AltWatcher
@altwatcher.bsky.social
The alt account of @jjoycelynch.bsky.social, where I keep an eye on "Alt" US Govt. accounts, and one account in particular.
For more of my writing on this subject: https://substack.com/home/post/p-161500621
For more of my writing on this subject: https://substack.com/home/post/p-161500621
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Anyway, I invite AltNPS and everyone else to share this list of Twin Cities-area organizations, food distribution networks, and mutual aid links.
It's got everything. From legal aid links to a GoFundMe for Circulo Childcare Center in Minneapolis, they could all use some love. Thank you!
It's got everything. From legal aid links to a GoFundMe for Circulo Childcare Center in Minneapolis, they could all use some love. Thank you!
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
Sharing this again. Please spread the word about these resources in Minnesota, and donate if you're able.
If AltNPS won't bother to share links to help Minnesotans, then I will.
If AltNPS won't bother to share links to help Minnesotans, then I will.
I did! The donation is anonymous, so we can't really tell if they actually did it or not, and it's not like they'll be providing a receipt.
It's also worth saying that we don't know if AltNPS actually made this donation. The top donation is for $5,000, from "Anonymous," which could be anybody.
This just highlights the issues with their anonymity. I don't necessarily think they're lying here, but they sure could be! We can't know!
This just highlights the issues with their anonymity. I don't necessarily think they're lying here, but they sure could be! We can't know!
January 16, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I did! The donation is anonymous, so we can't really tell if they actually did it or not, and it's not like they'll be providing a receipt.
Your theory is getting stronger and stronger...
January 16, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Your theory is getting stronger and stronger...
Honestly, it's probably a good thing (and completely understandable) if not everything bothers you as much as it bothers me lol. I've been on this for about a year now, and it's completely driven me insane
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Honestly, it's probably a good thing (and completely understandable) if not everything bothers you as much as it bothers me lol. I've been on this for about a year now, and it's completely driven me insane
There's absolutely nothing. @adenng.com learned a lot about their T-shirt sales and other operations, but their actual identity is pretty thoroughly hidden.
There's speculation (including by me) that they might be British, but speculation is about all we've got.
There's speculation (including by me) that they might be British, but speculation is about all we've got.
"The palace"
"Honours"
AltNPS is really not beating the "these people might actually be British" allegations
"Honours"
AltNPS is really not beating the "these people might actually be British" allegations
January 15, 2026 at 9:41 PM
There's absolutely nothing. @adenng.com learned a lot about their T-shirt sales and other operations, but their actual identity is pretty thoroughly hidden.
There's speculation (including by me) that they might be British, but speculation is about all we've got.
There's speculation (including by me) that they might be British, but speculation is about all we've got.
What AltNPS is doing here is pushing their followers to speculate about what those helicopters could be.
They're not sharing news, because if they had info about this, they could share it. They're whipping up engagement.
They're not sharing news, because if they had info about this, they could share it. They're whipping up engagement.
January 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
What AltNPS is doing here is pushing their followers to speculate about what those helicopters could be.
They're not sharing news, because if they had info about this, they could share it. They're whipping up engagement.
They're not sharing news, because if they had info about this, they could share it. They're whipping up engagement.
This is when AltNPS's claims of receiving "reports" go from irritating to dangerous.
Helicopters in Minneapolis could be anything. Could be news choppers. Could be ICE. AltNPS doesn't know, but they're pushing out a vague message to their millions of followers, and encouraging their paranoia.
Helicopters in Minneapolis could be anything. Could be news choppers. Could be ICE. AltNPS doesn't know, but they're pushing out a vague message to their millions of followers, and encouraging their paranoia.
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This is when AltNPS's claims of receiving "reports" go from irritating to dangerous.
Helicopters in Minneapolis could be anything. Could be news choppers. Could be ICE. AltNPS doesn't know, but they're pushing out a vague message to their millions of followers, and encouraging their paranoia.
Helicopters in Minneapolis could be anything. Could be news choppers. Could be ICE. AltNPS doesn't know, but they're pushing out a vague message to their millions of followers, and encouraging their paranoia.
I haven't followed 50501 very closely, so this is interesting. To me, they always seemed like boilerplate Blue Wave posters, but I know AltNPS crosses over with them a lot. Have they been getting more conspiratorial?
