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cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/8508766

From the Atlanta Daily World:

By Hodari Brown, Contributing Columnist On November 25, 2025, the National Park Service (NPS), under the direction of the U.S. Department of the Interior overseen by Donald Trump, announced its 2026 “fee-free” days. Gone from the list: Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth. Added instead: June 14 — the birthday of Donald Trump, which […]The post COMMUNITY VOICES: Trump Removes MLK Day & Juneteenth as Free National Park Dates, Adds His Birthday appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.

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[–] PearOfJudes@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Putting your own birthday as a holiday during your own term as President is so egotistical. Especially when you remove MLK day.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 hours ago

It's something a petty insecure tyrant would do.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

Gross. No one wants to celebrate the day your mom shat you out. They didn't want to celebrate that, why the fook would we? Loser.

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

surprised it took him so long. in his first term. sacking a bunch of park rangers was the first thing he did

[–] lunelovegood@ttrpg.network 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

When did we start civilly disobeying our government because it doesn't represent the interests of the people?

All government officials care about is making rich people richer.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Jan 20th, why.

[–] tover153@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I spent more than two years volunteering in the National Park system. Swore in thousands of Junior Rangers. Stood in gypsum dunes, Civil War battlefields, and a lot of places where kids looked at the world with the kind of hope adults forget they once had.

So hearing that MLK Day and Juneteenth were dropped from the fee-free calendar and replaced with Trump’s birthday just knocked the wind out of me.

MLK Day is a day of service. Juneteenth marks freedom. These days mean something.

Trump’s birthday does not.

I cannot imagine looking a kid in the eye after that oath and explaining why the end of slavery no longer counts but a politician’s birthday does. I will not volunteer under that. Not for one more hour.

The land will outlast whoever did this. The dunes will still glow white. The mountains will still hold their shape. But the values behind the Park Service only survive if we protect them.

If you want the longer version of why this hit me so hard, I wrote about it here: https://tover153.substack.com/p/when-the-parks-stop-belonging-to

[–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 32 points 1 day ago

We created President's Day just so we wouldn't have to deal with this sort of thing. 

[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago

But he’s not racist.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (3 children)

If only Harris had done more for the working class.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Or if the senile old fuck had not tried to cling to power. Given the Dems a chance to have a real campaign with someone who knows what day of the week it is.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Or if they didn’t tank Bernie’s run because it was Hillary’s turn to be president.

[–] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Throughout Biden's whole term it was a big question if he'd run again. It being a question at all should have made the answer a clear NO. Harris never had a fair chance at a campaign because of this despite being in my opinion one of the better Democrat candidates we've had in recent history. Obviously she's not as liberal as most Democrats would like nowadays, but when the alternative is an openly corrupt billionaire con artist I'll vote for the mainstream Democrat candidate every time.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly I don't think it would have made a difference. The Harris campaign made it clear she doesn't care for her voter base - it's more important not to step on the Biden administrations' toes than to properly represent the people and win. What's the best that could have happened? Harris would have gone on stage with even more Republicans?

They would have found a way to tank it either way.

[–] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The "Harris" campaign was a continuation of Biden's ongoing campaign under a new candidate. They never had a chance to set their own messaging nor policy priorities. And although I too doubt it would have ultimately stopped Trump, it certainly would have allowed them to try to target younger demographics with their policy.

I also fear that the Democratic party's takeaway from the whole ordeal may be that America is not yet ready for a woman president. But any candidate would have lost under Harris's circumstances. And Hillary was just a terrible candidate. Yet because those are the only two woman candidates we've had for President and both lost horribly, it's easy to draw the wrong conclusion here that those are related.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The "Harris" campaign was a continuation of Biden's ongoing campaign under a new candidate. They never had a chance to set their own messaging nor policy priorities.

I don't see why the campaign being a continuation meant they couldn't set their own messaging or policy priorities. As far as I know, donations etc. can't be taken back if a campaign changes policies. Could you explain what you mean here?

[–] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I mean that planning a presidential campaign takes years, years which they didn't have. And beyond the time required to plan and refine the campaign messaging, the candidate needs time to train how to answer questions following it. They had no choice but to reuse all of Biden's preparation for these, and even then it still looked hastily done.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

Sorry, but that's not an acceptable answer. If you can't pivot your campaign even though your polling research shows you that individual, divisive topics are causing you to lose, something is broken enough that you definitely shouldn't have ever been a valid candidate. How can you expect to win against a populist if it takes years to listen to your voters?!

I knew that Harris will lose the second she stepped on stage, was asked how things will change with her, and she answered that nothing will fundamentally change if she's elected. All while the other candidate keeps telling people that he understands they are hurting, and that he'll improve everything. I don't care who was responsible for that strategy - everyone involved should be banned from having influence on another campaign.

[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Since were on lemmy, i genuinely cant tell if this is a joke or not.

[–] Ithral@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 12 hours ago

It's not a joke. A platform that centered the proletariat might have made a difference

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Gaza turned out a lot better because Trump too.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 19 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I'm sure they noticed a difference. /s

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 23 hours ago

Well there was a ceasefire /s

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago

Aww, the tragic little orange paedo just wants to be adored. What a little puddy poo.
Do you think he knows that history, and the internet, will not be kind to him and his legacy when he -hopefully very soon- dies?

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What a self-preening bitch

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

There's a video going around today with a reporter following Trump down some hallways as he's talking about blue slips, and in this 21 second video we can see at least 8 pictures of him lining the walls. Dude just cannot get over himself

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 2 points 21 hours ago

US-Americans are so crazy, I can't tell if this is real or not

[–] X@piefed.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Republicans: That there is some of our finest work! Those folk don’t need no damn national holiday, but Dozing Donnie does! 😤

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i love how he called joe biden sleepy joe even though I can't recall a time when Joe slept in a meeting, meanwhile with sleepy donvict, he is always falling asleep. What a turdstain.

[–] X@piefed.world 2 points 1 day ago

Exactly. The irony is so thick you’d need a buzzsaw to cut it. 

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

So...when do Americans stand up, again? I'm convinced Americans never learned to get off their hands and knees.

[–] SantasMagicalComfort@piefed.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In an alternate timeline July 13th is a national holiday.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 day ago

At this rate, I'm surprised J6 isn't

[–] AgaveInMyAss@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gross, TIL I share my birthday month with him

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Hey, it could be worse.. you could also share a birthday day, month and suit with the man! shudders

[–] sundaymidnight@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Oh, God... I don't know if laughing or crying 😅

this guy is ready for other pills, not his blues pre-bed