The commissioners did not respond to yesterday's question about what they would tell a businessperson competing against the Jamestown Corporation. Here is today's email:
Dear Commissioners,
Tribal governments appear to have representation and advocacy at every level—city, county, state, and federal—while many Clallam County residents feel they no longer have meaningful representation at the county level. How do you respond to constituents who believe their interests are not being equally represented, and what specific steps are you taking to ensure that the voices of county residents carry the same weight in decisions affecting land use, taxation, and public policy?
Land grabs, start small, go bigger. That’s what we’re witnessing with little perceived resistance. It’s not costing tribes much. Just roll over Anglo we’re taking “our land” back because politicians say so.
I believe I saw this growing up, all the way from teen years to my senior years. But I never realized it. The way it’s progressed in my eyes in Kalifornia. It started with gas stations (no federal taxes), small bands (<25 people) claiming one-sixteenth blood, bands claiming small plots of land for casinos, mega deals with Swartzenegggar and infrastructure, bands are living the good life$$, highly successful casinos (86 at last count) and their expansion and finally, with more casino money, political clout with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and politicians. No one’s going to challenge this model until it’s too late.
National preserves and parks are the next moves. Inch by inch, anything’s a cinch.
Yosemite, Mt Rushmore, Badlands, Dungeness Wildlife Refuge. Land back is here folks.
Thanks for shedding more light on what we are up against. I hope someone will take heed to all our concerns. Port Angeles wants to get grants for a tent city for the 300 druggies. They refuse to do the right thing and that's horrible.
They want no accountability for the "friends and neighbors ".
As a resident in central PA, I appreciate Zenobi making public comment on behalf of the community. The sleep deprivation due to the stress is real. The health impacts of living in the chaos council supports are real, and mine have been doccumented by my doctor.
MK, I do honestly read what Pelayo writes, he's not just a commenter on this substack but quite involved in other areas. He doesn't toot his own horn, but I will toot it for him. Thank you Steven Pelayo!
Susie, I wish there was a AI readout. Old computer or just me being old, I have a hard time with accessing these meetings. Thank you anyways. PS really wanted to see you, you are very respected by myself.
Carr and Suggs want, council wants. PA as a whole does NOT want this.opinions and ideas vary widely. many of the public comments came from political party members who live out in the county but come to PA to enable addicts and tell us we should allow street and public land camping
I thought “nation building” was now bad. How much worse can it be if it is building a foreign nation within the borders of your own nation at the expense of your own country and citizens?
It must end in disaster.” It’s a malignancy based on lies. What did OUR ancestors allow for, intend, and permit regarding “sovereignty?” Doesn’t a “nation” require absolute sovereignty? It didn’t exist. Where was it promised? So, how can there be these so-called nations?
So come to Clallam County & don’t get caught and even if you do it isn’t going to mean much. The tax payers are stupid & will pay for it all, the trials, incarcerations, programs & services, levy’s, grants, $350K luxury apartments with views, dog washes, free transportation plus much more. So come to Clallam County where lives mean so much. Mr. “I killed a human being” will likely be out of prison in 3 years.
I noted a statement coming from the multi-tribe gathering "we are entering a new era". While that statement is true and applicable to all humans on the planet, the problem with the tribal use of it is the "we". There no longer exist any "we"; only the progeny of presumed indigenous peoples. The people for whom the reservations, the BIA and the innumerable grants, gifts, tax advantages, etc. were intended NO LONGER LIVE. No amount of long braided hair, leather clothing or feathers can hide the cell phones in their back pockets. The old ways are exactly that. The only life practice remaining from ancestral indigenous living is the highly revered and time honored practice of operating casinos. Define "native", define indigenous; neither definition is definitive. Who predated the "natives ". Who predated the indigenous ? Exactly how many generations are necessary before a person is legally and correctly classified as "native" or indigenous ? This entire "Land Back" thought process is an absurd tail chase. Anyone believing in "Land Back" needs a glass stomach, so they can see where they are going.
