The Alt National Park Service's response to Trump's unilateral demolition...

[Pluvious]

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Meanwhile (Filipkowski points out) "Burchett is Burchetting again"



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Edit to add: Clarification of who the "Alt NPS" is is kindly provided in the sub-thread replies below beginning at:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220746427#post18

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In regards to the Joint Chiefs...

Link to tweet

[Walleye]

1. I have been thinking that very thing

End it occurred to me that when they say preserving heritage what they really mean is slavery and segregation. They don’t care about our own history or culture. They hate it.

[pandr32]

53. Exactly!

That and none of the regulations on labor and industry of the Gilded Age where the Robber Barons became obscenely wealthy and powerful.

[tanyev]

2. So the Divine President isn't supposed to just call a guy he knows who has a bulldozer

and get him to come by and tear down a historic building? Huh.

Shame on any contractor agreeing to do that without all the proper paperwork in hand. And when they inevitably get stiffed on the bill by Donald Trump, I will have zero tears to shed.

[Marcuse]

45. They won't get stiffed. It's not his money.

[travelingthrulife]

48. Anyone involved in this needs to be heavily fined and jailed.

[patphil]

3. Can you imagine the howl of indignation if Presidents Obama or Biden had done this.

Impeachment proceedings would have already begun and we'd have round the clock coverage of the "carnage" on all the MSM channels.

Yet, the republican party is essentially silent on Trump's rape of the White House.
This shit needs to end now!

[Pluvious]

4. It's hard to believe...

The Abomination's first year of the term isn't even over yet :-/

[eppur_se_muova]

5. So ... it's not odd at all that the evidence of the "Obama Era" construction is a black-and-white photo ???

FFS, ***everyone*** was using digital cameras by then. Color was not some expensive extra. Based on no other evidence at all, that photo has to be from late 60s at best. By that point, journos were taking color pictures and reducing them to B/W for halftone presses while saving the color negatives.

GOPers don't notice because they think EVERYTHING is black and white.








(Cue: Calvin's father explains color vs B/W .... )

[Hekate]

6. KnR

[Silent Type]

7. If only the ALT Naional Park Service were the real PS. Sadly, trump is likely under no obligation to follow tradition.

He'll simply say that the traditional process takes 2 years or more to complete, and he is not waiting. trumpsters will feel a flutter in their hearts for the man they love.

[maxsolomon]

12. Does the OP really think Alt NPS on Facebook is the real NPS?

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Good lord.

You're right - anytime he flouts convention, rules, norms, expectations, they sit up on their hind legs and applaud. Processes are for Libtards and eggheads.

[Celerity]

32. Not just the OP. So many here on DU have been duped for ages by that sus account.

Taking a bigger picture outlook, this board is overall far too awash at times in misinformation, disinformation, fake news, RW sourced posts, and dodgy, evidence-free CT.

[Silent Type]

33. Gawd yeah. But guess if I have to read misinformation or outright distortions, Dems are doing it for good cause.

trumpsters on the other hand, do it for vile reasons.

[maxsolomon]

34. Hyperbolic slippery-slope binary speculation is my favorite.

nt

[h2ebits]

39. It is not a sus account

[travelingthrulife]

49. Is what they are posting inaccurate?

[modrepub]

8. On The Bright Side

My guess is the new ballroom will be so shoddily built it might actually collapse or catch fire during its inaugural opening.

[maxsolomon]

13. It won't be shoddy. McCrery is a real architect (albeit one with no soul).

And the budget has no limit.

[modrepub]

14. So Are Contractors

As robust or are they going to be the type that stuff support beams full on old newspapers?

[maxsolomon]

22. Yes, Clark Construction is a huge General Contractor firm with an extensive portfolio.

They don't "stuff support beams full of old newspapers."

https://www.clarkconstruction.com/

[travelingthrulife]

51. But they do work without permits so how would you know about the newspapers?l

[maxsolomon]

60. The Federal Government issues its own permits in DC.

That was the 1st thing I looked up when I saw McCrery's 2 renderings. I was shocked.

The DC Municipal Govt has no role. MFer has circumvented any internal Federal processes.

[travelingthrulife]

50. Not a real architect if he ignores the permitting process.

[maxsolomon]

58. The Federal Government permits itself in DC.

Unfortunately.

As with most things MFer does, there are loopholes big enough to drive a demolition truck through.

[maxsolomon]

59. Look, Clark Construction is not a fly by night GC.

They're not going to hire fly-by-night MEP. There will be inspections, too.

I'm as pissed about this project as anyone, but it's not going to be a poor quality build.

Will it be a derivative pastiche covered in gold leaf? Yes.

[Ohioboy]

9. Isn't this how Trump has operated with all his building projects

He goes around the rules.

This is just the demolition. Wait till he starts to build with cheap labor and inferior building materials.
He'll probably end up stiffing the workers in the end too.

[sop]

24. Trump's legal battles with Palm Beach over various renovations and changes to Mar-a-Lago are well documented.

Everything from the excessive height of a flagpole, the size and placement of a helicopter pad, to the use of his estate as a club/business had to be litigated. Trump never follows the laws.

[NCDem47]

28. News Flash:

Trump isn’t into consent.

[sheshe2]

30. Correct.

He just grabbed America by the East Wing without permission. He was automatically attracted to his plans.of a ballroom. He just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything."

"Grab them by the EastWing. You can do anything.”

[Lonestarblue]

10. Can someone sue Trump to stop this abomination?

Republicans will just stand by while he razes the entire White House. Surely some federal judges would bar what he us doing.

