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    Bulldozers rip into Big Bend U.S. National Park, driving anger and heartbreak

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    2. Coral-Diver on

      “It’s just a tremendous erosion, if not violation, of the agreement that Texans and the American people made when they established that national park. The federal government that I worked for for 41 years is disrespecting its citizens in a in a huge way.”

      While I agree with the sentiment, as a Texan I also recognize that if this was a state park the GOP government of Texas would have already completed this project on their own.

    3. JeffSteinMusic on

      another episode of “Things That Can And Will Happen When The Vast Majority* Of Free-Willed Adults In America Absolutely Refuse To Care About Their Own Governance”

      [32% voted Republican in 2024 + 37% couldn’t be bothered to vote at all = 69% = Vast Majority]

      At this point in The Year Of Our Lord 2026, a decade in, I just can’t handle the ratio anymore of 99% “Trump Did This” perspectives and 1% (if that) of “America Did This To Itself”

    4. shoobe01 on

      This is the sort of permanent, irrevocable destruction we are talking about. No change of admin will undo this evil.

    5. Wildpony03 on

      This is what happens when you chase after clouds.

      It screams “The dog has caught up with the car” Now they are doing the most extreme to satisfy fears they spent decades watering never expecting it to come to fruit.

    6. motorsportnut on

      This line made me really sad:

      *Bulldozers are clearing land in the beloved national park, where wildlife roams and the scenery has been untouched for thousands of years.*

    10. Prefect79038 on

      Ive been to Big Bend once, 20 years ago, I’ll never forget the phrase that kept repeating in my head. “O beautiful for spacious skies…”

      My invincible 20 something self almost slipped out of the Ventana trail pour out. It looked so barren but life was EVERYWHERE. We were spotted by a mountain lion, crossed paths with tarantula, snakes, rabbits, etc an absolutely beautiful place. I understand how people find their connection with a power greater than themselves there.

    11. epcotnut on

      If this madness ever ends and we get a new administration, the contracting group responsible for this needs to reverse the damage- at cost plus any environmental penalties that go along with it. If they do not comply, all of their assets, including those of the workers responsible, should be seized and sold at auction.

    12. davefish77 on

      He seems driven to rip up, tear down, paint gold and put his name on everything in sight. Like that will be his legacy!

    13. Last-Possibility207 on

      How are the people bidding on these contracts able to sleep at night knowing what they are destroying. How can the guys in the bulldozers do this without any remorse or guilt. Scum of the earth.

    17. Steffie767 on

      In the old days and in the western movies, when the sheep ranchers wanted to fence in the land the cattlemen took action. Sometimes equipment is made inoperable. In the 60’s and 70’s sit ins were a course of action. While it might just slow them down it does show somebody that someone isn’t in favor of what’s going on. It’s just that there is so much bad going on it’s hard to choose your fight.

    20. Predator_ on

      Not only bulldozers, but they are currently weighing using dynamite to blow thru mountain for their wall. So effectively blowing up a natural wall in order to build a metal one. ::insert facepalm here::

    21. Rafiks1 on

      When you go to the circus you cheer for the clows. This is what we get America. I really hope we never forget this betrayal. But odds are against us unfortunately.

    23. Myrtle_Nut on

      So pointless. No one crosses at Big Bend because its natural barriers for hundreds of miles. Trump is a fucking scourge. Period.

    24. artichoke_heart on

      I don’t understand how the people down there that care aren’t monkeywrenching that equipment.

    26. Toto_LZ on

      Cut the hydraulics and spike the trees, hostile resistance is the only thing development responds too. It has to not be worth it for the individual contractors 

    27. 83CatsInAHorseSuit on

      The contractor doing this work is Kiewit. They are likely working under the name Southwest Valley Constructors but this is 100% Kiewit.

      If anyone would like to express how they feel about a private contractor making a buck off bulldozing our federal land, you could probably Google ‘Kiewit South Central’ and find a phone number to call. 😉

    29. Wabi-Sabi_Umami on

      This administration is pure, unadulterated evil. Karma needs to hurry up and do its thing.

    32. Fine-Government9216 on

      Jan 6th proved walls, barracades and laws don’t work if people are intent on ignoring them

    33. No_Diver6131 on

      Can we make a list of all the maga businesses ruining our country so we can boycott them?

    34. gotaflattire on

      Those parks belong to the American people. These people better be prosecuted for destruction of public property and a National Landmark.

    35. mredding on

      Shoot the operators? Don’t kill them! But is a lead slug in your ass worth the job? Who will they find to do the work?

      Problem solved.

    36. VeeDubBug on

      These are the guys that watched Ferngully, saw the dudes hacking down trees and decided that was their dream job.