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This is also the second time this week that AltNPS has made reference to leaked (or "leaked") documents, and I wonder if this is going to be their new pivot.

This is what I mean when I say that AltNPS doesn't know how to do activism. Glantz's Guardian article provides a ton of context for this leaked order, context which AltNPS doesn't bother to explain.

Instead, we just get a blurry pic of a memo, and are expected to take AltNPS's word for it.

Alt National Park Service: Leaked document. Yikes, things are about to get much worse. It looks like we’re on the verge of becoming a military state across the country. Step out of line, and the man come and take you away. [AltNPS then provides a blurry picture of a National Guard memo]

AltNPS is correct: this is, in fact, a leaked document.

The part they leave out is that it was leaked to @aglantz.bsky.social at The Guardian, yesterday.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Every answer he gave was like "I couldn't POSSIBLY comment on POLICY or MORALITY, I'm just a technician, I'm a little birthday boy"

I was losing my mind reading this, it's a masterclass in spending forever saying absolutely nothing

I understand that AltNPS's dishonesty isn't as well known as I'd like, and if @naturalresources.bsky.social wasn't aware of it when they made their post, I get that.

But the Alt National Park Service is just an engagement grift, and I don't want reps from my party platforming them!

What's even more frustrating is that this lends an undue sheen of legitimacy to AltNPS.

I can already imagine AltNPS's hardcore followers weaponizing this post against criticism of the account. See? AltNPS has to be real! They're getting retweeted by the REAL Democrats!

Very frustrating to see the official account of a House Democrats committee uncritically reposting a serial plagiarist and conspiracy-baiting account like AltNPS.

And it's their pinned post!

Author Richard Kadrey: Mamdani is already cleaning up the city!

Comedian Gianmarco Soresi: Mamdani is already getting the criminals out of NYC!

Every single person

A commenter replies to Mrs. Betty Bowers: Mamdani is already cleaning up NY, and he has yet to take office!

A commenter replies to Mrs. Betty Bowers: Mamdani already cleaning up NY CRIMINALS

I mean, good on Mamdani; he's already getting rid of the criminals in NYC and he's not even the mayor yet.

Mamdani hasn't even been elected yet and he's already driving criminals out of New York.

To be fair to AltNPS, I don't think they stole this from anyone in particular, because EVERYONE IN THE WORLD has made this same joke.

Alt National Park Service: Cuomo says he’ll move to Florida if Mamdani becomes mayor. Mamdani isn’t even mayor yet, and he’s already driving out the criminals!

Alt National Park Service: Trump has been on a rampage against mayoral candidate Mamdani. Mamdani has already been driving out criminals even before taking office, it’s easy to see why Trump, a convicted felon, doesn’t like him.

You made this same joke last week, you hacks.

Also, Cuomo has been saying this since July.

nypost.com/2025/07/19/u...

Hi there, I just want to note that AltNPS has made this exact same claim before, and they don't provide any evidence for it.

Hi there, I just want to note that AltNPS has made this exact claim before, and they don't provide any evidence for the claim:

Hi Lea, I just want to note that this memo wasn't leaked, it was given out at a press conference at CPAC back in February, and Brian Allen doesn't mention the journalist who actually broke the story. AltNPS is citing a random guy on Twitter, who was also wrong!

I really want to stress that this is AltNPS, who regularly steals other people's work, citing Some Guy On Twitter, who it turns out is also stealing someone else's work.

And then they BOTH misrepresent the story and leave out the actual author. Absolute cinema.

AltNPS replying fifteen minutes after their original post, saying "Correction, used the wrong tense. Hosted*"

Cool, nice pivot. This is what you do when you definitely noticed the date in the original picture and aren't frantically backpedaling.

Ford Fischer on Twitter: This is not “exclusive,” nor is it “leaked.” These were literally handed out at a convention, where a press conference took place on the subject.

Journalist Ford Fischer noted that not only was this not exclusive, or leaked, but there was literally a press conference at CPAC about the announcement. Transparently dishonest framing from Brian Allen, and by proxy, from AltNPS.

Alt National Park Service: This comes from Brian Allen, who states this is a leaked CPAC press memo reveals the “Third Term Project” is hosting a February 20 event titled “The Case for Presidential Tenure Reform.” We’re sharing this because everyone claimed Project 2025 wasn’t real, yet here we are. Trump has also been talking more openly about a third term, and Steve Bannon said there’s a group actively working on it turns out, there might be one.