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I haven't followed 50501 very closely, so this is interesting. To me, they always seemed like boilerplate Blue Wave posters, but I know AltNPS crosses over with them a lot. Have they been getting more conspiratorial?
I also need to say, again, that AltNPS is not receiving "reports." Neither is 50501.
What they're doing is seeing news headlines and either trying to imply that they're getting info sent to them directly (AltNPS) or just not bothering to cite the journalists on the ground (50501).
What they're doing is seeing news headlines and either trying to imply that they're getting info sent to them directly (AltNPS) or just not bothering to cite the journalists on the ground (50501).
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I also need to say, again, that AltNPS is not receiving "reports." Neither is 50501.
What they're doing is seeing news headlines and either trying to imply that they're getting info sent to them directly (AltNPS) or just not bothering to cite the journalists on the ground (50501).
What they're doing is seeing news headlines and either trying to imply that they're getting info sent to them directly (AltNPS) or just not bothering to cite the journalists on the ground (50501).
Here's the article, which 50501 didn't bother linking to either.
Greco even explains that Interstate 40 was affected by a PREVIOUS sting, and that the current operation is taking place in a completely different area of the state.
My focus is on AltNPS as usual, but 50501, come on. Use a damn link!
Greco even explains that Interstate 40 was affected by a PREVIOUS sting, and that the current operation is taking place in a completely different area of the state.
My focus is on AltNPS as usual, but 50501, come on. Use a damn link!
Troopers conduct Operation Guardian enforcement in northern Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol conducted another Operation Guardian enforcement on Wednesday, this time near the Kansas state line.
www.koco.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Here's the article, which 50501 didn't bother linking to either.
Greco even explains that Interstate 40 was affected by a PREVIOUS sting, and that the current operation is taking place in a completely different area of the state.
My focus is on AltNPS as usual, but 50501, come on. Use a damn link!
Greco even explains that Interstate 40 was affected by a PREVIOUS sting, and that the current operation is taking place in a completely different area of the state.
My focus is on AltNPS as usual, but 50501, come on. Use a damn link!
This is a mess.
AltNPS is talking about Operation Guardian, a joint operation between ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
They don't link to Jonathan Greco's article in KOCO News 5 about this. If they had, they might have seen that the operation is focused on Interstate 35, not 40.
AltNPS is talking about Operation Guardian, a joint operation between ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
They don't link to Jonathan Greco's article in KOCO News 5 about this. If they had, they might have seen that the operation is focused on Interstate 35, not 40.
January 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This is a mess.
AltNPS is talking about Operation Guardian, a joint operation between ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
They don't link to Jonathan Greco's article in KOCO News 5 about this. If they had, they might have seen that the operation is focused on Interstate 35, not 40.
AltNPS is talking about Operation Guardian, a joint operation between ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
They don't link to Jonathan Greco's article in KOCO News 5 about this. If they had, they might have seen that the operation is focused on Interstate 35, not 40.
Respectfully, this surprises me; very little of AltNPS's output has anything to do with the actual National Park Service. Have you found them a good source of info about the parks?
bsky.app/profile/altw...
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My data is a couple months old at this point, but about 1.6% of posts by the Alt National Park Service are about the actual National Park Service.
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As gently as I can say it: notice they rarely post on the NPS.
If the merch on your car has meaning to you, and helps raise awareness of threats to public lands, that was your contribution, not theirs.
There is no evidence (to date) that any of their merchandise sales support the National Parks.
If the merch on your car has meaning to you, and helps raise awareness of threats to public lands, that was your contribution, not theirs.
There is no evidence (to date) that any of their merchandise sales support the National Parks.
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Respectfully, this surprises me; very little of AltNPS's output has anything to do with the actual National Park Service. Have you found them a good source of info about the parks?
bsky.app/profile/altw...
bsky.app/profile/altw...
Ha! Good catch. No, they don't. I'm guessing AltNPS gets their news from a huge grab bag of sources.
But we KNOW one of those sources is Twitter, because back in October, AltNPS spread misinformation that originated on Twitter:
bsky.app/profile/altw...
But we KNOW one of those sources is Twitter, because back in October, AltNPS spread misinformation that originated on Twitter:
bsky.app/profile/altw...
