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News & Current Events Mar 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM

US exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species

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irazzleandazzle Mar 31, 2026 +5308
engaging in wars overseas and destroying the environment at home.
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ContrastingCanvas Mar 31, 2026 +1920
Don't forget, also destroying the economy at home. So much winning!
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Mobile-Bar7732 Mar 31, 2026 +308
You guys should be out spending your tarrif cheques that us Canadians are paying for. /s
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akpenguin Mar 31, 2026 +183
How do you expect me to spend my tarrif check when I haven't spent my DOGE check yet?
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Shopworn_Soul Mar 31, 2026 +58
I'm still trying to work through all those Soros Bucks I collected a few years ago.
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akpenguin Mar 31, 2026 +28
Oh right, another round of checks from No Kings last weekend should be in the mail by now, too.
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ketchfraze Mar 31, 2026 +25
I mean, their goal is to depopulate and destroy the earth so they're actually doing a great job.
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amishgoatfarm Mar 31, 2026 +40
F*** the economy, f*** our allies, f*** the environment, f*** kids! The Republican way!
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InTooManyWays Mar 31, 2026 +8
Killing and arresting us with our tax money and killing everybody else around the world with our tax money. 
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seancurry1 Mar 31, 2026 +311
Every Republican president in my lifetime has started a war, removed environmental protections, and tanked our economy. Every single one.
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Sea-Oven-7560 Mar 31, 2026 +62
yes but they cut your taxes so you get an extra $11 in your paycheck. That's all they care about, of course they don't give a shit about the trillions of dollars in debt they they rack up unless a Democratic president is in office and then they are deeply concerned about their grandchildren.
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badnuub Mar 31, 2026 +42
They don't even cut our taxes anymore, they stopped pretending they cared about us at all and cut the taxes for their rich donors and that's it, while cutting any benefits that people might have at the same time. But woke, I guess.
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JackPoe Mar 31, 2026 +12
11$ more per check! Your bills are going up 300$ though.
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txroller Mar 31, 2026 +36
“But THey’Re bOTH the SAme!.”
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Longjumping-Bass774 Mar 31, 2026 +27
Sounds like the Russian asset in office is doing a great job
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Nire_Txahurra Mar 31, 2026 +28
If we have to see a bright light in this news (but sad news, of course ) is that they’re still calling it the Gulf of Mexico, which must piss off the old demented man in charge.
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st00ji Mar 31, 2026 +13
That was weeks ago, he has long forgotten
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AOChalky Mar 31, 2026 +38
The oil is from the Gulf of America. The endangered species belong to the Gulf of Mexico, so it is Mexico's responsibility to take care of them. Thank you for your attention on this matter.
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Acceptable-Bus-2017 Mar 31, 2026 +15
WWPD‽ What would Putin do? Exactly what this administration does every damn time!
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brumbarosso Mar 31, 2026 +4
Reminds me of the bs Ice/dhs "protect the homeland"
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thedaywalkeramongus Mar 31, 2026 +3492
We are such a garbage country
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NotNamedBort Mar 31, 2026 +1366
Republicans literally destroy everything they touch. I don’t understand why these fuckers hate the environment so much.
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Icy_Policy_8509 Mar 31, 2026 +573
Crazy they're supposed to be the religious ones and the earth was supposed to be made by God for people! And yet they don't hesitate to blow it up any chance they get
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witchofpain Mar 31, 2026 +259
Because they believe it WAS made just for humans. To do whatever we want. They don’t believe that we are part of the eco system but master of it.
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DrAstralis Mar 31, 2026 +127
Funny enough the book they've never read but wont shut the f*** up about has an entire parable about not f****** everything up while the master is away....
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laffing_is_medicine Mar 31, 2026 +40
I believe their most common response is: ‘The earth was made for them to devour’
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Count_Backwards Mar 31, 2026 +24
God: "Be good stewards of the Earth." Republicans: "Cool, did you hear that? It's ours, we can do whatever we want with it!"
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sQueezedhe Mar 31, 2026 +65
Because they want the end of days; pretending they're the good guys.
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Frisnism Mar 31, 2026 +28
They believe the earth was made by God to be used up and destroyed by people. That’s when the winning begins and the world burns down and we all go to heaven. See? Doesn’t that make you feel better?
