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5. Lawlessness

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 07:31 AM

Nov 11

Rangers and land managers for the National Park Service do not close off areas for hiking,
horses, cross country skiing, and climbing for no reason. These are seasoned professionals
who are working to protect the resources of the park but also to protect the park visitor too.

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'Nightmare is over': Trump pardons Grand Teton trail runner who took a shortcut [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 11 OP

Cheaters are... 2naSalit Nov 11 #1

Is this real or from The Onion. Irish_Dem Nov 11 #2

Initially, I had the same response. 70sEraVet Nov 11 #8

I still don't believe it. Irish_Dem Nov 11 #12

But, of course. Trump has probably never visited a single National Park and doesn't give a damn about them except hlthe2b Nov 11 #3

His nightmare is over Blumancru Nov 11 #4

Lawlessness Botany Nov 11 #5

Any fun crook appeals to Donald's heart. lildDemz Nov 11 #15

Yea, but these losers fired most of them so I guess it no longer matters. travelingthrulife Nov 11 #17

We're bombing civilians in boats. milestogo Nov 11 #6

I have to wonder that if, by the end of Trumps term, he will have pardoned Every crook in the USA??? riversedge Nov 11 #7

he will have pardoned every WHITE crook in the USA DBoon Nov 11 #18

Thanks for the correction. You are most likely spot on!! riversedge Nov 11 #20

A rubber stamp for cheating. Vinca Nov 11 #9

So he did not sex traffic hundreds of kids, or defraud people out of billions of dollars? mackdaddy Nov 11 #10

Here's the Reddit discussion: mahatmakanejeeves Nov 11 #11

Wow, cocaine too. He cheated in multiple ways. txwhitedove Nov 11 #14

At first I thought this sounded like a lot of hoohah over a little thing... Stuckinthebush Nov 11 #21

That's helpful, thanks. nilram Nov 11 #26

One wonders... lonely bird Nov 11 #13

No criminal left behind. travelingthrulife Nov 11 #16

tsf & repugs love criminals & cheaters Nigrum Cattus Nov 11 #19

Of course, drumphf is going to support a cheater! 😑 electric_blue68 Nov 11 #22

Because yeah, fuck Nature and the people who try to protect it. Trmp's kind of guy ! nt eppur_se_muova Nov 11 #23

This reminds me of back in the 90s when someone sent Hilary Clinton a feather and in a stunning PatrickforB Nov 11 #24

Thanks for the insight. There seem to have been more transgressions that day than just taking a shortcut. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 11 #25

Yeah, maybe so. We never do really get the whole story, do we? Still...too many people are hurting PatrickforB Nov 11 #27