I googled it and looked at the articles that came up, as well as reddit posts about it. In another thread here, someone posted a screenshot about it saying that the flag was switched back to normal around 1:30 today.
Traced it back to an X post from a retired Sergeant Major with 30+ years of service who says it came from an associate (anonymous I am assuming to protect source).
I'm hesitant to repost because I was negligent previously and accidentally posted something false, but as a retired State Dept employee, if this is true, this tears at my heart, my gut, my soul. It could very well be legit and it breaks my heart. Everything these days breaks my heart.
It's so hard to know what's real on social media. It's a full-time job trying to fact-check and investigate sources. I am enjoying being on bluesky and finding a community trying to save our democracy.
The US State Department says this is fake. Pls feel free to look it up. It was a viral social media post that is speculated to have been released by the FSB / GRU.
They want you to hesitate. They will create inaccurate media to cause you to doubt, and be uncertain. All while they run at pace. Allow yourself to make mistakes, and if you need to apologize, but don't hesitate. There is no room or time for hesitation.
I don't know. I spent most of my career at embassies abroad, very little time in D.C., so I can't be certain about this photo's location or legitimacy. If a Dept. of State employee did this, however, I'm supportive. As a sign of distress, it represents our current reality.
I don't think this is true at all. I've googled every way to Thursday if it's true and cannot find a single article of truth to it. I'm not reposting it and am considering unfollowing an account that posts bullshit.
As an ex Navy personnel who took his oath to protect this country from both DOMESTIC and foreign, if this is indeed real it makes me feel so many emotions all at once. I got cold chills and goose bumps first seeing this, then it turned to heart break and then quickly has turned into rage.
I took that same oath, first in the U.S. Air Force, many years ago, and again when I joined the State Department as a Foreign Service Specialist. I know exactly how you feel, James.
What we really need right now is some Beatles "Give Peace a Chance" being blasted all over the country right now. Saw you liked the Beatles, even though I am in my mid 40s I have always loved me some Beatles. Got my dad to thank for that 🤣
I fell susceptible to something too and had to be pulled off the ledge. I believe there are accounts here trying to fuel fear so proceeding with caution is a good stance. The pic is grainy for todays cameras.
Yes, I saw that. I'm not familiar with that source and it's really just stating that this photo appeared today, which we already know. I think we'll know for sure after a bit, but the jury is still out for me. Once burned, twice shy (reposting info for which I have no credible source). But thanks!
This makes me tear up. I've no real connection except that, when I was a kid, a friend of my dad gave me a carry-on with the State Dept seal and I carried it like it gave me 007 superpowers. Back then, you didn't need that to be respected abroad. Now, I'd want to hide it.
Like AH would say, Sad.
Whether real or not, the idea that Trump and Republicans who refuse to stand against his atrocities against Americans, have made this possible reality is just vulgar. This should tear at all American’s hearts.
My father worked for CIA for 25 years. I’m proud of his service to our country. The way people are being treated makes me ill. We are in distress. It’s terrifying.
I don’t know if it’s real because the only report I could find was a publication I don’t know enough about his trust. I find it hard to believe that something like this wouldn’t be reported widely…
And right there is the “thing” - the overwhelming majority of civil service workers are good, honorable people, serving their country. And the orange toad and his president are treating them like something stuck to their shoe.
You're most welcome, but I'm a woman, not a Sir. I know, I know...very confusing, since I have a man's name, but I've always been female. Just had parents who chose an unusual name for their daughter. Cheers.
Deeply thank you for your service.
More to the point, if this is genuinely authentic this is a call to action!
This is a signal of distress from within our government itself!
Anybody know if this is confirmed yet?
I thought that I would never have to worry about seeing the American flag flying upside down. Never did I think evil would be able to take down this country, but I sure feel like it's happening and WE NEED TO STAND STRONG IN OPPOSITION! WE NEED TO FIGHT!
No one is coming to save the Republic.
No one is going to save it for you.
YOU'RE FREE PEOPLE!
It is your job, your responsibility, and your obligation to save it and yourselves. Start up the militias, don't wait until you can't afford food, fuel, and bullets.
Revolution is the solution.
i'd be cautious of any alts asking for donations or selling something or blocking a majority of other alts. that said there's some starter packs for altgov peeps u can find.
