## Mike Johnson flies same Christian nationalist flag outside his office that Samuel Alito flew at vacation home

Authored by advocate.com

A flag associated with far-right Christian nationalist movements and the January 6 Capitol insurrection has been displayed outside the office of Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a white banner featuring a green pine tree and the words “An Appeal to Heaven,” was seen hanging outside Johnson’s personal office in the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday.

This flag has historical roots dating back to the Revolutionary War but has recently been co-opted by Christian nationalist groups advocating for a theocratic vision of America.

On Thursday afternoon, MeidasTouch, a progressive media outlet, brought widespread attention to the flag by posting a photo on social media.

The post read, “Speaker Mike Johnson has ‘An Appeal to Heaven’ flag – the same one flown by Justice Alito and many January 6 insurrectionists – outside his office.

The flag is a Christian Nationalist symbol that signals a desire to reshape the U.S. into a Christian Nationalist nation.”.

Leonard Leo, a prominent conservative legal activist and advisor to President Trump, was reportedly flown the same flag outside his Maine residence. »

### Texas megachurch caught manipulating traffic data to get new stoplight

Authored by friendlyatheist.com

The megachurch really wants the city to put up a traffic light near the south entrance to its Rockwall campus.

There’s also a selfish reason for the church to get that stoplight: Right now, before any given service, they have to pay officers to direct traffic.

That’s why the paperwork involved in the process involves, among other things, an accurate count of traffic at the intersection. »

### American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory

Authored by apnews.com

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines has distanced itself from a court filing in which the carrier said a 9-year-old girl should have noticed there was a camera taped to the seat of an airplane lavatory.

A former flight attendant is accused of luring girls to use the lavatory after taping his iPhone to the toilet seat.

An American spokesperson said Thursday that outside lawyers working for the company “made an error in this filing.”. »

### Russia’s Military Shaken as Top-Level Purge Unfolds

Authored by cepa.org

This did not raise many eyebrows — Ivanov was famous for his lavishly luxurious lifestyle, which had long suggested possible corruption.

Thus Putin reinstated the FSB’s military counterintelligence department as the watchdog of army morale and also charged the agency with scenting out potential mutiny.

Curiously, the huge powers given by Putin to this department didn’t make the FSB’s military counterintelligence department a political actor. »

### US missionaries killed in Haiti gang violence

Authored by bbc.com

US missionaries killed in Haiti gang violence.

A US missionary couple were among three people killed in Haiti as widespread gang violence continues to plague the country.

After another group arrived and a gang member was shot dead, the three missionaries were trapped in a house while the gang went "into full attack mode", the post added. »

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