We Need to Talk About Eric Holder’s Ominous 3 a.m. Tweet

Umm, I have so many questions—like, what was former Attorney General Eric Holder doing awake at 3 a.m.? And what was he doing on Twitter? Is he always on late-night Twitter, where things have been known to get a little raunchy? Was he sliding into someone’s DMs? No judgment. Suggested Reading Suge Knight Claims Tupac’s…

Umm, I have so many questions—like, what was former Attorney General Eric Holder doing awake at 3 a.m.? And what was he doing on Twitter? Is he always on late-night Twitter, where things have been known to get a little raunchy? Was he sliding into someone’s DMs? No judgment.

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Holder doesn’t tweet often, but early Friday morning, he sent out this ominous tweet to the Department of Justice staff:

https://twitter.com/EricHolder/status/880686761848045570

What does this mean? And why was this important to send out at 3 a.m., when the rest of the world was talking about Jay-Z’s new album? We’ve all watched Homeland and House of Cards, so we know that this means something; we just don’t know what.

I think this social media user describes what most of us are feeling:

https://twitter.com/JackARoe12/status/880692324958863361

I don’t know what to make of this, but I am open to theories. Let’s discuss in the comments.

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