Love George Carlin but he's not quite right here. If there had been no Dem. primary in 2016 I think Bernie Sanders would have gotten the Dem nomination. and I'm not sure if the people voted Trump/Musk in either.
Grand scheme of things. Bernie lost to Clinton. Someone more recognizable than Bernie. Which is what I think happened with Trump. Though someone made an article stating Kamala would have one. If it wasn't for voter suppression. End of the day American got fucked twice. Can only really hope.
That it wakes people up into reality. Most likely some will still be asleep still. But for a lot of people. They need to wake up and stop falling for lies. Stop supporting companies and organizations that caused all of this to happen. Apparently another thing I heard. Kamala could have done JRE.
Rumor has it that. She was going to appear and do the whole open discussion conversation. But Elon Musk and Dana White convinced Joe to have Donald Trump on. Which as far as it goes Tesla should stop getting support. Same for UFC. Any other company the same. Especially corporate media. Holy shit.
Indeed. He saw things most didn't. Because life kicked the shit out of him. A lot of it was his own fault. As Kevin Smith said, "he was in a lot of debt. The reason is that George told me, he'd do blow in a private jet on the tarmac." Even my life is shit and I realized one thing. When life is the
greatest you don't notice everything else around you as much. When it's at its worse you notice everything. Start fighting for things or appreciating them more. I walk my dog in the same spot. Watched possibly two people die in car accidents. I watched a group inhaling nitrous last night. No one
will hardly notice that. I was about to go to sleep when they pulled up. For over an hour. If my life was better might only hear about it. Same with the pandemic hear about how everything is. But to be delivering food in it. Entirely different experience.
There’s at least a dozen that I have come across. I think Alt NPS may be the most active. You can search “starter pack” on here and check out ones people have posted.
Trump is rapidly acquiring dictatorial irreversible autocratic powers so as the pundits sit around lambasting his hypocrisy he just gets stronger and more dangerous.
Take to the streets America!
Yes, that's actually the Declaration of Independence
The whole stinking regime. They are destroying the US. Changing things to make a government better for its citizens is what should happen, no matter conservative or liberal. What these bozos are doing is destroying it for money and foreign takeover. America last, not first! 🤬🤬
Marco Rubio says Cuba, Is his enemy when he is from Cuba , his parents emigrated to united states and he is an immigrant, when true enemies are North Korea, Russia, china
I think this is fake. There's no source reporting this in the news. If it was real people in DC would be posting it everywhere from all kinds of angles and distances. Is it even the State Dept bldg? I found one highly suspect source via Google News aggregator reporting this picture. Likely fake.
No we don't. The fact is we are in distress that is true. The validity of the image is irrelevant in an ai world. What is true is our distress. If we always hesitate based on some need to be right, we will be lapped and run over in the process.
The Board should force him out. They need to feel repercussions. Hit the shareholders in their pockets & put the wind up Musk. If everyone who works for him leaves, taking all their knowledge & experience with them, it might wipe that shit eating grin off his face. It is not ok to support Nazis
They are working for a man who is destroying democracy in the USA & who openly did a Nazi salute on global TV. They need to find new jobs & no one who isn’t a Nazi should replace them. The same goes for everything that Musk has touched. The infrastructure allows him to continue. Make him choose
To be clear.. we directly asked him this question.. If the military is given orders that violate the constitution, would they obey. He directly without equivocation said.. No, they would not.
Ok, but that sounds like a stand down state. Which is what we're seeing. A different question is whether they will or can remove the executive branch. Like what are the criteria where they are identified as the enemy?
It's not what I know. It's what the rank and file of the military know. Me. I'm convinced, you are right. What do they know, seems to be the question of the hour then?
When an enemy is overrunning your local...they are applying pressure...hense you are under pressure.
The flag upside down...means being overran by the enemy..
It's to signal...
Hense under duress.
I can not find an article that is current. The latest was from 2024 and in that report Trump supporters and MTG did this after Trump‘s conviction. Can be someone please share the full article?
