The Land Desk

The Land Desk

The Trump Budget Blues

The administration wants to destroy the nation's safety net, transfer public lands, and hike spending on the military industrial complex -- and Congress might just go for it

Jonathan P. Thompson's avatar
Jonathan P. Thompson
May 06, 2025
∙ Paid
24
11
9
Share
Moonrise from Bryce Canyon National Park. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

🤯 Trump Ticker 😱

The Trump administration has sent its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget to Congress, and holy cow is it a doozy.

It would slash billions upon billions of dollars from environmental protection, public land management, foreign aid, health programs, science and research, h…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Land Desk to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Jonathan P. Thompson
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture