House Republican Posts Confounding Tweet Blaming ‘Millennial Leftists’ for a ‘Woke Sky’

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A House Republican published a confounding Tweet Sunday, which left many observers scratching their heads, trying to decipher its meaning.
In a Sunday afternoon dispatch, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) railed against “millennial leftists” in confusing fashion.
“You millennial leftists who never lived one day under nuclear threat can now reflect upon your woke sky,” Higgins wrote. “You made quite a non-binary fuss to save the world from intercontinental ballistic tweets.”
What does this even mean
— Elizabeth Vargas (@EVargasTV) February 27, 2022
Higgins, who has previously drawn condemnation for a bizarre selfie video he shot inside Auschwitz, left many on social media confused with his bizarre comment:
The sky is now woke. https://t.co/2dsmbC4CEf
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) February 27, 2022
Can someone translate? https://t.co/SFetirLHqI
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) February 27, 2022
Old man yells at rainbow dot gif https://t.co/4dHOGKbJIf
— Molly Quell (@MollyQuell) February 27, 2022
I’m semi-fluent in both MAGA and woke and I can’t make sense of this. https://t.co/Ysw8VkVsP3
— Tad Vezner (@SPnoir) February 27, 2022
Rep. Word Salad has something to say https://t.co/9nuxvSatEh
— Neal Rogers 🇺🇦 (@nealrogers) February 27, 2022
what is a woke sky https://t.co/WKm3A8pdje
— Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets) February 27, 2022
Elect fewer stupid people to Congress or you get people like this, spewing incoherent nonsense like this. https://t.co/5OyL2VupoO
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) February 27, 2022
It’s like Mad Libs for people who are mad at libs. https://t.co/a2kzEZdmZ9
— Eric Wittmershaus (@wittmershaus) February 27, 2022
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