If you read the comments at the beginning the op kind of gives that and then also states they apparently saw it flying that way and fixed it quickly. No idea if it was done deliberately or accidentally. I’d go with deliberate 🤷🏻♀️. Hope this helps
Are you expecting Canada, France, UK, et all to invade the US and overthrow the government? What does that look like, exactly? If any military is to overthrow this government, it needs to be our own, and if that happens, they won't need our allies' help.
see...*this* is when it is appropriate to fly the US flag upside down...when the country is actually in distress...not b/c the person you wanted to win the presidency didn't win
i think your neighbor and my neighbor subscribe to the same bullshit. i mean, no, he didn't fly an upsidedown US flag, but he did put out nasty little signs about Biden and flew a "t" 2020 & 2024 flag.
this particular neighbor also harasses me and blames me when the stream, that runs along side our houses, floods with heavy rains...says the flooding is b/c there are shrubbery planted *above* the culvert on my street that were there before i moved in
yeah...i told my husband that the next time that guy (who is an old fart the same age as his orange jeebus) harasses me, i'm gonna ask him one (or all) of the following:
1) how those egg prices?
2) how's your social security and medicare?
If a govt under siege is not reason enough to proactively stop the hemorrhage let's just let it bleed dry. NOT an option! We only have so many pints left before we are dead. Maybe literally. Read the room. We are in trouble. If our safeguards are gutted, it shouldn't be everyone's on their own.
People didn't fly their flags upside down because they didn't "like" who won. They flew them upside down because we knew THIS is where we would end up!!!
well, semantics...the person they *thought* they voted for and who they *thought* won is really just "window dressing" (if you can call it that)
if the image is legit, it's not upside down b/c of who won but b/c of actual crimes being commited (they've violated the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
I would love to order one. The problem is is that if you put something like that on your vehicle, it just gives the right a reason to destroy that vehicle or cause damage to it. I can’t afford that. I’m a 71 year-old widow who’s just out here trying to make it.
Most Dems don't want to completely repeal the 2nd amendment. I'm a gun owner. I don't mind going through a background check and waiting 30 days to purchase. Why is that so controversial?
I have found many sellers on Etsy willing to customize.
I don't have any connection to this seller & I haven't gotten my magnet yet so I can't attest to its quality - or if they would remove the end date for you.
I've had various bumper magnets on my car since 2016. I've had conversations at gas stations, disagreements at traffic lights, people giving me a thumbs up & a smile, & some magas being very very rude.
Never had one stolen. Looks like a sticker so probably don't realize they can easily remove it.
It’s cute that you think it’s going to be over in four years. Trump will leave office when he dies of natural causes. He has disgusting things planned for this country.
I hope I’m wrong but usually I underestimated how bad things would get.
Seeing the actual date of how long he is expected to be in office [best case scenario] immediately made my heart drop into the pit of my stomach. That is so much time, with the potential for SO much harm.
I own quite a few. I have my grandfather's flag presented by the Navy salute guard at Arlington Cemetery in 1957, honored for his service in World War I and World War II.
Also, a 1970 flag hung on the wall with protest pins in the apartment in Cambridge, Mass.
Me neither. Ever since I saw trump practically dry-humping a flag, I have no use for it. Nauseates me. Too much “nationalism” for me to rally behind a symbol that has been used to justify so many atrocities
Stop Trump⚠️The ONLY Way to #SaveDemocracy is to #Impeach47 and #Prosecute ALL The Traitors complicit in this MASSIVE Conspiracy to destroy the Constitution by Destroying Democracy #Overthrow2025 in progress🚨
I think vance could be controlled. He's one of those fair weather ppl. He used to be a "never trump guy," now look at him. He doesn't stand by his convictions. He stands by whoever has power over him. Threatening him with accountability might scare him. The line of succession is pretty scary.
Don't post lies!
Per Snopes:
No, the US flag was not flown upside down outside the US State Department. ... However, there was a related incident involving an upside down flag pin worn by a White House official [in 2017].
The truth is the distress. We won't be able to sort lies from truth with AI. Sorry, can't put that genie back in the bottle. This is purely ideological at this point. Do you want your America or Trump's?
2 years. Can we survive 2 years? Then we can start fixing things. In the meantime stop the bleeding. We have to resist all the crap from him that we can
The only reason I have not is because I am an Asatruar; we have had so very many of our historical symbols stolen from us by racists that we cannot even properly display our heritage in our own homes without being thought a Nazi or fascist, and they’re NOT taking my flag from me.
