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Good to know who to watch out for. If anything happens to the UCC watch and see if they flying_wahini Nov 2021 #1
Tell your local UUC church to install video cameras that cover the front and also the parking lot vlyons Nov 2021 #81
They said they do. blm Nov 2021 #101
Cawthorn should be nowhere near Congress. Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #2
+1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2021 #86
I'm sorry to admit that I am now worrying about this way too often. calimary Nov 2021 #126
Very disturbing, calimary. smirkymonkey Nov 2021 #138
Same feeling. blm Nov 2021 #149
That's actually a pretty accurate way to put it. calimary Nov 2021 #161
Take care, blm. Solly Mack Nov 2021 #3
Perhaps the neighbor is warning others that there are roaches and other vermin in the building. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #150
Or they're a punk rocker geardaddy Nov 2021 #197
That would be my cue to clean my shotgun on the porch MineralMan Nov 2021 #4
A little target practice never hurts. paleotn Nov 2021 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2021 #169
Incredibly scary karynnj Nov 2021 #5
Please be careful and observant BLM. Boomerproud Nov 2021 #6
What does a black flag mean? yardwork Nov 2021 #7
Good question padah513 Nov 2021 #10
Only info I ever hear bout this "flag" is on this site. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #11
Never seen it? Never heard of it outside DU? PTWB Nov 2021 #13
Nope. I live in a very red county, with land in an even redder county. Have yet to see one. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #17
I've seen the black flags in Iowa, Michigan and Arkansas. PTWB Nov 2021 #20
Yikes, Glad I don't live up there. nt BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #36
Berkeley Springs WV also which is a tourist town Maggiemayhem Nov 2021 #90
This black flag went up yesterday. 2nd one I've seen near me. blm Nov 2021 #27
Did I express disbelief? BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #34
Perhaps you didn't mean blm Nov 2021 #38
Lol, still waiting for someone to post a pic of one of these in an actual neighborhood. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #39
Go online. You can get hats, t-shirts etc . Lots of information about black flags. nt Biophilic Nov 2021 #43
I need to look around to see if I can find the right-wingers talking about this Sapient Donkey Nov 2021 #84
I found this in google... Whatthe_Firetruck Nov 2021 #183
Oh, ya got me. blm Nov 2021 #53
Welcome to Debunker Underground greenjar_01 Nov 2021 #63
That poster was fully informed about this a day or so ago & still chooses to mock Hekate Nov 2021 #83
"Fully informed?" BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #85
Yes, it certainly does. nt Biophilic Nov 2021 #106
+1 Celerity Nov 2021 #167
Oh so you do intend to be mocking. Voltaire2 Nov 2021 #177
They did not sound mocking or insensitive to me. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #151
For the record. I've not seen it either. KentuckyWoman Nov 2021 #88
I've seen some in my very red county mcar Nov 2021 #78
Go you! Thanks for doing this!!! Native Nov 2021 #188
I live in a blue state and a purple county, and I've seen them. Here's some info: chia Nov 2021 #121
So important Alice Kramden Nov 2021 #124
Pretty sure I got the link for that from DU a while back. I've argued online for years with people chia Nov 2021 #127
This helps a lot! ShazzieB Nov 2021 #159
Good. Googling black American flag would get you more hits. I've seen them myself, on big pickups chia Nov 2021 #165
A bit more info, some of it contradictory. NullTuples Nov 2021 #172
Hey thanks, I learned a new word: vexillologist. :) Frankly, I think those likely to fly a black chia Nov 2021 #173
Good point, it's not like their subculture puts a high value on objective truth. NullTuples Nov 2021 #174
+ a million... chia Nov 2021 #175
I've never seen one (Denver area). Not expressing skepticism, mind you. Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #104
This message was self-deleted by its author UnderThisLaw Nov 2021 #35
Lol. nt BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #40
how about this - from last month NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #60
Thanks for this. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #156
me neither. I'm in Ga, so I'll see old confederate flags but no black ones. oldsoftie Nov 2021 #178
Black flag: Understanding the Trumpists' latest threatening symbol tenderfoot Nov 2021 #15
Lol, tik tok and The Sun? BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #18
If you read the article they state that they can't confirm if it's a thing. tenderfoot Nov 2021 #21
I'm not sure what you find so funny. HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #46
Thanks for posting that FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #51
I have also seen solid black flags.. no strips or bars-- just BLACK.... HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #55
I see those cop ones a lot FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #59
