'Honestly Terrifying': Yosemite National Park Is in Chaos

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Yosemite National Park is in trouble. Hamstrung by President Donald Trump's hiring freeze, hundreds of rescinded job offers and the threat of coming layoffs, the park is poised to enter its busiest months of the year severely short-staffed.

Posted by Angrydad at 01:33 PM | 63 COMMENTS | permalink

Trump hiring freeze creating chaos at Yosemite National Park

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-- Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) February 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM

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The easiest and safest thing is to simply close the park.

Something else to hang around the neck of that grandiose idiot, Donald Trump, who will probably send troops there to deal with the situation.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-14 08:49 AM

Donald Trump stands at the intersection of stupidity and insanity.

Yosemite is a Jewel in the Crown.

He can't be trusted with it.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-14 08:51 AM

The easiest and safest thing is to simply close the park.

Exactly. Tax payers need to know how their money is being spent! In this case, not spent.

#3 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-02-15 04:22 PM

Not only that, but the park's day-use reservation system " created to protect park resources and improve the visitor experience by reducing crowding " appears unlikely to return this year.
- FTA

Go check the website.
www.nps.gov

Are American "journalists" that lazy?

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-15 05:18 PM

The easiest and safest thing is to simply close the park.
- aka Washington monument syndrome

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-15 05:19 PM

F it! Trumpy ain't got time for this.

Just turn the Big Spigot and release the water and flush it out.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-15 05:23 PM

Hey Onenut - you're wanted on your "In-N-Out is OUT of CA" thread.

#7 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-15 05:50 PM

Posted by oneglassnut

LOL!

Yosemite is out of Ca!

#8 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-02-15 08:13 PM

Jeff is an ignorant fool.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-15 11:31 PM

No one said it wouldn't be painful reeling in years of stupid spending and bloated budgets.

#10 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 01:39 PM

#10
More regargling of the party line.
You MAGAts blathering remind of the cluelessness parroting of Mao's Red Guards.

#11 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-02-16 01:43 PM

You mean a bunch of park busybodies won't be running around ordering people about?

Libs are Yosemite Sam pissed about it

#12 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-02-16 01:56 PM

It really is a jumble for you, isn't it?

#13 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-02-16 01:59 PM

No one said it wouldn't be painful reeling in years of stupid spending and bloated budgets.
#10 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 01:39 PM

Trillions in "tax cuts" and "subsidies" are fraud.

Inept babbling about "bloated budgets" is a lie.

#14 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-02-16 02:04 PM

Libs are Yosemite Sam pissed about it

#12 | POSTED BY THEBULL

Are they out there attacking the U.S. capital?

Threatening the families of park employees?

Rampaging in the streets and rolling coal in their Priuses?

No. Unfortunately.. The libs are not pissed. Yet.

#15 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-16 02:09 PM

National parks?

I'm sure Trump is on his way to selling them off to mining companies.

#16 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-16 02:27 PM

The libs are not pissed. Yet.

#15 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-16 02:09 PM | Reply | Flag:

And just what are they going to do when the do get pissed? Throw a -------- at us?

#17 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 07:52 PM

I'm sure Trump is on his way to selling them off to mining companies.

#16 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-16 02:27 PM | Reply | Flag:

Now do the strategic petroleum reserves, --------.

#18 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 07:57 PM

Now do the strategic petroleum reserves, --------.

Lewezer is going to pay the oil companies for that. Different thing.

#19 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:02 PM

Lewezer is going to pay the oil companies for that. Different thing.

#19 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Lewzer" was giving oil away for free last time he was in office, dummy. Oh wait, your lewzer country has to process sand to sell actual oil...

#20 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:04 PM

has to process sand to sell actual oil...

If some idiots will buy it, why not?

#21 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:09 PM

Dial again's country has to process oil/sand at $30/bbl just to break even before they can sell it or give it away. I know this well as I was with the Dutch when they bailed on their schitty sulphur-infused oil they try to make money off of... It's the reason they import all the Chinese and Indian people to help them extract it and regulate it.

#22 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:12 PM

If some idiots will buy it, why not?

#21 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:09 PM | Reply | Flag:

That's my point.. why would anyone buy it when Donald Trump makes it affordable.. You have to get $30/bbl over what we pull straight out of the ground.

#23 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:14 PM

You only make money on oil in your schitty country when it's over $100/bbl. and thats a fact.

#24 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:18 PM

why would anyone buy it when Donald Trump makes it affordable

And how is Lewzer going to to that? Force oil companies to glut their own markets so they make less money?

That will be interesting. Lewzer has never run a successful business so he doesn't understand how it works.