Of course, this unlawful unconstitutionally treasonous "land back" garbage is coming from the federal swamp that is directly controlled by the criminals of humanity~! As you have so well pointed out, this entire disgusting process where ALL Americans are being entirely excluded from this underhanded process is indicative of the criminally corrupt corporate government process that "steamrolls" right over the free will rights of the American people who are constantly being criminally deluded (Brainwashed) into believing that they have any real vote or say in their lives~! We only live under the illusion that we are free, not actual freedom itself~! I do have great hope that President Trump and the white hats will, with all of our help, put an end to this constant fleecing and milking of Americans that is always orchestrated first at the corrupt federal level and then conducted by the trickle-down process that infects the state, county, and local government levels... I LOVE the picture of the hateful lying grinning monkey Ron Allen as he so clearly "embraces" one of the most evil, treasonous, sadistic and reprehensible criminals in the federal government Nancy Pelosi~! The military style signaling that I have been tracking continues to reveal that Nancy Pelosi is the spawn of her crooked father who was apparently a real mafia "boss" in the Chicago mob, so that, if true, certainly explains exactly why and how Nancy Pelosi got into office and has remained there FAR too long~! Nancy Pelosi is of course known to have become fabulously wealthy by criminally abusing her "insider knowledge" to buy and sell stocks, to the point that her so-called "Investment savvy" has greatly exceeded ALL of the most profitable experts' capabilities on earth like Warren Buffet~! Of course, Warren Buffet has his own history of taking advantage of "special insider information" but that just proves that the great expression of "George Carlin" is all too true "It's a big club, and you ain't in it"~!!! Yes, my friend, Nancy Pelosi started off life as a spoiled criminally corrupt mafia brat, slept, bribed, extorted, and coerced her way into federal office long ago, where she has been a card-carrying member of the world's most powerful and deadly publicly known mafia = The criminally corrupt corporate federal government of the US ever since~! Many know that the, as yet as far as we can prove, unedited criminal "gruesome Gavin Newsome" (the grotesquely notorious illegitimate governor of California) is actually Nancy Pelosi's slimy greasy slick haired nephew, so "we" (America) have many of these criminally incestuous reptiles to purge from our government and society~! It makes perfect sense that our local "poster child" scumbag "satanist chief" Ron Allen would be close friends of such an evil clown as Pelosi and her tentacles of their corrupt octopus~! I LOVE it when these nefarious criminals of humanity provide us with the truth, albeit cloaked in crocodile smiles of these insatiable greedy self-serving reptiles~! The only question is "can we see it" in time before we are really physically imprisoned or slaughtered along with our friends and loved ones~? One way or another, these filthy scumbag "American Indian government traitors" and their nasty minion supporters will eventually find that it is THEY who have been played for the fools that they truly are, because "we" (Americans) are being robbed of OUR lands that are being unlawfully transferred today, but as soon as "we" are completely disenfranchised and eliminated, these useful idiot American Indian government managers will find that "the evil corporate empire" once again never had any intention of allowing the American Indians to actually keep these stolen lands! HA~! They are just too stupid to see that now~! As soon as the corrupt corporate US government decides that they want these lands back under their direct control again, it will be the American Indians who, once again, learn the lesson of trusting the federal US corporate government to keep their promises~!!! What do you suppose will happen to the small insignificant number of crying & whining American Indians then, especially since this same corporate US government has already been conducting a mass murder democide upon ALL 300 million+++ Americans for many years now??? HA~! DUH~!!! When one group of people falls for the promises of government to provide "equity" by robbing another group of people, there is a short "feel good" moment in history that is eventually followed by an "OH SHIT" betrayal of reality~! Sweet ironic justice for the initial victims and a VERY harsh judgement for the coconspirators of the initial injustice~! The Americans don't for a second consider the obvious fact that they are just being used as "placeholders" (patsies) only to later be betrayed because they will NEVER be allowed to keep these lands.... Anyone who studies the REAL historic record, knows that once a land is wanted by a superior force, the original inhabitants are removed and/or killed~! There have NEVER been any long-term exceptions to this rule in the historic record~! ;-))
That's going to be interesting. I can't believe that it is possible to put a stop to anyone reporting the facts driven by public records from sharing the information.
The long game. First we get a cash cow. Casinos. Timber declined. But also the local economy declined, because the money spent gambling was previously spent locally in local business. Amazon was and is a huge factor. Nation wide, casinos are huge cash cows. What do we do with that cash? We buy influence. Politics at all levels runs on cash, the biggest influencer on ALL political decisions. Like all decisions some people will benefit others not so much. This is a well organized push in Canada and U S to bullshit the people that they are the ones responsible for previous injustices. IMO.
All of Watchdog's federal citations appear to reference Deb Haaland's term as Secretary of Interior during Joe Biden's Presidency. Donald Trump is now President and Doug Burgum is Secretary of Interior. What is the position of the Trump/Burgum Department of Interior on the Land Consolidation program?
As of early 2026, the Department of the Interior (DOI) under Secretary **Doug Burgum** has shifted its focus significantly toward "Energy Dominance" and streamlining land use, which has directly impacted programs like the **Indian Land Consolidation Program (ILCP)**.
The administration’s position is characterized by a "back-to-basics" approach that prioritizes economic self-sufficiency and resource development over the large-scale federal land buy-back initiatives seen in previous years.
### 1. Shift Toward "Core Mission" and Budget Reductions
In the FY 2026 budget proposal, the Trump/Burgum DOI has emphasized funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that supports **economic development** and **energy mineral production**, while moving away from programs viewed as administrative or non-essential to energy production.
* **Funding Cuts:** The administration has proposed significant reductions in funding for "non-core" BIA programs. While the ILCP has historically been used to solve the "fractionation" problem (where thousands of heirs own tiny slivers of land), the current administration views these programs through the lens of cost-efficiency.
* **Consolidation through Development:** The administration’s stance leans toward consolidating land interests specifically to facilitate **leasing for oil, gas, and timber**. Secretary Burgum has been vocal about reducing "red tape" to allow Tribes to benefit from natural resource revenue more quickly.
### 2. Focus on Tribal Sovereignty via Economic Autonomy
Secretary Burgum has framed the DOI's role as upholding trust responsibilities by "removing obstacles" to Tribal economy-building.
* **The Position:** Rather than the federal government acting as a primary buyer to consolidate land (the traditional ILCP model), the administration is encouraging Tribes to use the **Indian Energy Service Center** and other market-based tools to manage their land assets.
* **Policy Focus:** The 2026 Strategic Plan highlights "strategic use of natural resources" and "American Prosperity." For the ILCP, this means the administration is less interested in land acquisition for conservation or purely administrative cleanup and more interested in land status changes that support industrial or commercial use.
### 3. Regulatory Reforms
The administration has moved to rescind or "modernize" several land-into-trust regulations.
* **Streamlining:** The goal is to make the process of converting land to trust status faster for projects that have clear economic benefits, particularly energy projects.
* **Administrative Efficiency:** The administration has argued that the ILCP’s historical pace was too slow and costly. They have signaled a preference for Tribes to take a lead role in land management, provided it aligns with the broader federal goal of "Energy Dominance."
In short, the program is not being prioritized in its traditional form. Instead, land consolidation is being treated as a secondary benefit of **deregulation and resource extraction**, with the administration pushing for land management that contributes to the national energy supply.
Thanks for the helpful information, MK. As far as I know, the JKT has no plan to "drill baby drill" on the Dungeness Spit or Protection Island, so perhaps the Feds will not be receptive to the Tribe's land transfer request.
When a state has corrupt leaders from the top down i really doubt these tribal land acquisitions are free.Tribal $$$ accounts do not get audits by outsiders so there will be no concerns when wheeling dealing under the table.
There’s a point in every one of Jeff’s dispatches where the facts get shoved into the trunk and the narrative takes off. Like clockwork, suddenly we’re back in the same melodrama: tribes grabbing everything in sight, the public being stripped of its worldly possessions, and local government is snoring at the wheel. It’s tidy, it’s dramatic, and its tailor made for anyone who enjoys being outraged before breakfast. But the whole thing only works if you swallow the central whopper, the one that says somebody is sneaking into your yard and hauling away all your stuff.
Once you buy into that, the rest of the plot practically writes itself. Every federal report becomes a coded warning. Every tribal project becomes a secret operation. Every partnership becomes a Trojan horse. And every missing fact becomes proof that the conspiracy is even bigger than you thought.
That’s the magic trick.
The lie isn’t in the footnotes.
The lie is the story.
And this latest article is just another attempt to keep the story from collapsing.
Jeff waves around a 93 page federal report about the Land Buy Back Program for Tribal Nations like he’s discovered radioactive waste under the courthouse. “See? Look what they’re doing to us.” Except the report doesn’t say what he says it does. It doesn’t describe a land grab. It doesn’t describe a takeover. It doesn’t describe anything happening in Clallam County. It doesn’t even describe anything happening after 2022. It’s the bureaucratic equivalent of an autopsy on a federal program that died four years ago, a program created to clean up a mess the government made in 1887.
The report spells it out in plain English: the program let individual Indian landowners voluntarily sell their microscopic fractional shares back to their own tribes so the land could function again. That’s the whole story. No new land. No county land. No wildlife refuge. And no connection to anything happening today.
But if you’ve already bought into the idea that tribes are always gaining and the public is always losing, then the facts don’t matter. They’re just props. The report becomes a Rorschach test. And the absence of evidence becomes evidence of how deep the plot must go.
This is why Jeff’s arguments always feel like reruns, even when the topic changes. The scenery shifts; opioid settlements, court cases, DEI, tribal sovereignty, wildlife refuges…but the script never does. The tribe is always portrayed as having some mystical advantage, even when the law shows they’re carrying obligations private employers wouldn’t touch with a hazmat suit. The tribe is always “owning” things in a way that sounds ominous, even when the legal reality is about as exotic as a filing cabinet. Public access is always in mortal danger, even though no one can point to a single place where access was actually lost. The tax base is always teetering on the brink, even when the land in question generates less revenue than a broken vending machine.
And when someone pushes back, Jeff’s followers demand evidence, as if the burden of proof lies with the person pointing out that the emperor is streaking through town without pants. Meanwhile, Jeff’s own evidence tends to evaporate the moment you read the documents he cites. The report he posted this week is Exhibit A. He says it proves a coordinated federal strategy to transfer land into tribal control. It doesn’t. He says it mirrors what’s happening in Clallam County. It doesn’t. He says it shows tribes identifying priority lands for takeover. It doesn’t. He says it explains the refuge proposal. It doesn’t.
The only way the narrative works is if you never read the report, or if you read it through the funhouse mirror of the lie.
And that’s the real problem.
Not the small mistakes.
Not the misread laws.
Not the cherry picked stories.
Not the dramatic flourishes.
The problem is that the entire structure rests on a false premise: that tribal gain is public loss. Once you stop believing that, the whole thing collapses. The tax scare collapses. The access scare collapses. The sovereignty scare collapses. The “special advantage” argument collapses. The idea that local government is asleep collapses. And the notion that every tribal initiative is part of a coordinated takeover collapses.
What’s left is a federal report that says exactly what it says: the government cleaned up its own century old mistake. Nothing more. Nothing less.
If we want a real conversation about land, governance, or partnerships in Clallam County, we have to step outside the funhouse. Because as long as the lie stays in place, the facts will never matter. They’ll just get bent into whatever shape the story requires.
And the story only works if you believe something is being taken from you, even when really nothing is.
I don't know what planet you're living on, but Jeff just puts the facts out there for all to see and make an informed opinion... Which is more than ANY of bought out local/ not local anymore news outlets are willing to print. Why are you attacking the messenger, not the obvious problems that our county faces???
Thank you so much for your well written truthful comment.
You have articulated exactly what i feel about this guy and his rabble rousing. He has his foot in the lo al government door and probably wants to be commissioner some day. And his buddy is runnning for something.
So lets all keep exposing him for his fake news and hidden agenda.
Yes, OUR lands are being stolen to "temporarily allow" the American Indians to believe that they "posses" them for a while, however 50, 100 years in the future does anyone with a functioning brain REALLY believe that the crying whining Americans Indians will actually be allowed to KEEP these precious lands??? No way Jose! These American Indians are clearly being set up for extermination sometime in the future, and "we" won't be around to save them by then unless we are victorious in destroying the criminals of humanity and their fake "corporate US government" NOW~! This is a long game play, and "We" (Americans) today are being robbed & deceived of OUR rightful lands now, but the American Indians are only being played (once again) for fools if they think that these beautiful and valuable lands will be theirs "forever"~! Ha Ha Ha~! Some people never learn~! Why on earth would anyone believe that they could actually own any lands "forever", especially highly desirable lands of great beauty and resource value~? The corrupt corporate US government "unleashed" the White settlers upon American Indian occupied lands, then the same criminally corrupt corporate US government stole the majority of those lands from the pioneers (to "protect them"), now the same corrupt corporate US government is stealing the lands and transferring them back into the few American Indian tribes as placeholders, until they steamroll over the stupid American Indians once again to "claw back" these precious lands when they desire to do so~! The corrupt corporate US government is always the winner, "we" (Americans) always pay for our own demise, and EVERYONE else takes turns losing until the corrupt government owns and controls EVERYTHING~!
The president’s budget is not just a ledger full of numbers. It is a statement of values that reflects national priorities. Donald Trump’s 2027 budget proposal sends a clear message to Indian Country: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT PRIORITIZE TRIBAL NATIONS.
Released on Good Friday, the budget is not good for Indian Country.
It slashes hundreds of millions from tribal programs, including housing, Native lending, and education. The administration dismisses these programs as “woke” or unnecessary.
Let’s be clear: these are not political experiments. They are legal obligations. They are trust and treaty commitments.
These cuts are not theoretical. They hit home—literally. Tribal families already face some of the most severe housing shortages in the United States. Many homes lack running water, electricity, or basic sanitation. Some are unsafe or overcrowded. When the administration cuts tribal housing funds, it is not trimming bureaucracy—it is withdrawing support from families living in conditions that would be unacceptable anywhere else in the country.
Education programs fare no better. Bureau of Indian Education schools and tribal colleges are not luxury projects—they are core institutions of tribal life. They preserve languages, culture, and traditions. Cutting these programs is not policy—it is neglect.
MK, That's true, but I can't agree with "Tribal families already face some of the most severe housing shortages in the United States" the so called 'shortage' is also in non-native communities and just as drastic. We can't know how the money given is spent, there are many instances of Native money theft within their own communities. Being Native does not put one above greed.
Why wouldn't JKT share the wealth with their brothers and sisters? They have a
responsibility to one another, if on nothing else, at least a moral obligation. I'm tired of hearing the Native claims to Congress that they suffer in every area more than any other people in the US.
MK, it IS ironic! A class of people who claim to be born with some kind of super powers to care more about the land than anyone else don't seem to have the same superpower to care about their fellow human beings.
The commissioners did not respond to yesterday's question about what they would tell a businessperson competing against the Jamestown Corporation. Here is today's email:
Dear Commissioners,
Tribal governments appear to have representation and advocacy at every level—city, county, state, and federal—while many Clallam County residents feel they no longer have meaningful representation at the county level. How do you respond to constituents who believe their interests are not being equally represented, and what specific steps are you taking to ensure that the voices of county residents carry the same weight in decisions affecting land use, taxation, and public policy?
Land grabs, start small, go bigger. That’s what we’re witnessing with little perceived resistance. It’s not costing tribes much. Just roll over Anglo we’re taking “our land” back because politicians say so.
I believe I saw this growing up, all the way from teen years to my senior years. But I never realized it. The way it’s progressed in my eyes in Kalifornia. It started with gas stations (no federal taxes), small bands (<25 people) claiming one-sixteenth blood, bands claiming small plots of land for casinos, mega deals with Swartzenegggar and infrastructure, bands are living the good life$$, highly successful casinos (86 at last count) and their expansion and finally, with more casino money, political clout with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and politicians. No one’s going to challenge this model until it’s too late.
