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National Park Patch Lady
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#ibrakeforbrownsigns 🏠 MSO ▶️ 264/433 🇺🇸 NPS sites Former NPCA staff I'm not here to post pretty photos. I'm part of the resistance to save our #nationalparks and public lands. https://heyzine.com/flip-book/ActivistsGuideToNationalParks
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National Park Patch Lady @natlparkpatchlady.bsky.social · 16d
Can't make it to a protest tomorrow? That's ok - we're all doing what we can.

For ideas on other things you can do, check out the free Activist Guide heyzine.com/flip-book/ac...

#nationalparks #parkchat #nokings
An Activist's Guide to Our National Parks v.1
With everything that’s going on :::waves arms around:::, it’s easy to get overwhelmed or think you can’t make a difference. Our National Parks are under threat, and that means not only the iconic big ...
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Pokin @pokinpotentialppl.bsky.social · 1d
“Since the billboards have gone up, DeBarros said she’s hearing from National Guardsmen who are preparing to deny mobilization orders, as troops did in California and are preparing to do so in Chicago.”

Very encouraging! 2 vet-led groups sponsoring.

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Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes
“Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.
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Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast @civicspod.bsky.social · 1d
The Insurrection Act has been used in moments of turmoil — from early frontier rebellions to civil rights-era unrest.

But where did it come from, and how does it still shape presidential power today?

Explore the history and civics behind this enduring law.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 4d
Resistance Rangers has a newsletter, the Green and Grey Retort - our latest was a ✨special ✨ shutdown✨ edition that includes a Q&A for park visitors during a government #shutdown and info about park impacts. www.resistancerangers.org/blog/the-gre...
The Green and Gray Retort, Special Shutdown Edition — Resistance Rangers
In this edition, we share the real impacts of government shutdowns on your public lands, things we all can do to help, and stories from those impacted. 
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 4d
We appreciate all the new follows - thank you for being here! Resistance Rangers formed after the Valentine’s Day Massacre, when hundreds of #NPS staff were fired without warning. We’ve been busy fighting back ever since, and are glad to join the #AltGov family: check out some of what we’ve done:
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Black Hills Parks & Forests Association @blackhillsparks.bsky.social · 3d
Oh, don't feel like you're missing out! No #nationalpark souvenirs and gear since most visitor centers are closed for the shutdown? Worried that you won't be able to get your favorite parkie their holiday present?

Shop online! bhpfa.org/shop

Help us make your parks even better when they reopen!
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 6d
A great suggestion for the Forest Service employees in your life.

Odds are they won’t ask for help, and will try just tough it out by sheer force of will and determination 🤠

Don’t let them do that.
crobertcargill.bsky.social C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 7d
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have friends struggling through the shutdown, consider inviting them over for a family dinner this week. Make too much. Insist they take leftovers home. Some folks can't say they need help out loud but will appreciate the kindness.
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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 8d
I never would have thought that the first NPS site to be destroyed and desecrated beyond repair under this regime would be the Peoples' House itself. #ParkChat

Thank you for being an NPS warrior, @audreypete.bsky.social.

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White House National Park Is First Casualty in President's War on Public Lands
Our Response Begs the Question: 'Are We Mice or Men?'
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 8d
Anti-public lands, anti-Wilderness crusader, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), has introduced a bill that guts the Wilderness Act, potentially allowing the DHS to build roads, land aircraft, and install surveillance technology across America’s entire 112 million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System.
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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 9d
I just don't have anything left to say.

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How furloughed federal workers can get help paying bills amid government shutdown
Roughly 750,000 government workers are currently furloughed.
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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 9d
Source: The Boston Globe
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Historians and librarians race to save national park signs deemed politically charged by the Trump administration - The Boston Globe
A new network of librarians, historians, and data experts is building a database of national park signs to preserve them in case they are targeted.
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National Park Patch Lady @natlparkpatchlady.bsky.social · 11d
Such a crazy history. When you visit, the locals still call it "the national park"
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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 11d
I called it. There is no donation reciepts for that fucking ballroom. This is on OUR dime!!!!
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Department of the Interior @deptofinterior.bsky.social · 13d
While our national parks face closures and staff furloughs during the shutdown, let's talk about the National Parks Conservation Association @protectparks.bsky.social, the group that claims to be "the voice of America's national parks."
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 13d
Monstrosity coming.

They already destroyed the Rose Garden, near the West Wing, to make a paved patio for slimeballs to congregate.
camarotedacpi.bsky.social Camarote da República @camarotedacpi.bsky.social · Aug 6
🏛 Pra quem não viu, esse é o "ballroom" no "estilo Trump" que o líder estadunidense quer construir na Ala Leste da Casa Branca.
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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 14d
If you or someone you love is a federal worker, service member, contractor, or otherwise impacted by the government shutdown, please visit vindman.house.gov/resources-for-federal-workers for resources.

My team is here to support you.
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National Park Patch Lady @natlparkpatchlady.bsky.social · 14d
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National Park Patch Lady @natlparkpatchlady.bsky.social · 14d
Ran into our friend Bob at the rally yesterday.

Me: Hey Bob! I knew we'd see you here. How's it going?

Bob: excellent day for a rally! Let me see, what does your sign say? 👀👀

Me: ...

Bob: Of course. 🙄 I wouldn't expect anything other than this., Patch Lady. 😆
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John Lira @liraforcongress.bsky.social · 15d
Across Texas, people are standing up to remind us of a simple truth: in America, we have no kings.

Great to be with our neighbors in Cibolo this morning. Next stop, Downtown San Antonio at 4 p.m. District 35, bring your best sign and join us.

#NoKings #TX35 #TeamLira
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National Park Patch Lady @natlparkpatchlady.bsky.social · 14d
Over 8000 folks turned out in Missoula, MT yesterday - in college town of ~75k. So proud to stand with our neighbors #nokings
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National Park Patch Lady @natlparkpatchlady.bsky.social · 16d
Stop using government resources for politics #hatchact

Hands off our National Parks - all 433 of them.
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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 17d
Here we go. #ShutdownStories

news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/d...
Department of Interior to Start Layoffs Monday, Union Says (1)
The Department of Interior is preparing mass layoffs beginning Monday despite a federal judge’s order prohibiting firings due to the shutdown, a federal employee union said Thursday.
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National Park Patch Lady @natlparkpatchlady.bsky.social · 16d
Can't make it to a protest tomorrow? That's ok - we're all doing what we can.

For ideas on other things you can do, check out the free Activist Guide heyzine.com/flip-book/ac...

#nationalparks #parkchat #nokings
An Activist's Guide to Our National Parks v.1
With everything that’s going on :::waves arms around:::, it’s easy to get overwhelmed or think you can’t make a difference. Our National Parks are under threat, and that means not only the iconic big ...
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National Park Patch Lady @natlparkpatchlady.bsky.social · 16d
#nokings #nationalparks #parkchat
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ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 17d
And now we wait to see if we are impacted or not…

Duck them all.
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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 18d
Please join me tonight at 9 PM ET for #ParkChat! I'll be hosting with Qs on “Lakes: More Than Nature’s Bowl of Soup?" Pull out some of your favorite lake photos to share. It's fun...and unlike some wildlife, we don't bite.😂
@naturetechfam.bsky.social @59nationalparks.bsky.social
Four photo of national parks announce #Parkchat at Wednesdays @ 9pm ET. Includes icons for organizers: @59nationalparks and @naturetechfam
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