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On June 5, 2024, KOB “reported” that the Jackson Wink MMA Academy was flying the United States flag upside down — because of “Crime, drugs coming over the border and human trafficking.” KRQE reported that Jackson Wink Academy was hoping to shed light on national issues like “inflation, immigration, and homelessness.” Local journalists should not be in the business of broadcasting misinformation! This is not #Standing4NM or #LocalReportingYouCanTrust.

On June 2, 2024, Fox “News” reported that Trump supporters were flying the U.S. flag upside down to protest the former POTUS being convicted of a plethora of felony crimes. Other posts on social media referred to the jury verdict as a declaration of war, or a sign of a coming civil war. The Associated Press reported “RIP America” was trending after the verdict.

Here in reality — you don’t see President Biden attacking law enforcement or calling a jury trial a fake hoax. Stable democracies that take the rule of law seriously hold criminal suspects accountable — even if the defendants are wealthy, even if they’re politically powerful, even if they served in government at the highest levels. Rule of law is a principle under which all persons, institutions and entities are accountable to laws that are: Publicly promulgated. Equally enforced. Independently adjudicated. #LetsGoAmerica