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helmsb Mar 31, 2026 +26
The ones who benefit from things like this don’t care because religion is only a tool for them to control others. They don’t hold any of the beliefs they espouse. It works because their followers will overlook pretty much anything because they claim to be “Christian” while ignoring the fact that they are against every one of Christ’s teachings. It inoculates the followers because questioning a particular politician is now framed as questioning God. It’s the same tactic that the “Prosperity Preachers” use to bilk people and not have them push back.
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CleverAnimeTrope Mar 31, 2026 +34
I always remember that they love the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and US history, yet they hate protecting rivers, national parks, the ocean, and the woods they hunt.
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NotNamedBort Mar 31, 2026 +24
Because they don’t see it as something beautiful to appreciate and care for. They see resources they can exploit.
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Rocketeer006 Mar 31, 2026 +36
Why are Republicans like that? All they do is lie and screw people over to benefit themselves.
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JelmerMcGee Mar 31, 2026 +29
Money money money
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BradMarchandsNose Mar 31, 2026 +11
Protecting the environment costs extra money and eats into profits.
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Broken-Sarcasm-Meter Mar 31, 2026 +28
Yeah but were rich and that's all that matters in the USA
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Mach29 Mar 31, 2026 +62
The top 10% are rich. The bottom 90% however…
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Anteater4746 Mar 31, 2026 +25
“we’re”? they’re rich, we’re nobodies
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igetproteinfartsHELP Mar 31, 2026 +1517
A federal panel, convened for the first time in more than three decades, voted unanimously on Tuesday ‌to exempt oil and gas drillers in the Gulf of Mexico from a law meant to protect endangered species including whales, birds and sea turtles. The meeting of the Endangered Species Committee, nicknamed the "God Squad" because of its power to grant exemptions to the Nixon-era Endangered Species Act, is the latest effort by the Trump administration
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Furrowed_Brow710 Mar 31, 2026 +1292
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Turkino Mar 31, 2026 +437
It's almost as if we knew what their answer would be before it even gathered.
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releaseepsteinfiles1 Mar 31, 2026 +145
I hope they all get their comeuppance for f****** us all over for $$$
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Pyromaniacal13 Mar 31, 2026 +100
They won't. We will though.
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ScoobiusMaximus Mar 31, 2026 +63
When do the rich and powerful ever face consequences?
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OnlyFuzzy13 Mar 31, 2026 +24
After the collapse, not before or during.
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flyingalbatross1 Mar 31, 2026 +8
No you see, they've perfected it now. When the collapse happens, we need to bail them out with public money from common taxes to prevent harm to the common person. You know, because the system collapse would harm everyone? When they make excess profits, they get them all because they earned it. If there's regulations in the way, we need to give them a bye, to ensure they make excess profits which will surely trickle down and enrich the workers. See, it all works out on the end.
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Dull_Bird3340 Mar 31, 2026 +16
They're all pretty old so chances are no. Definitely not before the creatures start dying
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o_MrBombastic_o Mar 31, 2026 +27
All pollution should be directed to their front lawns 
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Petrivoid Mar 31, 2026 +7
Or we could actually stop them
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EINFACH_NUR_DAEMLICH Mar 31, 2026 +19
A list of traitors to the human race.
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Politicsboringagain Mar 31, 2026 +31
Hey but remembered people will say both sides are the same. 
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jesonnier1 Mar 31, 2026 +11
Why is the secretary of the army involved in this, either way? Edit:Typo
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Battlefood Mar 31, 2026 +10
An initial guess without looking it up would be that they represent the army core of engineers here?
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Bgrngod Mar 31, 2026 +7
Straight up criminal behavior by every single one of these people.
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zeolus123 Mar 31, 2026 +269
I feel this is how you end up with Eco-terrorism.
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[deleted] Mar 31, 2026 +136
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livefreeordont Mar 31, 2026 +69
I don’t think dropping bombs and setting fire to oil fields is good for the environment either but I admit I am not expert
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txkwatch Mar 31, 2026 +19
All the spray tan and hairspray probably left a depletion in the ozone too.
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Phoenixfury12 Mar 31, 2026 +21
For those who need a definition of eco-terrorism: Eco-terrorism is the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against people or property by environmentally oriented, subnational groups for environmental-political reasons. It involves illegal sabotage—often called "ecotage"—aimed at industries perceived as damaging to the environment, such as logging, energy, or animal research. 
