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The Guardian - US
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Rebecca Solnit

Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like

Tourist attractions in Yosemite National ParkYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA - AUG 12: Tourists are seen during warm weather in Yosemite National Park, California, United States on August 12, 2026. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
‘To give away a piece of land is one form of harm to the parks.’ Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Do people still say a car was “sold for parts”? Because the US is being sold for parts or just handed over to the oligarchy. It’s a fire sale, a bankruptcy auction, it’s a planned dismantling of everything from its military to its institutions of higher education to its scientific research to its public lands.

And while the threat to sell off part of Yosemite national park is about a quarter-mile parcel on the park’s edge, Yosemite is a crown jewel in the national park system and, arguably, the world’s first national park.

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