In 1909 Maine adopted its current flag depicting the state’s coat of arms on a blue field, which is what vexillologists refer to as a “seal on a bedsheet,” to replace its previous pine tree ...

A Pine Tree flag, a symbol originally from the Revolutionary War but more recently linked to groups who stormed the U.S. Capitol, has been removed from the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza.

If enough voters support the new design, it will replace the current state flag that is blue with the crest in the middle. There were more than 400 submissions to Bellow’s design contest from ...

That flag, featuring a pine tree and the words “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN,” dates to the Revolutionary War, but has recently been associated with the Christian nationalist movement and the false ...

The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, was carried by rioters during the pro-Trump attack on the US Capitol in 2021, was flown outside the vacation home of Justice Alito during the summer of 2023. Also known as ...

The flag so many are flying has a highly stylized conifer on it. To the degree it resembles any living tree, it’s more likely a fir or spruce, and certainly not Maine’s majestic white pine ...

A Pine Tree flag, a symbol originally from the Revolutionary War but more recently linked to groups who stormed the U.S. Capitol, has been removed from the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza.

A Pine Tree flag, a symbol originally from the Revolutionary War but more recently linked to groups who stormed the U.S. Capitol, has been removed from the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza.