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    Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 29 Nov 2017

    Edward Snowden Retweeted Lydia Nicholas

    This is the clearest example I've ever seen of why surveillance is performed. Surveillance isn't about safety. It's about control.https://twitter.com/LydNicholas/status/935465394273386497 …

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    Lydia Nicholas @LydNicholas
    So I have found the worst thing. pic.twitter.com/aBEenJIgnp
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    6:27 AM - 29 Nov 2017
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    • Darren Barnard the spill 🔇 Antje Vogt Greg Mortenson🌻 ann AkbarAli Mike Holger Joest David van Deijk
    277 replies 6,508 retweets 12,838 likes
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      2. Simon Zerafa‏ @SimonZerafa 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        It's all about normalising surveillance. In two generations will be treating people for stress caused by a lack of external monitoring as the'll feel "at risk" without it ☹️

        1 reply 13 retweets 63 likes
      3. Alex Millar‏ @thealexgalaxy 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SimonZerafa @Snowden

        although in some ways, it's re-normalizing. Because many people used to believe that God was always watching

        8 replies 3 retweets 34 likes
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      2. Jeffrey Vagle‏Verified account @jvagle 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden @netizenrights

        Indeed.https://www.justsecurity.org/29240/surveillance-power/ …

        1 reply 88 retweets 159 likes
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      2. Overseas American Fedup with USG Discrimination‏ @FedupUSExpat 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        So, sort of like how #FATCA is actually surveillance for the US government on EVERY SINGLE COUNTRY in the world to monitor everyone, citizen or not. I get it. FATCA is also about control, control of Money!

        1 reply 6 retweets 7 likes
      3. wisecroneknows‏ @wisecroneknows 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @FedupUSExpat @Snowden

        "#FATCA’s primary purpose was 4 US government to obtain otherwise private financial information & exercise control of global financial industry." http://bit.ly/2l3GiHx  .@AngelaMerkeICDU @JustinTrudeau @EmmanuelMacron @theresa_may @TurnbullMalcolm @OECD WHY R U allowing this?

        0 replies 7 retweets 7 likes
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      2. Michael‏ @michaelgodell 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        An attempt to normalize surveillance to children, so when they become adults, they won't fight government overreach.

        2 replies 8 retweets 71 likes
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      2. Fred Williams‏ @UnkelFred 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        It bothers me when people say, they've nothing to hide. Privacy laws weren't invented to protect people with something to hide! They were invented to protect honest people from criminal governments!

        2 replies 7 retweets 26 likes
      3. kevin‏ @kvnpkrwrd 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @UnkelFred @Snowden

        Plus, each of us humans has something to hide.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. Fred Williams‏ @UnkelFred 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @kvnpkrwrd @Snowden

        yeah,... maybe not some of us. I don't know for sure.😒😒

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. unR̶A̶D̶A̶C̶K̶ted‏ @JesselynRadack 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden @ggreenwald

        I’ve been saying this for years! Creepy toy...pic.twitter.com/iw6sHpi1Df

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      1. Necronomicomiccon‏ @Rorenado 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden @jivjov

        Oh my, look at the time. 1984, already?

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      1. Kenny Loggins‏ @kennethcloggins 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        This is child abuse.

        0 replies 0 retweets 25 likes
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      2. Ed_M_Ryan‏ @Ed_M_Ryan 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        Careful Ed, if you're not a good boy Santa won't be getting you a copy of 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' for Christmas

        1 reply 1 retweet 26 likes
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      1. Carlen Altman‏ @carlenaltman 29 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        @Snowden I saw this yesterday and thought of you...pic.twitter.com/wI98pI46on

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