatened the freedom of American Democracy because of his cruel greed for what he can wrest from the fortunes of the billionaires.
The only thing I regret is despite my hiding in order to protect my future in the land whose ideals were withheld from US born citizens, I loved this country for what it stood for.
Not anymore. I now regret not having gone to Canada when I was drafted. I'm proud of making it through the Army, through Vietnam where having earned special training before going over there I had a Secret Clearance and worked at the in-country Headquarters for Communications, was promoted to the Rank of Specialist E-5, and Honorably discharged after three years of service.
I'm still proud of all that but furious at the Fool of pretending to have bone spurs, who warned each of his children that if any one of them joined the military he would disown them, and who describes those who died fighting to protect Democracy from the Trumps of the world as "losers" and "suckers", he does not, nor should he be allowed to drag this country into a Third World, dismal sentencing to a status of Fourth Reich. Where is the strength that would deny a creature like Donald Trump a seat in the House our tax dollars keep in shape for the ones who are paid by our tax dollars to represent every citizen; money that was wasted on all but FDR, Obama, and Joe Biden just prior to my birth in 1946 and until now at the end of Biden's Presidency.
These wild Mustangs have been cruely rounded up and stolen from their ranges by the Bureau of Land Management which by law is supposed to protect them on public lands. The government has no right to sell public lands, but cattle, mining and oil interests have corrupted our government.
So very true, Susan. And with the "rules" these crooks want to put in place - where do you think the Wild Horses AND Wild Burros will end up? Along with wildlife habitat and the other wildlife (because our Wild Horses ARE wildlife)? The wolves and grizzlies as well as other predators - NEEDED predators - are already being eradicated. Frankly, I'm unable to put in words here how I feel about that. Will enough people speak up about this????
Wes, you're excellent reporting on the pending public lands sellout has been picked up by Heather Cox Richardson, who writes the well-respected Substack post "Letters from an American." She interviewed Biden last January, and her post is widely distributed. To have her call you out on your reporting is amazing and insures wide coverage for you. Congratulations! PS I highly encourage all of your readers to subscribe to HCR's newsletter.
My wife's family is 35th generation. This isn't a dick measuring contest, it's reality. Did you even read the story in question or are you just going to be a troll.
The start of the GOP authorizing massive drilling on public (our land!) lands with an EPA that stops enforcement. Wait and see. The fascists are taking over and will control everything in the most negative of ways. The white supremacists in the GOP will be once again, taking from Native Americans. The entire GOP will be destroying all that's good. It's the end of democracy. There is no question about that. Nazi/evangelical Project 2025 begins its' rule on January 20.
Not much "public" in "republican" when it comes to the public trust these days. L o l
The finest public lands WILL be protected from Oil & gas drilling + mining - because the headwaters of every pristine trout stream will be part of an exclusive members - only private reserve. The menbership will be limited to the same billionaire syncophants who kiss trump's ring & nether body parts. The areas farther downstream will be marked with drilling rigs & mine tailings.
Let's not wait for the first sale. We need to inform Americans now about this sleeper provision in House rules that the GOP will use to sell off our public lands.
Why not open up property around and to the gate of Jeff Bezos’ estate, or Joel Osteens’s estate, or Ellen Musky’s estate. Then the beggars they make of us will be at their gates in hordes hoping for a crumb handout.
While searching for something else a few days ago I came across a map of the (dis)United States showing the entire nation as mostly red.
It put me in mind of the saying after the South lost the Civil War, "The South's gonna rise again!"
A family move to Florida forced me to live amongst the attitude of resentful Southerners from 1959 until I was able to escape the bigotry of them when I moved West in the early 1980s.
I soon learned that my fellow whites had become strongly influenced by Southern false Christianity all across the nation. Moving to California allowed me to be myself, a gay Vietnam Veteran who was a part of the two of the three most hated humans in Southeastern America: Yankee and Queer.
Then we get racist Fascist Trump to seal our fates by first overthrowing the Republican Party then somehow managed to get people of color to vote for him.
Despite having to hide my true self from our government made up of white bigots pretending to be Christians in order to get the votes of the liars claiming to be Christians, while denying the rights of everyone who should have been taking the Rights we were owed by our Constitution and Declaration of Independence instead of having to march in protest by having to beg for those rights denied.
It took a Black President who understood what oppression was all about to set my people free.
Again, then came Trump whose nationwide followers came along and openly threatened the freedom of American Democracy because of his cruel greed for what he can wrest from the fortunes of the billionaires.
The only thing I regret is despite my hiding in order to protect my future in the land whose ideals were withheld from US born citizens, I loved this country for what it stood for.
Not anymore. I now regret not having gone to Canada when I was drafted. I'm proud of making it through the Army, through Vietnam where having earned special training before going over there I had a Secret Clearance and worked at the in-country Headquarters for Communications, was promoted to the Rank of Specialist E-5, and Honorably discharged after three years of service.
I'm still proud of all that but furious at the Fool of pretending to have bone spurs, who warned each of his children that if any one of them joined the military he would disown them, and who describes those who died fighting to protect Democracy from the Trumps of the world as "losers" and "suckers", he does not, nor should he be allowed to drag this country into a Third World, dismal sentencing to a status of Fourth Reich. Where is the strength that would deny a creature like Donald Trump a seat in the House our tax dollars keep in shape for the ones who are paid by our tax dollars to represent every citizen; money that was wasted on all but FDR, Obama, and Joe Biden just prior to my birth in 1946 and until now at the end of Biden's Presidency.
No, I'm not a proud American anymore.
Thank you for reading.
Richard La France
Richard, well written and I am of the same vintage and current mood, NOT A PROUD AMERICAN ANYMORE!
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These wild Mustangs have been cruely rounded up and stolen from their ranges by the Bureau of Land Management which by law is supposed to protect them on public lands. The government has no right to sell public lands, but cattle, mining and oil interests have corrupted our government.
So very true, Susan. And with the "rules" these crooks want to put in place - where do you think the Wild Horses AND Wild Burros will end up? Along with wildlife habitat and the other wildlife (because our Wild Horses ARE wildlife)? The wolves and grizzlies as well as other predators - NEEDED predators - are already being eradicated. Frankly, I'm unable to put in words here how I feel about that. Will enough people speak up about this????
Sorry to break this to you, but this is a Good Thing.
How and why? Facts only.
Wes, you're excellent reporting on the pending public lands sellout has been picked up by Heather Cox Richardson, who writes the well-respected Substack post "Letters from an American." She interviewed Biden last January, and her post is widely distributed. To have her call you out on your reporting is amazing and insures wide coverage for you. Congratulations! PS I highly encourage all of your readers to subscribe to HCR's newsletter.
Thanks Ric!
Gosh, better pile up every travel guide ever written and light a match!
My wife's family is 35th generation. This isn't a dick measuring contest, it's reality. Did you even read the story in question or are you just going to be a troll.
I didn't move here due to a tv show?