#25 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:19 PM

And how is Lewzer going to to that?

#25 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:19 PM | Reply | Flag:

Oh, let's see...He just opened up 635 million acres of leases to oil companies to produce.... What you got, Shetland pony cowboy?

#26 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:25 PM

More sand in your --------?

#27 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:26 PM

He just opened up 635 million acres of leases to oil companies to produce...

Which the oil companies said they don't need, don't want, and are not going to develop. Low oil prices are not in their business model.

#28 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:28 PM

My, It's quiet around here...

#29 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:28 PM

Which the oil companies said they don't need, don't want, and are not going to develop. Low oil prices are not in their business model.

#28 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:28 PM | Reply | Flag:

LOL Thats nice.. Why would they develop your oil at $30/bbl before it gets to market over straight out of the ground when Trump just created a market to fill the reserves? You're not a business man and I get that but you may want to re-balance your own checkbook for multiple errors.

#30 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:31 PM

Which the oil companies said they don't need, don't want, and are not going to develop.
#28 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:28 PM | Reply | Flag:

Said no oil company...ever... you should sell snake oil or Watkin's lineament. You'd do lots better.

#31 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:33 PM

Which the oil companies said they don't need, don't want, and are not going to develop. Low oil prices are not in their business model.
#28 | Posted by REDIAL

What do you even know about there business model?

Must suck being from Canada, even your national sport is taken over by Americans.

#32 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-16 08:34 PM

...when Trump just created a market to fill the reserves?

Exactly what I said back in #19, and you lost your ---- over it.

LOL. Cya, troll.

#33 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:34 PM

Exactly what I said back in #19, and you lost your ---- over it.

LOL. Cya, troll.

#33 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-16 08:34 PM | Reply | Flag

Your oil costs $30/bbl over ours... you may want to sit this one out JR

#34 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:36 PM

Dial-again has taken a beating like Rick James wife.... That's too bad. See you broham...

#35 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:41 PM

That's what insincere (liberals) do when they get cornered... Bye Felecia...

#36 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:43 PM

$30/bbl

#37 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:43 PM

DialAgain just got hammered... so bad

#38 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 08:51 PM

Luvsorangeturds prolapsed -------- is dragging on the ground again. Lol

#39 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-16 08:57 PM

Luvsorangeturds prolapsed -------- is dragging on the ground again. Lol

#39 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-16 08:57 PM | Reply | Flag:

The only thing prolapsed is your lips, dumbass.... call the FBI wagon

#40 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 09:01 PM

You're beefy sister uses your pink sock as a speed bag, ------ recruiter.

#41 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-16 09:03 PM

why would anyone buy it when Donald Trump makes it affordable..

#23 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Look at this sycophantic, ball gargling sack of s*&^.

What a pathetic moron.

#42 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-16 09:57 PM

when Trump just created a market to fill the reserves?

Didn't even wipe the ---- out of his eyes before diving back in for more.

#43 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-16 09:58 PM

And just what are they going to do when the do get pissed? Throw a -------- at us?

#17 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Better watch out! If you make lfthndc^ck feel threatened, he'll bust out his stupid novelty guns that only stupid people get suckered into buying.

Whenever he holds his Desert Eagle he thinks he's Agent Smith.

#44 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-16 10:02 PM

Shut up ------. SaltyDog

#45 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-16 10:35 PM

"You mean a bunch of park busybodies won't be running around ordering people about?"

Great for you right? I'm sure you will run right over to spray paint the granite cliffs and throw trash in the rivers. Probably go off roading, cut or burn down trees for fun, and shoot the local wildlife.

Exactly what I would expect from typical conservative trash like you.

#46 | Posted by dibblda at 2025-02-16 11:56 PM

" Look at this sycophantic, ball gargling sack of s*&^.

What a pathetic moron.

#42 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-02-16 09:57 PM | FLAG: "

He beat that reasonably smart Canuck into submission because it's evident he has plenty of firsthand knowledge of the fossil fuel industry. Sit this one out; Chucky or else you will get a slap. Opine on mucus. I'll give you deference on that.

#47 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-17 01:59 AM

Tomorrow we strike back.

Russia better pray this doesn't get violent we've got enough icbms to level moscow.

#48 | Posted by Tor at 2025-02-17 02:14 AM

The people cheering on this destruction of the country are ignorant about many things, including government. They've been brainwashed by corporate media.

"tHe GOvVurMinT!!!"

#49 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-02-17 09:01 AM

#49 - Exactly right. You still hear it - the press picked up on the lies of Ronnie Raygun and never stopped to examine what they were parroting. I heard it today from some talking heads that aren't supposed to be right-wing nutters. People need to stop and reexamine their premise.

