Posted on 07/03/2026 3:34:11 AM PDT by DFG
A Somalian flag that was raised outside of Buffalo’s City Hall to commemorate Somali Independence Day was stolen in an overnight heist, the city’s leftist mayor decried.
“The City of Buffalo’s flagpole in Niagara Square sustained damage after unknown vandals broke the access panel, cut the cable, and removed the Somali flag during the overnight hours of Wednesday, July 1,” Mayor Sean Ryan wrote on Facebook.
Ryan said the Buffalo Police Department was investigating the alleged vandalism after the city approved non-profit HEAL International to raise the white star, blue flag on July 1.
“The flag had been raised by an organization called Heal International in honor of Somalian Independence Day. Heal International has been raising the Somali flag at Niagara Square for at least the last four years,” Ryan said.
The mayor’s office shared that the “public use” flagpoles have flown banners of several countries over the years, including Ukraine, Greece, Ireland, Puerto Rico, Italy and Bangladesh.
It was not immediately known how much the vandalism to the city-owned property cost.
Two poles sit across the street from the eastern side of City Hall with an American flag flying on one while the secondary pole is reserved for other flags.
Somali Bantu refugees have settled in Buffalo’s West Side since 2003, according to the NYS Assembly.
“Buffalo is a proud, diverse city, and our administration remains committed to honoring and celebrating the many cultures that make our community stronger,” Ryan wrote.
The mayor, who previously served in the NYS Senate, has taken heat for canceling a city-sponsored Fourth of July fireworks display — days before the Somalian flag was raised.
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was stolen in an overnight heist,
YES!
Go Patriots!
Bravo!
The mayor needs to understand what he is up against.
The somali flag is actually the Republic of West Florida flag, aka Bonnie Blue, though some may argue there is a difference in the shade of blue. Just start praising/flying it as the Bonnie Blue flag and his somali flag nonsense will come to a screeching halt.
The vandals are the ones who raised another nation’s flag on American soil.
It’s not “Citizen Vigilante” but it will do for now.
righteous ... hahahaha
Unless something else like the pole was damaged how much could one Somali flag cost?
When’s the last time a mayor ordered and investigation after some commie pukes stole and burned an American Flag?
Vandals, patriots. Same thing to the NY Post
On a related note, I wonder about Somali welfare fraud in Buffalo. Nick Shirley would probably discover all sorts of interesting things there, eh?
islam is not a culture......it is a CULT.
Either that mayor is to stupid to realize that or he’s looking to turn Buffalo into the next Dearborn Michigan.
Whichever it is they need to flush that turd, and the sooner the better.
Buffalo vandals ‘patriots remove” Somali flag from City Hall pole —
days after mayor canceled Fourth of July fireworks show
More like it.
I hope they use it for toilet paper...............
Too much whatever the cost.
Now burn the damn flag
Not vandals....It doesn’t belong there....Patriots...
Patriots not Vandals.
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