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Badlands National Park Tweet. 24 Jan, 2017  \nIt started with a tweet. In response to the incoming Trump administration’s science-resistant position to the issue of climate change, the official Twitter account for the Badlands National Park began to push back, sharing with its followers facts about, for example, the human impact on the planet’s CO2 levels. And even though pressure from the NPS administration, and perhaps from the White House itself, led the official account to remove the rogue tweets, the toothpaste was out of the tube; unofficial copycat accounts (@BadlandsNPSFans , @BadHombreNPS) began to spring up in solidarity to the Badlands account, picking up where it left off to continue promoting a science-friendly activist agenda (Davis) .  \nPundits and some scholars have been quick to highlight the actions taken by some National Park Service (NPS) representatives. Focus seems to be on the “rogue” nature of certain NPS representatives or the lack of control the executive branch possesses when it comes to message management throughout government. Others have highlighted this incident to advance ostensibly opposing agendas. What all of these responses have in common is the implication that the National Park Service was somehow detached from conversations about free speech (and other inalienable rights) in the first place. The truth is that from the beginning—and by design—the NPS has always functioned very much like a public utility for activism. Charged with the task of preserving “unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations,” the NPS’s mission situates the agency squarely where public and private interests intersect with advocacy.  \nGiven the entangled nature of these pressures, it’s no surprise, then, that the entire operation requires enormous investment, especially when it comes to people.“More than 20,000 strong,” the NPS writes,“the uncommon men and women of the National Park Service share a common trait: a passion for caring for the nation's special places and sharing their stories”(National Parks Service) . As we’re learning, when some limits are exceeded, the seemingly benign aims of preserving and sharing stories has the potential to activate dissent, mobilize supporters, challenge the status quo, and function as a public utility for advocacy in meaningful and persistent ways.  \nAlthough the  Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN) cannot yet count as many volunteers among its ranks, at 7,000 literacy narratives and counting, it’s becoming clear to us that the archive’s joint commitment to preserving and sharing stories make it a valuable and important resource to our profession and the public. And while the DALN’s mission remains to “provide a historical record of the literacy practices and values of contributors, as those practicesand values change”(Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives) shifts in our political climate and changes in attitudes about the relationships of technology to literacy, learning, and schooling invite us rethink and reenvision the form and function of the DALN.  \nThe Power of Metaphor: Reconceptualizing, Rebranding, Rebuilding, Reseeing  \nAs anyone familiar with the archive knows, the DALN showcases literacy narratives of all shapes and sizes, making it the largest, publicly accessible, digital archive devoted to literacy. Just as remarkable, however, is the frequency with which narratives appear in the submission queue. As co-directors of the DALN, we’re responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the archive. An important part of these duties includes managing submissions to the DALN. 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