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Resistance Rangers

@resistancerangers.altgov.info

The official resistance account of off-duty NPS rangers. Fighting for national parks and park employees! https://www.resistancerangers.org/ https://linktr.ee/resistanceranger?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=8d19b18e-7568-4236-9d00-e6ea9c0c44ae

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Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 2mo ago

Harpers Ferry is not just a historic site. It is a place where the struggle over freedom, slavery, democracy, and public memory still speaks to us today. On Juneteenth, we’re gathering at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park to defend public history and the full American story.

staged a UFC fight on the White House lawn, America 433+ will gather at Harper’s ferry to offer a different vision of America-one rooted in honesty, democracy, public memory, freedom struggles, and the public’s right to know. America 433+ teach in, Friday June 19th, 1:30-4pm, Harper’s ferry national historical park, West Virginia.
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)@protectparks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This ruling allows national park visitors to “go back to business as usual, which is getting the full scope of American history from our national parks and the interpretation that our parks provide.” - Alan Spears, NPCA. https://cnn.it/4eIlE8p

Judge orders Trump administration to restore signs changed at national parks | CNN Politics

A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore all signs that were changed or removed at national parks across the country as part of President Donald Trump’s controv...

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Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 2mo ago

Happy Pride, Everyone!! 🌈 We hope your Pride Month celebrations are starting out safe and strong. As we enter June we would like to invite everyone to join us in celebrating our second annual Pride in the Parks Celebration; Saturday, June 6, 2026!

An image with a blue background with a rainbow covering the top left quadrant of the page. Bats fly over the rainbow in the shape of a heart with stars the colors of the trans flag in the middle of the heart. The middle bottom part of the image is a small waterfall created by two rocks overlooking a small pond. At the center bottom of the page, hands with light and dark complexions wave rainbow flags. Large text makes up the main part of the image to the right and reads, “Please join us for Pride in the Parks! Saturday, June 6, 2026, worldwide, wear rainbow swag to any National Park or outdoor space near you and tag: #PRIDEINTHEPARKS.” Text further below reads, “Our second annual celebration”.
Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 3mo ago

On April 20th, we all had to hear Doug Burgum spin the truth under oath during the Department of the Interior Budget Hearing. We’re back with another very in-depth fact versus fiction for you, because there is so much to unpack from that hearing😵‍💫

Image of Doug Burgum from the hearing holding a piece of paper overlaid on forest trail background. Text above reads, “How do you know the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is lying? He opens his mouth.”Image of Jolly Ranger in the center of a black background. Text reads, “On April 20th, Doug Burgum testified under oath during the Department of the Interior Budget Hearing. Let’s do another round of lies versus truths.”
Our Public Lands & Waters@publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Simply put, this budget proposal is yet another attempt to gut the National Park Service. It’s a $760 million budget cut. Or a full 26% reduction of the entire NPS budget. #protectourparks #parkchat #nationalparsk #publiclands

Trump Administration Proposes Massive Cuts to National Park Service Budget (Again), While Asking for $10 Billion for “Beautification Projects” in Washington, D.C.

Fiscal Year 2027 budget request includes a 26% cut to the NPS operations budget, and 19% cut to its employment budget

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Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 4mo ago

Feeling like there’s nothing you can do to push back against the erasure of science and history at YOUR PARKS?? 👉We’ve got a fun, easy way that all of us can be heroes! 🛡️🏴‍☠️AND earn a new Resistance Ranger Badge😳

Layout of all slides: a large arrow bisecting the image with text in the arrow. Text at top of image says, “Want to be a hero?” Text in arrow says “Find Out How.” A cutout image of a park ranger pointing something out to a young visitor points in the direction of the arrow. Bottom right: Resistance Rangers logo of a skull and crossbones wearing a park ranger hat, with encircling text that reads “ADOPT-A-SIGN / SAVE-A-STORY”
Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 4mo ago

Your tax dollars are being used to destroy your public lands. The Department of Homeland Security has published plans and awarded contracts for the construction of a second border wall parallel to the first in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.

Image of mountains and a field of flowers. Text overlayed reads, “NO SECOND WALL. ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.” Image of one side of a border wall. Text in the blue sky reads, “in 2019, the U.S. government waived 41 environmental laws to build 88 miles of border wall through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.” Image of saguaro cactus and mountains in the background. Text overlays the sunset in the sky and reads, “Despite the Trump Administrations claim that border patrol apprehensions are down 96%, C.B.P. Plans to spend billions of taxpayer funds on a second border wall through your public lands.”
Our Public Lands & Waters@publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“Major permanent infrastructure, accompanied by lighting systems, access roads, and maintenance corridors would permanently alter one of the most remote and ecologically significant border landscapes in the United States.” - Big Bend border sheriffs in a joint statement #publiclands #nobigbendwall

"Border Wall in Big Bend Is Not Practical Or Strategic," Five Texas Border Sheriffs Say In A Joint Statement

Big Bend border sheriffs echo widespread public pushback against 30-foot-high steel wall along the Rio Grande

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 5mo ago

Exclusive: An internal government database reviewed by The Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s effort to revise or remove information on African American history, climate change and other topics at hundreds of national parks.

