Happy Friday, friends. Here’s some sample social to amplify the Pendley editorial in today’s Washington Post.

-Tracy

Twitter:

William Perry Pendley, the acting director of @BLMNational sympathized with armed NV rancher Cliven Bundy and criticized the @Interior for “overreacting” to Bundy’s threats on human lives. Should this man lead our #publiclands? @washingtonpost says “No”: https://buff.ly/2GWXMOe

William Perry Pendley is the acting head of @BLMNational,  appointed in a backdoor maneuver that avoids Congressional scrutiny. Why is that? Because @Interior knows he would never be approved, with his history of wanting to sell your #publiclands. https://buff.ly/2GWXMOe

The @BLMNational mandate is to protect & manage your #publiclands. Newly-appointed Pendley says federal lands should be sold off.  @washingtonpost agrees that he cannot be allowed to lead this important agency. https://buff.ly/2GWXMOe

There is a reason the Administration appointed William Perry Pendley as “acting” leader of @BLMNational. Because he would never pass a Senate confirmation, given his troubling past. “Congress should not stand for it,” writes @washingtonpost: https://buff.ly/2GWXMOe

Facebook:

The @BLMNational’s new “acting” leader was appointed without a Senate confirmation hearing – for a reason. Because the Administration knows that a zealot with his past would never be confirmed. Congress shouldn’t allow it, writes the @WashingtonPost:  https://buff.ly/2GWXMOe

The new director of the @BLMNational, an organization that manages and protects millions of acres of public lands across the West & beyond, claims that “all lands owned by the federal gov should be sold.” Does this sound right to you? https://buff.ly/2GWXMOe

An anti-public lands zealot is now in charge of the @BLMNational, which manages 1/3 of all public lands. The conflicts here are too pronounced to stand idly by. The @WashingtonPost calls on Congress to “not stand for it”: https://buff.ly/2GWXMOe

Back when former Interior Secretary Zinke slashed the size of multiple national monuments, William Perry Pendley attacked him for not being aggressive enough. Now, Pendley is in charge of the @BLMNational, and @WashingtonPost calls on Congress to do something about it: https://buff.ly/2GWXMOe

By appointing the public-lands-hating William Pendley as “acting” director, the Administration sidestepped Congress’s role in deciding if he was fit for the job. This is a man who wants to sell off your public lands. @WashingtonPost calls on Congress to act:  https://buff.ly/2GWXMOe

Tracy Stone-Manning Associate Vice President for Public Lands National Wildlife Federation 406-544-8859 www.nwf.org Uniting all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in a rapidly changing world