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blood4lonewolf Mar 31, 2026 +7
Code FF7 is a go
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Goat_inna_Tree Mar 31, 2026 +126
But the windmills kill the whales and birds! That's why we gotta stop off shore windmills! /s
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Zyrinj Mar 31, 2026 +28
“We only kill in the name of oil” - this motto paid for by oil lobby
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FTwo Mar 31, 2026 +26
Cue Landman clip explaining how starting a new drill site in the Gulf will not help anyone for years.
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MongolPerson Mar 31, 2026 +70
Yo, Trump fucked up bad in the "Gulf of Iran". Lmao
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iamthinksnow Mar 31, 2026 +11
**God Squad** voting to allow wanton destruction of the environment. Nice work.
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falingsumo Mar 31, 2026 +6
So if it's now called the gulf of America does it mean they have an exception for a non-existing gulf?
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MentalSky_ Mar 31, 2026 +1075
Who gave the US the right to destroy the world and endangered things….
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NetZeroSun Mar 31, 2026 +566
MAGA voters. Only thing is it’s not their right. But they chant USA and freedom and feel it’s their divine blessed right to do what they want.
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Foreign_Ebb_6282 Mar 31, 2026 +127
“God wants us to destroy people and animals” - MAGA probably
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Cobbyx Mar 31, 2026 +46
Pretty close. They cite a line in the Bible about God telling them to be masters of the animals. That’s where they get this Dominion/birthright to tame/destroy everything.
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m_i_c_r_o_b_i_a_l Mar 31, 2026 +50
They conveniently forget the part about being a good steward of the earth. But that’s in the woke parts I guess.
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Plothunter Mar 31, 2026 +9
God: I said STEWARTS of the animals. Stupid humans.
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slobs_burgers Mar 31, 2026 +25
Remember learning about manifest destiny and being like, “that’s f****** crazy, I can’t believe people did that all based on the rationale it was ‘destined by god’” And then you read shit like this and you’re like, “ahhh, it hasn’t changed”
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DifferentCityADay Mar 31, 2026 +8
Which is why they push for religion so hard.
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NetZeroSun Mar 31, 2026 +12
Yup. But let’s be honest. They don’t truly believe it. Just excuse that as rationale for their actions. End of the day, greedy people take what they want if they can get away with it and say it’s divine will that they did decisions to do things for their enrichment.
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Yommination Mar 31, 2026 +6
Conservatives are totally all about taking things with no consent. Look at the rapist they all worship
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dizzy_absent0i Mar 31, 2026 +6
Don’t forget the apathetic non-voters!
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snower88 Mar 31, 2026 +18
Trump admin and supporters must bear all the consequences of these actions. Stop making us and the rest of the world suffer their blunder.
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PeterTheWolf76 Mar 31, 2026 +30
Nukes.... and I know some will think its a joke but look at what Russia and even NK gets away with as everyone doesnt want a nuke war.
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trichomesRpleasant Mar 31, 2026 +11
And 11 aircraft carriers
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ZenkaiZ Mar 31, 2026 +6
I'm guessing their guns gave them the right. They have a lot of those, more than they can even use. They ever gave up healthcare to buy more
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D1ngu5 Mar 31, 2026 +1225
It's the Gulf of mexico again! Who knew?! MAGA a fuckin' joke as always.
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me_myself_ai Mar 31, 2026 +464
Reuters never stopped, but I was curious and it turns out that yes, "Gulf of Mexico" is beginning to dominate in US sources again: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nine-months-later-that-body-of-water-down-south-is-still-the-gulf-of-mexico-to-news-outlets/
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MRBENlTO Mar 31, 2026 +244
Bullshit, it’s the Gulf of CUM Cuba United States Mexico
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GayleMoonfiles Mar 31, 2026 +105
Welcome to the CUM Zone
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freedfg Mar 31, 2026 +27
The CUM gutter if you will.
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Frodojj Mar 31, 2026 +98
Recruiters always calls it by its internationally recognized name, not USA’s narcissistic name.
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Firm-Advertising5396 Mar 31, 2026 +65
Trump's narcissistic name.
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MandoDoughMan Mar 31, 2026 +26
I completely forgot they tried to make that a thing lol.
