Flag flown upside down as sign of distress outside of US State Department building

Gigameister on February 5th, 2025 at 20:35 UTC »

A national flag flown upside down at full mast is the international sign for hostile presence or great distress / danger!

Source

This happening outsided the US State Dep. is no joke.

EDIT:

u/Dorkamundo found the streetview of the building, seems to lineup with the skyline.

Location seems legit

Lexail on February 5th, 2025 at 20:36 UTC »

This one hits differently than the signs and protests. How truly sad and horrible the situation is right now.

Spartan2470 on February 5th, 2025 at 20:42 UTC »

Here is a higher-quality version of this image. The sources is danzu72 on Twitter. Per there:

Flag flown upside down as sign of distress outside of State Department

8:33 PM · Feb 4, 2025

Edit: Thanks to /u/executivefunction404's comment here, danzu72 adds:

I got it from an associate.

It was taken at 2pm before they figured it out and changed it back. Feb 5, 2025 · 1:48 AM UTC