Poop-emoji statue near US Capitol evokes stain of Jan. 6 riot


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  • Saturday, 26 Oct 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is a new temporary statue attracting attention near the U.S. Capitol: a brass-colored desk with poop on top of it.

The feces atop, slightly larger than a soccer ball, looks like the popular iPhone poop emoji without the eyes and sits on top of the approximately six-foot (two-meter) wide desk. Viewed from the right perspective the pyramid of poop traces the outline of the Capitol's famous round dome.

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