From time to time, the official Twitter account of the CIA posts codes and asks people if they can decipher them. Here’s the one they posted on Feb. 12:
Can you decipher this code?#Trivia #Game pic.twitter.com/UkIu2jMQoJ
— CIA (@CIA) February 12, 2021
And the solution was a Valentine’s Day poem:
— CIA (@CIA) February 14, 2021
Nope, not a parody account:
Is this a parody account? https://t.co/DZWo36W8iA
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 14, 2021
Make it stop!
Petition to remove all brands and government agencies from Twitter https://t.co/dNKGzoSOfL
— Benjamin Ramm (@BenjaminRamm) February 14, 2021
You know, not every government account needs to play this brand game:
I'm nostalgic for the days the CIA skulked around in the dark doing scary things instead of trying to get more likes and RTs on Valentine's day than Dorito's corporate twitter feed. https://t.co/9n2XpKvYlB
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) February 14, 2021
And who at the CIA thought this was a good idea?
Think about the people who like this shit and fall for it. https://t.co/FpZ9MAwPJb
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 14, 2021
As you might expect, the poem has backfired in spectacular fashion as people tweet their own poems back at spy agency.
Some examples:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
There's now a drone strike,
Targeting you. https://t.co/KADGYhsg0B— Eliot Higgins (@EliotHiggins) February 14, 2021
Roses are red
So is John Brennan
I hope you go to hell
for what you‘ve done in Yemen. https://t.co/3LMzJW78gV— Michael Brendan Dougherty (@michaelbd) February 14, 2021
Roses are red
And mushrooms are vile.
Your budget should be zero’d
Stick this tweet in my file. https://t.co/hHNWeBlkPi— Michael Brendan Dougherty (@michaelbd) February 14, 2021
Roses and red,
Violets are blue,
You’re watching me write this tweet,
Aren’t you? https://t.co/7oD3KknIYX— Mile High Brendan (@MileHighBrendan) February 14, 2021
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I would have expected
A better poem from youNot all great riders
Are cut out for dressage
Stick to your day job
Of espionage https://t.co/1aLFA2bdfb— David B. Larter (@DavidLarter) February 14, 2021
Roses are red, violets are blue, the Chilean military overthrew a democratically elected government in a CIA-backed coup ❤️ https://t.co/585La3ASaL
— Current Affairs (@curaffairs) February 14, 2021
Just.
Stick to coups.
Or even better: don't!
Don't coup, don't tweet, just don't. https://t.co/5gmVgQCRur
— A Shady Dame From Seville (@SorayaMcDonald) February 14, 2021
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Any day of the year
We're happy to start a coup https://t.co/ePbFeLyvBX— Dr. Sarah Parcak (@indyfromspace) February 14, 2021
Roses Are Red
Violets Are Blue
REDACTED
After clashes a friendly government which promises to liberalize the economy has been successfully installed https://t.co/00llKioVCC— Kate Aronoff (@KateAronoff) February 14, 2021
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