Matt

That'll be an episode that's coming up once I have time to research what the hell is actually going on. because a lot of people are blowing it out of proportion, but also, bro, the parks? Yeah. I think somebody at Doge was like, ah, well, seasonal employees aren't necessary, and it's not realizing that the park running with seasonal employees is the park running at full capacity.

That'll be an episode that's coming up once I have time to research what the hell is actually going on. because a lot of people are blowing it out of proportion, but also, bro, the parks? Yeah. I think somebody at Doge was like, ah, well, seasonal employees aren't necessary, and it's not realizing that the park running with seasonal employees is the park running at full capacity.

Like... That's not a surplus. It's at a deficit the rest of the year.

Like... That's not a surplus. It's at a deficit the rest of the year.

I made a couple of TikToks about it. Most people got the point that it wasn't supposed to be because my TikToks were basically like one was directed at the left and it was like, hey, guys, your messaging sucks. Stop doing TikTok dances and holding signs. That's not helping. And then the one to the right was basically like, hey, guys, just because Trump's doing it doesn't make it good.

I made a couple of TikToks about it. Most people got the point that it wasn't supposed to be because my TikToks were basically like one was directed at the left and it was like, hey, guys, your messaging sucks. Stop doing TikTok dances and holding signs. That's not helping. And then the one to the right was basically like, hey, guys, just because Trump's doing it doesn't make it good.

You should like the parks. Here's all the reasons you should like the parks. Yeah. So it's basically like, you know, look, kids, you're both just awful on this topic because it's like both everybody in the parks are good for everyone.

You should like the parks. Here's all the reasons you should like the parks. Yeah. So it's basically like, you know, look, kids, you're both just awful on this topic because it's like both everybody in the parks are good for everyone.

I was basically like, you know, there's the left wing arguments in favor of keeping the parks do not resonate with the right at all because they're like they're going to log it. And it's like, no, that would require an act of Congress. That's not going to happen. Whereas on the right, people are like, well, you know, we've got to make hard sacrifices. And I'm like, no, this isn't one of them.

I was basically like, you know, there's the left wing arguments in favor of keeping the parks do not resonate with the right at all because they're like they're going to log it. And it's like, no, that would require an act of Congress. That's not going to happen. Whereas on the right, people are like, well, you know, we've got to make hard sacrifices. And I'm like, no, this isn't one of them.

Like, let's let's think about right wing values here. These are American jobs. that conserve American wild lands that are seen as one of the exceptional things about America throughout the world.

Like, let's let's think about right wing values here. These are American jobs. that conserve American wild lands that are seen as one of the exceptional things about America throughout the world.

One of the things that are uniquely good about the United States, something that bolsters local American economies like at every single level, the National Park Service and the National Forest Service are beneficial to America. There is not a single way in which they are negatives.

One of the things that are uniquely good about the United States, something that bolsters local American economies like at every single level, the National Park Service and the National Forest Service are beneficial to America. There is not a single way in which they are negatives.

Even if they're not being logged, rangers not being available to do search and rescue, to do maintenance, all of those things. To help somebody find... Yeah, I'll tell you what, you know who's going to benefit from the National Park Service being cut? Us, because there's going to be a lot more missing people to cover. Yeah. Don't make my job easier. Save the parks.

Even if they're not being logged, rangers not being available to do search and rescue, to do maintenance, all of those things. To help somebody find... Yeah, I'll tell you what, you know who's going to benefit from the National Park Service being cut? Us, because there's going to be a lot more missing people to cover. Yeah. Don't make my job easier. Save the parks.

Yeah, exactly. Yeah. I eventually got it back.

Yeah, exactly. Yeah. I eventually got it back.

We do. It's called the Stalholt map, I believe, if I'm not mistaken. Here's the problem. It shows them all as being one connected landmass. It's also 300 years later.

We do. It's called the Stalholt map, I believe, if I'm not mistaken. Here's the problem. It shows them all as being one connected landmass. It's also 300 years later.