Augustine, 40 miles away, where he was telling passersby that he was being chased by agendas. After getting it forwarded to him in an email last weekend, he allegedly broke into hives, started speaking in tongues, and ran out of his house wearing nothing but underwear. Officials don’t yet understand why the two flag designs, on their own, can cause such visceral reactions, but they say it’s important not to take chances by recklessly transmitting a combination of the two.īurt Thrash, a car salesman from Jacksonville, Florida, was reportedly the first victim of a hybrid flag. Even sharing a Confederate-rainbow flag such as this one is dangerous, according to experts. The public is also being asked to avoid attempting to create such images on their computers, no matter how cute or cheeky the idea may seem. The Department of Homeland Security is asking the public to stop spreading images of hybrid Confederate-LGBT rainbow flags, as they can create a toxic, potentially deadly blend of obscene moral outrage and unwarranted hysteria.