[maxsolomon]

23. Sure, "someone" could sue.

They'd have to demonstrate standing. A federal judge could issue an injunction (not a Trump judge), which would then be ignored while it is fought up to the SCOTUS.

You know what happens then.

MFer won't raze the central portion of the WH. Cover it in gold leaf, sure.

[AllaN01Bear]

11. ding. this .

[WhiskeyGrinder]

15. That's not the NPS. That's an account that grifts on people's hopes that there's a secret resistance in the government

that will save us all.

[maxsolomon]

35. Its supposed to be humorous opposition to Trump

How does it "grift"? Have you donated to ANPS?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

37. I don't donate to grifters.

They’ve heavily implied that they’re an undercover group doing what they can “on the inside,” although they’ve stepped way back from the ridiculous cryptic social media posts in recent months (“Six. Twenty-five. Nine.”). They sell merch on their website.

[BattleRow]

57. It's impossible to substitute a wish bone

for a backbone.

[lame54]

16. Bet they feel stupid for...

Breaking up the Trump/Epstein statue

[MorbidButterflyTat]

17. "Alt National Park Service"??

[evolves]

18. It's how employees and former employees of the NPS are posting

now that the actual NPS website has been overtaken by the current incompetant administration.

[h2ebits]

38. Thanks for letting people know about Alt National Park Service.

They've been posting on Facebook since Elon Musk eviscerated them.
Per another post, AltNPS was created in 2017 during Trump's first term in office. I didn't discover them on Facebook until after Elon Musk had eviscerated the department.

What I don't understand is the caustic comments on this thread by people just because. . . .

If you read the post, they have outlined the process and, as I understand it, the White House is under the auspices of the National Park Service.

Perhaps the original post should be re-titled as "The Alt National Park Service's response to Trump's unilateral demolition..."

[Celerity]

61. No, they are not government employees:

This is from early 2017:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/alternate-national-parks-service-explains-why-its-twitter-will-remain-anonymous/

Update, Jan. 28: After this story’s publication, the owners of @AltNatParkSer changed their Twitter handle to @NotAltWorld. “We are not members of any US government agency. We support those who do, in particular those who work in the science and environmental depts. From now on, this account will work to help spread scientific news & issues around the world. We ask our colleagues to do the same,” they wrote on Twitter yesterday.

The account also tweeted: “We’ve handed the mantle of promoting the ALT National Park Service’s work over to @ALTUSNPS. They are to raise funds for @NatlParkService.”

@ALTUSNPS also does not appear to be run by government employees, and claims to be selling merchandise to “raise awareness [and] funds.”

[QueerDuck]

19. The Alt National Park Service (AltNPS) Twitter account was created in 2017 as a "resistance" effort...

The Alt National Park Service (AltNPS) Twitter account was created in 2017 as a "resistance" effort in response to the Trump administration imposing social media restrictions on official government agencies. The account and movement aimed to continue disseminating scientific facts and environmental information that they felt was being suppressed.

Origin and purpose

Context: Shortly after the first inauguration of Donald Trump in January 2017, federal agencies were ordered to halt all social media posting. This occurred after the official National Park Service (NPS) account retweeted messages comparing the crowd size at Trump's inauguration to Barack Obama's.

"Rogue" accounts emerge: In the wake of the gag order, unofficial or "rogue" accounts emerged on social media. The AltNPS account was created by what it described as an anonymous network of NPS employees and their allies to speak out against environmental policy changes. Other "Alt" accounts for agencies like the EPA and NASA also appeared.

[h2ebits]

40. Thanks for clearing this up. . . .

Some of the people on this board just attack without thought and then pile on.

[ffr]

20. Whatever happens now, whatever replaces the East Wing, destroy it.

A.S.A.P.

Restore the East Wing, even if only cosmetically, as if, an enemy had burned down the original structure.

[Paladin]

21. +1000.

Destroy the trump travesty and restore the original structure.

[blue neen]

25. Basically, an enemy HAS burned down the original structure.

What’s it going to take to wake up Republicans up?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. Your headline lies. It is NOT the National Park Service. Why lie? What purpose does that serve?

[maxsolomon]

36. Its a humorous account.

I think the OP is fooled.

[Pluvious]

54. Sorry mate...

I posted it in a rush out the house, I just learned of my unintended oversight and updated the title and added a note to the post

Peace be upon you

[Bernardo de La Paz]

56. Thanks! Stuff happens, and the better among us fix it.

Kudos to you for handling it gracefully. (Stuff happens with me too and I hope I can gracefully fix it when notified.)

[Magoo48]

27. So,

We loan the Orange Cartoon-Character our house for 4 years, everything on our fucking dime, and he rips down a third of it. Then, he bribes a bunch of rich chumps to pay for the erection of a guilted, dime a ticket dancehall.

What ya wanna bet We the People end up paying for the entire fucking thing and the lawsuits which will blossom around it like mushrooms out of cowshit.

[Orrex]

29. Why doesn't he just fucking die already?

[Silent Type]

41. +1. If there were a gawd, believe he would have succumbed long ago.

[Celerity]

31. False title. That problematic account is NOT The National Park Service. Please edit your title.

[Pluvious]

55. Done

[Justice matters.]

42. Each and Every Dem must call that abomination the EPSTEIN BALLROOM.

Yes, and in ALL CAPS.

[SeattleVet]

43. The reich-wing was way more concerned about a change to the Cracker Barrel logo than the demolition going on.

Priorities, you know.

[iemanja]

44. Republicans can't breathe without lying

They are revolting.

[ReRe]

46. They're nothing but a bunch of Confederates! n/t

[spanone]

47. Tim burchett is a royal asshole.