I’m only putting out my state flag (CA) or sports flags for the next 4 years. The Stars and Stripes doesn’t hold meaning right now and I can only hope and work towards displaying it proudly after this disastrous administration.
I was protesting the war in the '60s.
We had a lot of hope. War ends, Nixon out...
I forgot to say the war was in Vietnam, but do we even need to specify at this point?
That flag will never lose its meaning. Donald trump and maga are not this country. Just because we have shit leaders doesn't mean that the flag stands for any less.
Yep. But people have allowed themselves to be brainwashed. And I'm a vet. I took my ukraine/us flag down and put up the Ukraine only. I'm not repping this country when it's an oligarchy/dictatorship. No thanks.
Like all countries—especially the countries that were colonial powers who built their wealth on the backs of marginalized and enslaved people—the US is not perfect and has an enormously dark history. I hate the idea of “American exceptionalism” because we’re not any different from anyone else.
I’m not a military vet myself, but I come from a Navy family. My great-grandfather was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor in the Attack on Pearl Harbor. I’m proud of him and proud he gave his life for his country, but the country he served was never “exceptional.”
This is the only way to see it. They want us to walk away as if it's theirs forever fuck all that shit.
Fuckin people stop acting like your dying cause it's the first time you got beat you all should have been there when the bombs first dropped on Baghdad.
I mean bless us all but fuck man if the left is gonna survive we need to turn down the Martin and crank the Malcom and break off the fuckin knob. I hope I'll be dead before they figure out how to shut us the fuck up.
I mean all of that is true. Just because I removed my US flag doesn't mean I'm not gonna fight hard. Just means we are not free and I will not display the flag I fought for in two wars, Insinuating that we are free.
Disagree. If you are flying it like regular, it is a symbol it everyone that you are supporting what is happening in your government, even if that's not the case. Canada flew it's flags half mass for ~ a year upon the discovery of unmarked mass graves at former native residential schools. /1
Agreed. They think they can change the message and make it about then crying about their guilty king. NOPE!
That is not what it means. I am flying my upside down flag next to my rainbow hands flag.
At least provide a link to the source of this allegation. Surely there must be a mainstream news article verifying this. I'll treat it as propaganda or a lie until I see a reputable source.
Please don't just share on this forum. Tell your reps in DC what you think. Resist. It only takes a few minutes and best of all..it doesn’t cost any money.
We don’t need money in politics. We just need people to participate.
It is a signal for all hands on deck or all feet on the street to protest. Message received. You know the drill. Get out there and protect democracy or, in the words of 47, "you won't have a country any more".
If you're going to work every day, quietly, and pushing the engine of capitalism, then you are being complicit, knowingly or unknowingly. Use an AI and ask how we got here. Trump is a symptom.
Why did an upside down flag mean rebellion and being against the US, until about 2022 and suddenly Libertarians flipped it to this. They can have it, its a gawd awful looking thing, upside-down or not. Just for once it would be nice if they didn't hijack other people's work and ideas.
I was taught upside down flag meant distress in elementary school in the 90s when it was a plot point in a play that was supposed to be set in a one room schoolhouse.
So I'm gonna have to say the meanings are at the very least regional, or your bias is showing towards the meaning you wanted.
Maybe regional, or maybe I'm showing my age. It was taught in school to me that it was a sign of disrespect, like an upside down cross or the antifa 3 arrows going down. It might be a regional, or time period thing. I just never heard that until a couple years ago and it was all libertarians.
I did some digging and it's probably a little age, a little regional.
If you remember Vietnam protests, it was as you described then, however official flag code (lololol) does specify that distress is the meaning and I'm certain we did some bullshit about learning flag code being in Missouri.
Interesting. I would think with all the draft dodging, bra burning, etc. with the Vietnam protests a lot of them would have used it as a sign of disrespect too. In that situation I could see the case for both. I only wore an upside-down flag in my youth as a sign of disrespect, but that's me.
It might be regional. I was taught it was a sign of disrespect like an upside-down cross, or the circle with 3 arrows going down. I never heard it being a sign of distress until a few years ago, but perhaps its regional or means both. It just seems to match more with the other things I said.
Yeah, I've heard, but I never heard that definition until 2022. I thought this was a new definition, but someone else in this discussion said your definition began around the Vietnam protests and may have been regional. I just grew up being told it was a sign of disrespect.