#50 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-17 09:36 AM

"You mean a bunch of park busybodies won't be running around ordering people about?

Libs are Yosemite Sam pissed about it

#12 | POSTED BY THEBULL"
STFU you stupid -------! Are you going to clean the -------- or the camp sites? Are you going to rescue people off of cliffs? Are you going to fix the trails to make them safe or manage the giant cable that runs up the side of Half Dome? Are you going to clean the federal courthouse that I refurbished the last time I worked there two years ago? Are you going to fly a helicopter or work a giant raging fire or clean out forest canyons thick with foliage to try to control the fires? You going to paint, do the carpentry or lay the carpet that is inside the housing for the workers and tourists? You going to run off the bears that invade picnic areas? You going to drive an ambulance or man the communication radio system that first responders use? If you are not going to do any of these jobs, ---- the hell off you sack of ----.
I work in Yosemite and have also worked in Yellowstone as a seasonal worker and can tell you first hand those that get yelled out deserve it. I got my job rescinded by those ------- fascist that you love to lick and I can tell you that all workers are going to be forced out so they can privistise the entire system. A big fat pox on you and your entire family of inbred deceased ridden parasites on the US society.

#51 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-02-17 10:06 AM

Re 51

Now that is being "pissed".

And rightly so. I am sorry to hear it but I know it's happening all over. It hurts so much that it numbs the mind.

Keep on hurting Americans like that Trumpy.

See where it gets you.

FAFO

#52 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-17 11:43 AM

Re 51

Nice job on the rant. The only thing that you left out was: May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits.

#53 | Posted by Just_Joe at 2025-02-17 01:04 PM

The "rant" was accurate, though. People take so much for granted - until it's gone.

#54 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-17 02:30 PM

And may TheBull's bowels be watery for the rest of his miserable life

#55 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-02-17 03:18 PM

Based on the search results provided and the current date, REDIAL's statement in #28 appears to be the most accurate in this thread. REDIAL stated, "Which the oil companies said they don't need, don't want, and are not going to develop. Low oil prices are not in their business model."

This aligns with information from search result[6], which indicates that U.S. frackers and Saudi officials are pushing back against Trump's desire to boost oil drilling. The article suggests that the market, not the president, sets production standards[3].

Additionally, the claim about Trump creating a market to fill the reserves (mentioned by lfthndthrds in #30) is partially accurate. Trump has indeed pledged to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) "right to the top"[7]. However, this would require congressional approval for a significant budget allocation, estimated at around $24-25 billion[1][4].

It's important to note that as of February 7, 2025, the SPR stocks were at 395.31 million barrels[8], which is an increase from previous years but still below the total capacity of 714 million barrels[1].

The discussion about oil production costs in different countries ($30/bbl mentioned by lfthndthrds) cannot be verified with the given search results.

Citations:
[1] www.rigzone.com
[2] www.statista.com
[3] www.texastribune.org
[4] www.bloomberg.com
[5] www.energy.gov
[6] www.wsj.com
[7] www.bloomberg.com
[8] ycharts.com
[9] news.bloomberglaw.com

#56 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-02-17 05:31 PM

as of February 7, 2025, the SPR stocks were at 395.31 million barrels

So the SPR is at 55%, as opposed to "empty".

#57 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-17 05:55 PM

The "rant" was accurate, though. People take so much for granted - until it's gone.

#54 | POSTED BY YAV

Its not gone FFS. Don 't go there then, more for me.

Let me enjoy it without all you lying whiners.

#58 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-17 06:12 PM

as of February 7, 2025, the SPR stocks were at 395.31 million barrels
So the SPR is at 55%, as opposed to "empty".
#57 | POSTED BY REDIAL

You wanna play word games, well thats just more stupidity that Boaz was talking about.

The act of emptying is the act of removing the contents of something.

It fair to say Biden was emptying the SPR
www.eia.gov

#59 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-17 06:19 PM

gettysburgconnection.org

#60 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-17 10:50 PM

Its not gone FFS. Don 't go there then, more for me.

Let me enjoy it without all you lying whiners.

Good! Enjoy a no-reservation system that results in a giant traffic jam where you can't find parking for hours.

Because that's the problem they've been managing before the cuts.

OneNut and his Pyrrhic Victories.

#61 | Posted by zarnon at 2025-02-18 04:20 AM

He's so clueless.

#62 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-18 08:14 AM

Are American "journalists" that lazy?

#4 | Posted by oneironaut

No I think they have it right. If you want to talk about lazy let's go to your link:

April through October (You know the busy months)

We will announce details on plans for managing visitor access in summer 2025 soon.

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