Trump administration alters national parks' free-entry days, cutting MLK Day and Juneteenth

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Trump administration has changed which days Americans can visit national parks for free next year, removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding President Donald Trump’s birthday, which falls on Flag Day.

The Department of the Interior made the changes last month, designating those 2026 dates “resident-only patriotic fee-free days.” Other changes include adding the Fourth of July weekend and President Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday to the list, while removing the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act in August and National Public Lands Day in September.

In a press release announcing new prices for annual passes to the nation’s national parks for nonresidents, the Interior Department — led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — also released a list of fee-free dates for next year.

The dates for 2026 include President’s Day in February, Memorial Day in May, Flag Day/Trump’s birthday in June, Independence Day weekend in July, the 110th Birthday of the National Park Service in August, Constitution Day in September, Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday in October and Veteran’s Day in November.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-administration-alters-national-parks-162620083.html

Gee I wonder why that racist piece of shit wants those holidays removed?

[Totally Tunsie]

1. Other than the blatant racism, these changes make absolutely no sense or benefit to workers.

As the free days currently stand, both MLK Day and Juneteenth are currently Federal holidays, which mean that many, if not most, workers have the work day off and can take advantage of a day in the parks. However, neither Flag Day (aka moron's birthday) nor Theodore Roosevelt's Birthday are Federal holidays, meaning workers will not have the day off their jobs.

Is Dozing Donnie planning on making his birthday a paid-time-off holiday? It wouldn't surprise if he honored himself in this way, but the decision isn't his to render. So, who will get to enjoy these new free days in the national park system?

[LS0999]

2. It's just another day in Trumpmenistan

I don't ever want to hear that "it can't happen here" ever again.