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StarryNite

(11,977 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:37 AM Oct 2025

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 Oct 2025 OP
They use government to divide, discard, trash all they don't agree with. bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #1
Does this Radical Left have a headquarters? leftstreet Oct 2025 #2
Yes! And meetings too. All led by ANTIFA! StarryNite Oct 2025 #9
The Hatch Act is dead Diraven Oct 2025 #3
There is no excuse for abusing a government website in that manner DFW Oct 2025 #4
At least someone fixed the 1st sentence. maxsolomon Oct 2025 #5
Every agency in the U.S. government has been ordered to include this enough Oct 2025 #6
It's mandatory Trump boilerplate. usonian Oct 2025 #7
Nope, that's White House copy and paste. haele Oct 2025 #8
What's next? Smokey Bear wearing a MAGA hat? StarryNite Oct 2025 #10

bucolic_frolic

(54,113 posts)
1. They use government to divide, discard, trash all they don't agree with.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:42 AM
Oct 2025

Weaponizing government with our tax dollars.

StarryNite

(11,977 posts)
9. Yes! And meetings too. All led by ANTIFA!
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 01:05 PM
Oct 2025

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

Diraven

(1,833 posts)
3. The Hatch Act is dead
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:46 AM
Oct 2025

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

DFW

(59,761 posts)
4. There is no excuse for abusing a government website in that manner
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:55 AM
Oct 2025

Something THAT egregious is deserving of both firing and prosecution.

maxsolomon

(38,231 posts)
5. At least someone fixed the 1st sentence.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:02 PM
Oct 2025

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

enough

(13,690 posts)
6. Every agency in the U.S. government has been ordered to include this
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:06 PM
Oct 2025

in all announcements. Not peculiar to the Forest Service.

usonian

(23,664 posts)
7. It's mandatory Trump boilerplate.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:08 PM
Oct 2025

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

haele

(15,102 posts)
8. Nope, that's White House copy and paste.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:47 PM
Oct 2025

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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