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Wi11Pow3r Mar 31, 2026 +17
And revoked press privileges for news organizations that didn’t get in line.
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Camden_yardbird Mar 31, 2026 +8
That was always a smoke screen for DOGE BS. They didnt care, they just wanted the headlines to push down the really atrocious stuff.
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SomeScientist Mar 31, 2026 +126
Hey wait, I thought this admin cared about wildlife, they told us how dangerous windmills were to birds all the time.
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AwarenessRude5541 Mar 31, 2026 +32
Windmills bad because hurt birds. Drilling for more oil good because it hurts fish. Duh its really simple you blue haired liberal! /s
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imaloony8 Apr 1, 2026 +6
I truly can’t believe that anyone for a f****** second thought that Trump gave a single f*** about birds.
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BravoLimaDelta Mar 31, 2026 +147
The Endangered Species Act is a law no? What gives them the authority to subvert written law? This will be challenged in court I assume?
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Nubsta5 Mar 31, 2026 +50
Challenged in court for the next decade. Meanwhile they will do millennia of damage in that time.
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Elysiaa Mar 31, 2026 +31
This is built into the ESA as amended in (I think) 1978. It applies to the species itself and its critical habitat. There is a committee of cabinet level officials who may grant exemptions to the ESA if: * there are no reasonable and prudent alternatives to the agency action; * the benefits of such action clearly outweigh the benefits of alternative courses of action consistent with conserving the species or its critical habitat, and such action is in the public interest; * the action is of regional or national significance; and * neither the Federal agency concerned nor the exemption applicant made any irreversible or irretrievable commitment of resources
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Hairy_Cut9721 Mar 31, 2026 +87
When has the law stopped him?
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BravoLimaDelta Mar 31, 2026 +19
Yea I know, I'm just saying, this seems like another instance of unconstitutional overreach and will be added to the pile.
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ABetterKamahl1234 Mar 31, 2026 +9
> This will be challenged in court I assume? As exemplified by the now dissolved Corporation for Public Broadcasting (I think was the name), court challenges don't matter if they're not timely and immediate. They don't exist and SCOTUS just ruled that the EO that caused them to lose all funding was in fact unconstitutional. But they don't exist anymore to be saved. Irreversible damage will be done and nobody will be punished under the regime.
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Homeless_Gandhi Mar 31, 2026 +4
There’s a great podcast about how the ESA came to be and it’s implications for the future called “the Wide Open.” I highly recommend it.
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NewsCards Mar 31, 2026 +271
> The meeting of the Endangered Species Committee, nicknamed the "God Squad" because of its power to grant exemptions to the Nixon-era Endangered Species Act, is the latest effort by the ​Trump administration "God Squad" Cool to see separation of church and state in action.
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reject_fascism Mar 31, 2026 +97
Nothing says “God Squad” like doing permanent and irreparable damage to our oceans. Thanks Republicans. Hope you don’t like fish or sailing but I assume you’re poor and angry anyhow.
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2coolcaterpillar Mar 31, 2026 +7
The God Squad from The Righteous Gemstones legitimately would have been better for us
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HixOff Mar 31, 2026 +37
"Gods squad" that allowed the destruction of animals and nature for the sake of a handful of billionaires... I don't recall such a thing in the Bible
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FTwo Mar 31, 2026 +10
In the Book of Job it states, "Therefore haste thee unto thy Job, and with sweat of brow bring forth thy portion, that billionaires' riches may be multiplied, and their dominion endure as the mountains."
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zeuseason Mar 31, 2026 +139
Yea because f*** those species, amiright?
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Cryptocaned Mar 31, 2026 +116
Seems at the moment the US is just in "F*** you" mode to the entire planet.
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Mobile-Bar7732 Mar 31, 2026 +27
America, F**K Yeah! At the time the movie came out I thought Team America was maybe a little overboard with how it portrayed Americans. But now I think it’s spot on.
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Mustardo123 Mar 31, 2026 +11
Oh it’s always been exactly relevant for at least a third of this country, which also happens to be the percentage that dragged us into this mess.
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Sylvan_Strix_Sequel Mar 31, 2026 +13
There's a whale that's endangered and only endemic to the gulf, and this is probably it for the species. 
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Not_Sure__Camacho Mar 31, 2026 +11
The irony is us being one of those species....
