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    Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 18 Jan 2016

    Edward Snowden Retweeted Alvaro Bedoya

    When a politician says "national security," remember what they mean by it. Always. #MLKhttps://twitter.com/alvarombedoya/status/689081830931337217 …

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    Alvaro Bedoya @alvarombedoya
    Replying to @alvarombedoya
    2/ *Two days* after Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech the FBI declared him a threat to national security. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mlks-speech-attracted-fbis-intense-attention/2013/08/27/31c8ebd4-0f60-11e3-8cdd-bcdc09410972_story.html …
    8:06 AM - 18 Jan 2016
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    • WWG1WGA ❤🇺🇸 💀🎃👻 Mellodi👻🎃💀 Durinn McFurren Edward [Eddie] Kays Duncan MacMartin Tina Brooks humanrightsforall shireen slobbe-khan Equus
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      2. Jessy Irwin  ✨‏Verified account @jessysaurusrex 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @Snowden

        @Snowden @alvarombedoya There is a vast difference between security of citizens and security for the state. More people need to know this.

        21 replies 476 retweets 766 likes
      3. Rich Felker‏ @RichFelker 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @jessysaurusrex

        @jessysaurusrex @Snowden @alvarombedoya I wouldn't call that "security of the state" but "security of the interests of those in power".

        3 replies 7 retweets 21 likes
      4. Rich Felker‏ @RichFelker 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @RichFelker

        @jessysaurusrex @Snowden @alvarombedoya Excess of the latter actually harms "security of the state" by making pressure for change/revolution

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Tina Issa  🇺🇸‏ @tinaissa 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @Snowden

        @Snowden Thank you for all you have done to help the American people regain their rights to privacy. You too are a hero.

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      1. aafsec Malcolm Garvy‏ @aafsec 18 Jan 2016
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        @Snowden This was in the name of National Security, & then they murdered him #mlk #MLKDay #DrMartinLutherKingjrpic.twitter.com/vtZRMT85ai

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      1. [GEOPOLITICS]‏ @MainstreamNews 18 Jan 2016
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        @Snowden It means "we're lying to you"

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      1. Timothy Martinez‏ @Timothy_Mtz 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @Snowden

        @Snowden Texas Libertarians stand with you. We want to hear from you at the LP TX cnfrnc @jeffreyatucker @HahaLiberty @JulieBorowski

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      1. Bekah Congdon‏ @bekahgwen 18 Jan 2016
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        @Snowden Talk about this at the #Texas #Libertarian convention! #LibertyNow with @jeffreyatucker and @JulieBorowski! #IHaveADreamFor2016

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      1. Tyrantosaurus Death‏ @Blanjam 18 Jan 2016
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        @Snowden @dontbombanyone @alvarombedoya 'National security'=misleading label. ONLY thing being SECURED are interests of internationalists.

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      1. Malcolm Barcelona‏ @MackBarcelona 18 Jan 2016
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        @Snowden National Security is the first refuge of a scoundrel

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      2. It Smells Like Trump Spirit‏ @BryanBroome1 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @Snowden

        @Snowden National stripping of your rights and freedoms.

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      2. Reyesanfrancis‏ @reyesanfrancis 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @Snowden

        @Snowden New WH petition: Honor MLK's life by revealing role USG/organized crime played in his death. http://wh.gov/iwo9z  #100KforMLK

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Reyesanfrancis‏ @reyesanfrancis 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @reyesanfrancis

        @Mike_EH_52 @Snowden Thanks for the RT, Michael. Correct hashtag is #100K4MLK.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Voice of philosophy‏ @jopan1 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @Snowden

        @Snowden @GyanendrAw How true ! National security means keeping poor,unprivileged&the questioning ones away from the Table of rich&powerful

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      1. Petite Mal‏ @longgonesam 18 Jan 2016
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        @Snowden “we reserve the right to intervene anywhere, anytime to protect US interests” Pentagon. interests? US $

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      1. SlytheMongoose‏ @SlytheMongoose 18 Jan 2016
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        @Snowden @alvarombedoya when the words "National" and "security" are used together- security is only sought for "The State"... not humans.

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      1. Anonymous‏ @Celtic_Anon2018 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @Snowden

        @Snowden <3 <3;-}><3 #RFK & #JFK, The @CIA & @FBI #Murdered Them My #Brother. <3;-}><3 @nytimes @WSJ @HillaryClinton #BenghaziAnswers

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      1.  🇨🇦 BRING IT ON FUCKERS!  🇨🇦‏ @Stosh1049 18 Jan 2016
        Replying to @Snowden

        @Snowden @tinaissa @alvarombedoya Yes, if you speak up for yourself (RIGHTS) you are labeled a risk!!! 👎👎👎

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      1. Jason Hope‏ @iamjasonhope 18 Jan 2016
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        @Snowden CC @Conservatives

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