2022 January 6th Congressional Hearings refers to a series of congressional hearings held by the United States Congress in June of 2022. The goal of the hearings is to investigate the January 6th Storming Of The United States Capitol and determine who planned it and who should be held responsible for it.

2022 Washington Post Social Media Meltdown refers to the ongoing controversy in the summer of 2022 over the Washington Post's social media policy for journalists and purportedly toxic workplace environment. The controversy began on June 3rd, 2022, when Politics reporter Dave Weigel retweeted a joke by self-described "shitposter" Cam Harless which many found sexist and ableist.^[1] His colleague, Felicia Sonmez, criticized Weigel in a June 3rd quote-tweet (see below). Weigel deleted the retweet, but he ensuing controversy led to his month-long suspension without pay. Another Post college, Jose Del Real, criticized Sonmez for calling out Weigel publicly, leading to a days-long argument that involved several other colleagues. In numerous Twitter threads, Sonmez described a hostile and unfair workplace at the Post, and documented harassment she suffered during the controversy. On June 9th, 2022, Felicia Sonmez was fired by the Washington Post after a week of arguments online, according to reporting from The Daily Beast