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Ranger Matt

@tamranger.bsky.social

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Park Ranger, photographer, outdoor recreationalist, and protector of parks and wild places.

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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 9h

Heading up Gardisky Lake Trail #gardiskylaketrail #hooverwilderness #inyonationalforest #monocounty #easternsierra #sierra #sierranevada #naturephotography #landscapephotography

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 10h

“In the 2nd Trump administration, the president does not seem especially interested in governance. He seems to want to use the government to persecute those he considers his enemies & to protect & enrich himself…power appears to have flowed to unelected officials.”

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October 7, 2025

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.

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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 19h

Enjoying the fall colors yesterday morning at Lundy Csnyon #lundycanyon #monocounty #inyonationalforest #easternsierra #sierra #sierranevada #naturephotography #landscapephotography

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 1d

"It's an extremely dangerous slope, because it essentially says the president can just do about whatever he chooses," said General Randy Manner (ret) "It's absolutely, absolutely the definition of dictatorship and fascism."

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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 1d

I fixed the headline to be more accurate.

“Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on religious torture for LGBTQ+ kids.”

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Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on 'conversion therapy' for LBGTQ+ kids

A majority of Supreme Court justices seem to be leaning in favor of a Christian counselor who is challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights.

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 1d

There are some real sadists in the White House who really enjoy causing harm to others, and once again, thank you highlights their glaring lack of empathy.

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Trump suggests not all furloughed workers will get back pay: 'It depends'

Trump also said at the White House that if the shutdown drags on several days longer, a "substantial" number of jobs "will never come back."

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday morning at Conway Summit in the Eastern Sierra #conwaysummit #hwy395 #elcaminosierra #monocounty #easternsierra #sierra #sierranevada #landscapephotography

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 1d

“It is increasingly clear that the cuts Vought and the MAGA Republicans are making to programs are hitting a wide swath of Americans…and members of the administration appear to be aware they are unpopular with a large part of their own base.“

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October 6, 2025

If White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is at the head of the administration’s deployment of federal agents against undocumented immigrants, it appears that Office of Management and Budget...

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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 1d

Truckee was so happy to be in the mountains #truckeethedog #dogsofinstragram #sierra #sierranevada

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 1d

Truckee was so happy to be in the mountains #truckeethedog #dogsofinstragram #sierra #sierranevada

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 1d

Truckee was so happy to be in the mountains #truckeethedog #dogsofinstragram #sierra #sierranevada

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 2d

The fall colors at Green Creek yesterday evening #greeencreek #humboldttoiyabenationalforest #toiyabenationalforest #sierra #sierranevada #easternsierra #monocounty #landscapephotography

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 2d

“Trump has been focused on the misguided idea that Portland, Oregon, is a war zone ever since he apparently watched a September 4 Fox News Channel special report that passed off footage from the violence of 2020 as happening now.”
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October 5, 2025

On Friday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported a conversation on the messaging app Signal between one of Stephen Miller’s top deputies, Anthony Salisbury, and a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense P...

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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 3d

A peaceful moment along the upper section of Cataract Creek #cataractcreek #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #mnwd #marinwater #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 3d

Judge Immergut, a Trump appointee stated:

“This country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach…This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.”

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland. U.S.

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 4d

The Frazier Creek Canyon in Plumas National Forest #fraziercreek #plumasnationalforest #plumascounty #lostsierra #sierra #sierranevada #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #blackandwhitephotography

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 4d

“Trump’s memo NPM7 redefines dissent as terrorism and orders the military to prepare for “domestic combat” in American cities. Anti-racism? Extremism. Gender equality? Terrorism. Criticism of ICE? Pro-democracy or anti-fascisim? All threats to national security.”

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Mary Geddry (@marygeddry)

As Trump hides during his own shutdown, Johnson barricades Congress to bury the Epstein files, and families brace for healthcare premiums to double, the rest of us face a choice. We can watch the mark...

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 4d

“Turning the government over to unelected individuals who ignore the law is a theme for this presidency.”

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d

October 3, 2025

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October 3, 2025

Although President Donald J.

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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 5d

The Frazier Creek Canyon in Plumas National Forest #fraziercreek #plumasnationalforest #plumascounty #lostsierra #sierra #sierranevada #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 5d

On the face of it this raid is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment.

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.”

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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 5d

“The nation’s rapid advance toward authoritarianism is one story right now, but there is another: the administration is rotting from inside.”
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October 2, 2025

At about 1:00 on Tuesday morning, federal agents from Border Patrol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) raided an apartment b...

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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 6d

Mount Tam in recent days #mttam #mttamalpais #landscape #landscapephotography

Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 6d

“Usually, administrations asserting authoritarian power make gains because they are popular. The Trump administration, though, is neither popular nor likely to become more popular as its policies hurt ordinary Americans.”

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October 1, 2025

Last night, as the government barreled toward a shutdown, President Donald J.

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 6d

A recipe for disaster. Looking to the last shutdown, petroglyphs were vandalized, off-roading tore up fragile ecosystems in Death Valley and Joshua Tree, and overflowing human waste and trash forced Sequoia and Kings Canyon to close.

High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 7d

Under the federal government shutdown, public lands agencies say they’ll keep parks open and continue oil and gas permitting — even as they furlough tens of thousands of employees. Advocates warn the approach will do lasting ecological damage.

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What the government shutdown means for public lands - High Country News

Many parks will stay open, and oil and gas permitting will continue — even as tens of thousands of staff are furloughed at NPS, BLM and USFS.