In a truly insane layer cake of misinformation, AltNPS claims a "leaked" memo from CPAC shows a planned event for a third Trump term.
Except this memo wasn't "leaked," it was openly handed out at CPAC to @gabydvj.bsky.social eight months ago, and it SAYS FEB. 2025 IN THE PICTURE.
Except this memo wasn't "leaked," it was openly handed out at CPAC to @gabydvj.bsky.social eight months ago, and it SAYS FEB. 2025 IN THE PICTURE.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Ha! Good catch. No, they don't. I'm guessing AltNPS gets their news from a huge grab bag of sources.
But we KNOW one of those sources is Twitter, because back in October, AltNPS spread misinformation that originated on Twitter:
bsky.app/profile/altw...
But we KNOW one of those sources is Twitter, because back in October, AltNPS spread misinformation that originated on Twitter:
bsky.app/profile/altw...
"A shooting involving ICE happened." Jesus.
AltNPS might as well have said "at that time, an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred in which a suspect was struck by gunfire." They're doing police stenography now.
AltNPS might as well have said "at that time, an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred in which a suspect was struck by gunfire." They're doing police stenography now.
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 AM
"A shooting involving ICE happened." Jesus.
AltNPS might as well have said "at that time, an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred in which a suspect was struck by gunfire." They're doing police stenography now.
AltNPS might as well have said "at that time, an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred in which a suspect was struck by gunfire." They're doing police stenography now.
And you know how I knew AltNPS didn't write that tweet? Because it's written in the magical passive voice reserved exclusively for newsrooms talking about cops.
January 15, 2026 at 3:05 AM
And you know how I knew AltNPS didn't write that tweet? Because it's written in the magical passive voice reserved exclusively for newsrooms talking about cops.
The specific phrase "happened in the 600 block of 24th Avenue North in Minneapolis" doesn't appear in the Star Tribune coverage linked in AltNPS's comments (by their followers, of course, not by AltNPS), but it does appear verbatim in FOX 9's report on the shooting.
www.fox5ny.com/news/minneap...
www.fox5ny.com/news/minneap...
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The specific phrase "happened in the 600 block of 24th Avenue North in Minneapolis" doesn't appear in the Star Tribune coverage linked in AltNPS's comments (by their followers, of course, not by AltNPS), but it does appear verbatim in FOX 9's report on the shooting.
www.fox5ny.com/news/minneap...
www.fox5ny.com/news/minneap...
Sharing this again. Please spread the word about these resources in Minnesota, and donate if you're able.
If AltNPS won't bother to share links to help Minnesotans, then I will.
If AltNPS won't bother to share links to help Minnesotans, then I will.
Anyway, I invite AltNPS and everyone else to share this list of Twin Cities-area organizations, food distribution networks, and mutual aid links.
It's got everything. From legal aid links to a GoFundMe for Circulo Childcare Center in Minneapolis, they could all use some love. Thank you!
It's got everything. From legal aid links to a GoFundMe for Circulo Childcare Center in Minneapolis, they could all use some love. Thank you!
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Sharing this again. Please spread the word about these resources in Minnesota, and donate if you're able.
If AltNPS won't bother to share links to help Minnesotans, then I will.
If AltNPS won't bother to share links to help Minnesotans, then I will.
The thing is, we know why AltNPS is so laser-focused on this topic: it gets them big numbers. These posts are getting multiple times the attention as their previous posts about ICE.
January 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The thing is, we know why AltNPS is so laser-focused on this topic: it gets them big numbers. These posts are getting multiple times the attention as their previous posts about ICE.
ICE kidnapped an entire Somali family off the street in Minneapolis today, but I'm glad AltNPS is focusing on the real issues: one guy's GoFundMe.
www.instagram.com/reel/DTfZUtK...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTfZUtK...
January 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
ICE kidnapped an entire Somali family off the street in Minneapolis today, but I'm glad AltNPS is focusing on the real issues: one guy's GoFundMe.
www.instagram.com/reel/DTfZUtK...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTfZUtK...
Reposted by AltWatcher
This 1 guy has done more for Minneapolis than AltNPS. www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE
‘We have to make sure people are watching. We have to make sure we’re keeping track of our community members.’
www.404media.co
January 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This 1 guy has done more for Minneapolis than AltNPS. www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
I just read this article!! Dude is a hero.
