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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A ‘mast’ is on a ship.
A ‘staff’ is on the ground.
Title 4 section 8. I have been flying mine upside down since 2020.
Yeah, either hanging from one grommet or got twisted in the wind, or both. I work across the street from a post office. I’ve seen their flag do some pretty interesting things!
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.>>> Yes Title 4 section 8.
America has been overrun by the enemy within
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K2XSAuMIxsI
From about 3:44 to 5:15 he shows the flags flown correctly and explains that there was something wrong with the flag which appeared to be upside down and the problem had been corrected.
It’s the new 57 state flag designed by Barack Mubama.
See, at the time people thought it was some odd slip of the tongue but he was apparently counting Mexico, Guatemala, honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela as states.
our country has never been in so much danger as it is today
Whether intentional or not, it was an interesting symbol!
Coincidence?
The question is: was it photoshopped or real?
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