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Turkino Mar 31, 2026 +84
Sure, let's drive a bunch of animals towards extinction in a haphazard effort to make up for an issue that you yourself caused. Completely ignoring the fact that any actual results of this will happen on the scale of years, not weeks or months, so does nothing to address the issue in the short term. In short, it's just another moneygrab concession for his Oil Industry buddies that he's been simping for ever since coming into power.
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OscarandBrynnie Mar 31, 2026 +39
The u.s. is well on its way to becoming a toxic garbage dump.
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popejohnsmith Mar 31, 2026 +28
It's already heading there culturally.
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RianCoke Mar 31, 2026 +14
On its way? Buddy. They’ve arrived.
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SomeSamples Mar 31, 2026 +31
In the Gulf of Mexico there are some very unique habitats and that is why they have been protected. Now that is all going to get fucked up by Trump and the oil companies. The presidency is such a shit show. It is ruining the world in ways where it will never recover.
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sck178 Mar 31, 2026 +28
This is so f****** sad. I'm f****** done.
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Justa420possum Mar 31, 2026 +27
Gulf states are going to lose a lot of money when their beaches are full of dead sea animals, algae blooms and oil spills, etc. But that’s cool because who cares as long as they get the billionaires richer….
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Captain3leg-s Mar 31, 2026 +9
I guess gulf states will be getting exactly what they voted for. Sucks for the normal people living on the gulf.
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Gypsymoth606 Mar 31, 2026 +21
This is a bunch of bullshit. This is another way for the king and his minions to reward big business by screwing with everything, and the non-war is just a convenient excuse to get away with it. Remember BP oil and Deepwater Horizon? The damage done is still affecting the environment and that happened in 2010. End the war and we won’t run out of stuff, you moron.
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cwk415 Mar 31, 2026 +36
It won't be funny, but it will certainly be poetic when these republican voting gulf residents' beachfront properties are drenched in crude oil. 
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HumptyDumptruckFire Mar 31, 2026 +11
Wouldn’t be the first time.
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Mustardo123 Mar 31, 2026 +10
Texas beachfront property is trash.
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sterlingemc Mar 31, 2026 +6
There's a massive oil leak just this month it's just not all over the news for "whatever reason"
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popejohnsmith Mar 31, 2026 +15
Remember the oil sludge already festering at its bottom... BP. Remember? It was never removed. Only chemically treated such that it would sink to the bottom (sparing the shoreline somewhat).
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maltam Mar 31, 2026 +16
Remember when MAGA's only argument against wind turbines was fake concern over whales and birds? I remember
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MajorasShoe Mar 31, 2026 +13
Just like every single one of them is a major advocate of women's sports when trans people are discussed. They'll find whatever excuse they can find to believe the things they're told to believe.
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1stFunestist Mar 31, 2026 +13
This administration realy wants to f*** up Norh America as much as possible up to level of needing teraforming. They are concisenessly and by choice evil. Those guys are extinction level criminals.
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qubedView Mar 31, 2026 +13
"US exempts wolves from sheep protections"
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FML_FTL Mar 31, 2026 +12
Kinda sad to put one human on top of the 9 billion ppl on planet earth and he has the right to destroy everything and nobody can do anything.
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popejohnsmith Mar 31, 2026 +22
Internationally criminal. Poisoning everything for maga.
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bryangcrane Mar 31, 2026 +21
Wait -- I'm confused. Isn't it Gulf of America? Didn't tRump whip out his magic sharpie and change that??
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KingMario05 Mar 31, 2026 +10
Remember this during the next Deepwater Horizon, folks. Impeach them all. ***Now.***
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thepianoman456 Mar 31, 2026 +10
Meanwhile, Republicans and Trump don’t want wind turbines because they “might do harm to wildlife”. I can’t f****** stand these hypocrites.
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BarnabasShrexx Mar 31, 2026 +9
Wheres the "both sides are the same" dimwits on this one??
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TingleyStorm Mar 31, 2026 +16
So we can’t have windmills in *Iowa* because it will somehow hurt the whales, but pouring crude oil straight into their actual habitat is A-Ok?
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ch7mbucket Apr 1, 2026 +8
Hmm. What actually trump had ever done that can be considered good? So far I got none
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MartinoRs Apr 1, 2026 +8
Its like they decided to revert EVERY SINGLE improvement humanity made in the last 100 years...
