Anne Mitchell Whisnant
@amwhisnant.bsky.social
Public historian, writer, teacher. National Parks, Blue Ridge Parkway, digital history, campus history. #altac turned Duke faculty. ❤️gardening, cats, country music. Director, Duke Grad Liberal Studies.
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Yikes 😬 an official U.S. government account just referred to Americans as “imbecilic morons.” That’s… a choice.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Yikes 😬 an official U.S. government account just referred to Americans as “imbecilic morons.” That’s… a choice.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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We appreciate all the new follows - thank you for being here! Resistance Rangers formed after the Valentine’s Day Massacre, when hundreds of #NPS staff were fired without warning. We’ve been busy fighting back ever since, and are glad to join the #AltGov family: check out some of what we’ve done:
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Resistance Rangers has a newsletter, the Green and Grey Retort - our latest was a ✨special ✨ shutdown✨ edition that includes a Q&A for park visitors during a government #shutdown and info about park impacts. www.resistancerangers.org/blog/the-gre...
The Green and Gray Retort, Special Shutdown Edition — Resistance Rangers
In this edition, we share the real impacts of government shutdowns on your public lands, things we all can do to help, and stories from those impacted.
www.resistancerangers.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Resistance Rangers has a newsletter, the Green and Grey Retort - our latest was a ✨special ✨ shutdown✨ edition that includes a Q&A for park visitors during a government #shutdown and info about park impacts. www.resistancerangers.org/blog/the-gre...
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The Project 433 tracker, named for the 433 units of the NPS (parks, sites, battlefields, etc), tracks this admin’s attacks on the NPS & its employees. There’s a timeline of events, and a list of accomplishments so far - because you’ve got to celebrate the wins! #resist
www.resistancerangers.org/433
www.resistancerangers.org/433
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Project 433 tracker, named for the 433 units of the NPS (parks, sites, battlefields, etc), tracks this admin’s attacks on the NPS & its employees. There’s a timeline of events, and a list of accomplishments so far - because you’ve got to celebrate the wins! #resist
www.resistancerangers.org/433
www.resistancerangers.org/433
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Rangers Uncensored: We document efforts by the admin to #censor, erase, and alter history & facts by deleting or editing NPS webpages. Stories of slavery, climate change, #queer history, transgender experiences, & more have been censored. We track them & host archived pages. See for yourself:
Censored Content | Explore Hidden Stories — Resistance Rangers
Discover National Park webpages and historical narratives about LGBTQ+ people, people of color, women, and about climate science that have been censored or erased as part of the administration's effor...
www.resistancerangers.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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When they ask us "Where were you on that historic day, October 18, 2025?"
We will proudly answer, "In the streets with our fellow Americans."
No Kings 2
October 18
www.NoKings.org
We will proudly answer, "In the streets with our fellow Americans."
No Kings 2
October 18
www.NoKings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.NoKings.org
October 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When they ask us "Where were you on that historic day, October 18, 2025?"
We will proudly answer, "In the streets with our fellow Americans."
No Kings 2
October 18
www.NoKings.org
We will proudly answer, "In the streets with our fellow Americans."
No Kings 2
October 18
www.NoKings.org
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Your health care bill is about to explode.
The notices will start arriving next month.
A $7,000 bill could jump to $24,000.
Democrats are fighting to stop this. Republicans are fighting to guarantee your costs go up.
We need to fix this. Now.
The notices will start arriving next month.
A $7,000 bill could jump to $24,000.
Democrats are fighting to stop this. Republicans are fighting to guarantee your costs go up.
We need to fix this. Now.
September 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Your health care bill is about to explode.
The notices will start arriving next month.
A $7,000 bill could jump to $24,000.
Democrats are fighting to stop this. Republicans are fighting to guarantee your costs go up.
We need to fix this. Now.
The notices will start arriving next month.
A $7,000 bill could jump to $24,000.
Democrats are fighting to stop this. Republicans are fighting to guarantee your costs go up.
We need to fix this. Now.
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September 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Given his performance on @cnn.com, it’s time to tell this story again. Vought’s daughter is alive because of NIH. He’s destroying an institution that saved his daughter’s life. @mrjoncryer.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net @atrupar.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Given his performance on @cnn.com, it’s time to tell this story again. Vought’s daughter is alive because of NIH. He’s destroying an institution that saved his daughter’s life. @mrjoncryer.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net @atrupar.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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You can’t talk about the history of the National Park Service without Indigenous history. 🗃️
Remembering What the Parks Forgot
An Indigenous historian and former park ranger reflects on the National Park Service and how its relationships with Native people have changed.
www.historians.org
July 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
You can’t talk about the history of the National Park Service without Indigenous history. 🗃️
F JD Vance and the whole lot of them
This is devastating… The Senate has passed the GOP domestic policy bill, which advances Trump’s agenda, by a vote of 51–50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote.
