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19. The Alt National Park Service (AltNPS) Twitter account was created in 2017 as a "resistance" effort...

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 03:20 PM

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The Alt National Park Service (AltNPS) Twitter account was created in 2017 as a "resistance" effort in response to the Trump administration imposing social media restrictions on official government agencies. The account and movement aimed to continue disseminating scientific facts and environmental information that they felt was being suppressed.

Origin and purpose

Context: Shortly after the first inauguration of Donald Trump in January 2017, federal agencies were ordered to halt all social media posting. This occurred after the official National Park Service (NPS) account retweeted messages comparing the crowd size at Trump's inauguration to Barack Obama's.

"Rogue" accounts emerge: In the wake of the gag order, unofficial or "rogue" accounts emerged on social media. The AltNPS account was created by what it described as an anonymous network of NPS employees and their allies to speak out against environmental policy changes. Other "Alt" accounts for agencies like the EPA and NASA also appeared.

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The Alt National Park Service's response to Trump's unilateral demolition... [View all] Pluvious Friday OP

I have been thinking that very thing Walleye Friday #1

Exactly! pandr32 15 hrs ago #53

So the Divine President isn't supposed to just call a guy he knows who has a bulldozer tanyev Friday #2

They won't get stiffed. It's not his money. Marcuse 21 hrs ago #45

Anyone involved in this needs to be heavily fined and jailed. travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #48

Can you imagine the howl of indignation if Presidents Obama or Biden had done this. patphil Friday #3

It's hard to believe... Pluvious Friday #4

So ... it's not odd at all that the evidence of the "Obama Era" construction is a black-and-white photo ??? eppur_se_muova Friday #5

KnR Hekate Friday #6

If only the ALT Naional Park Service were the real PS. Sadly, trump is likely under no obligation to follow tradition. Silent Type Friday #7

Does the OP really think Alt NPS on Facebook is the real NPS? maxsolomon Friday #12

Not just the OP. So many here on DU have been duped for ages by that sus account. Celerity Friday #32

Gawd yeah. But guess if I have to read misinformation or outright distortions, Dems are doing it for good cause. Silent Type Friday #33

Hyperbolic slippery-slope binary speculation is my favorite. maxsolomon Friday #34

It is not a sus account h2ebits Friday #39

Is what they are posting inaccurate? travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #49

On The Bright Side modrepub Friday #8

It won't be shoddy. McCrery is a real architect (albeit one with no soul). maxsolomon Friday #13

So Are Contractors modrepub Friday #14

Yes, Clark Construction is a huge General Contractor firm with an extensive portfolio. maxsolomon Friday #22

But they do work without permits so how would you know about the newspapers?l travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #51

Not a real architect if he ignores the permitting process. travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #50

We had a really good architect Farmer-Rick 17 hrs ago #52

Isn't this how Trump has operated with all his building projects Ohioboy Friday #9

Trump's legal battles with Palm Beach over various renovations and changes to Mar-a-Lago are well documented. sop Friday #24

News Flash: NCDem47 Friday #28

Correct. sheshe2 Friday #30

Can someone sue Trump to stop this abomination? Lonestarblue Friday #10

Sure, "someone" could sue. maxsolomon Friday #23

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Friday #11

That's not the NPS. That's an account that grifts on people's hopes that there's a secret resistance in the government WhiskeyGrinder Friday #15

Its supposed to be humorous opposition to Trump maxsolomon Friday #35

I don't donate to grifters. WhiskeyGrinder Friday #37

It's impossible to substitute a wish bone BattleRow 15 hrs ago #57

Bet they feel stupid for... lame54 Friday #16

"Alt National Park Service"?? MorbidButterflyTat Friday #17

It's how employees and former employees of the NPS are posting evolves Friday #18

Thanks for letting people know about Alt National Park Service. h2ebits Friday #38

The Alt National Park Service (AltNPS) Twitter account was created in 2017 as a "resistance" effort... QueerDuck Friday #19

Thanks for clearing this up. . . . h2ebits Friday #40

Whatever happens now, whatever replaces the East Wing, destroy it. ffr Friday #20

+1000. Paladin Friday #21

Basically, an enemy HAS burned down the original structure. blue neen Friday #25

Your headline lies. It is NOT the National Park Service. Why lie? What purpose does that serve? Bernardo de La Paz Friday #26

Its a humorous account. maxsolomon Friday #36

Sorry mate... Pluvious 15 hrs ago #54

Thanks! Stuff happens, and the better among us fix it. Bernardo de La Paz 15 hrs ago #56

So, Magoo48 Friday #27

Why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex Friday #29

+1. If there were a gawd, believe he would have succumbed long ago. Silent Type Friday #41

False title. That problematic account is NOT The National Park Service. Please edit your title. Celerity Friday #31

Done Pluvious 15 hrs ago #55

Each and Every Dem must call that abomination the EPSTEIN BALLROOM. Justice matters. Friday #42

The reich-wing was way more concerned about a change to the Cracker Barrel logo than the demolition going on. SeattleVet Friday #43

Republicans can't breathe without lying iemanja Yesterday #44

They're nothing but a bunch of Confederates! n/t ReRe 19 hrs ago #46

Tim burchett is a royal asshole. spanone 19 hrs ago #47