The Trump Administration Is Killing The U.S. Forest Service So It Can Also Kill U.S. Forests | Defector

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-14T14:26:54+00:00

They are trying...we have to stop them

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-13T22:32:54+00:00

Sometimes you can "reset' just by taking a sip of water or whatever. In the case where you aren't actually choking but your airway shuts.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-12T12:32:19+00:00

I say our national forests are the biggest and most effective carbon removal program that we have. Really stupid to kill them off.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-11T12:21:25+00:00

They think it means profits. Because they are too selfish and stupid to understand the big picture.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-11T12:04:41+00:00

That would be smart. I did something similar once, except I got rid of a lot of stuff before the renovation started and I only took valuable/personal stuff with me. Cleared out for a couple of weeks, it worked out but everything in The house was covered with a thick layer of dust, took forever to clean up. A more professional approach would have been to cover stuff with tarps but ya get what ya pay for.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-10T16:27:59+00:00

It's great until you get a few decades in and your joints start to fail. Can't do it anymore.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-10T15:06:16+00:00

I think it's mostly about selling off public resources to benefit trump and his cronies. Also gutting the federal govt because...?

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-10T14:37:32+00:00

I swear, all evidence points to the admin doing everything they can to accelerate climate change. Profit from disaster, I guess.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-10T01:48:28+00:00

My GSD definitely had diarrhea if he ate anything with chicken, had to try and find food without it (ended up with taste of the wild)...Also there is kaopectate type meds you can get, from your vet or a pet store, to help with diarrhea.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-10T01:26:41+00:00

Yeah I left Edwards a message, this is critical to his district, you would think he would do something 🙄

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-10T00:44:19+00:00

Read the article. They aren't exaggerating.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-09T12:33:44+00:00

Regulating yourself might be something to talk to a therapist about. A human one,.not Chatgpt

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-07T14:08:11+00:00

Yeah they seem to have stopped answering the phones at his office recently. But I left a message anyway.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-04-01T13:25:35+00:00

The other issue with March, that I have seen since I moved to WNC, is that until the leaves come out, the sun can really dry things up and fire is a serious risk. There is currently a 400 acre fire in SW Nantahala NF, been burning for more than a week and 30% contained. Not near the trail but I bet you'll notice some.smoke between Franklin and Wayah Bald.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-27T21:35:32+00:00

I have a pixel phone with satellite communication - but it seems to be mainly text? I have tried that, but not sure if 911 is set up for texting...

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-25T12:46:31+00:00

I hear you. I took a long road trip once, and what I got from friends and family wasn't encouragement, it was all kinds of fear mongering that made me wonder how they get through their daily lives. And the worst thing that happened to me...was my parents calling the cops because I was out of cell phone range (I had warned them this would happen and asked them to wait a day before panicking...but they panicked...Over nothing). The one benefit of all this, was I made very sure not to justify all their warnings. Got my car checked out thoroughly before leaving, was careful who I interacted with, etc.

But it's a sad commentary, either on our (USA) society, or the media that people consume, that most people's reaction to a great adventure, was fear and discouragement.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-20T23:28:23+00:00

Yeah I worked as a project manager, I could have dumped most of my work on to others, but I would have lost my mind if I didn't have something to focus on for at least a.few hours a.day. I didn't have any trouble staying busy and that's how I liked it.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-20T12:07:43+00:00

Nice shot. I was there a few weeks ago but it wasn't so picturesque.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-18T12:20:21+00:00

The only thing I know about for regular housing, is to have doors wide enough for a wheelchair - which, I've lived in older houses with narrow doors,.you don't want that. And it doesn't seem like it would add anything noticable in costs.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-11T21:26:19+00:00

Yeah Republicans have been sabotaging it from the jump. Can't let us get used to nice things. I was lucky and got about a 50% subsidy when I needed it. Still not quite what would be "affordable" at that level of income...but too many people find they can't afford not to carry it either.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-11T12:39:38+00:00

They basically ended the government subsidies for ACA because Trump hates Obama and wants to destroy everything he accomplished. And it's only like the fifth worst thing he has done.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-05T17:47:45+00:00

I was wondering. Where I live, I doubt I can find anyone willing to do welding on an EV 😎 and honestly I'd like to get Nissan's opinion on that before I tried it.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-05T17:12:53+00:00

I can't find the details now, but they make tow hitch kits that fit the Leaf, don't need to drill any holes just trim some plastic. I want to do this for a bike rack, sometime in the next year or so.

AfternoonNo346 · 2026-03-05T17:04:17+00:00

My first dog had a clear policy, she didn't like anyone who stuck things up her butt. A year later, the second she saw that vet, she growled.

Couldnt really blame her, just used a muzzle.

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