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StarryNite

(11,900 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:37 PM Wednesday

Now the Forest Service is calling us the "Radical Left Democrats"? WTF?!

Smokey Bear must be hanging his head in shame.

"The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people."

For information on recreation site status on National Forest System lands, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit.



https://www.fs.usda.gov/

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Now the Forest Service is calling us the "Radical Left Democrats"? WTF?! (Original Post) StarryNite Wednesday OP
They use government to divide, discard, trash all they don't agree with. bucolic_frolic Wednesday #1
Does this Radical Left have a headquarters? leftstreet Wednesday #2
Yes! And meetings too. All led by ANTIFA! StarryNite Wednesday #9
The Hatch Act is dead Diraven Wednesday #3
There is no excuse for abusing a government website in that manner DFW Wednesday #4
At least someone fixed the 1st sentence. maxsolomon Wednesday #5
Every agency in the U.S. government has been ordered to include this enough Wednesday #6
It's mandatory Trump boilerplate. usonian Wednesday #7
Nope, that's White House copy and paste. haele Wednesday #8
What's next? Smokey Bear wearing a MAGA hat? StarryNite Wednesday #10

bucolic_frolic

(52,739 posts)
1. They use government to divide, discard, trash all they don't agree with.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:42 PM
Wednesday

Weaponizing government with our tax dollars.

StarryNite

(11,900 posts)
9. Yes! And meetings too. All led by ANTIFA!
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 02:05 PM
Wednesday

Did you miss the last meeting? It was a good one, by golly!

Diraven

(1,658 posts)
3. The Hatch Act is dead
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:46 PM
Wednesday

Since the DOJ won't enforce it, or any other law for that matter, against King Trump.

DFW

(59,123 posts)
4. There is no excuse for abusing a government website in that manner
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:55 PM
Wednesday

Something THAT egregious is deserving of both firing and prosecution.

maxsolomon

(37,528 posts)
5. At least someone fixed the 1st sentence.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 01:02 PM
Wednesday

When I saw it Monday, it read "Radical Left Democrats shutdown the government."

enough

(13,634 posts)
6. Every agency in the U.S. government has been ordered to include this
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 01:06 PM
Wednesday

in all announcements. Not peculiar to the Forest Service.

usonian

(21,337 posts)
7. It's mandatory Trump boilerplate.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 01:08 PM
Wednesday

Kind of like the mandatory "Heil Hitler" not so long ago.

haele

(14,710 posts)
8. Nope, that's White House copy and paste.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 01:47 PM
Wednesday

Website, social media accounts, emails - everything that can be used to communicate, are property of the US Government, and basically, there's some Script Kiddie probably embedded with the Chief of Staff or Press Office going through all government sites and adding that message to pretend there's a powerful, united front against "Evil Democrats" who caused the furlough.
Even internal Government HR and Benefits sites are getting this spam splashed on their home pages.

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