National preserves and parks are the next moves. Inch by inch, anything’s a cinch.
Yosemite, Mt Rushmore, Badlands, Dungeness Wildlife Refuge. Land back is here folks.
Good morning Jeff and Doggers,
Thanks for shedding more light on what we are up against. I hope someone will take heed to all our concerns. Port Angeles wants to get grants for a tent city for the 300 druggies. They refuse to do the right thing and that's horrible.
They want no accountability for the "friends and neighbors ".
Just plain crazy.
I wish you and all Doggers a great day!
I watched Mitch Zenobi’s video about this last night and was literally unable to sleep.
I wish I knew how to counter this insanity.
ETA: Mitch posted his own reel on the TRPA FB group.
As a resident in central PA, I appreciate Zenobi making public comment on behalf of the community. The sleep deprivation due to the stress is real. The health impacts of living in the chaos council supports are real, and mine have been doccumented by my doctor.
Susie, I absolutely believe your health is affected? How can it not be? What comment did Zenobi make on behalf of the community?
https://www.youtube.com/live/CiwaWE0Wwrc?si=CveIo6E0JM67RIMg
Mitch at 5:15:45. Also Steven Pelayo at 5:27: 45 is worth a listen.
Mine are at 1:59: 11 & 5:22:55
Pelayo was respectfully accurate about the situation. Impressive statement, but you and Mitch had sage words as well.
MK, I do honestly read what Pelayo writes, he's not just a commenter on this substack but quite involved in other areas. He doesn't toot his own horn, but I will toot it for him. Thank you Steven Pelayo!
Susie, I wish there was a AI readout. Old computer or just me being old, I have a hard time with accessing these meetings. Thank you anyways. PS really wanted to see you, you are very respected by myself.
I find turning on the captioning helps. top right corner of the screen where there is a little CC in a box
Carr and Suggs want, council wants. PA as a whole does NOT want this.opinions and ideas vary widely. many of the public comments came from political party members who live out in the county but come to PA to enable addicts and tell us we should allow street and public land camping
I thought “nation building” was now bad. How much worse can it be if it is building a foreign nation within the borders of your own nation at the expense of your own country and citizens?
It must end in disaster.” It’s a malignancy based on lies. What did OUR ancestors allow for, intend, and permit regarding “sovereignty?” Doesn’t a “nation” require absolute sovereignty? It didn’t exist. Where was it promised? So, how can there be these so-called nations?
So come to Clallam County & don’t get caught and even if you do it isn’t going to mean much. The tax payers are stupid & will pay for it all, the trials, incarcerations, programs & services, levy’s, grants, $350K luxury apartments with views, dog washes, free transportation plus much more. So come to Clallam County where lives mean so much. Mr. “I killed a human being” will likely be out of prison in 3 years.
I noted a statement coming from the multi-tribe gathering "we are entering a new era". While that statement is true and applicable to all humans on the planet, the problem with the tribal use of it is the "we". There no longer exist any "we"; only the progeny of presumed indigenous peoples. The people for whom the reservations, the BIA and the innumerable grants, gifts, tax advantages, etc. were intended NO LONGER LIVE. No amount of long braided hair, leather clothing or feathers can hide the cell phones in their back pockets. The old ways are exactly that. The only life practice remaining from ancestral indigenous living is the highly revered and time honored practice of operating casinos. Define "native", define indigenous; neither definition is definitive. Who predated the "natives ". Who predated the indigenous ? Exactly how many generations are necessary before a person is legally and correctly classified as "native" or indigenous ? This entire "Land Back" thought process is an absurd tail chase. Anyone believing in "Land Back" needs a glass stomach, so they can see where they are going.
Great Investigative article Jeff Tozzer~!