It's almost an X but not quite...They need to adjust the angle on the first pole...Emperor Elrons gonna be so mad about this his autism will make his arm spasm again
From what I found on the internet it's apparently outside of a US State Department building. One article specifically said it was the US Treasury building.
Unfortunately I can't find any date reference for the photo other than fairly recently. 'Be interesting to find out if it's recent & for real.
Not a U.S. only thing. An upside down flag is an international sign of distress, and that’s why Canadians were so pissed when the colour guard carried our flag upside down before game 2 of the ‘92 World Series. Sorry, still not over it.
Oh, Elon Musk, you treacherous cunt, your secrets you should spew,Your chats with Vlad, your smirks, your laughs, I hope they fucking screw you!With contacts hidden, deals in dark, you've played us for a fool,As Putin plans to shred our land, and you're his fucking tool. https://suno.com/song/59d5f1f1-c620-403d-b634-ca3402428579
Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican, representing North Carolina, has given away his power to the Oligarchs and is aiding in the destruction of DEMOCRACY. He MUST BE VOTED OUT in the MIDTERMS.
you are ignoring the metaphor of being in bed together. But mostly people are made fun of based on what you think they would fear or would hate the most.
It's almost impossible to make fun of someone without offending someone else.
Made up agency . Musk needs to go .
He was supposed to go to a hearing because of DOGE coin and the ignorant ass Blew it off because DT became the leader of the cult in the US.
I just happened to live in US. Fvck musk
In this land of the free, where the eagles once soared,
Now they're circling, shitting, 'cause MAGA's at the door.
Trump's got his Project 2025, a blueprint for doom,
Wants to turn this nation into a fucking Christian tomb. https://suno.com/song/f579795a-7353-4b8d-a0e3-22555cef483f
Somewhat. I generate the concept and often ask for specific phrases to be used in the choruses, topics for verses etc. But I use a gpt tp have it write it to song, and then sometimes edit more depending on how much i like the result. Usually using articles as food. like this https://bsky.app/profile/brian3000.bsky.social/post/3lcqjam2uys2t
What do you mean Republicans need to wake up?
This IS the Conservative dream come true. If we don't understand that, they will continue to win because we aren't recognizing the enemy within.
We have to stop the "them against us" narrative. MORE people support DEMOCRACY then don't. There are many ill-informed people out there. We need to reach out to EVERYONE, Educate and save our Democracy. Fox news not going to do it. WE THE PEOPLE MUST
I have tried and tried to engage Trump voters and I am getting absolutely nowhere. Mark Twain said that it is easier to fool a man than to convince him that he has been fooled.
We can stop the "narrative" if you want. I'm more concerned about stopping the destruction that THEY are creating.
I actually do try to talk to those people if I have a chance one on one. If they are in a feral pack, they don't listen
100% positive! there’s way more good than evil. A third of the country did not even vote. 3% of the country voted for nonexistent knuckleheads. It doesn’t take a lot to turn things around. In April, there will be three open seats that the Democrats can gain and regain control.
That’s why we have to change the narrative of us against them. We are the United States. Let’s hang on to that. Talk to people. Listen. Educate. Prez Moron and the Nazi are already doing damage. People are smarter than we are giving them credit.
Don't give up. It only takes a few. And trust me, as the prices start skyrocketing and more people get sick because of lack of oversight, and more catastrophes because of dept cuts, people going to take pause. Do not alienate them. We the People need the People!
I do believe they got a bit more than they bargained with honesty…Sure there are some super religious, far right nut cases but they always believed in the constitution and the idea of America. Even Mitch did some unusual voting lately..the bastard.
Bullshit. They've been pissed since desegregation became law in 1954 & have been doing things behind the scenes for 70 years to set up the perfect environment to overthrow the government & take it back to the "good old days."
Their idea of America - only wealthy white cis het males have any power.
Some, for sure, but that doesn’t mean they want a dictator that doesn’t listen to their constitution and letting someone else, like musk, gain access too things he shouldn’t.
So I do think a part, not all, republicans doesn’t like it.
And the results of his experiments show that intermittent reward instead of rewarding the behavior every time, produces the longest effect of the desired response. So they only have to "reward" them once in awhile to maintain behavior. We have seen that over and over with these knuckle-draggers.