January 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I just read this article!! Dude is a hero.
Anyway, I invite AltNPS and everyone else to share this list of Twin Cities-area organizations, food distribution networks, and mutual aid links.
It's got everything. From legal aid links to a GoFundMe for Circulo Childcare Center in Minneapolis, they could all use some love. Thank you!
It's got everything. From legal aid links to a GoFundMe for Circulo Childcare Center in Minneapolis, they could all use some love. Thank you!
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Anyway, I invite AltNPS and everyone else to share this list of Twin Cities-area organizations, food distribution networks, and mutual aid links.
It's got everything. From legal aid links to a GoFundMe for Circulo Childcare Center in Minneapolis, they could all use some love. Thank you!
It's got everything. From legal aid links to a GoFundMe for Circulo Childcare Center in Minneapolis, they could all use some love. Thank you!
I'm glad TJ Sabula did what he did, and that he's getting paid. Hell yeah brother.
But the fact that AltNPS chose to (allegedly) donate to Sabula's viral, already absurdly well-funded GoFundMe instead of anyone else's says a lot about their priorities. They're here to ride the viral wave.
But the fact that AltNPS chose to (allegedly) donate to Sabula's viral, already absurdly well-funded GoFundMe instead of anyone else's says a lot about their priorities. They're here to ride the viral wave.
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I'm glad TJ Sabula did what he did, and that he's getting paid. Hell yeah brother.
But the fact that AltNPS chose to (allegedly) donate to Sabula's viral, already absurdly well-funded GoFundMe instead of anyone else's says a lot about their priorities. They're here to ride the viral wave.
But the fact that AltNPS chose to (allegedly) donate to Sabula's viral, already absurdly well-funded GoFundMe instead of anyone else's says a lot about their priorities. They're here to ride the viral wave.
AltNPS will jump on any breaking story, especially if it's attached to a trending topic or a viral moment that resonates with their fans.
And they'll do this at the literal expense of real activism; that's $5k that isn't going to bail funds, legal aid, or, you know, fired National Park staff.
And they'll do this at the literal expense of real activism; that's $5k that isn't going to bail funds, legal aid, or, you know, fired National Park staff.
January 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
AltNPS will jump on any breaking story, especially if it's attached to a trending topic or a viral moment that resonates with their fans.
And they'll do this at the literal expense of real activism; that's $5k that isn't going to bail funds, legal aid, or, you know, fired National Park staff.
And they'll do this at the literal expense of real activism; that's $5k that isn't going to bail funds, legal aid, or, you know, fired National Park staff.
It's also worth saying that we don't know if AltNPS actually made this donation. The top donation is for $5,000, from "Anonymous," which could be anybody.
This just highlights the issues with their anonymity. I don't necessarily think they're lying here, but they sure could be! We can't know!
This just highlights the issues with their anonymity. I don't necessarily think they're lying here, but they sure could be! We can't know!
January 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
It's also worth saying that we don't know if AltNPS actually made this donation. The top donation is for $5,000, from "Anonymous," which could be anybody.
This just highlights the issues with their anonymity. I don't necessarily think they're lying here, but they sure could be! We can't know!
This just highlights the issues with their anonymity. I don't necessarily think they're lying here, but they sure could be! We can't know!
I have a lot of thoughts on AltNPS's apparent donation to TJ Sabula's GoFundMe, few of which are kind.
But I think it shows how AltNPS focuses on aesthetics over action. They didn't donate to, say, a mutual aid fund, they gave five grand to a guy who yelled at Trump in a viral video.
But I think it shows how AltNPS focuses on aesthetics over action. They didn't donate to, say, a mutual aid fund, they gave five grand to a guy who yelled at Trump in a viral video.
January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I have a lot of thoughts on AltNPS's apparent donation to TJ Sabula's GoFundMe, few of which are kind.
But I think it shows how AltNPS focuses on aesthetics over action. They didn't donate to, say, a mutual aid fund, they gave five grand to a guy who yelled at Trump in a viral video.
But I think it shows how AltNPS focuses on aesthetics over action. They didn't donate to, say, a mutual aid fund, they gave five grand to a guy who yelled at Trump in a viral video.