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Ranger Matt

@tamranger.bsky.social
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Park Ranger, photographer, outdoor recreationalist, and protector of parks and wild places.

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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 52m
“Donald Trump has turned the Republican Party into something I no longer recognize.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-15...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 15, 2026
There is an old saying about rats and sinking ships.
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 1h
Alpine Lake near Kent Trail and Van Wyck Creek #alpinelake #kenttrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Alpine Lake at Helen Markt Trail #alpinelake #helenmarkttrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Swede George Creek at the Vitek Bridge on Helen Markt Trail #swedegeorgecreek #helenmarkttrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Swede George Creek at the Vitek Bridge on Helen Markt Trail #swedegeorgecreek #helenmarkttrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party.”
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
“JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy [who] stole over $300 million in health care fraud… heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-13...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 13, 2026
This afternoon, the President of the United States posted two videos of lions and tigers attacking humans.
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Broko Spring on Helen Markt Trail #brokospring #helenmarkttrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“The real radicalism in American politics today comes from those like Musk, those on the right who are consolidating the power of the government and the money of the American people into their own hands.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-12...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 12, 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans.
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Would Buying Russian Diesel Lower U.S.Prices?
YouTube video by Ryan McBeth
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Continental Cove at Kent Lake #kentlake #continentalcove #mttamwatershed #mmwd #landscapephotography
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
PSA, Colorado voters: Elon Musk’s America PAC has been sending misleading texts saying, “Your ballot request is in,” and asking voters to confirm where and when to return it. The messages have prompted confused residents to contact county election offices.
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Fog coming over Bolinas Ridge #northsidetrail #bolinasridge #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed
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Mommapolitico @mommapolitico.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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💙🇺🇸DWally🇺🇸💙 @dkwally.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy володимир: Raised Fist
ALT: Volodymyr Zelenskyy володимир: Raised Fist
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Beaver Pond and Fall Colors at Lundy Canyon #fallcolor #lundycanyon #inyonationalforest #monocounty #sierranevada
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“At this point, how much more evidence is necessary to assess that Trump has undermined U.S. national security and is working for Russia? And how much longer will Republicans in Congress continue to protect him as he does it?” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 10, 2026
So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Maybe it was a mistake to put an unqualified, drunk, serial adulterer, Christo-fascist rapist in charge of the military. youtube.com/shorts/5B2kH...
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NEWS: Army officers are saying that the public execution will lead to irreparable generational harm
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Narrator: That is not the definition of socialism, in any context. Video: buff.ly/FGVLHDh
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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Beaver Pond and Fall Colors at Lundy Canyon #fallcolor #lundycanyon #inyonationalforest #monocounty #sierranevada
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
More details emerge on the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's anti-science push to undermine the fight against climate change. They even tried to stop Random House publishing kids' books. insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202... The always insightful journalism of @georginagustin.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org
The American Livestock Industry’s Main Lobbying Group Treated Climate Change as a PR Problem - Inside Climate News
New research has revealed more examples of the National Cattlemen’s Association’s efforts to downplay and deny the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“Americans don’t like corruption, and with the midterms shaping up to be a disaster for the Republicans, Trump has launched an all-out offensive to solidify his base.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-9-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 9, 2026
Late Wednesday afternoon, Dana Mattioli, Drew Hinshaw, Rebecca Ballhaus, and Joe Parkinson of the Wall Street Journal reported on the tawdry grifting of Kimberly Guilfoyle, former fiancee of Donald Tr...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Beaver Pond and Fall Colors at Lundy Canyon #fallcolor #lundycanyon #inyonationalforest #monocounty #sierranevada
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“For those determined to make sure workers didn't have a powerful voice in American society, the Great Chicago Fire could be framed as an illustration of precisely that.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-8-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 8, 2026
On October 8, 1871, dry conditions and strong winds drove deadly fires through the Midwest.