July 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
F JD Vance and the whole lot of them
So proud of the work by our Duke GLS alum, and my former student and good friend Cole Wicker!!
May 31, 2025 at 1:57 AM
So proud of the work by our Duke GLS alum, and my former student and good friend Cole Wicker!!
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Raskin: This is a gangster state. This is not basically a legitimate government that is sometimes doing corrupt things. This is an essentially corrupt enterprise. It's like watching The Sopranos. Every day, they get up and they try to figure out how to plunder and pillage the people
May 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Raskin: This is a gangster state. This is not basically a legitimate government that is sometimes doing corrupt things. This is an essentially corrupt enterprise. It's like watching The Sopranos. Every day, they get up and they try to figure out how to plunder and pillage the people
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Trump admin halted Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.
May 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Trump admin halted Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.
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It’s impossible, inconceivable the the Times would ever write a headline that says “Trump blatantly violates ethical norms with deeply corrupt act” - because it would be seen as partisan - so everything, no matter how bad, gets downgraded to this absurd, plausibly deniable language
May 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It’s impossible, inconceivable the the Times would ever write a headline that says “Trump blatantly violates ethical norms with deeply corrupt act” - because it would be seen as partisan - so everything, no matter how bad, gets downgraded to this absurd, plausibly deniable language
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I think if JB Pritzker was President and doing the same thing, Republicans would move to impeach him, the coverage in sources like NYT would be apoplectic, and if that alone didn't pressure him to resign, you'd probably peel enough Dems to remove him from office.
May 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I think if JB Pritzker was President and doing the same thing, Republicans would move to impeach him, the coverage in sources like NYT would be apoplectic, and if that alone didn't pressure him to resign, you'd probably peel enough Dems to remove him from office.
Trump and his allies are standing on Pennsylvania Ave about to shoot the #NationalParkService. Will we stand by and watch this, too? My op-ed in today's #Asheville Citizen-Times. Wake up #NorthCarolina congressional delegation! #BlueRidgeParkway @altnps.bsky.social
Opinion: Trump budget cuts threaten to kill Blue Ridge Parkway, National Park System
Without the National Park Service, the Blue Ridge Parkway in N.C. would not exist. We must ensure national parks are not slashed by Trump cuts.
www.citizen-times.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Trump and his allies are standing on Pennsylvania Ave about to shoot the #NationalParkService. Will we stand by and watch this, too? My op-ed in today's #Asheville Citizen-Times. Wake up #NorthCarolina congressional delegation! #BlueRidgeParkway @altnps.bsky.social
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we launched a new version of our tips page for federal employees today. www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.
We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.
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May 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
we launched a new version of our tips page for federal employees today. www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
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Three justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court who tried to steal this election for Griffin are up for election in 2028: Paul Newby, Phil Berger Jr., and Tamara P. Barringer.
When Election Day comes around, I hope the state's voters remember what these lawless partisans tried to do here.
When Election Day comes around, I hope the state's voters remember what these lawless partisans tried to do here.
🚨Jefferson Griffin has FINALLY conceded to Justice Allison Riggs following his defeat in federal court on Monday. Griffin spent six months attempting to overturn his 734-vote loss in November: www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race, ending unprecedented effort to overturn election
Griffin’s concession puts to bed a contentious and chaotic saga in NC politics, one that has raised substantial questions about democracy and may impact the state’s elections for years to come.
www.newsobserver.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Three justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court who tried to steal this election for Griffin are up for election in 2028: Paul Newby, Phil Berger Jr., and Tamara P. Barringer.
When Election Day comes around, I hope the state's voters remember what these lawless partisans tried to do here.
When Election Day comes around, I hope the state's voters remember what these lawless partisans tried to do here.
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The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I reread it today; nothing in the law allows a president to defund PBS and NPR. In fact, Congress specifically sought to insulate public media from political pressure.
May 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I reread it today; nothing in the law allows a president to defund PBS and NPR. In fact, Congress specifically sought to insulate public media from political pressure.
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The President’s entire budget proposal destroys the state as we know it, and not in any kind of liberatory way. Here are the proposed NIH & NSF cuts. There will be no coming back from this.
May 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The President’s entire budget proposal destroys the state as we know it, and not in any kind of liberatory way. Here are the proposed NIH & NSF cuts. There will be no coming back from this.
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More pointless fucking vandalism
Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/
April 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
More pointless fucking vandalism
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second largest employer in North Carolina
Duke University is planning to cut 10% of expenses—$350 million—which will entail hundreds of voluntary buyouts likely followed by involuntary staffing cuts.
The university blames loss of federal funding, particularly grants.
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
The university blames loss of federal funding, particularly grants.
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
April 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
second largest employer in North Carolina