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NPS is preparing for more firings. But they know parks are popular, so they’re trying to hide these cuts while gutting NPS from the inside out

They’re planning to go after regional and national offices. You wont meet these staff in a park, but they're specialists who are the backbone of the NPS 💚
Yellow text over a photo of a ranger and child in a forest reads: The NPS is preparing for another wave of mass firings as soon as this week. Leaked reports indicate cuts of nearly 25% across the Department of the Interior. These cuts would paralyze the agency’s ability to protect our parks. Yellow and orange text over a photo of NPS scientists working at an archeological site reads: Due to the popularity of parks and public outcry (YOU!), staff in parks may be spared the axe. That’s a HUGE win. But there’s a catch. EVERY park depends on the technical support and leadership of staff beyond park boundaries. Join us to demand protection for our colleagues in specialized regional + national programs. Every day this week, we’ll be highlighting their critical work. Yellow and orange text on a dark background with a photo of a park ranger in uniform holding a telemetry antenna for tracking wildlife. Text reads: #NoParksWithout Science + Stewardship The NPS Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate exists for one reason: to help parks use the best available science to make management decisions. This is mandated by Congress in the NPS Omnibus Act of 1998. Read on for ways that NRSS scientists help protect parks. Yellow and orange text on a dark background, with a photo of three NPS staff in waders with nets standing in a small stream surrounded by wetlands. Text reads: #NoParksWithout Ecological Monitoring Scientists in the NPS Inventory & Monitoring Division track the long-term health of our parks. Are wildlife populations healthy? Where is water quality changing? Are forests in trouble? Without this data, park managers are flying blind.
April 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
March 1, 2025
March 1, 2025
John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.” Seven weeks in, he suggested, 2025 is on track to be one of them: “a time...
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March 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine
February 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!

If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!

Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.

JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺

#24HourEconomicBlackout
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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eddsmitty.bsky.social
For the MAGA federal employees who believe this is good for the country:

I'm sure that you need your job to pay the those high egg prices you've been crying about.

Whatcha gonna do?

Wake tf up!

*sips*☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy

apnews.com/article/doge...
A comprehensive look at DOGE's firings and layoffs so far
Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump’s administration.
apnews.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
He nails it.
February 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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connieschultz.bsky.social
New York Times Editor’s note: “Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024. Roughly a year before he entered hospice care, he wrote his final New York Times Opinion essay. In it, he looked back on the Capitol riot and explained why he was so worried about American democracy.”
www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/o...
Opinion | Jimmy Carter: I Fear for Our Democracy (Gift Article)
Even established democracies can fall to military juntas and despots. We can’t let that happen here.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:56 AM