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PJMcK

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7. I cannot count the number of Trump flags I've seen in NY harbor

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 09:37 AM

Jul 5

The snowflake-in-chief can dish it out but can't take it.

The 1st Amendment prohibits the government from stifling free speech. It really its that simple.

In the era of Trump, this right -- along with all the others-- musty be protected.

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Vessel forced out of New York ship parade over 'politically charged' banners [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 5 OP

If we regain power, anyone responsible for that decision should be fired wolfie001 Jul 5 #1

Those banners seem to hardly be anything controversial. Hugin Jul 5 #2

Dunno on this one. Maybe "no politics' was how the 4th was supposed to be celebrated.... a day with unity as a theme. 3Hotdogs Jul 5 #3

yeah, agreed to no politics mopinko Jul 5 #4

The US President was busy with his own political messages at July 4th celebrations muriel_volestrangler Jul 5 #6

How can the two be compared? Polybius Jul 5 #8

One was a suggestion to keep a bipartisan act; the other was a suggestion to pass a partisan act muriel_volestrangler Jul 5 #12

The two have absolutely nothing to do with each other Polybius Jul 5 #22

I cannot count the number of Trump flags I've seen in NY harbor PJMcK Jul 5 #7

Politics? Not allowed? chelsea0011 Jul 5 #5

It's bullshit PJMcK Jul 5 #10

It was the organizer's platform. Igel Jul 5 #17

Why? Because.... SergeStorms Jul 5 #9

Screw the Coast Guard tonekat Jul 5 #11

NAZI Kid Berwyn Jul 5 #13

I didn't realize it was the Coast Guard's job to regulate messages displayed on ships. SamuelAdams Jul 5 #14

An analogy might be... reACTIONary Jul 5 #19

I guess a boat with a flag saying, "Release the Epstein Files," Bayard Jul 5 #15

fuck this fascist shit, we have a first ammendment right to free speech. Government may not regulate it, period. Blues Heron Jul 5 #16

I hope they continued to sail around snot Jul 5 #18

Only assholes allowed mdbl Jul 5 #20

But white nationalists carrying confederate flags can march through DC's festivities. Got it. SunSeeker Jul 5 #21