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REiiGN Mar 31, 2026 +14
Don't have to worry about endangered species if you kill all species /s
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Anzahl Mar 31, 2026 +6
What a rapey decision.
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magnaat Mar 31, 2026 +7
Republicans love pollution
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Seriously_you_again Apr 1, 2026 +8
Gulf of America! Usa usa… are we winning yet? No? Ok kill some more endangered species please.
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NiobiumThorn Mar 31, 2026 +7
At what point is this foo far. At what point do we need to stop yelling, stop debating in congress, and start physically dismantling the industry that poisons the world we need. The only world we know that we can survive on. I obviously do not condone targeting of fossil fuel infrastructure, nor do I recommend anyone, ever, read Andreas Malm. I support big business in their goal to increase shareholder profits and improve their sales margins.
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StrangeCountry6280 Mar 31, 2026 +6
This is outrageous and disgusting. I want to suggest that everyone posting here contact the DOI to express their disappointment with this decision. Yes, it may seem that it doesn't matter but flooding their phone lines and inboxes with our disapproval helps more than posting on social media.  Here is the contact page for the DOI: https://www.doi.gov/contact-us#no-back
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Braklinath Mar 31, 2026 +6
Republicans are the most anti-life bunch of evil dipshits I've ever been made aware of.
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Fun_Zombie_6796 Mar 31, 2026 +6
Wow, we really are the world’s greatest piece of shit. F*** you trump.
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Widowwarmer2 Apr 1, 2026 +6
Baddies. THEY ARE THE BADDIES. Mother Earth will reject them.
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absolutelynotagoblin Mar 31, 2026 +18
Yay! We're going to destroy, obliterate and wipe off the face of the earth species that existed for hundreds if not thousands of years because the president of the United States has a tiny d*** and a complex over it.
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erebus49 Mar 31, 2026 +5
Looks like endangered species do not pay bribes
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Smart_Spinach_1538 Mar 31, 2026 +5
Gulf of Merica makes sense as we turn that inter national body of water into USA's toilet.
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Idainaru_Yokubo Mar 31, 2026 +6
Did these people watch Lord of the Rings and decided that the Uruk-hai were the good guys
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Jesus_Is_My_Gardener Mar 31, 2026 +6
Jesus, they just can't help themselves but play every villain that Captain Planet would fight. Where's Don Cheadle when you need him?
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GuthramNaysayer Mar 31, 2026 +4
F*** them all. So sick of all of them.
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Zak_Rahman Mar 31, 2026 +5
A literal threat to life on Earth. God alone knows what will happen when these savages start mucking about with the hadal layer.
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CarneyVore14 Mar 31, 2026 +4
Gulf of Mexico? Already quit on forcing that name change I see.
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truttatrotta Mar 31, 2026 +5
Speedrun the destruction of the world. Slow clap.
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spicymushrooom_ Mar 31, 2026 +5
Bro wtf is wrong with everyone single one of you Trump fucks. Ill never understand the level of pure idiocy from yall. To sit there and pretend to be smart and debate about the "better side". I can't
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Gone213 Mar 31, 2026 +5
Use their executive orders against them. What's the Gulf of Mexico? According to the US federal government, the body of water that touches the southern US states is Gulf of America. The protections for the Gulf of America are still there while the protections for Gulf of Mexico arent. So oil drillers cant drill quite yet.
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Gonzo_1963 Mar 31, 2026 +6
I thought it was the Gulf of America
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AHelplessKitten Mar 31, 2026 +5
When did we go back to Gulf of Mexico?
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Doctor_Mothman Mar 31, 2026 +6
So it IS still the Gulf of Mexico...
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Cltxlv Apr 1, 2026 +5
At this point I’m absolutely convinced we’re about a decade or so from an extinction level event, these people know, and are just ramping up the pillaging.
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ynotoggel19 Apr 1, 2026 +5
If we can't protect the people of Gaza what chance do manatees and sea horses have
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editorreilly Apr 1, 2026 +5
Kinda makes me laugh when I see the Gulf of Mexico instead of America. It's like it never happened.
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DashedOutlineOfSelf Apr 1, 2026 +6
Like PBS funding, they’ll determine it illegal after the last 55 Rice’s Whales have already gone extinct. Wish somebody world protect our country right now.