Of course, this unlawful unconstitutionally treasonous "land back" garbage is coming from the federal swamp that is directly controlled by the criminals of humanity~! As you have so well pointed out, this entire disgusting process where ALL Americans are being entirely excluded from this underhanded process is indicative of the criminally corrupt corporate government process that "steamrolls" right over the free will rights of the American people who are constantly being criminally deluded (Brainwashed) into believing that they have any real vote or say in their lives~! We only live under the illusion that we are free, not actual freedom itself~! I do have great hope that President Trump and the white hats will, with all of our help, put an end to this constant fleecing and milking of Americans that is always orchestrated first at the corrupt federal level and then conducted by the trickle-down process that infects the state, county, and local government levels... I LOVE the picture of the hateful lying grinning monkey Ron Allen as he so clearly "embraces" one of the most evil, treasonous, sadistic and reprehensible criminals in the federal government Nancy Pelosi~! The military style signaling that I have been tracking continues to reveal that Nancy Pelosi is the spawn of her crooked father who was apparently a real mafia "boss" in the Chicago mob, so that, if true, certainly explains exactly why and how Nancy Pelosi got into office and has remained there FAR too long~! Nancy Pelosi is of course known to have become fabulously wealthy by criminally abusing her "insider knowledge" to buy and sell stocks, to the point that her so-called "Investment savvy" has greatly exceeded ALL of the most profitable experts' capabilities on earth like Warren Buffet~! Of course, Warren Buffet has his own history of taking advantage of "special insider information" but that just proves that the great expression of "George Carlin" is all too true "It's a big club, and you ain't in it"~!!! Yes, my friend, Nancy Pelosi started off life as a spoiled criminally corrupt mafia brat, slept, bribed, extorted, and coerced her way into federal office long ago, where she has been a card-carrying member of the world's most powerful and deadly publicly known mafia = The criminally corrupt corporate federal government of the US ever since~! Many know that the, as yet as far as we can prove, unedited criminal "gruesome Gavin Newsome" (the grotesquely notorious illegitimate governor of California) is actually Nancy Pelosi's slimy greasy slick haired nephew, so "we" (America) have many of these criminally incestuous reptiles to purge from our government and society~! It makes perfect sense that our local "poster child" scumbag "satanist chief" Ron Allen would be close friends of such an evil clown as Pelosi and her tentacles of their corrupt octopus~! I LOVE it when these nefarious criminals of humanity provide us with the truth, albeit cloaked in crocodile smiles of these insatiable greedy self-serving reptiles~! The only question is "can we see it" in time before we are really physically imprisoned or slaughtered along with our friends and loved ones~? One way or another, these filthy scumbag "American Indian government traitors" and their nasty minion supporters will eventually find that it is THEY who have been played for the fools that they truly are, because "we" (Americans) are being robbed of OUR lands that are being unlawfully transferred today, but as soon as "we" are completely disenfranchised and eliminated, these useful idiot American Indian government managers will find that "the evil corporate empire" once again never had any intention of allowing the American Indians to actually keep these stolen lands! HA~! They are just too stupid to see that now~! As soon as the corrupt corporate US government decides that they want these lands back under their direct control again, it will be the American Indians who, once again, learn the lesson of trusting the federal US corporate government to keep their promises~!!! What do you suppose will happen to the small insignificant number of crying & whining American Indians then, especially since this same corporate US government has already been conducting a mass murder democide upon ALL 300 million+++ Americans for many years now??? HA~! DUH~!!! When one group of people falls for the promises of government to provide "equity" by robbing another group of people, there is a short "feel good" moment in history that is eventually followed by an "OH SHIT" betrayal of reality~! Sweet ironic justice for the initial victims and a VERY harsh judgement for the coconspirators of the initial injustice~! The Americans don't for a second consider the obvious fact that they are just being used as "placeholders" (patsies) only to later be betrayed because they will NEVER be allowed to keep these lands.... Anyone who studies the REAL historic record, knows that once a land is wanted by a superior force, the original inhabitants are removed and/or killed~! There have NEVER been any long-term exceptions to this rule in the historic record~! ;-))
Have a wonderful day~!
Sincerely, Mike
This is Mitch's video regarding the council meeting.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1516884056532356
Wishing all the best to The Olympic Herald in court on the 16.
That's going to be interesting. I can't believe that it is possible to put a stop to anyone reporting the facts driven by public records from sharing the information.
No kidding this is wild and huge red arrow directly pointed to all of them being in the wrong.
The long game. First we get a cash cow. Casinos. Timber declined. But also the local economy declined, because the money spent gambling was previously spent locally in local business. Amazon was and is a huge factor. Nation wide, casinos are huge cash cows. What do we do with that cash? We buy influence. Politics at all levels runs on cash, the biggest influencer on ALL political decisions. Like all decisions some people will benefit others not so much. This is a well organized push in Canada and U S to bullshit the people that they are the ones responsible for previous injustices. IMO.
All of Watchdog's federal citations appear to reference Deb Haaland's term as Secretary of Interior during Joe Biden's Presidency. Donald Trump is now President and Doug Burgum is Secretary of Interior. What is the position of the Trump/Burgum Department of Interior on the Land Consolidation program?
If AI is correct, interesting read.
As of early 2026, the Department of the Interior (DOI) under Secretary **Doug Burgum** has shifted its focus significantly toward "Energy Dominance" and streamlining land use, which has directly impacted programs like the **Indian Land Consolidation Program (ILCP)**.
The administration’s position is characterized by a "back-to-basics" approach that prioritizes economic self-sufficiency and resource development over the large-scale federal land buy-back initiatives seen in previous years.
### 1. Shift Toward "Core Mission" and Budget Reductions
In the FY 2026 budget proposal, the Trump/Burgum DOI has emphasized funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that supports **economic development** and **energy mineral production**, while moving away from programs viewed as administrative or non-essential to energy production.
* **Funding Cuts:** The administration has proposed significant reductions in funding for "non-core" BIA programs. While the ILCP has historically been used to solve the "fractionation" problem (where thousands of heirs own tiny slivers of land), the current administration views these programs through the lens of cost-efficiency.