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Fall colors at Lundy Canyon #fallcolor #lundycanyon #inyonationalforest #monocounty #sierranevada
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The last Grandmother Tree, a centuries-old cottonwood in the San Rafael Valley was cut down by Border Patrol to clear space for a new border wall after a 71-day protest. Agents arrested a dozen protesters and tore these elder trees from the Earth. For what? insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...
insideclimatenews.org
Final ‘Grandmother’ Cottonwood Toppled, Protesters Arrested in Arizona - Inside Climate News
Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, aft...
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"I can do whatever I want, if I want." ~FOTUS heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-7-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 7, 2026
On October 7, 2016, in the run-up to the 2016 election, the Washington Post broke the story of the so-called Access Hollywood tape, a video from 2005 in which Donald Trump told television host Billy B...
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Goodbye, God, I’m going to Bodie #bodie #bodiestatehistoricpark #castateparks #americasstateparks #monocounty
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Refusing election observers is usually something that countries in a position of weakness do, when they know that they have corrupt or unfair elections. It’s very strange for the United States.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-6-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 6, 2026
Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking.
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The road to Bodie #bodie #bodiestatehistoricpark #monocounty #castateparks #americastateparks
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fall colors at Conway Summit #conwaysummit #monocounty #leefpeeping #sierranevada #easternsierra
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Leaf peeping in the Eastern Sierra #fallcolors #monocounty #toiyabenationalforest #sierranevada #easternsierra
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“The corruption of the (Trump) administration is matched by its incompetence, and neither will come out well in congressional investigations.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-4-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 4, 2026
On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar...
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Barnacles at Kehoe Beach #barnacles #kehoebeach #pointreyes #pointreyednationalseashore #westmarin
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cliffs and sand at Kehoe Beach #kehoebeach #pointreyesnationalseashore #pointreyes #pacificocean #westmarin
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“This is still America,” Springsteen told the audience of the administration’s tyranny, “and this will not stand.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-3-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 3, 2026
On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the stage at the Merriweathe...
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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AlterNet America (@alternetnews)
WOW: Nancy Lacore served 35 years, rising from helicopter pilot to three-star Admiral. Hegseth fired her without cause, and his allies are now smearing her record to block her congressional run. Call ...
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kehoe Beach #kehoebeach #pointreyesnationalseashore #pointreyes #pacificocean #westmarin
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good news! Emergency court order halts border wall destruction of Big Bend National Park. “No administration has the right to destroy a crown-jewel national park for political theatre says Laiken Jordahl @biologicaldiversity.org "This fight is far from over." biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
…His tariffs, deep tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, extraordinary corruption, multiple vanity projects, and war on Iran are benefiting him, his family, and his cronies.”
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Therein lies the crux of the crisis that is driving a seismic political change: it has become crystal clear that Trump never intended to address the real problems he identified… heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 2, 2026
Trump held a campaign rally tonight in Mobile, Alabama, the city where, as Shawn McCreesh of the New York Times recalled, his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015, when more than 30,000 people ...
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sierra Buttes #sierrabuttes #lostsierra #sierra #sierranevada #tahoenationalforest
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is hardly surprising, but it is still telling. www.psypost.org/lower-cognit...
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Lower cognitive ability is linked to stronger Christian nationalist views, even after accounting for education
A recent study indicates that Americans with lower cognitive ability scores tend to be more likely to embrace Christian nationalism. The findings suggest the ideology’s appeal is linked to underlying ...
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“The Constitution & foreign affairs appear to be at the mercy of one man & the loyalists he has around him undermines the principles at the heart of our democracy. The fact that that one man’s mental acuity has collapsed is an immediate calamity.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 1, 2026
John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Condors are a rewilding miracle. As we recover this highly endangered species, illegal lead ammunition puts their existence in jeopardy. Still these holy giants are wilder every year, traveling further. They need wild places protected to be truly free baynature.org/magazine/fal... @baynature.org
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California Condors Return to the East Bay
As the population recovers, they've been making test flights northward. Here's where to (possibly) see them.
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Ranger Matt @tamranger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The United States is entering its eighth month of a war on Iran that Trump apparently began with the same cowboy mentality Bush carried into the war in Iraq.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 30, 2026
A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
(1/4) The 14th Amendment Section 3 was supposed to have prevented this.
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