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Why Is The American Flag Flying Upside Down At The Capitol?
https://wltreport.com ^ | 5/17/2023 | Anthony T

Posted on 05/17/2023 4:59:56 PM PDT by bitt

A strange happening occurred at the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon.

On Tuesday, several photos showing the American flag upside at the Capitol went viral on Twitter.

The flag garnered so much attention because traditionally if the American flag is upside down then it symbolizes “dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.”

Take a look:

🚨Just in: The American Flag is flying upside down at the top of the US Senate on the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. According to the U.S. Flag Code, flying the American flag upside down is only meant to be done "as a signal of distress in instances of extreme danger to life or… pic.twitter.com/B45lIAZ3Dj

— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) May 16, 2023

🚨#BREAKING: U.S. Flag at Top of Senate on U.S. Capitol Flies Upside Down

📌#Washington l #DC

Currently photos shows the U.S. American flag appears to be flying upside down at the top of the senate on the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. According to the U.S. Flag Code, flying… pic.twitter.com/tzOCJShvvd

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 16, 2023

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: americanflag; donatefreerepublic; thecapitol; upside
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1 posted on 05/17/2023 4:59:56 PM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 05/17/2023 5:00:24 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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Appropriate


3 posted on 05/17/2023 5:03:41 PM PDT by Lou Foxwell (It takes a deep level of stupidity to believe Trump is stupid.)
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Appropriate


4 posted on 05/17/2023 5:03:51 PM PDT by Lou Foxwell (It takes a deep level of stupidity to believe Trump is stupid.)
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If done on purpose they deserve credit for intestinal fortitude.

Nothing could be more symbolically accurate than that.


5 posted on 05/17/2023 5:04:43 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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I’d bet good money that it’s either:

A. A photoshop meant to fool people.
B. A real photograph from long ago, maybe right after 9/11.


6 posted on 05/17/2023 5:05:05 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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I’m wondering if some of our people (trainers & special forces) died in Ukraine and they just haven’t announced it publicly yet.


7 posted on 05/17/2023 5:05:40 PM PDT by jimwatx
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Seems appropriate in light of the current circumstances. Kudos to whoever made that ‘mistake’.


8 posted on 05/17/2023 5:05:44 PM PDT by rllngrk33 (The soap box and ballot box have failed, it might be time for the bullet box.)
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Biden’s day to hang the flag?


9 posted on 05/17/2023 5:09:44 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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Fetterman and Feinstein were in charge of flag detail.


10 posted on 05/17/2023 5:10:15 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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The flag was flying correctly. The world is now upside down.

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The author Stephen Strang wrote a book about God and Donald Trump.


11 posted on 05/17/2023 5:13:14 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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Because Brandon hasn’t been impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors yet?


12 posted on 05/17/2023 5:21:27 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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Because the Republic is under severe distress from traitors.


13 posted on 05/17/2023 5:22:35 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST1 DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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At least they understand the situation


14 posted on 05/17/2023 5:33:29 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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The Patriot Front was marching nearby.


15 posted on 05/17/2023 5:39:25 PM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine )
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I noticed that several of the Fed faggots marching in their look-alike outfits recently, were carrying American flags that were upside-down on their poles.


16 posted on 05/17/2023 5:39:39 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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Actually the upside down flag as a message of distress was the Union Jack. At first glance a foreigner wouldn’t notice but a british national would. Mostly meant to be used with ships at sea.


17 posted on 05/17/2023 5:45:59 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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thats half mast


18 posted on 05/17/2023 5:49:04 PM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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The lousy lazy scumbags who fly flags over the Capitol as part of AOC’s Capitol Flag Program sometimes hoist them from one grommet. This could explain the upside down flag. Lazy MFers.


19 posted on 05/17/2023 5:57:12 PM PDT by KingLudd
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I see nothing out of line there.

It references a whole lot of things out of line, and speaks
for an amazing majority of our nation’s citizens.


20 posted on 05/17/2023 6:07:58 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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