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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 7 May 2017

    ⒈ Follow @carolecadwalla ⒉ Read https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/07/the-great-british-brexit-robbery-hijacked-democracy … One of the most important pieces of journalism this year #SurveillanceCapitalism

    4:38 AM - 7 May 2017
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    • Ghost_Lead_éire Elaine arthur speight EU DataP PLOW @Rainbow_Worrier Robin Curtis #MVM B Robert Hand🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪 Books PLOW
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      1. Carolyn Moreland‏ @CarolynMorelan5 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral

        @DIVEST_Mercer @carolecadwalla @guardian This is a must read by Resistance. It is a horrifying article. If true, our prez is R Mercer

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      1. Luka Biernacki‏ @LukaBiernacki 8 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        Some background info on the SCL's methodologyhttps://medium.com/@damianor/trump-knows-you-better-than-you-know-yourself-dd34c607afb3 …

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      2. ChristinaBowen 🌍 📚‏ @csageland 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        @sfhater the #surveillancecapitalism hashtag should be in there..

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      3. ChristinaBowen 🌍 📚‏ @csageland 7 May 2017
        Replying to @csageland @aral and

        ChristinaBowen 🌍 📚 Retweeted Sharon Furiosa

        https://twitter.com/sfhater/status/861261144064798720 …

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        Sharon Furiosa @sfhater
        <THREAD> "Whoever owns this data owns the future." -@carolecadwalla #SurveillanceCapitalism #DigLife #privacy #MarchForTruth
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      1. first class numpty‏ @Truth_is_Satire 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        Noam Chomsky said that in the past, journalists' copy was edited to create fake news, now they employ gullible idiots like Andrew Marr. .pic.twitter.com/FOy1TU6TFc

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      1. Nancy‏ @NancyClimate 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @justinhendrix @carolecadwalla

        A Hollywood movie about this would be viewed as fiction, but this is terrifying real.

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      1. TonySomo‏ @somogyianthony 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @justinhendrix @carolecadwalla

        Sample:pic.twitter.com/SFi9l3PcKo

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      2. TV geekess‏ @TV_geekess 8 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        @HalfRebel @tarequelaskar have you read this one yet?

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      3. Himanshu Gupta‏ @HalfRebel 8 May 2017
        Replying to @TV_geekess @aral and

        No not yet. Added to my Pocket list today morning. Thanks, will check surely

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. ChristinaBowen 🌍 📚‏ @csageland 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        Chilling! This is why we are buildinghttps://diglife.com/ 

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      1. RynheartTheReluctant‏ @TheRynheart 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        Also... Nigel Farage and Camb Analy involved in Calexit. Also Australia.

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      1. Spooky Head  🇬🇧 #GTTO aka #GTFTO‏ @Spoonhead8 22 Sep 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        pic.twitter.com/8ONLzuPTjY

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      1. Kblocki‏ @kblocki 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @ispas88 @carolecadwalla

        Done and done.

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      1. Larry Rosenthal‏ @LarryRosenthal 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        Showing again that networks begin at nepotism. As they always did. Meritocracies are SV types biggest lie. That and better worldism

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      1. Stephan Engberg‏ @EngbrgDK 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        You should get this on translated http://blog.privacytrust.eu/public/Cases/Advertising_Effectiveness_Awards_-_Det_Radikale_Venstre.pdf … It is from the 2011 Danish Election which put @vestager in government. Same thing!

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      1. #OnlyTheNameChanges‏ @sine_injuria 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @carolecadwalla

        #Rothschild #Fabian/ #Dönmeh mafia #Puppets, @guardian #LSE etc NOT #Truth re #Brexit #IPBill & #FiveEyesAlliance 🤔http://williamengdahl.com/englishNEO3Apr2017.php …

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      2. Luke‏ @LukeWhiston 7 May 2017
        Replying to @aral @james_blue_cat @carolecadwalla

        This is absolutely damning, and I hope a future update contains the jail terms all involved received.

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      3. Luke‏ @LukeWhiston 7 May 2017
        Replying to @LukeWhiston @aral and

        But, my problem as ever, how to explain all this to closed ears of brexit voters and get them to adjust? They do not care.

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      4. James Henry‏ @james_blue_cat 7 May 2017
        Replying to @LukeWhiston @aral @carolecadwalla

        Gawd knows.

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      5. Luke‏ @LukeWhiston 7 May 2017
        Replying to @james_blue_cat @aral @carolecadwalla

        I've got really good at bargaining with my toddler to make him comply. Going to try the techniques with my parents. They think it's a larf.

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