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Celerity

(54,866 posts)
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 03:00 PM Oct 2025

This bollocks is still up: '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 .'






Hatch Act anyone?????
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This bollocks is still up: 'The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated (Original Post) Celerity Oct 2025 OP
This "Radical Left" sounds pretty powerful leftstreet Oct 2025 #1
It should be a Hatch Act violation ThoughtCriminal Oct 2025 #2
I'm surprised durablend Oct 2025 #3

leftstreet

(41,248 posts)
1. This "Radical Left" sounds pretty powerful
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 03:07 PM
Oct 2025

Wow, powerful enough to shut down the gOverNmEnT !!

Maybe they could get us single payer healthcare and a $25 hr minimum wage

DURec

ThoughtCriminal

(14,754 posts)
2. It should be a Hatch Act violation
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:23 PM
Oct 2025

But it's not like this DOJ is going to even look at that issue -especially since it was probably ordered by a political appointee. But the webmasters, who implemented it were probably breaking the law.

Naturally, if you email the Forest Service to protest, you get an auto-reply that due to the shut-down, they are not monitoring emails

I contacted my Rep and Senators.

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