The January 6 riots on the US Capitol have been a surprising a part of historical past — and so they have produced some weird social media ploys.
The inquiry into the Capitol Hill riots on January 6 continues. The most recent stark revelation was the discharge of footage of congressional leaders from each events attempting to cease the violence that was occurring exterior, in addition to texts from figures corresponding to Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Donald Trump Jnr — all realising precisely what they’d helped unleash seemingly for the primary time — desperately attempting to jam the toothpaste again into the tube.
All this within the face of Donald Trump’s “chilling, studied passivity” in direction of the carnage on the US Capitol.
Nevertheless it’s additionally notable for a God-tier instance of certainly one of Crikey’s nice preoccupations: tone-deaf police social media. Minutes after the committee aired footage of rioters violently attacking the police surrounding the constructing, the US Capitol Police determined they’d capitalise on the eye with slightly recruitment drive:
Learn extra concerning the US Capitol Police’s tone-deaf tweets.
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