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US flag hung upside down in Yosemite

Workers hung upside-down US flag from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park

A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park by a group of employees. Rating: True (About this rating?) In February 2025,

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El Capitan’s Upside-Down Flag Was A Distress Signal, And Here Is How You Can Help

Five ways you can take action today to support national parks nationwide amid the layoffs of thousands of National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service personnel.

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Video: Demonstrators hang upside-down American flag at Yosemite National Park

As visitors descended on Yosemite National Park to witness its iconic “Firefall” event, an upside-down American flag was hung on a park summit to protest the ongoing federal job cuts carried out by President Trump's administration.

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‘Distress flag’ flies over Yosemite to protest cuts as crowds view firefall

Flying the American flag upside down is often done during times of distress or unrest. An American flag was hung upside down over El Capitan in Yosemite National Park over the weekend to protest the ...

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Group claims responsibility for hanging upside-down Stars and Stripes off of El Capitan in Yosemite

Eleven of Yosemite’s full-time staff members, including the park’s sole locksmith and ... a spotlight on them by putting a distress flag on El Capitan in view of Firefall.

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