* **Consolidation through Development:** The administration’s stance leans toward consolidating land interests specifically to facilitate **leasing for oil, gas, and timber**. Secretary Burgum has been vocal about reducing "red tape" to allow Tribes to benefit from natural resource revenue more quickly.
### 2. Focus on Tribal Sovereignty via Economic Autonomy
Secretary Burgum has framed the DOI's role as upholding trust responsibilities by "removing obstacles" to Tribal economy-building.
* **The Position:** Rather than the federal government acting as a primary buyer to consolidate land (the traditional ILCP model), the administration is encouraging Tribes to use the **Indian Energy Service Center** and other market-based tools to manage their land assets.
* **Policy Focus:** The 2026 Strategic Plan highlights "strategic use of natural resources" and "American Prosperity." For the ILCP, this means the administration is less interested in land acquisition for conservation or purely administrative cleanup and more interested in land status changes that support industrial or commercial use.
### 3. Regulatory Reforms
The administration has moved to rescind or "modernize" several land-into-trust regulations.
* **Streamlining:** The goal is to make the process of converting land to trust status faster for projects that have clear economic benefits, particularly energy projects.
* **Administrative Efficiency:** The administration has argued that the ILCP’s historical pace was too slow and costly. They have signaled a preference for Tribes to take a lead role in land management, provided it aligns with the broader federal goal of "Energy Dominance."
In short, the program is not being prioritized in its traditional form. Instead, land consolidation is being treated as a secondary benefit of **deregulation and resource extraction**, with the administration pushing for land management that contributes to the national energy supply.
Thanks for the helpful information, MK. As far as I know, the JKT has no plan to "drill baby drill" on the Dungeness Spit or Protection Island, so perhaps the Feds will not be receptive to the Tribe's land transfer request.
When a state has corrupt leaders from the top down i really doubt these tribal land acquisitions are free.Tribal $$$ accounts do not get audits by outsiders so there will be no concerns when wheeling dealing under the table.
There’s a point in every one of Jeff’s dispatches where the facts get shoved into the trunk and the narrative takes off. Like clockwork, suddenly we’re back in the same melodrama: tribes grabbing everything in sight, the public being stripped of its worldly possessions, and local government is snoring at the wheel. It’s tidy, it’s dramatic, and its tailor made for anyone who enjoys being outraged before breakfast. But the whole thing only works if you swallow the central whopper, the one that says somebody is sneaking into your yard and hauling away all your stuff.
Once you buy into that, the rest of the plot practically writes itself. Every federal report becomes a coded warning. Every tribal project becomes a secret operation. Every partnership becomes a Trojan horse. And every missing fact becomes proof that the conspiracy is even bigger than you thought.
That’s the magic trick.
The lie isn’t in the footnotes.
The lie is the story.
And this latest article is just another attempt to keep the story from collapsing.
Jeff waves around a 93 page federal report about the Land Buy Back Program for Tribal Nations like he’s discovered radioactive waste under the courthouse. “See? Look what they’re doing to us.” Except the report doesn’t say what he says it does. It doesn’t describe a land grab. It doesn’t describe a takeover. It doesn’t describe anything happening in Clallam County. It doesn’t even describe anything happening after 2022. It’s the bureaucratic equivalent of an autopsy on a federal program that died four years ago, a program created to clean up a mess the government made in 1887.
The report spells it out in plain English: the program let individual Indian landowners voluntarily sell their microscopic fractional shares back to their own tribes so the land could function again. That’s the whole story. No new land. No county land. No wildlife refuge. And no connection to anything happening today.
But if you’ve already bought into the idea that tribes are always gaining and the public is always losing, then the facts don’t matter. They’re just props. The report becomes a Rorschach test. And the absence of evidence becomes evidence of how deep the plot must go.
This is why Jeff’s arguments always feel like reruns, even when the topic changes. The scenery shifts; opioid settlements, court cases, DEI, tribal sovereignty, wildlife refuges…but the script never does. The tribe is always portrayed as having some mystical advantage, even when the law shows they’re carrying obligations private employers wouldn’t touch with a hazmat suit. The tribe is always “owning” things in a way that sounds ominous, even when the legal reality is about as exotic as a filing cabinet. Public access is always in mortal danger, even though no one can point to a single place where access was actually lost. The tax base is always teetering on the brink, even when the land in question generates less revenue than a broken vending machine.
And when someone pushes back, Jeff’s followers demand evidence, as if the burden of proof lies with the person pointing out that the emperor is streaking through town without pants. Meanwhile, Jeff’s own evidence tends to evaporate the moment you read the documents he cites. The report he posted this week is Exhibit A. He says it proves a coordinated federal strategy to transfer land into tribal control. It doesn’t. He says it mirrors what’s happening in Clallam County. It doesn’t. He says it shows tribes identifying priority lands for takeover. It doesn’t. He says it explains the refuge proposal. It doesn’t.
The only way the narrative works is if you never read the report, or if you read it through the funhouse mirror of the lie.
And that’s the real problem.
Not the small mistakes.
Not the misread laws.
Not the cherry picked stories.
Not the dramatic flourishes.
