An Idaho law on flying Pride flags on government property has drawn mixed reactions in one city, where a workaround to protest the ban saw pride-colored wraps installed on flagpoles instead. Governor Brad Little signed a law banning displays, including Pride flags, on government property, though the Boise City Council had voted in 2025 to make the Pride Flag an “official city flag.” Now Boise city leaders have found a way to “comply” with the law while still supporting the LGBTQ community. “The law was based on the flag and we are using rainbows, so and its not at all a flag, so I would say we are in full compliance of the law, thats certainly the most important thing to us so we’re going to be sure that we always are and this was just a different way to celebrate our diversity and values,” Boise City Council President Meredith Stead said, according to CBS2. I think Boise, Idaho needs a new City Council. Boise City Hall in Idaho adds pride colored pole wraps, signs, citing compliance with flag law. The wraps were placed directly on the flagpoles themselves, along with signage inside City Hall. City leaders emphasized the displays… pic.twitter.com/RVKVNik2qI — DenvilleCommunity (@iDenville) April 8, 2026 “The Pride flag is not a political statement. It is a symbol of heritage, welcome and safety,” Stead said in a March 31 statement. “We are taking it down because the law forces us to, but our commitment to every person who has looked at that flag and felt seen does not waver for a single moment.” I just learned Idaho Republicans banned the Pride flag, so Boise officials painted their flagpoles in Pride colors as an act of protest. That’s a fantastic act of protest. pic.twitter.com/azbLCA17yI — Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) April 8,

Keen eyes spotted a cheeky image that prompted the U.S. Navy to act quickly and scrub the photo from a Pentagon site. Originally posted to the official Defense Visual Information Distribution Service website, a photo showed a sailor wearing a patch on his sleeve that looked like a WWII recruitment poster and said: “Join the Navy — Save the Big Booty Venezuelans.” According to the original image, the sailor in the photo was aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford, working on an EA-18G Growler. The Pentagon has deleted an image it posted of an American soldier operating on an EA-18G Growler on the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford. A Patch with the title “Save the Big Booty Venezuelans” was seen on the soldier. pic.twitter.com/NIncokj6T6 — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) April 9, 2026 “We are aware of an image containing an unofficial and inappropriate patch circulating online,” the Navy said in a statement to the New York Post. “The patch in question is not consistent with uniform regulations, which state patches must be conservative and will be reflective of naval aviation professionalism.” “The content has been removed, and the matter is currently under review.” There were some debates on social media about whether the patch was real or the image was created using AI. But in all, the reactions found the humor in the now-scrubbed photo, with many clamoring to get one of the patches for themselves. @SHAeronautics I must have one of these patches. pic.twitter.com/pb3b8OyR7V — Jim Linz (@jim_linz) April 9, 2026 Heh! My only problem with this is the image was removed. — Greenbrier (@greenbrier_n) April 9, 2026 Does no one have a sense of humor anymore? — Bray (@LQDA_Bull1) April 9, 2026 Hilarious. If you can’t appreciate military humor, don’t look. — Cato (@CurtNAustin) April 9, 2026 When in reality, its