Who are we Losing in the So-Called Deep State

The hunt for the deep state is something to behold. Since most of us can’t keep up with every agency, I will focus on the United States Forest Service.

They are dear to me because, as a former fire reporter, I saw them working harder than most people I know to keep the fire from ravaging the countryside. While fire is a natural part of the landscape, this will make it far worse. It’s as if the President does not care about raking the forest; I am giving him the benefit of the doubt, probably I shouldn’t, that this is what he calls forest management. It’s beyond raking, though hand crews do some of that when building fire lines. So here is the first piece. I think it’s important you understand who is getting fired:

I’ve seen a mix of DOGE fanboy/fangirl praise and people who are angry at the work DOGE is doing. Figured I’d chime in with a more insider’s look.

DOGE got going with the idea of cutting fraud and waste. I’m sure there is both in the federal government. But DOGE isn’t doing that. They’re just cutting to cut.

At the Forest Service, we lost 3,400 people, mostly recent hires but also some more established workers. The vast majority of these folks aren’t Washington bureaucrats, but people working in rural America. Almost all of them having nothing to do with any ‘agenda’ the new…