Ranger Matt
@tamranger.bsky.social
Park Ranger, photographer, outdoor recreationalist, and protector of parks and wild places.
Old Mill Brook #oldmillbrook on Mount Desert Island #oldmillbrook #mountdesertisland #maine #newengland #landscapephotography
November 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Old Mill Brook #oldmillbrook on Mount Desert Island #oldmillbrook #mountdesertisland #maine #newengland #landscapephotography
“As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to grab all they can, while they can.”
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November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to grab all they can, while they can.”
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Hamilton Pond on Mount Desert Island #hamiltonpond #mountdesertisland #maine #newengland #landscapephotography
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Hamilton Pond on Mount Desert Island #hamiltonpond #mountdesertisland #maine #newengland #landscapephotography
Somes Sound #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Somes Sound #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“The following year (1864), Lincoln proclaimed another day of Thanksgiving, this time congratulating Americans that God had favored them not only with immigration but also with the emancipation of formerly enslaved people.”
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November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“The following year (1864), Lincoln proclaimed another day of Thanksgiving, this time congratulating Americans that God had favored them not only with immigration but also with the emancipation of formerly enslaved people.”
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Along Flying Mountain #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #mountdesertisland #maine #newengland #landscapephotography
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Along Flying Mountain #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #mountdesertisland #maine #newengland #landscapephotography
Polypody ferns along the Flying Mountain Trail #flyingmountaintrail #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #polypody #polypodyfern #ferns #mountdesertisland #maine #newengland #naturephotography
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Polypody ferns along the Flying Mountain Trail #flyingmountaintrail #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #polypody #polypodyfern #ferns #mountdesertisland #maine #newengland #naturephotography
Some of the best views on the Flying Mountain Trail #flyingmountaintrail #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Some of the best views on the Flying Mountain Trail #flyingmountaintrail #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
“Dear retailers who've decided you don't like diversity, equity, and inclusion, or you really love ICE and you have no problem with them busting into your establishments to drag people away: Here's the thing. We ain't buying it.”
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November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“Dear retailers who've decided you don't like diversity, equity, and inclusion, or you really love ICE and you have no problem with them busting into your establishments to drag people away: Here's the thing. We ain't buying it.”
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Reposted by Ranger Matt
The @biologicaldiversity.org & Brighter Green’s new report shows the media failure to fully address the problems/solutions of the climate crisis: nearly 99% of climate stories didn’t mention sustainable diets & 97% failed to mention animal ag broadly.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The @biologicaldiversity.org & Brighter Green’s new report shows the media failure to fully address the problems/solutions of the climate crisis: nearly 99% of climate stories didn’t mention sustainable diets & 97% failed to mention animal ag broadly.
www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pop...
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Along Flying Mountain #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Along Flying Mountain #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
Reaching the top of Flying Mountain #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reaching the top of Flying Mountain #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
James Comey “called for Americans to ‘stand up and show the fools who would frighten us, who would divide us, that we’re made of stronger stuff, that we believe in the rule of law, that we believe in the importance of doing things by the law.’”
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November 24, 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
James Comey “called for Americans to ‘stand up and show the fools who would frighten us, who would divide us, that we’re made of stronger stuff, that we believe in the rule of law, that we believe in the importance of doing things by the law.’”
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Starting up Flying Mountain Trail at Acadia National Park #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Starting up Flying Mountain Trail at Acadia National Park #flyingmountain #acadia #acadianationalpark #somessound #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
California Rep. Ted Lieu said "The maliciousness of the Trump Administration is thankfully tempered by their incompetence."
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Live updates: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James
A judge rules the US attorney, who brought the case against Trump's political foes, was improperly appointed.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
California Rep. Ted Lieu said "The maliciousness of the Trump Administration is thankfully tempered by their incompetence."
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Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Acadia National Park #bassharborlighthouse #acadia #acadianationalpark #atlanticocean #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Acadia National Park #bassharborlighthouse #acadia #acadianationalpark #atlanticocean #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
“The elections of 2026 and 2028 are clearly on Republicans’ minds as polls show Trump’s policies to be increasingly unpopular.”
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November 23, 2025
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“The elections of 2026 and 2028 are clearly on Republicans’ minds as polls show Trump’s policies to be increasingly unpopular.”
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Salsbury Cove on Mount Desert Island, Maine #salsburycove #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Salsbury Cove on Mount Desert Island, Maine #salsburycove #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
Coyote on the move #coyote #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #mmwd #marinwater #wildlife #wildlifephotography
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Coyote on the move #coyote #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #mmwd #marinwater #wildlife #wildlifephotography
“For the president… to call elected lawmakers traitors and demand they be arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for making statements he perceives as threats to his policies is bizarre, outrageous, and anti-American. But it is not unprecedented.”
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November 22, 2025
On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“For the president… to call elected lawmakers traitors and demand they be arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for making statements he perceives as threats to his policies is bizarre, outrageous, and anti-American. But it is not unprecedented.”
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Overcast afternoon at Salsbury Cove on Mount Desert Island #salsburycove #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Overcast afternoon at Salsbury Cove on Mount Desert Island #salsburycove #mountdesertisland #maine #mainecoast #newengland #landscapephotography
Reflection Pond in Gorham, NH #reflectionpond #gorham #gorhamnh #newhampshire #newengland #landscapephotography
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reflection Pond in Gorham, NH #reflectionpond #gorham #gorhamnh #newhampshire #newengland #landscapephotography
“Not only does this agreement sell out Ukraine and Europe for the benefit of Russia—which attacked Ukraine—it explicitly separates the U.S. from NATO, a long-time goal of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin.”
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November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“Not only does this agreement sell out Ukraine and Europe for the benefit of Russia—which attacked Ukraine—it explicitly separates the U.S. from NATO, a long-time goal of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin.”
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Late afternoon at the summit of Pilot Knob #pilotknob #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #lakelagunitas #bontempelake #goldenhour #mmwd #marinwater #landscapephotography
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Late afternoon at the summit of Pilot Knob #pilotknob #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #lakelagunitas #bontempelake #goldenhour #mmwd #marinwater #landscapephotography