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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h

This conspiracy theory isn’t just false, it’s a calculated attempt to erode trust in democracy itself, and to shift blame for one of the darkest days in modern American history onto those who tried to defend it.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h

The moment he convinces people that they can’t trust anyone but him, is the moment his power goes completely unchallenged.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h

You might wonder, why spread this lie at all? Because it serves a purpose. Trump wants Americans to stop trusting the very institutions that protect the country like the FBI. These are some of the most capable and intelligent professionals in the nation.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h

- The violence was sparked by Trump’s own words. He used social media and a rally at the Ellipse to urge followers to “fight like hell” and stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election results, the very act that led to the chaos.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h

- There is zero credible evidence of FBI involvement. Multiple bipartisan investigations, including findings from the Justice Department’s own inspector general, concluded that the assault was carried out by Trump’s supporters, not federal agents.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h

Let’s be clear:
- Biden wasn’t president. The attack took place on January 6, 2021, two weeks before Biden took office, while Trump himself was still commander in chief.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h

Trump has rolled out yet another baseless conspiracy theory in his relentless campaign to lie and spread misinformation to the public. His latest claim, that the FBI orchestrated the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and that Biden ordered it, collapses under even the most basic scrutiny.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 6h

Today in an interview with NBC News, Vance said that Trump was considering all of his options for deploying the National Guard to major cities, including invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807, which grants the president emergency powers to deploy troops on U.S. soil.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10h

Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo temporarily closed Sunday due to the federal government shutdown.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14h

Nothing boosts morale quite like being accidentally fired.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14h

Those affected included members of the federal measles response unit, personnel managing Ebola containment efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Epidemic Intelligence Service, and the team responsible for producing the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Trump administration lays off dozens of CDC officials, NYT reports

The Trump administration has laid off dozens of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its latest round of cuts, including "disease detectives," high-ranking scientists and the entire Washington office, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

www.reuters.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14h

The Trump administration has now reversed the layoffs of a lot of federal employees. At the CDC, officials said some staff were mistakenly terminated due to a procedural error.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

A federal appeals court partially reinstated Trump’s authority over the Illinois National Guard, while maintaining restrictions that prevent him from deploying troops within the state.

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Keep Control of Illinois National Guard but Bars Deployment

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security, and Treasury.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has explicitly stated that he is terminating federal employees based on political affiliation. Data is currently being collected, but layoff notices have already gone out to employees at the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy,

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

To play politics with that is unconscionable. It would be one thing if these were cases of underperformance, but many of those being laid off have stellar reviews and decades of service. This isn’t reform; it’s retribution. And it’s wrong.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

These terminations will impact both Democrats and Republicans alike, thousands of dedicated public servants who have spent their careers working for the good of the nation.

A job isn’t “nothing.” It’s how people support their families, pay their bills, buy food, and put their kids through school.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

He claims the cuts will only affect Democrats, as if Democrats are the only ones who choose to serve their country. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Federal employees across the government are now receiving layoff notices, a devastating outcome of Trump’s political games. It’s outrageous that he would use people’s livelihoods as pawns to “score political points”.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

Finally! Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court in Maryland has signaled she is inclined to release Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported and later brought back by the Trump administration.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

Trump has begun dismissing federal workers, with furloughed staff at the Department of Health and Human Services now facing permanent layoffs. The cuts are hitting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention especially hard.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

Today, the National Guard began patrolling in Memphis.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

Judge April Parry stated in her ruling that the deployment would “only add fuel to the fire that the defendants themselves have started.” Time to go back home to Texas!

Judge temporarily blocks National Guard deployment in Chicago, saying it violates Constitution

A federal judge granted a request to temporarily block a National Guard deployment in Chicago, saying the move violates the U.S. Constitution.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

A win! A federal judge has granted Chicago and the State of Illinois a restraining order against the Trump administration, blocking the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois.

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