Sep 29, 2026 · 4 min listen · Last updated September 29, 2026
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The Dark Hypothesis
This is what was rumored to have made President Carter cry. Do not read this. You have been warned. It’s called the ‘Dark Hypothesis’ for a reason. Consider that all the information you have been told about humans and our history is a lie. That even the lies told about it are built upon a greater lie. That it is all lies all the way down. We know this to be true. There is no rational explanation for officialdom views of any thing, especially human history and origins. This extends to all the religions.
Largest rocket ever built successfully enters orbit
SpaceX has raised the bar for spaceflight again as its Starship, history's largest rocket, reaches Earth orbit. Despite the failure of an upper stage engine, an abort was avoided, allowing the spacecraft to reach orbit and deploy 26 Starlink satellites. Category: Space Systems, Engineering
I’m pretty confident that most of you don’t even know that this is a thing, which is why I really have to show you. If their real-life actions weren’t so threatening to our public lands, waters, and wildlife, this would be comical. Since February, Doug Burgum’s Department of the Interior has been putting out short videos summarizing what they’ve been up to in the previous week.
MAGA God Squad Sentences Critically Endangered Whale Species to Extinction
“Invoking national security cannot justify potentially pushing the Rice’s whale—or any of our nation’s irreplaceable wildlife species—into the abyss of extinction. If this administration were truly concerned about national security, it would focus on what will protect our quality of life and a secure future for all Americans.
Anti-Migration Lawmakers in Texas Introduce Legislation to Bar Monarch Butterflies From Crossing Into Mexico
“The flyways of eastern monarchs converge in central Texas before continuing south in one single flyway to Mexico,” they said in a statement. “When they fly across the Rio Grande and leave Texas, the monarchs contribute to biodiversity and thriving ecosystems in Mexico, while leaving Texas illegally deprived of their presence.” The lawmakers said that protected places like Big Bend National Park and the adjacent Big Bend Ranch State Park provide a plethora of resources for these migrating insects, arguing that they should prioritize American nectar sources and roosting sites instead of those…
BLM Wants to Allow Drilling on Lands Directly Bordering Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Exactly a week ago, on March 25, The Wilderness Society published a brand-new report featuring the ten most threatened public lands and waters in the United States. Called “Not for Sale: The Fight for Public Lands,” it’s an impressively detailed report. One of the public lands identified as being most threatened was the Greater Chaco Region and now, literally only a week later, it turns out they were spot on.
More Resignations and Early Retirements Coming to National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and Other Interior Agencies
“It’s almost like, you know, [the Trump administration] thinks that invisible elves do it or something. But they don’t. It takes actually a huge administrative staff to accomplish those things. If it doesn’t get done, then the agency begins to break down.” - Adam King, former grant management specialist at the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Just two days ago, the U.S.
Trump Administration Proposes Massive Cuts to National Park Service Budget (Again), While Asking for $10 Billion for “Beautification Projects” in Washington, D.C.
“A cut this massive would be catastrophic. This proposal would only accelerate the damage, putting our national parks at even greater risk and further cut the park staffing that is needed to care for our national treasures.” - John Garder, Senior Budget & Appropriations Director at the National Parks Conservation Association Just like last year’s version, the Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal, released today, Friday, April 3, includes enormous cuts to the budgets of Interior Department agencies.
The War on Public Lands: How War Changes How Public Lands Are Used
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson was reelected on the slogan “He kept us out of war.” It took him just over one month after his second inauguration on March 4, 1917, however, to do the exact opposite. On April 6, 1917, the United States officially entered World War I. During a long speech before Congress two days earlier, President Wilson outlined the reasons why he thought going to war would be beneficial to the United States. He also explained what needed to be done.
"Sweeping" Forest Service Reorganization Plan Includes Both a Pointless Headquarters Move and an Alarming Shuttering of Research Facilities
“In a modern democratic situation where everybody is competing for defining what the problem is and what the solutions are, it’s never as clear as it was in those [early Forest Service] days what the greatest good for the greatest number really is.” - Peter Pinchot, grandson of Gifford Pinchot It’s been one week since the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its “sweeping restructuring” of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), a move that has sent shockwaves through America’s public land and conservation world.