Consumer Product Safety Commission brings a touch of 'Weird Twitter' to the federal government

Fedscoop: Picking a favorite Consumer Product Safety Commission tweet is like trying to pick a favorite puppy — how does one choose when there’s such a plethora of unique, enthusiastic options?

Once CPSC advertised the product safety site SaferProducts.gov with a tweetstorm of images showing an imagined battle between a shark (representing unsafe products) and an eagle (SaferProducts.gov), all of which was superimposed over a majestic forest landscape (for no immediately apparent reason). Another time the account reminded followers to water their Christmas trees by posting a picture of a cactus wearing sunglasses and a Santa hat. “And Reggye the Christmas Cactus learned a very special lesson that year — Keep your Christmas tree well watered for good tidings and great cheer,” the text reads.

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