The problem is that the entire structure rests on a false premise: that tribal gain is public loss. Once you stop believing that, the whole thing collapses. The tax scare collapses. The access scare collapses. The sovereignty scare collapses. The “special advantage” argument collapses. The idea that local government is asleep collapses. And the notion that every tribal initiative is part of a coordinated takeover collapses.
What’s left is a federal report that says exactly what it says: the government cleaned up its own century old mistake. Nothing more. Nothing less.
If we want a real conversation about land, governance, or partnerships in Clallam County, we have to step outside the funhouse. Because as long as the lie stays in place, the facts will never matter. They’ll just get bent into whatever shape the story requires.
And the story only works if you believe something is being taken from you, even when really nothing is.
I don't know what planet you're living on, but Jeff just puts the facts out there for all to see and make an informed opinion... Which is more than ANY of bought out local/ not local anymore news outlets are willing to print. Why are you attacking the messenger, not the obvious problems that our county faces???
Thank you so much for your well written truthful comment.
You have articulated exactly what i feel about this guy and his rabble rousing. He has his foot in the lo al government door and probably wants to be commissioner some day. And his buddy is runnning for something.
So lets all keep exposing him for his fake news and hidden agenda.
What's the fake news? I'd like to correct it.
There are no measurable standards via metrics when it comes to the BIA, and that's how land back will be accomplished.
Hello, Patriot MK~!
Yes, OUR lands are being stolen to "temporarily allow" the American Indians to believe that they "posses" them for a while, however 50, 100 years in the future does anyone with a functioning brain REALLY believe that the crying whining Americans Indians will actually be allowed to KEEP these precious lands??? No way Jose! These American Indians are clearly being set up for extermination sometime in the future, and "we" won't be around to save them by then unless we are victorious in destroying the criminals of humanity and their fake "corporate US government" NOW~! This is a long game play, and "We" (Americans) today are being robbed & deceived of OUR rightful lands now, but the American Indians are only being played (once again) for fools if they think that these beautiful and valuable lands will be theirs "forever"~! Ha Ha Ha~! Some people never learn~! Why on earth would anyone believe that they could actually own any lands "forever", especially highly desirable lands of great beauty and resource value~? The corrupt corporate US government "unleashed" the White settlers upon American Indian occupied lands, then the same criminally corrupt corporate US government stole the majority of those lands from the pioneers (to "protect them"), now the same corrupt corporate US government is stealing the lands and transferring them back into the few American Indian tribes as placeholders, until they steamroll over the stupid American Indians once again to "claw back" these precious lands when they desire to do so~! The corrupt corporate US government is always the winner, "we" (Americans) always pay for our own demise, and EVERYONE else takes turns losing until the corrupt government owns and controls EVERYTHING~!
Land of the free and home of the brave"
We shall soon see how this turns out ;-)
Sincerely, Mike
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Question #2 Dungeness NP & Protection Island Refuge…..Walsh addresses who to contact.
Opinion by Native News Online April 8, 2026
The president’s budget is not just a ledger full of numbers. It is a statement of values that reflects national priorities. Donald Trump’s 2027 budget proposal sends a clear message to Indian Country: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT PRIORITIZE TRIBAL NATIONS.
Released on Good Friday, the budget is not good for Indian Country.
It slashes hundreds of millions from tribal programs, including housing, Native lending, and education. The administration dismisses these programs as “woke” or unnecessary.
Let’s be clear: these are not political experiments. They are legal obligations. They are trust and treaty commitments.
These cuts are not theoretical. They hit home—literally. Tribal families already face some of the most severe housing shortages in the United States. Many homes lack running water, electricity, or basic sanitation. Some are unsafe or overcrowded. When the administration cuts tribal housing funds, it is not trimming bureaucracy—it is withdrawing support from families living in conditions that would be unacceptable anywhere else in the country.
Education programs fare no better. Bureau of Indian Education schools and tribal colleges are not luxury projects—they are core institutions of tribal life. They preserve languages, culture, and traditions. Cutting these programs is not policy—it is neglect.
There's a difference between tribes that exist in the middle of nowhere and have little financial ability vs a tribal corporation on I-5.
MK, That's true, but I can't agree with "Tribal families already face some of the most severe housing shortages in the United States" the so called 'shortage' is also in non-native communities and just as drastic. We can't know how the money given is spent, there are many instances of Native money theft within their own communities. Being Native does not put one above greed.
Why wouldn't JKT share the wealth with their brothers and sisters? They have a
responsibility to one another, if on nothing else, at least a moral obligation. I'm tired of hearing the Native claims to Congress that they suffer in every area more than any other people in the US.
Stewards, caretakers?..you want us to give our tribal money to our members? Hold on, not so fast.
Greed is ingrained in the human condition, since time immemorial actually.
MK, it IS ironic! A class of people who claim to be born with some kind of super powers to care more about the land than anyone else don't seem to have the same superpower to care about their fellow human beings.
Being sovereign gives them the power to tax their citizens. They can raise money in their own nation.
clallam county is Everett is pissed fm need to stopbs I'm get mad as hell
I want reparations!