A screenshot of a Twitter post. Brian Allen shares a picture of a "leaked" memo from CPAC about the "Third Term Project" and calls it an "EXCLUSIVE." Journalist Gaby Del Valle quotes Allen's tweet, saying "tf you mean 'exclusive' lmao this is a picture I took of a press release back in February."

In a truly insane layer cake of misinformation, AltNPS claims a "leaked" memo from CPAC shows a planned event for a third Trump term.

Except this memo wasn't "leaked," it was openly handed out at CPAC to @gabydvj.bsky.social eight months ago, and it SAYS FEB. 2025 IN THE PICTURE.

Given that it's Facebook, I wouldn't be surprised lol. The sheer number difference is crazy, too; 2.1k here, 39k on Facebook. Literally almost 20 times the engagement.

This isn't the main point, but just to get it out there: AltNPS is often posting much longer and more detailed threads to Facebook, almost to the point where Bluesky seems like an afterthought.

And given that their Facebook audience is five times their Bluesky following, maybe it is.

Alt National Park Service (on Facebook); This will likely not impact everyday people, but it could affect coalition members. There is strict protocol in place; however, we felt it was important to share this information for those in the affected cities.

Alt National Park Service (on Facebook): Let's talk best practices. Best Practices for Protests or Sensitive Events 1. Airplane Mode + disable Wi-Fi+ disable Bluetooth. 2. Use a Faraday pouch if available, it physically blocks all signals. 3. Avoid unlocking your phone near surveillance points. 4. Use temporary/secondary devices (burner phones) if possible. 5. Remove SIM cards if you want to make sure no cellular handshake occurs.

A new twist to AltNPS's post about cell-site simulators: there's an extended version that they only posted to Facebook, and which really leans into the LARP.

It also leans into not knowing or caring how this tech works. CSS devices don't care if you're an "everyday person" or a "coalition member."

Alt National Park Service: We were just notified that cell-site simulators were used during the No Kings protests in several cities. Fortunately, we planned for this. Portland, Houston, Philadelphia, and Chicago were among the targeted locations. If you’re attending protests, please remember to follow protocol.

"We were just notified" by who?

"We planned for this" how?

"[List of cities] were among the targeted locations" according to who?

And that's not even mentioning the "protocol" we're supposed to follow, which AltNPS, the professional Resistance Coalition, helpfully does not describe.

YouTube video by Washington Post How StingRay cellphone surveillance devices work

First, yes, cell-site simulators (also known as Stingrays) are a real and genuinely spooky technology. If they are present at protests, it's good to be aware of that.

But just like last time, AltNPS hasn't given any actual EVIDENCE that they or anyone else are being surveilled this way.

Alt National Park Service: We were just notified that cell-site simulators were used during the No Kings protests in several cities. Fortunately, we planned for this. Portland, Houston, Philadelphia, and Chicago were among the targeted locations. If you’re attending protests, please remember to follow protocol.

Alt National Park Service: We’re often targeted for the numbers we post online. No, we can’t explain everything—sorry! But here’s what we can tell you: cell-site simulators are real. These devices mimic legitimate cell towers to intercept communications.

Deja vu all over again. AltNPS made this exact same claim about cell-site simulators back in April, and it was the focus of my second article:

substack.com/home/post/p-...

A lot of that article applies to this post as well, so a very quick thread🧵:

As we saw a few days ago, this was written by the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks, who were brave enough to put their names on their statement.

Alt National Park Service: October 23, 2025 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington D.C., 20240 Dear Secretary Burgum: We write to you with great alarm after dangerous and life-threatening incidents at national parks and urge you once again to close all national parks until the government re-opens. As you have likely seen, there have been high-profile incidents such as a

Thank you to @chrismacandcheese.bsky.social for the tag! This one is weird. They posted about this letter already, but didn't give credit.

So now either they're looking for a do-over (without actually apologizing), or they're trying to squeeze a second post's worth of engagement out of one letter.

I'm literally gonna have to watch Hamilton for the sake of research at this point

Alt National Park Service: Get into the weeds of their misdeeds.

Double checking: is this another reference to a musical, OR is AltNPS just being cryptic again, OR did AltNPS just think of two words that rhymed?

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