Thread by @MotherJones

1/ Trump officials have no clue how the government shutdown is affecting everyday Americans. @SecretaryRoss, for example, just said he doesn't "quite understand why" federal workers are going to food banks.

Here are some stories we think Trump and his officials ought to read:

2/ First up, the impact on federal workers. Earlier this month, thousands of workers marched on the White House chanting, “shut the shutdown” and “furlough Trump.”

“We just want to get back to work,” one of them told us. bit.ly/2CFQ0W1

3/ Some workers are relying on GoFundMe campaigns, payday loans, and low-paying, entry-level jobs to make ends meet. bit.ly/2CMPgi6

4/ Other federal employees haven’t been able to pay rent or other daily expenses. bit.ly/2CGofwG

5/ Jason Muzzey, a furloughed federal employee living paycheck-to-paycheck, shared his message to Washington on the @MoJoPodcast: “Do whatever it takes, just stop sitting there with all your pride and start making decisions to get us back to work.” apple.co/2Hs0CNP

6/ Food banks across the country are reporting jumps in demand for their services from furloughed federal workers, whose numbers hover around 800,000 nationwide. bit.ly/2RMZhGk

7/ At the TSA, the number of airport security agents not showing up to work recently reached an all-time high. This has led to long lines for travelers at some of our busiest airports. bit.ly/2RPcVbG

8/ On Wednesday, unions representing air traffic controllers, pilots, and flight attendants issued an incredibly dire warning: “We cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play.” bit.ly/2RStYKk

9/ At LaGuardia Airport in New York City, the FAA stopped flights due to major staff shortages amid the partial government shutdown. bit.ly/2TfUw4y

10/ The Department of Housing and Urban Development will not be making inspections, doing repairs, or assisting victims of natural disasters for the duration of the shutdown—putting millions of people who rely on federal housing at risk. bit.ly/2RKKnQE

11/ As the partial shutdown continues, farmers and ranchers across the West find themselves facing one more uncertainty: whether they can keep relying on key US Department of Agriculture services. bit.ly/2FYtxqD

12/ Tens of thousands of immigration court hearings have been canceled, undermining Trump’s own agenda. bit.ly/2RPl7su

13/ Agencies like the Food and Drug Administration, which monitors the safety of most of the non-meat food supply, are now operating with skeleton crews. bit.ly/2RSxJiU

14/ Much of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration is also furloughed, which weakens the government’s ability to deal with natural disasters. bit.ly/2CHuK23

15/ Or perform marine animal rescues. bit.ly/2B1KEEA

16/ Cybersecurity is also at risk. 😱 bit.ly/2FJ3XX6

17/ And scientists say the shutdown has had a “strangling” effect on American research. bit.ly/2FZ7ss0

18/ On top of all that, the majority of Americans don’t want a wall—and the country largely blames the shutdown on President Trump. bit.ly/2FVAFE5

19/19 Which should sit well with @realDonaldTrump, because, as I’m sure you recall, he said he’d be "proud to shut down the government."