The Alt National Park Service is not a news source. CBS News, where AltNPS likely saw this, is a news source. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-w... Go to CBS instead. Or don't, considering [*gestures wildly at the state of CBS News*].

"Reportedly." Reported where? Maybe in the New York Times, by @haleaziz.bsky.social? Using the exact same language? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u... AltNPS could have seen this anywhere, but given that they've plagiarized the NYT many times (3 times for Mr. Aleaziz in particular), it feels safe.

With every surge in ICE activity, there's a much dumber surge in AltNPS claiming to be "receiving reports" about ICE raids around the country.

Quick personal note: over the last month, my wife has been in and out of the ER with extreme joint pain, culminating in a diagnosis of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She's okay, and she'll improve with new meds and PT, but it's been a hell of a month. Hard to keep up with this account.

So if someone was using the reflecting pool stuff as a distraction, it would have to be someone who talks about it constantly and oh wow, where did these 20+ posts about the reflecting pool come from? bsky.app/search?q=fro...

And they've done it hundreds and hundreds of times. I'm legitimately surprised they haven't been sued by now, but maybe that's why they're anonymous. How do you sue a Facebook account?

Appreciate the shoutout, but I'm going to gently push back here. Yes, #altgov accounts are, at the end of the day, anonymous social media accounts that could be run by anybody. You don't necessarily owe them your trust, or your attention. But imo, most of these accounts are basically fine. 🧵

Given enough time, a grifter like AltNPS will always return to the LARP.

If you’re gonna share something share this freedcproject.org/guard

just looked at Facebook for two seconds and saw AltNPS asserting that the national guard are now stationed at the reflecting pool when they’ve been there for an entire year and you’d think anyone in the know about the national parks would be aware of that 🙄

*taps sign*

When? WHEN have you dorks been targeted? By who? For what? Because from where I'm sitting, it looks like the Alt National Park Service is trying to insert themselves into the story, and claim persecution instead of the actual activists being targeted.

I ran into this account earlier this year, when I was chasing down a silly AI meme that AltNPS had posted. Turns out they grabbed it from this account. "U.S. Democratic Socialists" is one of at least TWO weird, anonymous groups with oddly similar names (the other being "The Democratic Socialist").

The Trump administration is once again weaponizing law enforcement against my hometown. I'll keep my eyes open for mutual aid and other ways to help, but right now, please spread the word and help shed light on Minneapolis.

It's crazy how consistent this EXACT sentiment is with regards to AltNPS and similar accounts, and I completely agree. It's confusing and frustrating that these grifter accounts feel like they need to punch up the truth because it's somehow not dramatic enough:

AltNPS didn't bother saying WHICH "reports indicate" the new ICE surge, but the more interesting thing here is the implied causation. AltNPS makes it sound like Trump is retaliating for getting booed, but border czar Tom Homan announced the surge into NYC BEFORE Trump attended the Knicks game.

If you're wondering why AltNPS talks about random political headlines way more than they talk about the actual National Parks, it's because talking about the parks gets them a fraction of the engagement.

I'm a little behind on tracking AltNPS! We've had a couple of family health scares (everyone's fine, don't worry) and I've had to keep my focus on IRL stuff. I should be back in action before long, just might slow down for a bit. In the meantime, here's everyone's favorite Resistance Coalition.

ME: Ugh, my phone's out of storage space. WIFE: Why? ME: Uhhhhhhh

This is good, but it drives me crazy when AltNPS presents the news as though they're in the House chambers, reporting live. AltNPS isn't reporting this news. They're seeing the news from real outlets and reposting it, while pretending to be a news source themselves.

Surely AltNPS saw this because they're dutiful observers of local DC-area court decisions, and not because they saw @zschonfeld.bsky.social's article in the Hill from six hours ago. thehill.com/regulation/c...

Anytime the Alt National Park Service links to courtlistener.com, it means that they saw the news somewhere else, and they're linking to court docs directly to avoid giving credit where it's due.

This time last year, AltNPS would have said that THEY (or their "coalition members") were required to sign NDAs. They would have inserted themselves into the situation for attention. But they usually don't bother with the LARP anymore. It's just easier to farm engagement the normal way.

This is probably the pettiest thing I've ever done, and I'm the guy who made a spreadsheet to meticulously track how much one specific Facebook account sucks.

