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Bake Sales, Climate Rangers & The Great Taxpayer Grift

Written by Scott K. James

When cupcakes fight climate change, you know we’ve jumped the bureaucratic shark. Denver’s bake sale isn’t about national parks—it’s another front in the taxpayer-funded green energy farce.

Denver7 served up a hot, fresh plate of progressive performative nonsense this week—baked goods included—highlighting a bake sale by advocacy groups like the “Mountain Mamas” and “Resistance Rangers” to spotlight supposed funding cuts hurting our national parks. Because nothing says ‘serious legislative concern’ like cookies fighting climate change.

The Bullet Point Brief

  • Turns out your tax dollars were funding something called a “Climate Ranger.” No, that’s not satire.
  • Said ranger got canned (probably for being totally unnecessary) and joined something called the “Resistance Rangers,” which sounds like a Marvel parody nobody asked for.
  • The activists included an all-female group dubbed “Mountain Mamas”—because apparently naming yourself after a John Denver lyric makes your argument bulletproof.
  • Their chosen method of protest? A good ol’ fashioned bake sale. The Founding Fathers weep in constitutional cursive.
  • This whole sideshow is framed as a ‘national park issue,’ but it reeks of deeper climate grift masquerading as grassroots concern.

My Bottom Line

Look, I love a good chocolate chip cookie as much as the next guy—but if muffins are now lobbying policy, we’re all screwed. This article is less about keeping trails open and more about keeping grifters fed off taxpayer subsidies. You think these folks care about maintaining bathrooms at Rocky Mountain National Park? Hell no—they’re just pissed their soft political job got cut and their free ride dried up with it.

And while they’re playing make-believe girl scout troop with signs and cupcakes, real Americans are paying skyrocketing grocery bills wondering why we’re subsidizing full-grown adults who roleplay as Earth Avengers. It isn’t about conservation anymore—it’s always about control… and cash. Always follow the money: some of it used to pay for imaginary job titles like “Climate Ranger.” We defunded park maintenance so bureaucrats could hire a narrative sherpa pushing environmental guilt down everyone’s throats? That’s peak government clownery right there.

Conservatives lose at the messaging game every time because we’re too busy working real jobs paying into this circus. Our failure isn’t belief—it’s branding. While we show up at work at 7 AM, these folks show up with Instagram hashtags and matching t-shirts shouting ‘resistance’ over brownies. It’s well-funded cosplay masked as activism… funded by us! Meanwhile our side thinks posting an eagle meme on Facebook qualifies as engagement.

Time to wise up—this ain’t just about trees; it’s about truth. And the truth is simple: when someone says it’s for ‘the environment,’ check whose wallet gets fatter before you bite into that morally superior muffin.

About the author

Scott K. James

A 4th generation Northern Colorado native, Scott K. James is a veteran broadcaster, professional communicator, and principled leader. Widely recognized for his thoughtful, common-sense approach to addressing issues that affect families, businesses, and communities, Scott, his wife, Julie, and son, Jack, call Johnstown, Colorado, home. A former mayor of Johnstown, James is a staunch defender of the Constitution and the rule of law, the free market, and the power of the individual. Scott has delighted in a lifetime of public service and continues that service as a Weld County Commissioner representing District 2.