As our own Just Mindy reported Friday, Alec MacGillis of ProPublica told us of the epic tragedy out of Yosemite National Park, where "the sole employee with the keys and the institutional knowledge needed to rescue visitors from <a href="https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2025/02/21/national-park-trump-cuts-bathroom-n2408746" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">locked restrooms</a>" was laid off. Next we'll be hearing about someone dying trapped in a National Park restroom.

They may have had keys, but did they have the "institutional knowledge" to use them?

The last we checked in on Sen. Tina Smith, she was warmly welcoming home a man who'd been arrested in 1975 for <a href="https://twitchy.com/brettt/2025/01/20/leonard-peltier-commutation-n2407021" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shooting two wounded FBI agents in the head</a>, execution-style but had his sentence commuted by President Joe Biden on his last day in office. Now Smith is telling us the sob story of a fired park ranger:

Why doesn't Smith hire her as an assistant in her office?

You'll care when one of those boaters drowns. Then they'll revisit the story with the headline, "Man Drowns After Trump Makes Cuts to National Parks."

 {ai:summary}<p>A park ranger at Yosemite National Park was laid off, raising concerns about visitor safety, particularly regarding locked restrooms. Critics argue that the media's portrayal of the situation as requiring "institutional knowledge" is exaggerated and question the necessity of such bureaucratic roles.</p><p>The discussion highlights broader frustrations with government bureaucracy and the perceived inefficiencies within the National Park Service. Some commentators suggest that the public should take more personal responsibility for safety in national parks. #society</p>

Trump Is a Dictator Because National Park Employees Didn’t Know How to Duplicate Keys

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