Happy Flag Day to my American friends! 🇺🇸 Wishing you plenty of stars, stripes, good company, and only the constitutionally required minimum of arguments over what “real patriotism” means. Fly it proudly—and please keep it away from the grill.
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Stars and Stripes: Plaintiffs sue Pentagon, allege illegal limits on Stars and Stripes. “Two plaintiffs said in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that recent Pentagon actions targeting Stars and Stripes violate federal law and should be blocked.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/04/stars-and-stripes-plaintiffs-sue-pentagon-allege-illegal-limits-on-stars-and-stripes/the #TrumpMobile phone is finally here... and it's a spray painted $150 chinese cell phone featuring an american flag with only 11 stripes that roughly 10,000¹ MAGAs paid $500 for.
¹ #Trump and co. claimed 600,000 orders but a data breach revealed there were only 10,000 orderers buying ~30,000 phones. the whole thing is just a scam to move money into the trump family's pockets. there was never supposed to be an actual phone; MAGAs who actually ordered the phone are just collateral damage in a #moneylaundering operation not the intended audience.
#corruption #uspol #trumpMobile #crypto #starsandStripes #flag #cellphone #mobile #mobilephone #uspolitics #donjr #EricTrump #americanFlag
What if what they teach in school about the American flag turned out to have been ... "Broad Stripes, Bright Stars, and White Lies"?
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As we approach the nation's 250th birthday, we are looking back at some of the most important moments in American history. One of those moments is when Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. But, as we discovered, there’s actually no proof that Ross sewed the first flag. In fact, we don't even know what the first American flag even looked like! In this episode of Sidedoor, we unravel this vexillological tall tale to find out how this myth got started, and who Betsy Ross really was.Sidedoor also recently teamed up with the popular 99% Invisible podcast to explore the lesser-known history of the American flag. The episode, “Flag Days: Unfolding a Moment,” is available to listen to now. Guests: Jennifer Locke Jones, political and military history curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Marc Leepson, journalist, historian and author of the book Flag: An American BiographyMarla R. Miller, historian and author of Betsy Ross and the Making of America
Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Ombudsman Who Warned of ‘Attempted Control’ Over Military Paper
Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Ombudsman Who Warned of ‘Attempted Control’ Over Military Paper
From the Ombudsman herself:
Don’t worry about me. I’ve had a long and satisfying career in journalism. I knew there would be perils for speaking out against Pentagon attempts to control the news, but I expected some communication or questions or warning first. Nothing, just Form 3434.
Ironically, my three-year term would have expired at the end of this year anyway. They couldn’t wait.
I was immensely honored to be chosen as the 13th, and first female, ombudsman for Stars and Stripes. I’ve come to appreciate the many talented and dedicated journalists and staff at Stripes — it’s more than a job for them wherever they are stationed around the world. I’ve been fortunate to meet or hear from innumerable veterans, officers and enlisted personnel and military spouses. I’ve even respected the colonels who I tangled with over the rights of Stripes reporters to cover public gatherings on bases.
What you can worry about is the future of Stars and Stripes. This newspaper has a long history of commitment to the military community and to journalistic values. Please don’t let it be controlled by Pentagon brass.
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