Agree. However, the majority are willing participants in this #MAGACult fueled by HATE.
They need to be deprogramed. Not many of us are trained professionals in this task.
Education is the answer. Because religion isn't working.
Its legit. Found it on news sites, also on Twitter, and from Maga ppl too. Some are different angles & include different backgrounds, so it seems that various ppl are capturing it.
Liking this seems wrong, because it is now upright. But honestly, a flag raiser making that kind of error flying it upside down is unlikely. It was done purposefully, if so. I want to believe this is real.
#resist #SOS
Well it's Obvious. Now Does everyone understand what this means?? 🤔
This is NOT HYPERBOLE America! Are the People Ready to literally Rise Up & Fight against the Threat from within which is ConvictedFelon45 Insurrectionist45 Treasonous Traitorous Fascist administration? Serious Question! RiseUpUSA!
Unfortunately the Indigenous people seem to be who Trump is targeting in the birth right citizenship court case. That, due to tribal citizenship, the 14th admendment excludes them.
No, all. It may have been tens of thousands of years ago, but humans did not evolve in the US, they moved there.
Almost every human being is an immigrant or a descendant of one.
I would have no problem getting on board with that but would follow indigenous peoples lead. They aren't POS capitalist trash like colonizers and have a different take on land "ownership"
Groups of people weren’t magically established at a pre-named place. Nomadic wanderers from different groups and directions came, settled, and stayed to interbreed and establish a new mixed group and culture and eventually named the new settlement. Yep. All places are established by immigrants.
My family has been in "Canada" for 200+ years... before Canada was a country. We are immigrants on stolen land. It breaks my heart that so much indigenous history was erased. We had so much to learn, and our ancestors decided they knew better than the original stewards of the America's.
Real or not, there’s one thing of which I’m certain: Marco Rubio is an obedient little creep whose idea of statecraft is getting the president of El Salvador to agree to lock up American citizens.
Mmm, some could be forgiven for getting the Union Jack the wrong way up (not me, full Army career so I know 😀).
But how the hell can you get the star spangled banner wrong?
“The picture was taken from inside the State Department, from east facing windows on the third floor, and shows the flagpole that stands outside the building entrance on 21st Street between Virginia Ave and C Street NW in DC. It wasn't like that for long.”
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I did a little browser check, and so far it seems it was real. Who did it was unknown at the time of the articles. I simply put was the flag at the state dep't flown upside down today into my search bar.
Upside down for everyone who is willing to humiliate his people and dominate them. May God help you and us against those who turn our situation upside down.
Maybe it is a distress signal from the government telling us they know shit is fucked right now but there are lunatics currently in charge and tearing shit apart.
Nope…It’s an acceptable sign of distress-However, a flag touching the ground or used as underpants, as some MAGAss do, is not at all respectable or accepted.
Thanks for explaining it. You and I had a conversation. 😁👍🏾 Totally get it with the flag being upside down. Some other people in this society (who are not human) like maga people probably would have had a fit and then maybe cuss me out. This is the new world we live in. 🤦🏾🤦🏾☮️❤️✨✝️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
According to Wikipedia, the American 🇺🇸 flown upside-down is a signal of dire distress, and the potential loss of life or property.
This tradition originated when ships at sea needed to distinguish between friend and foe especially during wartime and more recently as a symbol of political protest.
It's amazing what simple working class people are willing to go to prison for or even kill or die for when the wealthy white elitists who convince them to do so continue to live in the lap of luxury.
There is no forgiveness without acceptance of guilt and some form of penance. The 101st airborne went to the villages surrounding Auschwitz and brought all of the citizens to the camp and made them dig graves for the Jews the Nazis exterminated.
This is going to sound very woke 😊
America needs truth and reconciliation processes.
Ours is going very very slowly BUT it is better than nothing. Those who would hand onto their racism and bigotry find it much more difficult when the culture around them understands the truth.
What is the protocol for removal of a hostile takeover? That is why he's changing the military to allow them to attack Americans on US soil - a civil uprising is expected in the P2025.
What would really throw a monkey wrench into the P2025 expectation is an something directed solely at the Heritage Foundation membership. They think they are invulnerable and any civil ire would be directed at their patsys, but remove the head of the snake and the body fails.
Wow. This is all really f'd up. The US gov is 100% under siege by foreign enemies, from South Africa & Russia. Frankly, it's a bit surreal to me, but there it is.
I can't find any reputable post on this. Please state your source. I can see,if true, with the obvious destruction of departments of our government and eliminating people's jobs😡
Everyone is so caught up on whether it is true. The underlying facts are true whether the image is real or not. We are in a time where technology can manipulate every image. Believing our eyes is not a valid measure, move based on underlying facts until even those are available no more.
We are in a dangerous time in America and it’s absolutely terrifying that our government is being dismantled from the inside by an unelected megalomaniac.
Flags of
Scotland: White diagonal cross on a dark blue background
England: Red cross on a white background
Northern Ireland: Red diagonal cross on a white background
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https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/us-state-department-flag-flying-upside-down-photo-surfaces-amid-usaid-row-article-117961915
Like AH would say, Sad.
This is what I found. Not sure if it is true. ?
Get Outta Prison
Gullible Old People
Got Our Privileges
Goofy Offensive Privates
It’s not only plausible, it’s probable.
More to the point, if this is genuinely authentic this is a call to action!
This is a signal of distress from within our government itself!
Anybody know if this is confirmed yet?
We need to be out there every day.
@indivisible
#indivisible
#ThePeople
No one is going to save it for you.
YOU'RE FREE PEOPLE!
It is your job, your responsibility, and your obligation to save it and yourselves. Start up the militias, don't wait until you can't afford food, fuel, and bullets.
Revolution is the solution.
That not all citizens are equal and equal powerfull.
That some citzens have the power to spread lies to a million of other citizens.
In the end, what you applaus is just the same BS, redirection the blame from the attacker to the attacked.
Trump is rapidly acquiring dictatorial irreversible autocratic powers so as the pundits sit around lambasting his hypocrisy he just gets stronger and more dangerous.
Take to the streets America!
Yes, that's actually the Declaration of Independence
@alt-irs.bsky.social
Who can come to our aid?
https://www.newsweek.com/timothy-snyder-elon-musk-coup-2027107
It is at my house!🙃
#FuckTrump
&
The 🍊🐒🤡 which are one in the SAME!🤬
I agree the flag code uses the word distress.
That is incorrect based on our dictionary.
It is duress, not distress.
Duress is under attack.
Distress is with anxiety.
We are under duress, being attacked.
The flag upside down...means being overran by the enemy..
It's to signal...
Hense under duress.
1) how those egg prices?
2) how's your social security and medicare?
if the image is legit, it's not upside down b/c of who won but b/c of actual crimes being commited (they've violated the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
because of the 🍊🤡
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1846149574/?ref=share_ios_native_control
I don't have any connection to this seller & I haven't gotten my magnet yet so I can't attest to its quality - or if they would remove the end date for you.
No harm in asking 😊
Never had one stolen. Looks like a sticker so probably don't realize they can easily remove it.
I hope I’m wrong but usually I underestimated how bad things would get.
IMO it still gets the point across.
Also, a 1970 flag hung on the wall with protest pins in the apartment in Cambridge, Mass.
Per Snopes:
No, the US flag was not flown upside down outside the US State Department. ... However, there was a related incident involving an upside down flag pin worn by a White House official [in 2017].
Fuck those bozos.
Never thought I could feel
like that.
"To abolish War; it is necessary to abolish Patriotism." - Leo Tolstoy
We had a lot of hope. War ends, Nixon out...
I forgot to say the war was in Vietnam, but do we even need to specify at this point?
Fuckin people stop acting like your dying cause it's the first time you got beat you all should have been there when the bombs first dropped on Baghdad.
WE WILL STILL BE HERE. PLAN FOR IT. 🇺🇸
That is not what it means. I am flying my upside down flag next to my rainbow hands flag.
We don’t need money in politics. We just need people to participate.
https://www.nationalfinancialplan.com
This vid is chock full of super important information.
@electiontruth.bsky.social
#verifythevote
https://youtu.be/3l8vWfaFVMU
So I'm gonna have to say the meanings are at the very least regional, or your bias is showing towards the meaning you wanted.
If you remember Vietnam protests, it was as you described then, however official flag code (lololol) does specify that distress is the meaning and I'm certain we did some bullshit about learning flag code being in Missouri.
