Samuel Alito Can’t Even Lie Properly About That Upside-Down Flag. The Supreme Court justice tried to explain away reports of a “Stop the Steal” symbol outside his home. That only made things worse.

https://newrepublic.com/post/181725/samuel-alito-upside-down-flag-explanation

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  5. If it wasn’t for no convictions, these people wouldn’t have any convictions at all.

  6. All this is getting to be a bit much. Our system allows prosecutors and lawyers for defense to remove individuals based on social media posts, but there is no accountability for the supreme court when they are unconditionally biased. We need to figure this out. What could the solution be. Our government has far to many individuals who, for lack of a better term, are corrupt. Both parties have issues.

  7. Did it make it worse? Because it seems like the right is intentionally mocking the idea of rules or laws applying to themselves. And if that’s their intention, then they are succeeding.

  8. Just proves that education and experience don’t always equal intelligence.

  10. More people should be reporting this story exactly like this.

    Edit: Bottom line is that Alito is a lying sack of shit and not even good at it. His lies are easily proven as lies with simple fact-checking, while they also do not excuse the behavior he was caught doing. What a complete tool. The notion that someone this stupid is involved in making important decisions about the fate or our nation is terrifying.

  11. You mean he didn’t own up for the signal flag flying over his residence? Recuse himself from the Drumpt decisions?
    Sounds like a graduate of the Clarence Thomas school of judicial ethics.

  12. First these assholes co-opted the historical colonial flag…

    Then these assholes co-opted the Gadston Flag (Don’t tread on me snake, for those unaware).

    And NOW these assholes are co-opting the “Distress” signal (flying the flag upside down can be a sign of distress or in need of dire help in places like a combat zone).

    Can these dumb mother fuckers stop co-opting national symbols??

  17. Maybe this should go on r/nostupidquestions but how is it that this happened almost 4 years ago and the story is just now breaking?

  18. Faux News got a direct line to a Supreme Court Justice. That’s the story

  19. Historically, the upside down flag is a symbol of distress. Flying the American flag upside down implies you think the country is in distress. It’s not an inherently far-right or left symbol, it depends on the context. Here, it’s the days right before Biden was inaugurated so the reason is pretty clear.

  21. It was visible support for an Insurrection, and is actionable. Of course it won’t be since the US AG is actively protecting Republicans who planned, supported, and participated in the 1/6 Insurrection.

  22. This picture was taken almost four years ago. It’s been sitting in someone’s phone.
    WTF didn’t they send it too a journalist years ago? Might have been nice.

  23. Am I tripping here, or is the upside down flag just saying “send help / our country is in trouble”.

    Ya I get it, Jan 6th insurrectionists used it as well, but isn’t that the origin of the upside down flag?

    I’m far left, but this feels like a stretch for a dumbass move that, yes is still political and inappropriate, is not the same as having a “Trump Won” flag.

  24. Fucking twats don’t even know what an upside down flag even means, it means in dire distress, for fuck sake

  25. Alito and Thomas, two of the worst. I used to have a little respect for the SCOTUS. No more. I’ll vote Democrat down ballot. My father’s Republican Party is worse than shit. They are Anti-American wrapped in the flag.

  26. He should recuse himself in every case involving the Cheeto.

  31. That’s all magas can do is lie, no integrity, honor or personal responsibility, always blaming others for what they did wrong, bad magas, sad they teach their children to be so horrible too.

  32. That neighbor sounds like mighty fine folk. I’d like to have wine and cheese with them, too.

  33. His excuse makes his wife sound like a nutty karen who bickers with her neighbors. Who sees political signs they don’t like and in return makes a top shelf gesture like upturning the flag?

    And frankly, how is “we were pissed at our neighbors for having progressive views” any better than “Biden’s election is a national emergency”? It’s just another time one of these fascist hacks in robes cross the line into disqualifying prejudice.

  34. I liked that he had no problems throwing his wife under the bus. How weak is this supposedly alpha party that they need to scapegoat their wife.

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