I saw that stupid blue line flag on a t-shirt worn by a cashier at the gas station today. progressoid Nov 2021 #128
This message was self-deleted by its author HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #56
Amazon sells these flags????????? DENVERPOPS Nov 2021 #70
Amazon will take down racist and antisemitic items if notified...ON EDIT Hekate Nov 2021 #89
I have a few minutes, I'll give it a shot.. HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #110
Thank you, and please share! Hekate Nov 2021 #111
Couldn't find any place to report the flags.. only in the "Questions" section HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #157
Same here. Plus now I've got black flags listed in my browsing history. ancianita Nov 2021 #189
Jeebus, look at the comments of that Amazon link... nt Whatthe_Firetruck Nov 2021 #184
Yes, I saw some of those.. scary !! HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #187
Kind of like the laughable social media sources for the 1/6 insurrection. Did you disbelieve those? Hekate Nov 2021 #108
How is it that you are amused by wnylib Nov 2021 #142
The Sun is the only reference to the civil war that I found on the internet oldsoftie Nov 2021 #179
They're not giving each other covid fast enough. housecat Nov 2021 #47
My sentiments exactly. blm Nov 2021 #54
It would be lovely if they'd just hurry up and die. Sorry if I've just offended anyone. diane in sf Nov 2021 #99
Offended? The thought of it wnylib Nov 2021 #144
Not offended AT ALL.. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2021 #152
I see... thank you. I suspect that most of it is empty posturing. yardwork Nov 2021 #134
So if "the vaccinated" are included on their enemies list ecstatic Nov 2021 #191
Once upon a time the black flag was used by Anarchists DBoon Nov 2021 #23
An all black flag IS an anarchist symbol... reACTIONary Nov 2021 #66
From post 32 it looks like an all black flag DBoon Nov 2021 #96
+1. The black flag has always been the anarchist flag, radius777 Nov 2021 #176
Check out the photo on Amazon. It is the Stars & Stripes made with all-black fabric & thread Hekate Nov 2021 #107
I'm familiar with the anarchist flag. This is... something else. yardwork Nov 2021 #133
I know DBoon Nov 2021 #163
I thought is was a warning: "Danger -- My place has cockroaches! Exterminator is NCjack Nov 2021 #37
Yep, the ant and roach killer with the same label was my first thought, too. GoCubsGo Nov 2021 #41
"No Quarter" bhikkhu Nov 2021 #77
Just like after the KR verdict, the white supremacy groups were saying things like Maggiemayhem Nov 2021 #119
Probably empty threats. Keyboard warriors and flag flyers. yardwork Nov 2021 #132
Hmm. That's what a lot of people wnylib Nov 2021 #145
Most of them would've backed down if the police Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #154
I'm doubtful that a crowd of that size wnylib Nov 2021 #164
When that lady got shot, Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #166
True that people backed away from the shots wnylib Nov 2021 #170
And those people in law enforcement who ignored the threats are guilty of incompetence, at best. yardwork Nov 2021 #180
It means "no quarter given," as on a battlefield where you intend to slaughter even those who .... Hekate Nov 2021 #82
Ok, that's horrifying. I get it now. yardwork Nov 2021 #129
It is flown in place of the confederate flag Maggiemayhem Nov 2021 #115
Wow. I didn't know this. Thank you. yardwork Nov 2021 #130
The first meaning I saw was that it meant support the police, with the blue line. keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #160
Read this ... aggiesal Nov 2021 #168
Thanks. yardwork Nov 2021 #181
google black American flag LiberalArkie Nov 2021 #186
..... BradAllison Nov 2021 #196
We're sort of impartial.... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 2021 #8
Be vigilant... IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 2021 #9
It's good to know who your enemies in the neighborhood are. Hotler Nov 2021 #12
Excellent idea: "You could respond with a yard sign... 5/9/1865 Get Over It." erronis Nov 2021 #45
Tell them::: Thank God you republicans won that war back in the 1860s. keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #158
The American ISIS flag. nt Gore1FL Nov 2021 #14
It's cute how these fascists think they can take us without a fight. I know a lot of liberals ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #16
Before going outside , take several chill pills Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #19
Is this why the GOP is predicting this to be a landslide election? world wide wally Nov 2021 #22
From now on they will *always* predict landslides before to help bolster cries of "fraud" after. It Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #33
They don't give a rat's ass what America wants. hadEnuf Nov 2021 #97
I got together with friends on Friday. shrike3 Nov 2021 #24
I do worry more as each day goes by that GUNS will be used more and more bluestarone Nov 2021 #25
Is it an actual black piece of fabric or an American flag with a black stripe across it? vanlassie Nov 2021 #26
All black. blm Nov 2021 #32
It's an American flag dimmed by black tinting. wnylib Nov 2021 #147
