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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 4h

Videos and photos have surfaced on social media showing visitors to Yosemite National Park engaging in dangerous and illegal behaviors, including BASE jumping from El Capitan and climbing Half Dome’s cables without permits.

via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Yosemite visitors are doing dangerous, illegal things during federal shutdown

"It's the Wild Wild West."

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Willamette Week @wweek.com · 1d

The Rose City could actually use plenty of assistance, just not any of the kind Trump wants to provide.

47 Ways the National Guard Could Actually Help Portland

WW Staff

www.wweek.com

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

war, war never changes.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 2d

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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 2d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans are straight-up lying about what protests in Portland look like right now.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 2d

“I think that there is a special heaviness right now to being here more than normal."

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ICE building neighbors clean up, reflect following latest Portland protests

Marathoners run past besieged Portland ICE building as local residents clean up from Saturday protests

www.opb.org

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L @banalplay.bsky.social · 3d

When your custom character appears in a cut scene

The Portland frog backing down an army of jackboots

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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 5d

There's a ritzy option for high-elevation meals near Grand Teton National Park.

New restaurant near national park views serves diners at 8,000 feet

There's a ritzy option for high-elevation meals near Grand Teton National Park.

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Kylie Mohr @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social · 10d

⚡*If the government shutdown happens tomorrow and *if you work for the Park Service or the Forest Service (and get fired, or furloughed, or just want to talk), I'm reachable on Signal: kyliemohr.31

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Zeb Larson @zeblarson.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve been going through this weird wave of nostalgia about the short period of time I lived in Alaska; it was one of the few youthful adventures I got to take as the Great Recession put everything on hold.

That nostalgia I think comes out in this piece. This is about the park I worked in.

Why you've never heard of the largest national park in the US

We'll give you a hint: It's in Alaska.

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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 4d

Staff said they were just as surprised by the news.

Tourists from around the world blindsided by Muir Woods closure

Staff said they were just as surprised by the news.

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Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 7d

Tema di Ali 👌

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Michael Jordan "Field Generals" Nike Commercial

YouTube video by JayMJ23

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Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 7d

For the 100th time in my life, I am struggling to find a specific Ennio Morricone score that was used in an NBA commercial when I was a teen.

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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 7d

California's most popular national park is open. But some visitors are changing their plans.

'Wave of cancellations' hits Yosemite National Park amid government shutdown

California's most popular national park is open. But some visitors are changing their plans.

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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 7d

The 23-year-old’s fatal accident unfolded on El Capitan's Sea of Dreams.

Promising young climber dies in fall from Yosemite's El Capitan

The 23-year-old’s fatal accident unfolded on El Capitan's Sea of Dreams.

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Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 8d

Gotta love the Portland protest spirit. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

‘Emergency’ World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland

The announcement comes in response to Trump's "militarization of our city."

www.oregonlive.com

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Lou Inglese @chaos440.bsky.social · 12d

Got my performance review.

Old floppy drive with printed label 'Works, but makes Sad Noises'

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 9d

Tomorrow our great friend @babyboomersaves.bsky.social joins us for #ParkChat. She’ll be looking at “Sticks and Stones”. Please join us at 9 PM ET. @naturetechfam.bsky.social

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Kylie Mohr @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social · 13d

“Part of what we do is making sure that our kids will be able to experience the same thing, that we’re protecting these places responsibly for the next generation,” one ranger told me. “We are losing the ability to do that.” My latest for @theatlantic.com:

www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail

Workers say the real crisis is happening behind the scenes.

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Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 10d

Absolutely no clue what’s happening

Mister.Nobody @ytregaws.bsky.social · 11d

LOL

"I spoke to the governor, she was very nice. But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening? My people tell me different.' They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place...

www.kgw.com/article/news...

Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."

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Matthew @dlthings.bsky.social · 12d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 11d

End of an era! 🥹

Shams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · 11d

FROM SHAMS:

BREAKING: Free agent Al Horford has committed to a multi-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, agent Jason Glushon tells ESPN. After seven of the past nine years in Boston and winning the 2024 title, Horford will enter his 19th NBA season as the Warriors' starting center.

Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 11d

this country gets stupider every day

www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-pos...

Trump, 79, Deletes Weird AI Video Shilling Magic Beds

The “medbed” that Trump promoted is a far-right conspiracy theory.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12d

Five years ago, @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and I did a story about rural Oregon's fever dream that Antifa was coming to their town from Portland.

Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming.

No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."

In Klamath Falls, Oregon, victory declared over antifa, which never showed up

Towns from Washington state to Indiana have seen armed groups begin patrolling the streets after rumors spread on social media about an antifa invasion.

www.nbcnews.com

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Sam Hill @samahill.bsky.social · 11d

new bird just dropped

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

Strange Bird Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is the First Known Hybrid Between a Blue Jay and a Green Jay

The ranges of the two parent bird species have expanded due to climate change and now overlap around San Antonio, researchers say

www.smithsonianmag.com

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