A land grab by any other name...
https://triplepundit.com/2026/usda-forest-service-reorganization-public-lands-lumber-industry/
#publiclands #forests #nationalforest #forestservice #statesrights #conservation #usda #sustainable #sustainability #timber #lumber #utah #recreation #outdoors #csr #esg #landgrab #patagonia #research #science
Trump Says It Out Loud: GOP Prioritizes War Over Healthcare, Childcare, and Survival
Trump openly dismisses healthcare and childcare as scams, revealing a GOP agenda that prioritizes war over people and shifts the burden to struggling states.
#childcare #EconomicJustice #federalBudget #gop #healthcareCuts #Inequality #medicaid #Medicare #militarySpending #ProgressivePolitics #RedStates #socialSafetyNet #statesRights #Trump https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oOc
Why it matters:
This isn't just theater. Concentrated federal power lets waste flourish and officials dodge accountability; shifting authority back to states forces real oversight and local voters to hold leaders responsible.
The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of election integrity.
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Good point, I found this opinion: "Contempt: Can the Courts Stand Up for the Rule of Law?
Times of heightened tensions between states and the federal government have produced some of the most prominent examples of states using their criminal laws against federal actors. With the United States seemingly entering such a period, it may only be a matter of time before similar cases arise again..."
#DOJ #StatesRights
https://whowhatwhy.org/justice/courts/contempt-can-the-courts-stand-up-for-the-rule-of-law/
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"Over the past 18 years, officers at Maryland’s Frederick County jail have asked thousands of inmates two standard questions: What country are you a citizen of? And where were you born?"
#StatesRights #Immigration #ImmigrationPolicy #LawEnforcement #287g #ICE
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-ice-trump-287g-72929a61953c3da5ed5d49cab2dcc611
New laws in some Democratic-led states are forcing local sheriffs to stop cooperating with President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts. A law signed Tuesday by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore prohibits arrangements in which local law officers interrogate and detain people for U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement. New Mexico's governor signed a similar law earlier this month. And 10 Democratic-led states now have similar policies. The sheriff of Frederick County, Maryland, says it will force him to end a program that has turned over 1,884 inmates to ICE custody over the past 18 years.
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