May 24th, 2025: Our coalition of operatives has narrowly escaped discovery by government agents. May 24th, 2026: haha MAGA can't read lol, like and share if you agree 😜 What a difference a year makes.

If you think it's bad here, you haven't seen their Facebook! 4.6 million followers there, and they ruthlessly block anyone who shows doubt. They actually haven't done much weird ARG nonsense in a while, but I think that's because it's easier to farm engagement the old-fashioned way.

Everybody, remember to hound AltNPS for the receipts.

And of course, AltNPS ISN'T a coalition of park rangers. No current or former NPS employee has ever come out and claimed affiliation with this supposed group. They've refused to be vetted even by the (admittedly opaque) internal #altgov vetting process. Don't trust them. They aren't real.

Every time AltNPS posts, you need to ask yourself: what the hell does this have to do with the National Parks, and why would a coalition of park rangers be the authority on this topic?

I've been under the weather lately, so there's a lot of AltNPS nonsense to catch up on. Here's a short thread.🧵 This was reported by @jesseapaul.bsky.social at the Colorado Sun five hours before AltNPS reposted it without attribution.

Toward the end of my article, I ended up quoting @parkermolloy.com, who identified an enlightening (and depressing) aspect of online misinformation: the first version of a story to go viral is the one that wins. AltNPS and other misinfo sources rely on this, and base their livelihoods around it.

Let's look at some highlights from this article. Not satisfied with simple plagiarism, AltNPS also regularly spreads fake news, and will even invent their own if they think it'll drive engagement🧵:

I've seen this anecdotally as well, especially in the replies to AltNPS's posts about the attempt at the Correspondent's Dinner. Commenters are in absolute lockstep on this, and they will entertain no doubters. bsky.app/profile/altw...

It's long past time for me to get off Substack. I've moved over to WordPress, and for now, that's where you'll find me, starting with my new article! This time, we're looking at how the Alt National Park Service acts as a superspreader for fake news and misinformation.

AltNPS claims that they're worried about "bad actors," and it took me a minute to realize, oh, they mean OTHER bad actors. This very petty and embarrassing episode has now ended the way it was always going to: with a deleted thread.

Hell yeah Bryan get their ass

The "unauthorized app" plot thickens. Looks like one guy is claiming credit for the app, and also warning AltNPS not to libelslander him? AltNPS is relying on the claim that this app wasn't "approved by the coalition," which is just incredible.

I need an American hero with an iPhone to download this "unauthorized" AltNPS app and take as many screenshots as you can.

I am going to become the Joker

I've been moving apartments, and it's making me real, real tired, tired enough to STAIN the HONOR of the real Smokey the Bear. Some things can NEVER be forgiven. Smokey will have his revenge. (My bad, @altusfs.altgov.info)

AltNPS is still on the merch grind, and like always, it's only on Facebook. They're just openly doing product pitches to their FB audience, and then hiding behind the idea that the proceeds are going to nonprofits. But there are deeper issues beyond that 🧵:

I've actually been meaning to talk about this. At this point, AltNPS seems like they've *mostly* dropped the act. They've realized that it's easier to get attention through basic engagement farming tactics than it is to actively LARP as a spy ring.

It's safe to say that at this point, AltNPS is giving up on implication and is just openly encouraging their audience to speculate about the WH Correspondents' Dinner shooting being a conspiracy.

Mueller She Wrote had a busy night. 7:48 PM: Claims without evidence that the shooter was dead. 7:53 PM: Wait, maybe there weren't any gunshots? But maybe there were? 8:12 PM: Suspect in custody, but the gunman is still dead (NOTE: the gunman is not dead)

On an old QAA episode, @derekberes.bsky.social and @matthewremski.bsky.social mentioned a 2011 paper that argued there are three core beliefs that connect "new age" communities and conspiracy communities: 1. Everything is connected. 2. Everything happens for a reason. 3. Nothing is as it seems.

In the replies to AltNPS's posts, the OVERWHELMING majority of commenters immediately jumped to claiming the shooting was fake, or staged. AltNPS isn't helping matters by speculating, literally saying "something doesn't add up."

The Alt National Park Service is making progress: this time last year, they wouldn't have linked to any sources, and would've claimed that this news came from "unnamed officials." But they're still allergic to actually naming "the journalist who broke the story." It's @kenklippenstein.bsky.social

You'd think a coalition of government insiders fighting a shadow war against the Trump administration would be above this schoolyard bullshit, but I guess not.