{"id":2406700,"date":"2025-02-25T19:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T00:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-government-employees-mar-yosemite-national-park-with-disgraceful-display\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T19:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T00:07:37","slug":"fired-government-employees-mar-yosemite-national-park-with-disgraceful-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-government-employees-mar-yosemite-national-park-with-disgraceful-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired Government Employees Mar Yosemite National Park with Disgraceful Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffired-government-employees-mar-yosemite-national-park-with-disgraceful-display%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406700&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a protest against federal downsizing, dismissed employees of Yosemite National Park displayed an upside-down American flag from teh summit of El Capitan. This\u2062 act occurred as visitors gathered to witness the seasonal &#8220;firefall&#8221; at Horsetail Falls.\u200d The former workers, who claimed their\u200b actions were a &#8220;call of distress,&#8221; expressed concerns \u2063over the \u2064potential privatization of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">public lands<\/a> and the impact on national parks. One dismissed employee described the upside-down flag as a significant statement of national\u2062 distress, while others noted that \u200bfederal job cuts\u2063 could lead to increased resource extraction and diminished\u200c public land management. While some park\u2064 visitors supported \u2063the presentation,others were displeased,viewing\u2064 the \u200dact as an obstruction \u200dto their experience. responses to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stunt highlighted differing public sentiments<\/a> regarding federal employment cuts \u200cand the\u2063 protection of national \u2063resources.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Federal employees dismissed from their positions hung an American flag upside-down from the summit of the iconic El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.<\/p>\n<p>The dismissed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/entire-cia-workforce-gets-life-changing-offer-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employees<\/a> hung the flag Saturday, so visitors to the park were greeted with the image of the desecrated national symbol as they flocked to El Capitan to watch the seasonal &ldquo;firefall&rdquo; at Horsetail Falls. The falls are illuminated by a fiery orange glow when the rays of the setting sun hit the massive rock formation in February.<\/p>\n<p>The disgruntled government workers told NBC News in a series of Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/yosemite-workers-us-flag-el-capitan-rcna193528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interviews<\/a> that the stunt was a call of &ldquo;distress&rdquo; over federal downsizing and the purported privatization of public lands.<\/p>\n<p>Andria Townsend, who worked at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/college-student-falls-200-feet-front-dad-hiking-yosemites-half-dome-dies-right-graduation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yosemite<\/a> researching the fisher, a relative of the otter, told NBC News that &ldquo;it seems clear they are trying to destabilize and decentralize.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s how we lose public lands and start resource extractions,&rdquo; she claimed.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>NBC News nevertheless observed that the White House said in a previous statement that the administration will &ldquo;continue to protect America&rsquo;s abundant natural resources while streamlining federal agencies to better serve the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Olek Chmura, a former Yosemite custodial worker, added that hanging the flag upside-down is a &ldquo;huge statement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s always been a sign of the country being in distress, and to put it up over Horsetail Falls over the weekend is to tell people to wake up and look around,&rdquo; the dismissed employee added.<\/p>\n<p>Chmura was two months away from finishing his probationary period when he was fired alongside 1,000 other National Park Service employees.<\/p>\n<p>He said he believes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/yosemite-officials-urge-visitors-knock-rock-stacks-encounter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yosemite<\/a> lost about 11 employees in the cuts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were already unstaffed,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;And it&rsquo;s not even peak travel season.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Townsend said she was glad to see the upside-down flag.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yosemite has the advantage of being so well known,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;When people think of national parks, they think of Yosemite, so we have the leverage to really make a difference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to NBC News, the employee who organized the Saturday protest is a former ranger who did not want her name used publicly because she actually wants to be rehired.<\/p>\n<p>While some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-health-officials-propose-making-mask-mandates-permanent-rule-until-no-longer-necessary\/\" title=\"Oregon Health Officials Propose Making Mask Mandates \u2018Permanent Rule\u2019 Until \u2018No Longer Necessary\u2019\">park visitors<\/a> reportedly clapped and cheered when the flag was unfurled, others were upset that these entitled employees were blocking their view of the waterfall, which many had surely paid thousands of dollars to come and see.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People are standing up and people are listening,&rdquo; the ranger claimed. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to keep fighting. Federal employees across all agencies matter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the dozen or fewer Yosemite employees who lost their jobs amid the government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-dot-announces-hard-look-calis-long-delayed-high-speed-rail-boondoggle-no-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">efficiency<\/a> efforts may have been impressed, it&rsquo;s hard to imagine that park visitors took kindly to the gesture, not to mention the millions of other taxpayers across the nation who are now hearing about the stunt.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of Americans are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americans-give-trump-big-thumbs-deliver-crushing-news-democrats-new-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deeply in favor<\/a> of spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p>They do not like the fact that they are asked to fork over a massive portion of their paychecks &mdash; right around this time of year, by the way &mdash; to bankroll a vast administrative state that until recently has not even tried to be efficient.<\/p>\n<p>Hanging the Stars and Stripes upside-down over a national landmark due to the firing of about 11 employees only makes those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carney-why-a-record-number-of-americans-quit-their-jobs-last-year\/\" title=\"Carney: Why A Record Number of Americans Quit Their Jobs Last Year\">workers lose<\/a> even more sympathy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This act occurred on Saturday, greeting park visitors with a controversial symbol as they came to see the seasonal &#8220;firefall&#8221; at Horsetail Falls. The falls glow orange when sunlight hits the rock formation in February. The former employees described their action to NBC News as a &#8220;distress&#8221; signal regarding federal downsizing and alleged privatization of public lands. Andria Townsend, a former researcher at Yosemite, expressed concern over efforts to destabilize public land management. Olek Chmura, another dismissed worker, emphasized that hanging the flag upside-down signifies national distress and aims to raise awareness among visitors. While some applauded the protest, others were frustrated that it obstructed their view of the waterfall they had traveled far to see. Despite this demonstration by a small number of affected employees, many Americans support spending cuts and may not sympathize with their actions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2406701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yosemite-National-Park.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51093,51095,51094],"class_list":["post-2406700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fired-employees","tag-government-misconduct","tag-yosemite-national-park"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yosemite-National-Park.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406700"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406704,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406700\/revisions\/2406704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}