Category: Don’t Tread on Me

‘You’re Targeting Us’: Connecticut College Removes US Flag Variations, Leaves Pride Flag at Dorms

Two college students in Connecticut who hung variations of the American flag on their dorm window have said their flags were targeted by the administration after an official pulled their flags down but left LGBT flags up for days after the incident. Trinity College roommates Finn McCole and Lucas Turco said the college officials removed…


Florida Rolling Out ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ License Plate

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida is taking orders for a new state license plate that Gov. Ron DeSantis says “sends a clear message to out-of-state cars”—Don’t Tread on Me. The governor put out a Tweet on July 30, announcing that the Gadsden flag specialty plates were in “pre-order” status, with the Florida Veterans Foundation, a veterans’ advocacy group, to…


Alabama Backtracks on Attempt to Recall ‘Objectionable’ License Plate

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—An Alabama man who personalized his license plate with “LGBFJB” on a state-issued “Don’t Tread on Me” yellow license plate that the state found “objectionable” now says he can keep it. Nathan Kirk, Blount County resident and owner of Blount County Tactical, a store that sells firearms and ammunition, received a letter from…