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Updated 10:00 PM EDT, Thu May 16, 2024

New York Times: Upside-down US flag flew at home of Justice Samuel Alito after 2020 election

These DNC mouthpieces couldn't make any headway attacking Clarence Thomas so now they are going after Samuel Alito. His wife hoisted an upside down flag on their property shortly after the 2020 election in protest to neighbors and only now, almost 4 years later, these scumbags are reporting this incident.

“I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” Alito said in an emailed statement to the Times. “It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor’s use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs.”

But that doesn't make any difference to the Times or CNN. Because of this, they are asserting that he should recuse himself from high profile cases that involve the January 6th incident or any case involving Trump.

They explicitly imply that this upside down flag is a symbol used by some attendees of the rally on January 6th but completely omit the historical significance and meaning of flying the flag upside down. Pure propagandist liars by ommission.

An upside-down American flag – a symbol used by some supporters of former President Donald Trump who challenged the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s 2020 victory

For clarification for the readers here, flying the flag upside down is,

American Flag

According to the U.S. Flag Code, flying the American flag upside down is only meant to be done "as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property."
The Upside Down American Flag’s Maritime Origins
Long before sparking quarrels in the U.S., the upside down flag custom began at sea. Maritime tradition for centuries held that ships could invert their national flag to signal danger or the need for rescue. Hanging flags upside down evolved as universal seafaring shorthand implying, “we’re in trouble, come save us!” This code was formalized in the 20th century. The United States Flag Code officially stated flying the American flag upside down on land conveys the nation is in distress - think SOS levels of emergency and urgency. These technical guidelines transformed an intuitive custom into law after the advent of air travel increased flying flags beyond naval contexts.

"The United States Flag Code officially stated flying the American flag upside down on land conveys the nation is in distress", which it most certainly is. Maybe Mrs. Alito thought her life was in danger from her neighbors, but the whys don't matter to CNN or The New York Times.

These lying deceptive SOBs failed to mention any of this in their report. Their reporting here is nothing more than propaganda and manipulation by omission and people who watch and read their tripe are taken in by these deceptive liars.

Man oh man, our nation is FUBAR.

a reply to: charlest2

I don’t see the big deal.

Both in someone flying the flag upside down for some form of expression, or an entertainment outlet briefly reporting on it about a high seated public figure.

Just shows me how absolutely desperate the media is to find something newsworthy.

You know, since they don't actually report much "news" anymore.

Everything is generated for a reaction.

Too many gullible people eat it up.

It is a Hell of a lot better to fly the Flag Upside Down than it is to Burn it in Public.
My Flags are Bought and Paid for by Me.
I have Seriously Considered Flying mine Upside Down this Country is in the Crapper since the Left has Control.
a reply to: charlest2

Where is the outrage of the crappy news media about having hamas and hezbollah flag been flown in Americas streets

Just asking for a friend.

These people are full of crap, darn terrorist but kissers.

They really are desperate for news darn tabloids.

a reply to: charlest2
It will have steam for the TV equivalent of thirty seconds and fizzle out as rational people begin to reply to the DOD AI bots and paid agitators both online and in television showing the quiet ones the load of bull feces the deep state is trying to pull.

They are in the last throes of desperation. However they are also willing and able to move on to physical violence. I expect a coordinated red herring event in mid summer. Probably in or around the 4th of July.

It will have the strong potential of being kinetic and will likely be a polarizing event.

The only thing I got for around Memorial day timeline is an Israeli escalation in their region and some additional Russian advances in Ukraine. I am more concerned for the shenanigans planned for July.

a reply to: marg6043

That is "butt" kissers.

a reply to: worldstarcountry

At this stage of the game, I would not be surprised if the dems and George Soros created enough conflict and chaos across the nation giving Bumbling Joe an excuse to declare martial law. Several years ago, I commented on another thread that it was a toss-up as to which one would declare it first. Trump or Bumbling Joe Biden.

originally posted by: charlest2
a reply to: worldstarcountry

At this stage of the game, I would not be surprised if the dems and George Soros created enough conflict and chaos across the nation giving Bumbling Joe an excuse to declare martial law. Several years ago, I commented on another thread that it was a toss-up as to which one would declare it first. Trump or Bumbling Joe Biden.

This has been said before every election I can remember since the 90s.

It's no better than the eco-pocalypse nuts that claim the world is ending every 10 years and keep changing the reason.

a reply to: YourFaceAgain

We have never faced this degree of corruption and degradation of our government and society at this point. These times are unprecedented. I personally think the end of our democratic republic is in sight.

a reply to: charlest2

good lord, don't be so dramatic. Things have a way of working out. I believe we will see that everything will be just tops after a couple more years.

a reply to: charlest2

Regardless of Alito blaming the incident on the (little) woman, so predictable for such an out of touch, biblical literalist that Samuel Alito is, for one of nine of the most powerful people in the nation, whose collective last word trump's the Executive Office, and knowing what we know about the symbolism of the flying an upside American flag, it was an absolutely recusal demanding act of defiance against the USA, its Constitution, the rule of law and the legitimacy of the Executive Office and the Supreme Court itself.

I'm just wondering why we're only hearing of this incident now, and not say after the Roe V Wade leak, or the ruling itself, when the whole world was attacking Alito for his written opinion on women's roles in society based on 16th century witchcraft law.

Why they waited until now is the question.