Last evening, the American Federation of Teachers’ Twitter account, along with the AFL-CIO’s account, posted photos featuring Randi Weingarten and others holding a message written on Ukrainian flag printouts. However, the flags were upside-down and the tweets were eventually deleted:
I screen shot just in case these idiots delete it. pic.twitter.com/0wcAEUAq99
— Greek2U (@GreekUHard) March 16, 2022
A second attempt was made, which featured some obvious Photoshop attempts to flip the flag over. The next attempt was also deleted after getting mercilessly mocked:
Then they post a photoshopped pic, then delete it when called out! Hilarious! pic.twitter.com/YyidHVBd0M
— Angel48 (@Wolfe_50) March 16, 2022
The @AFLCIO has now deleted their photoshopped “stand with Ukraine” photo.
Join me on a journey.
5 PM – post photo with “Stand with Ukraine” posters
Get dragged for upside down Ukrainian flags
10 PM – post new image with signs photoshopped (poorly)
9:30 AM delete pic.twitter.com/8D7B6hPN4R
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) March 16, 2022
LOL. They should have just let it go, but instead…
Just incredible stuff here when you look closely. pic.twitter.com/vcEhus1dOG
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) March 16, 2022
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you deleted the photoshopped one
— Todays Downfall (@Todays_Downfall) March 16, 2022
That was a big ol’ fail.
Oh my God this is too funny!!!!!!!!!!
— Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) March 16, 2022
Perhaps the best part of this is that the @AFLCIO didn’t even try to photoshop the upside-down flag posters in the middle of the group. https://t.co/0pouy3AOMo
— Erik Soderstrom (@soderstrom) March 16, 2022
It looks like somebody was in too much of a hurry to get the “fixed” version tweeted out.
a teacher union needs to be schooled on what side of the #Ukrainian flag it right side up 😂 #facepalm https://t.co/mQBQyX11dT
— Josh77073 (@josh77073) March 16, 2022
Stfu this can’t be real https://t.co/U3Jw86XDyR
— Most Garbage Takes (@MyGarbageTakes) March 16, 2022
And yet there it is!
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