A Seventh Flag Over Texas

After vaccinating 7% of Texans and with coronavirus variants looming, Governor Abbott declares victory.

An orange flag on a bed of rocks, with a canton of bricks, shows Texas upside down with a dangling mask, and the motto Shed on Me. — Texas “Shed-on-Me” flag with brick canton. (Collage by N.P.S.)

With Governor Greg Abbott this week declaring Texas “100% open for business” during the continuing pandemic, “the Six Flags over Texas” has hoisted a seventh, the Flag of Truculent Stupidity.

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Half a lifetime ago, Kirk Swearingen graduated from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. His work has most recently appeared in Salon.

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A Seventh Flag Over Texas

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