We shouldn't be having to make decisions like these. We need representation that is grounded in reality, not aligned with gilded incompetence.

Comment #callieforcongress below if you agree!

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Heading home from my tropical break, travel interrupted by the US government shutdown.
Of all the things to be annoyed about, the one sticking in my craw is having to put on dirty socks.

#TravelInterrupted #ShutdownStories #SmallAnnoyances #TropicalToTarmac #OttawaBound

These personal stories of the human costs of Republicans’ political games only bolster my commitment to passing a tax credit extension to prevent these premium increases. #ShutdownStories (2/2)

Families in AZ’s 2nd District are struggling while Rep. Eli Crane focuses on out-of-state Senators. It’s time to hold him accountable! 💬 If you’re in CD2, tell us—how is the SNAP shutdown impacting your family? #AZCD2 #EliCraneWatch #ShutdownStories

I continue to hear from constituents about the devastating rise in health care premiums they would face if Republicans continue to block an extension of the enhanced ACA tax credits. This is what I am fighting for. We must prevent health care costs from rising. #ShutdownStories

‘No Idea How Long People Can Hold Out’: Federal Workers Feel Brunt of Shutdown

The cruelty is the point. #ShutdownStories

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...

“The holidays are coming and I’m still working, but my paycheck is on hold. My savings are nearly gone. Rent, groceries, medicine — something has to give. How do I choose what my family can go without? These are the choices we face while Washington stalls”. #ShutdownStories

I’ll be sharing these stories from our neighbors over the next few weeks to highlight the impact we’d feel here in CA-10 and underscore why I am fighting so hard to prevent premiums from rising. #ShutdownStories (2/2)

White House Planning More National Park Service Firings - RVBusiness - Breaking RV Industry News The Trump Administration plans to lay off more than 2,000 employees of the Interior Department, including hundreds of workers from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau...

White House Planning More National Park Service Firings search.app/5RWNC

#ShutdownStories

Federal workers form line down the block for food pantry as shutdown hits third-week mark | CNN Politics Summer Kerksick waited in line for two hours Tuesday to receive a box of canned and dry goods at an event organized by a DC food bank and local religious group for federal workers amid the ongoing gov...

We build a ballroom while the bread line grows. #ShutdownStories

www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/p...

Furloughed federal workers struggle, hang on, help one another - WyoFile An estimated 6,000 federal employees in Wyoming are not working or receiving paychecks after 17 days of the government shutdown. Some are angry.

It's day 17 of the government shutdown.

What can you do to help the federal workers near you? #ShutdownStories

wyofile.com/furloughed-f...

Department of Interior to Start Layoffs Monday, Union Says (1) The Department of Interior is preparing mass layoffs beginning Monday despite a federal judge’s order prohibiting firings due to the shutdown, a federal employee union said Thursday.

Here we go. #ShutdownStories

news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/d...

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I want to hear from you! Share your experiences with our office at desaulnier.house.gov/connect and use #ShutdownStories (2/2).

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from firing workers during shutdown A federal judge orders the Trump administration to halt layoffs during the government shutdown, citing human costs and union objections.

"It's very much ready, fire, aim on most of these programs, and it has a human cost," she said. It's a human cost that cannot be tolerated." #ShutdownStories

www.koat.com/article/judg...

10/10
Tomorrow the banner will still miss its E. The sub-tub will smile from the corner, certain I can outrun the weather.

@newyorker.com @parisreview.bsky.social @theatlantic.com
@thesunmagazine.bsky.social

#DocumentaryCodedFiction #ShutdownStories #AgingWithDignity #AkiraAshSatires

10/10
Tomorrow the banner will still miss its E. The sub-tub will smile from the corner, certain I can outrun the weather.

@newyorker.com @parisreview.bsky.social @theatlantic.com
@thesunmagazine.bsky.social

#DocumentaryCodedFiction #ShutdownStories #AgingWithDignity #AkiraAshSatires

Squatters take over Yosemite as shutdown leaves popular national park with few rangers: report Federal shutdown creates enforcement gap at Yosemite National Park, leading to unauthorized camping, illegal BASE jumping and climbing violations.

Close them. #ShutdownStories

www.foxnews.com/us/squatters...

Rocky Mountain National Park leans on volunteers to maintain services during shutdown As the U.S. government shutdown approaches hits its two-week mark, Rocky Mountain National Park is relying on its partners and volunteers to stay afloat. On Oct. 11, park entrance station rangers gree...

Don't let them tell you everything is fine. Everything is not fine. #ShutdownStories

www.aspentimes.com/news/rocky-m...

Government Shutdown Brings Waves Of Illegal Activity To Yosemite National Park Crowded campsites, unpermitted hiking, and illegal sport is running rampant in this national park right now.

We knew this would happen, and this will keep happening. #ShutdownStories

www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...

8/10
“Final boarding, Group 2,” the agent lies. Plane’s not here.
People stand anyway—hope is bipedal.
I open a blank doc: We don’t have an aging problem; we have an arithmetic one. Delete.

@parisreview.bsky.social #ShutdownStories

4/10
I stand half in her doorway, half in the corridor — watching my world and the one trying to unmake it.
A tray lands somewhere that isn’t 217. The light keeps blinking like it got furloughed too.

@washingtonpost.com #ShutdownStories

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

The law still exists, even if OMB deletes the reference. Congress would need to change the law for something to change...And that would mean the House would need to be in session. #ShutdownStories

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

If @resistancerangers.bsky.social are asking us not to visit the parks right now, maybe we should listen. ❤️‍🩹 #shutdownstories

Also support all your local “friends of” nonprofit environmental organization, for National parks and beyond! 💚

#archesnationalpark #moab #governmentshutdown #nationalparks

📞 What YOU can do:

Call Congress: 202-224-3121
Share your story
Support furloughed workers
Stay informed & vote
#ShutdownStories #ResistAuthoritarianism #CivicAction

📞 What can YOU do?

Call Congress: 202-224-3121
Share your story online
Support furloughed workers & aid orgs
Stay informed & vote
#ShutdownStories #ResistAuthoritarianism #CivicAction

Today I made a fresh pot of French press and delivered it, along with cookies, to the maintenance workers filling potholes in my neighborhood.

#ShutdownStories

Everyone who follows me can do something to support federal workers and the people and places they serve and protect.

Please discover what that is and then do it.

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I'm not on IG, but this post from the bad place is. #ShutdownStories from Lassen National Forest.