Hands Off! - Protesting Trump Regime
- ilovebranch
- Apr 5
- 2 min read
As the owner of iLoveBranch.com, I will be joining the Hands Off / 50501 / etc. movement on Saturday, April 5, 2025 in protest of the current administration, their attempt at authoritarian rule, and what that will mean for the environment. I will be at or around the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii...scheduled protest starts at 12pm HST, but will hopefully last long time. Hope to see you there!
I have been fairly outspoken on Threads (as @photosbycharm) for several months now regarding my opposition to the Trump administration and their cuts to environmental efforts (in addition to many other sickening cuts they are attempting).
If you are any sort of nature-lover, I strongly urge you to take action to protect the natural havens that you hold dear. Do you like hiking, kayaking, surfing, or any sort of adventure traveling in general? Do you like beautiful landscapes? Are you a photographer and/or artist? Do you love animals? Are you passionate about native plants and native wildlife? Do you like traveling and/or visiting National Parks, National Forests, any sort of Public Lands, National Monuments, National Historical Sites, Botanical Gardens and/or any forests in general that have remained natural or provide natural habitat? Do you find yourself annoyed when driving through usually forested areas and seeing the stain of clearcutting?
Our forests are ever-shrinking - and I have seen much evidence in this during my travels in Hawaii, California, Oregon and some parts of Washington (I grew up on the west coast and migrated to Hawaii). However, after much research I discovered that Alaska is the most deforested state in the US - losing almost 11% of its tree cover between 2001 and 2021. On a larger scale, the US lost approximately 17% of its tree cover since the year 2000 (GlobalForestWatch.org). That is MASSIVE!
On March 1, 2025, Trump issued an Executive Order that freed up US forests for clearcutting/logging/timber production. He initially stated he wanted to "free up our forests for timber production", but now on the White House web it says "immediate expansion of American timber production."...now on USDA.gov it states that Secretary Rollins "announces sweeping reforms to protec
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