National Park Service database flags hundreds of items that might ‘disparage’ America

An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, cl...

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Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 5mo ago

🚨DHS is trying to destroy YOUR public lands!🚨 What do 450 bird species… 67 reptile and amphibian species… and 1,200 plant species… on 800,000 acres of sensitive desert have in common? They’re in Big Bend National Park, about to be WALLED OFF from the Rio Grande. ❌

Image of canyon walls and the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. Text overlays the photo and reads, “Big Bend Needs Our Help. Urgently.Customs and Border Protection is planning to build a physical border wall through the National Park and State Park in West Texas.”Image of Big Bend canyon walls and the Rio Grande river at sunset. Text over the image reads, “Big Bend NP protects 800,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert. The wall would fragment miles of one of the last connected desert ecosystems in North America.”Image from above the canyon in Big Bend, mountains are in the distance, and photo was taken in the middle of the day. Text overlays the image and reads, “The impact would be devastating. Wildlife corridors would be severed. Black bears, mountain lions, javelina, pronghorn and other species will find their paths blocked. Decades of cross-border stewardship and preservation of Indigenous history will be impeded. Construction roads, lighting, and permanent surveillance will disrupt the wilderness character of the park.” Image of kayaks next to the river bank in the canyon. Text reads, “Environmental regulations and laws are being bypassed. Landmark regulations and laws meant to protect histories, health, and ecosystems, like the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act are being ignored.”
Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 6mo ago

History just won in federal court. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the slavery exhibits at the President’s House in Philadelphia after the DOI forced the park to dismantle the panels recognizing the nine enslaved Africans held there by George Washington.

Bold text against a background image of Independence Hall National Historic Park reads: Court rules Trump Admin must restore slavery exhibit at NPS site in Philly. Bold text against a background image of a closeup shot of the “Dirty Business of Slavery” exhibit reads: Signs were removed from Independence Hall NHP in January on the orders of Secretary Doug Burgum. There is a drawing of the jolly ranger (a skull and cross bones wearing a ranger hat) overlayed on the background image.
Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 6mo ago

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the February 14, 2025, illegal terminations of probationary employees across the federal government. A year ago, dedicated civil service employees were purged from their "dream jobs" - but they refused to be silenced.

Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 6mo ago

Have you noticed censorship at a national park? You can now report it on our website! The banner across the top takes you to an encrypted form for safe, anonymous reporting. www.resistancerangers.org

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Resistance Rangers unite rangers and the public to protect National Park sites by advocating for rehiring staff, securing full funding, preventing layoffs, and safeguarding public lands from clearcutt...

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Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 6mo ago

We’ve been here before. We’ve seen our government round up and imprison citizens based on racial profiling. We’ve seen them murder peaceful people in cold blood. We’ve seen them create groups of people that are deemed “lesser than.”

White text on a gray background with black silhouetted trees. Text says “We’ve been here before. There have been many times in the history of the United States where we’ve seen the government do horrible things.” A white skull and crossbones wearing a flat hat is in the lower right corner. White text on a gray background with black silhouetted trees.Text reads “Whether it’s imprisoning legal residents and citizens…” A screenshot of a headline reads “Immigration–We Found that More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents.” Below that is a photo of the evacuation notices that appear in Japanese American neighboorhoods in the 1940s. Some text is clearly visible and says “Instructions for all persons of Japanese ancestry.” Below the photos is the NPS arrowhead and text that says “Manazar NHS, Minidoka NHS, Tule Lake NM, Honouliuli NHS, Amache NHS.”White text on a gray background with black silhouetted trees.Text reads “Murding peaceful people…” A screenshot of a headline reads “Man killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis was holding a phone, not a gun.” Below that is a painting of the Sand Creek Massacre, with soldiers on horseback attacking a Native village of tipis by a creek in the plains. Text underneath the photo says “"The Sand Creek Massacre" by Robert Lindneaux Courtesy of History Colorado H.6130.37.” Below the photos is the NPS arrowhead and text that says “Sand Creek Massacre NHS, Washita Battlefield NHS, Trail of Tears NHT, Selma to Montgomery NHT.” White text on a gray background with black silhouetted trees.Text reads “or the idea that anyone other than straight, white, Christian men are ‘lesser than.’” Screenshot of an executive order titled “ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing.” Another screenshot of a post from the official Department of Labor instagram of a WWII-era style propaganda poster of a white man standing in front of the American flag and construction cranes with the text “Americans First” at the bottom. Below that is a historic photo of a police dog attacking a young black man. There is also a historic photo of a group of protester that are holding signs that say things like “equality for all” and “for democracy and human dignity.” Below the photos is the NPS arrowhead and text that says “Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality NM, Brown vs Board of Education NHP, Stonewall NM, Birmingham Civil Rights NM, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad NHP, Cesar E. Chavez NM, Harpers Ferry NM, Hampton NHS, Boston African American NHS, and so many more...”
Resistance Rangers@resistancerangers.altgov.info · 6mo ago

On Friday, January 23rd, park staff at Independence National Historical Park were instructed to remove signs about slavery from the President's House. These exhibits were the first slavery memorial of its kind on federal property in the United States.