Ah. I have seen some. My neighbors still have Trump flags up. vanlassie Nov 2021 #162
The coup continues. In plain sight and growing. Justice please. Bannon, Meadows, all others Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #28
So put one out yourself... EarthFirst Nov 2021 #29
But not a black flag. Put up the traditional wnylib Nov 2021 #148
Be prepared. The day their civil war starts, sneak in and swap it for a white flag Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #30
Isis flag? NT mwooldri Nov 2021 #31
perhaps a cue to proudly fly the American flag.... bahboo Nov 2021 #42
without water llashram Nov 2021 #44
If we give them hospital beds and anti-viral meds for the "hoax" then we're fools housecat Nov 2021 #48
Go ask your neighbor Mr.Bill Nov 2021 #49
Well this may upset some people here but our side needs to arm themselves. Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #50
my wife and I just took a walk down the soon-to-be Ecusta trail from Turley Falls to All-Star NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #52
✔️ blm Nov 2021 #57
Oh - and I just found this NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #58
Thank you for posting, good article. betsuni Nov 2021 #102
I think it's scary that I have to wonder who is going to attack people that they consider liberal Maggiemayhem Nov 2021 #94
The police will write down names, phone numbers and addresses... Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #61
Do we have recourse? Marthe48 Nov 2021 #62
Just found this - the phenomenon is certainly happening in the area I (and blm) live in NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #64
Just be on alert around those types of people SunImp Nov 2021 #65
Reply. SYFROYH Nov 2021 #67
I'll ask Lee Ving to come visit and bring FEAR blm Nov 2021 #68
+1 SYFROYH Nov 2021 #71
"TV Party" ! electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #131
He's got nothing better to do. . . . hatrack Nov 2021 #139
Used to hear this on the radio back in the day electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #141
Black AMERICAN flag... reACTIONary Nov 2021 #69
+1 Celerity Nov 2021 #92
You can see the black stitching on the black stripes etc... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #143
Hmmm....smells like Ya'llqaeda. paleotn Nov 2021 #72
The flags of hate and fear. n/t TeamProg Nov 2021 #74
I just googled "Where can I buy a black American flag?" Frickin' Walmart sells them! LaMouffette Nov 2021 #75
I thought defiling the American flag was illegal. Mariana Nov 2021 #105
Well, there's a US Flag Code that prohibits letting the flag touch the ground, so I thought LaMouffette Nov 2021 #198
It's not a crime to violate the US Flag Code. Mariana Nov 2021 #201
That means you feel threatened, right? Silent3 Nov 2021 #76
They are forming militias. cilla4progress Nov 2021 #79
Wait... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #137
Thank you for notifying your neighboring UU church Hekate Nov 2021 #80
That is just sick smirkymonkey Nov 2021 #93
This church is not far blm Nov 2021 #95
And this one of the reasons I own guns vercetti2021 Nov 2021 #87
Same. Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #91
Likewise vercetti2021 Nov 2021 #123
My neighbor displays one Generic Brad Nov 2021 #98
I've viewed that thin blue line flag as also offensive. consider_this Nov 2021 #114
That is my understanding as well Generic Brad Nov 2021 #116
Our neighbors two doors down.... Blue Dawn Nov 2021 #100
What state? blm Nov 2021 #103
I'd rather kill you than admit I'm wrong. Duncan Grant Nov 2021 #109
I mean...TFG (That F*cking Guy) is selling 'em through his online store... LowerManhattanite Nov 2021 #112
I should be shocked. blm Nov 2021 #113
Did it have stripes as well? Meowmee Nov 2021 #117
A neighbor of ours, a few blocks from us, put one up about 6 months ago. CaptainTruth Nov 2021 #118
They do, and why it can't be ignored. blm Nov 2021 #122
That's not good. Please be safe. chia Nov 2021 #120
My take on what it all means Dukkha Nov 2021 #125
if we feed the hungery , take care of the sick and eldery , give homeless ppl showers , AllaN01Bear Nov 2021 #135
Madison Cawthorn needs to be removed from congress as a threat. AllaN01Bear Nov 2021 #136
Stay safe, blm ! electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #140
Good luck. róisín_dubh Nov 2021 #146
yes larwdem Nov 2021 #153
Creepy times. blm Nov 2021 #155
this is an interesting read as well NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #171
I'm east of you in NC, and the same thing is happening here. North Carolina's rednecks are BComplex Nov 2021 #182
Our new militia fucks near neighbors were flying an American flag upside down. lark Nov 2021 #185
I have not seen one...yet RevBrotherThomas Nov 2021 #190
My neighbor put up a black flag, too. JaneQPublic Nov 2021 #192
I do not walk my dogs in my neighborhood, anymore Dixc Nov 2021 #193
Yesterday the guy parked next to me had a "Fuck Biden" sticker Buckeyeblue Nov 2021 #194
Simply put it means stay away BradAllison Nov 2021 #195
The house with that black flag should have a drone overhead. kairos12 Nov 2021 #199
I agree blm Nov 2021 #200
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