Back in 2023, Minnesota, under Gov. Tim Walz, replaced its old, racist flag, which depicted a Native American riding off into the sunset while a white settler plows his field next to a rifle leaning on a nearby stump, with a new, much simpler one that you have to admit looked a lot like Somalia's flag inspired it. Now it's a white star on a blue field.
We're not sure whose idea it was to remake the famous photo from the Battle of Iwo Jima with a Minnesota flag (they really do want to secede, don't they?), but it was posted with enthusiasm by Professor Anton Treuer, whose X bio reads, "Racial equity educator. Indigenous language warrior."
Anton Treuer (@antontreuer) ~ We stand for justice and a future worth fighting for!
#MNStrong #iceout #Minnesota #peace #solidarity
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/2018314601755025910
Carl Higbie (@CarlHigbie) ~ These neutered betas tried to recreate raising the flag on Iwo Jima with the Somali/Minnesota flag. Not one of these people would have survived 7 seconds in that battle ... but yet, here they are.

Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) ~ 🚨 LMFAO! Leftist activists in Minnesota decided to “recreate” the iconic Iwo Jima image using the Somali-inspired state flag. This is beyond pathetic. Leftists are just a bunch of failed theater kids. 🤣
And now, for some rebuttals ...
PIC (@MikePic36487) ~
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/2018385550927974740
Pro Individual (@pro_individual) ~
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/2018386335837323621
MAGA MN GAL (@MAGAMNGAL) ~
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/2018408280800854493
Parody MAGA Al Bundy (@TheGreatAlBundy) ~ Good thing I was not there. As a former U.S. Marine, that would not be tolerated.
Democrats Recreate Battle of Iwo Jima Flag Raising With Somali-Looking Minnesota Flag
http://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/02/02/democrats-recreate-iwo-jima-flag-raising-with-minnesota-flag-n2424600

The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence