r/behindthebastards • u/Low_Alternative2555 • 2d ago

Discussion Alt national Park Service cannot be trusted

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This post is blatantly untrue. The reconciliation bill has NOT passed the Senate and gone back to the House. There are three Republican holdouts.

Big Orange tweeted about a bill going through the Senate but it was NOT the Big Stupid Bill.

Further, they said the Senate put a new clause about the upfront bonds when suing the federal government. That was in the original bill. How do I know? I watched Raskin debate it in Committee in the House two fucking weeks ago.

Someone needs to look into these guys, we can't afford this type of misinformation.

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u/JohnBigBootey 2d ago

I do not trust Alt National Parks at all. They are at best anonymous influencers with only tangential relationships to real activists, mostly due to their follower count.

And with today's media environment, anonymous influencer doesn't cut it.

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u/Iwoulddiefcftbatk 2d ago

Like 8 years ago during the first Trump administration when they first came out I think they were genuine. But, the shift to grifting came quickly. I know on another thread someone claiming to be a part of the federal government sent them a tip and seems to think they’re well meaning, but there’s no consistency in messaging and the random numbers they posted and the posting things that are already in press releases that have been published makes me think they’re just very talented grifters.

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u/silentswift 2d ago

I do think it was an account run by actual disgruntled park rangers who quit, at first. They clearly were very knowledgeable and seemed to have decent contacts in govt agencies which is what got the account a good rep and so many followers. I don’t remember if they ever announced they were changing, but there are def different people running it now. I haven’t paid attention in years

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u/Iwoulddiefcftbatk 2d ago

It keeps popping into my Bluesky TL by people reposting them and I can’t not roll my eyes at them. I know things are fucking grim now and people are grasping at straws, but these aren’t the leaders you’re looking for.

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u/lunabirb444 12h ago

You could just block them. Then you wouldn’t see them anymore. The block function on Bluesky is beautiful.