XPost: alt.activism.children.molesters, alt.politics.democrats.house   
   From: noreply@dirge.harmsk.com   
      
   On 16 Feb 2026, Bob the polyp  posted some   
   news:10mvviq$16353$2@dont-email.me:   
      
   > If you have seen pics of his wife I guess it's understandable why he'd   
   > be kneeling at the alter of 10% of the population.   
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   > Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is making a push to have   
   > the Pride flag considered on the same level as the U.S. flag in the   
   > eyes of the federal government.   
      
   Considering Democrats use the American flag for asswipe, that's not much   
   of a change.   
      
   > Schumer announced plans to introduce legislation that would make the   
   > flag, a symbol of the LGBTQ movement, a congressionally authorized   
   > flag. The distinction would enshrine the flag with similar protections   
   > as the U.S. flag, military flags, POW/MIA flags and others recognized   
   > by Congress.   
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   > His move comes after the Trump administration removed a Pride flag   
   > from a national monument outside the Stonewall Inn earlier this month.   
   > A clash between police and patrons at a gay bar in the 1960s is widely   
   > considered the birth of the gay rights movement.   
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   > TRUMP ADMIN RIPS MAMDANI, LOCAL DEMS AS ACTIVISTS OVERRIDE GOV'T MOVE   
   > AT NYC MONUMENT: 'FOCUSED ON THEATRICS'   
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   >   Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.   
   > Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to introduce   
   > legislation that would congressionally authorize Pride flags, giving   
   > the symbol of the LGBTQ community the same legal protection as the   
   > U.S. flag. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty)   
   > "Stonewall is sacred ground and Congress must act now to permanently   
   > protect the Pride flag and what it stands for," Schumer said.   
   > "Trump’s hateful crusade must end."   
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   > The flag has since been reinstalled atop the pole outside the   
   > Stonewall Inn, and Schumer's legislative push would prevent it from   
   > being taken down in the future.   
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   > President Donald Trump has not explicitly targeted the Pride flag but   
   > previously signed an executive order restricting what types of flags   
   > may be displayed on federal property to ensure only the U.S. flag is   
   > prominently flown.   
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   > SCHUMER SAYS DEMS WILL FIGHT VOTER ID PUSH 'TOOTH AND NAIL,' BALKS AT   
   > DHS ROLE IN ELECTIONS   
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   >   New York officials raise Pride flag at Stonewall Inn   
   > Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wants to congressionally   
   > authorize the Pride flag after it was taken down by the Trump   
   > administration at the Stonewall National Monument. (Spencer   
   > Platt/Getty Images)   
   > The Pride flag was taken down from the monument following an internal   
   > memo from the Department of the Interior ordering "non-agency" flags   
   > at national parks be removed.   
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   > The directive, signed by National Park Service Acting Director Jessica   
   > Bowron in late January, included certain exceptions to the rule,   
   > including historical flags, military flags and federally recognized   
   > flags from tribal nations.   
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   > COLLINS BOOSTS REPUBLICAN VOTER ID EFFORT, BUT WON’T SCRAP   
   > FILIBUSTER   
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   >   President Donald Trump speaks to reporters   
   > President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South   
   > Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, Feb.   
   > 13, 2026. (Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)   
   > The Stonewall National Monument, first designated by former President   
   > Barack Obama in 2016, falls under the agency’s supervision. The   
   > Pride flag atop a large flagpole outside the famous gay bar did not   
   > fall under the list of protected flags and pennants.   
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   > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP   
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   > "The very core of American identity is liberty and justice for all —   
   > and that is what this legislation would protect: each national   
   > park’s ability to make its own decision about what flag can be   
   > flown," Schumer said. "Attempts to hurt New York and the LGBTQ   
   > community simply won’t fly, but the Stonewall Pride flag always   
   > will."   
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   > https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-pushes-bill-give-pride-flag-sa   
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