But I agree I could see the case for both
Rest of the flags
Unfortunately I can't find any date reference for the photo other than fairly recently. 'Be interesting to find out if it's recent & for real.
https://suno.com/song/59d5f1f1-c620-403d-b634-ca3402428579
https://suno.com/song/80255590-3e08-4799-af92-196310474938
So many real things to poke fun at them over, and you choose to insult the queer community by perpetuating stereotypes
Sad weak poop
It's almost impossible to make fun of someone without offending someone else.
Want to not insult anyone?
show them crawling thru broken glass to eat the undigested corn out of Putin’s shit, or something to that effect
Cheers
He was supposed to go to a hearing because of DOGE coin and the ignorant ass Blew it off because DT became the leader of the cult in the US.
I just happened to live in US. Fvck musk
Now they're circling, shitting, 'cause MAGA's at the door.
Trump's got his Project 2025, a blueprint for doom,
Wants to turn this nation into a fucking Christian tomb. https://suno.com/song/f579795a-7353-4b8d-a0e3-22555cef483f
#dictator
Republicans need to wake up, bagger needs to wake up.
This IS the Conservative dream come true. If we don't understand that, they will continue to win because we aren't recognizing the enemy within.
I actually do try to talk to those people if I have a chance one on one. If they are in a feral pack, they don't listen
why arent you muricans crazy gluing some doors shut LOL
They are hateful.
I don’t know what bagger means ha ha ha ha ha
Their idea of America - only wealthy white cis het males have any power.
So I do think a part, not all, republicans doesn’t like it.
I think I was like yelling in the theater and maybe one out of 100 might wake up
Remember there used to be Republicans that were constitutionalists.
They need to be deprogramed. Not many of us are trained professionals in this task.
Education is the answer. Because religion isn't working.
Let me know if this is the direction those of us not MAGA are going
#resist #SOS
I posts the actual link to the source of the information so people could have more context and make up their own mind as you have.
This is NOT HYPERBOLE America! Are the People Ready to literally Rise Up & Fight against the Threat from within which is ConvictedFelon45 Insurrectionist45 Treasonous Traitorous Fascist administration? Serious Question! RiseUpUSA!
Hence seeking religious freedom
👋
Almost every human being is an immigrant or a descendant of one.
We Shall Remain!!
I still remember one phrase and I'm not going to butcher it, "today is a good day to die" (Hoka hay?) is ringing in my ears these days
No one is illegal on stolen land and the US is stolen land
That's the skeet!
((Probably won't be at half of SCOTUS' homes))
Why is that?
Don’t get me wrong I would understand it, but it’s hard to believe
Seems like it might be real, but not fully verified.
But how the hell can you get the star spangled banner wrong?
The comments from the poster were that an employee put it up and then it was fixed as soon as it was discovered.
Comment from Reddit post
Some of us got early training
The upside-down American flag becomes a pro-Trump protest : NPR https://search.app/fpeHh3zQsY9eMHRt9
America's internet feed is so heavily censored we can't even organize to protest.
FUCK YEAH.
This tradition originated when ships at sea needed to distinguish between friend and foe especially during wartime and more recently as a symbol of political protest.
They're everywhere begging for all our money and votes up until election day. Then they're nowhere to be found the day after!!
Or worse, hiding in their offices shaming the people who donated to, and voted for them!! #scam #coup #stopthecoup
America needs truth and reconciliation processes.
Ours is going very very slowly BUT it is better than nothing. Those who would hand onto their racism and bigotry find it much more difficult when the culture around them understands the truth.
I sort of meant more along the lines of the arc of history.
It takes a really long time
Zealots require loss and a fall from grace.
Oh wait, we're not allowed to say that.
No more denying that bitter reality
someone has been playing with Photoshop - other graphic programs are available,
OR
those that hoisted the flag need to see an optician!
My apologies.
[Flying the Union Flag 🇬🇧 upside down is also a distress signal.]
In the top-left corner, closest to the Jack (pole/staff), the wider white band is uppermost.
[Useless Fact: The Union Flag is comprised of the flags of Scotland, England and Northern Ireland superimposed on each other.]
The previous image was incorrect!
Scotland: White diagonal cross on a dark blue background
England: Red cross on a white background
Northern Ireland: Red diagonal cross on a white background