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Nonilex May 22, 2024

2yrs AFTER an #UpsideDown American flag was flown outside the VA home of #SCOTUS Justice Samuel #Alito, another *provocative* symbol was displayed at his…house in NJ….the #AppealToHeaven flag…like the inverted #UnitedStates flag was carried by *rioters* [ #insurgents] at the… #Jan6 2021 [ #insurrection].

#law #ActivistCourt #ChristianNationalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/justice-alito-flag-appeal-to-heaven.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t00.2xMd.Y8aUZ-CGwkQJ&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Supreme Court Justice Alito’s Beach House Displayed ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag

The justice’s beach house displayed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a symbol carried on Jan. 6 and associated with a push for a more Christian-minded government.

The New York Times

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Nonilex May 22, 2024

AKA the #PineTreeFlag, it dates back to the Revolutionary War, but largely fell into obscurity until recent yrs & is now a symbol of support for #Trump, for a #religious strand of the “Stop the Steal” campaign & for a push to remake American govt in #Christian terms.

3 photos obtained by NYT, along w/accounts from…neighbors & passers-by, show that the #AppealToHeaven flag was aloft at the #Alito home…in July & Sept of 2023. A Google street view image from late Aug also shows the flag.

#SCOTUS

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Nonilex May 22, 2024

The photos, each taken independently, are from 4 different dates. It is not clear whether the #flag was displayed continuously during those months or how long it was flown overall.

Justice #Alito declined to respond to questions about the beach house flag, including what it was intended to convey & how it comported w/his obligations as a *justice*. #SCOTUS also declined to respond.

#law #PartisanCourt #JudicialEthics #JohnRoberts #AppealToHeaven #ChristianNationalism #Jan6 #insurrection