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Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

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by jmward01

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People like to think the pendulum will always swing back. That is because of survivor bias. They have always seen it swing back. Every fallen civilization believed in the pendulum theory too, until the last one. You can't magically remake our forests. We are just stupid.

by darth_avocado

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US is one of the very few countries that is left with irreplaceable natural beauty. It is sad that we’re at a point where a multi trillion dollar economy cannot leave this public treasure alone because private interests want everything to be a race to the bottom.

by skyberrys

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I'm visiting the Los Padres National Forest this weekend, and reading this story makes me cry for the fleeting beauty that doesn't have to be fleeting yet is. In the name of greed an irreplaceable treasure is being lost. I don't understand why we want something when it costs something we can never replace.

by xtiansimon

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We need more good faith debate on the topic of state vs federal government—-especially when it comes to public resources. I’m torn on states rights to manage their pressing issues. But I’m adamant on public lands staying public (though it seems clear we’re losing).
I can think of zero arguments which might persuade my house representatives in NY to care to stick their necks out on public lands and resources when the economy, transportation, mass deportation and war spending are priorities.

by insane_dreamer

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Insanity. The US' untouched forests and other wilderness lands is one of its greatest attributes and only possible because so much land in the West (mostly) was designated as such. Sadly destroying one of things that actually makes America great.
Once it's gone, it's not coming back.

by matty22

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But...who will rake the forests to prevent the fires?

by ChrisArchitect

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Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47626641

by tayo42

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Isn't there a losing war going on to focus on?

by convolvatron

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in FY2024 the entire budget for the Forest Service was $10.8B

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by nickvec

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Just curious, why is this flagged? @dang

by therobots927

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Let’s not forget all the upstanding tech leaders that stood next to Trump and smiled.
Thanks guys. Thanks for fucking nothing.

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by tonetheman

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More vile destruction from the Trump admin.
Wonder who will help for fires now? Conservatives do hate trees I guess.

by nacozarina

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by silexia

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by eucryphia

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by polywow

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by eudamoniac

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> Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice,
Okay, I guess I'm not reading an impartial news report, and I immediately know the political leanings of the author and outlet in the first sentence. Let's go on...
> Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not a “reorganization.” An execution.
This is AI, and sensationalist language, and really tiresome to read. Let's go on...
> They’re ripping the headquarters out of
Oh, "ripping" not "moving"... Okay... Yeah, I'm just not going to read this. The whole report is an AI slop invective with every verb replaced with a negative connotation, more outrage than information. If anyone has a real news report about what this change means that hasn't been tortured through a sentiment thesaurus, please let me know.