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freebirth Apr 1, 2026 +6
F*** trump. F*** republicans, f*** anyone who voted for this monster or excuses his bullshit. They are f****** evil. Everything they do hurts someone. EVERYTHING THEY DO CAUSIES PAIN.
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512115 Mar 31, 2026 +10
Wow…these people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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Prestigious-Key-1886 Mar 31, 2026 +4
Yea f*** the planet now
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NitWhittler Mar 31, 2026 +4
Trump wants to be "KING of OIL" at a time when the rest of the world is trying to cut dependence on oil. Trump waved the white flag and surrendered in the worldwide race toward wind, solar, geothermal, etc. The world is progressing to better energy alternatives, while Trump is trying to drown us in oil and bury us with coal.
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PolicyWonka Mar 31, 2026 +5
Apparently anything can be done for “national security reasons.”
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skydanceris Mar 31, 2026 +3
It's like they're ticking off items from the 'bad villainous country' trope list
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Russtbelt Mar 31, 2026 +4
How utterly MAGA. They obviously care deeply about the lives and happiness of everyone and everything that has to live in the world after them. /s
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Triedfindingname Mar 31, 2026 +4
"Gulf of what?" --every Republican probably
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TumbleweedNo4678 Mar 31, 2026 +4
Every Single Decision Is Wrong. Every Last One.
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Equivalent-Resort-63 Mar 31, 2026 +4
So the Gulf of America is not exempt? In which case endangered species are still protected!
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Unlikely_Ingenuity_1 Mar 31, 2026 +3
Guys, Gulf of America! And Kid Rock is the mascot.
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Medical_Arugula3315 Mar 31, 2026 +3
Hard to be a shittier or more hypocritical American than a Republican these days. 
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msr42day Mar 31, 2026 +4
If there is no benefit to pre47/admin47 and their friends and family, then it's a laissez-faire government response, especially if restriction originated in a democratic-party-led administration
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HellBlazer_NQ Mar 31, 2026 +5
Conservative in name only!
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SnooEpiphanies2931 Mar 31, 2026 +4
Sorry, the gulf of what?
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hylo23 Mar 31, 2026 +4
Yeah f*** you Florida, Texas, and all you other red states voting for this. You'll be sorry.
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Logthephilosoraptor Mar 31, 2026 +5
I hope their lungs fill with oil
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Guilty_Newspaper_831 Mar 31, 2026 +4
Trump is so desperate to drop thw price of oil he's willing to kill evwryone to do it.
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Ichno Mar 31, 2026 +3
Meanwhile Florida is seeking to permanently ban drilling off its coasts.
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machu505 Mar 31, 2026 +4
I think you know damn well it's not called the Gulf of Mexico any more...it's the Gulf of Epstein.
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Pittonecio Mar 31, 2026 +4
Considering the gulf of Mexico is also part of Mexico, isn't this an international issue and basically telling Mexico to suck it and let endangered species die too?
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SeanConneryAgain Mar 31, 2026 +4
To be fair, most oil companies will follow precedent. They don’t want to lose money coming back into compliance when democrats come back in and reverse everything Trump did
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Cheese-Manipulator Mar 31, 2026 +3
I hope the admin is endangered
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Cheese-Manipulator Mar 31, 2026 +3
He got us into an idiotic war, screwed over the US in the process, and now he is desperate to get gas prices down before November. Nature will have to pay for his stupidity.
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NewManitobaGarden Apr 1, 2026 +4
Drill baby drill….right through the head of a manatee
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JeniasDad Apr 1, 2026 +3
How the f*** are we going to make it to November?!?!?
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LadyLetterCarrier Apr 1, 2026 +8
Or to 2028.
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LEM1978 Apr 1, 2026 +4
But windmills hurt whales. Right?
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guinnypig Apr 1, 2026 +4
Republicans are soulless people.
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thiefofalways1313 Apr 1, 2026 +3
I really need to stop looking at the news everyday.
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pribnow Apr 1, 2026 +5
Curious to see what deep water horizon part 2 looks like
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tinahowlett Apr 1, 2026 +4
Can we find a way to exempt the decisions made by Trump & his cronies?
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I_like_Mashroms Apr 1, 2026 +4
I won't even step foot in the Gulf. The grossest looking water, also several times a years it's literally unsafe because of bacteria levels.
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