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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 5
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      Does anyone in their right mind think that these "tools" developed by state authorities in conjunction with tech companies are going to be used solely to "detect mass shooters"? Everybody else can go on their merry way? (Also, "pre-crime" used to be a science fiction concept)pic.twitter.com/EzPYfMPAh4

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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 5
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      Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA), a former NSA contractor, today called for "predictive analysis" based on mass aggregation of social media data. Sounds totally fool-proof and not at all ominous, or prone to abuse

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 5
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      Every "terrorist attack" comes with a built-in justification for the expansion of state power, usually in tandem with "corporate partners," to more aggressively surveil the citizenry

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        1. KeepCalmAndDrawl‏ @FormerlyFormer Aug 6
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          “You’re on the side of the Jihadis if you disagree” got us the Patriot Act. “You’re on the side of the White Supremacists if you disagree” is going to get us.... what? Same dynamic playing out, and some people never learn.

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        1. (((Duane))) -  🧙‍♂️ 🖖 🦁- Now Seeking Dev Work.‏ @honestduane Aug 5
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          Every “terrorist attack” is an event the news media profits from by assisting to distribute the political identity of the attacker, ensuring that future attackers will do their best to go out with as big of media coverage as possible; media profits from these deaths.

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        2. Frank Money‏ @MoneyInBnkFrank Aug 5
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          We’re probably getting flagged for liking this tweet thread.

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        3. Earth is my home ✍️  🌎 📷‏ @Ray_Phenicie Aug 5
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          Replying to @MoneyInBnkFrank @mtracey

          Anyone following @mtracey is on an NSA list for sure.

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        1. Jimmy2Times‏ @TwoJimmy2 Aug 5
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          It reminds me of the theme of the movie "Enemy of the State"

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        1. self-proclaimed jai  🇦🇲 🇺🇾‏ @quinticfunction Aug 5
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          That's a fair point about expansion of power. But using euphemisms is not the solution.

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        1. js290‏ @su_js1 Aug 5
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          hoorays for fascism

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        1. Occam's Razor Esq.‏ @OccamsRazor10 Aug 5
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          Its when the computer judges our guilt or innocence and sets the sentence, that we need to really worry about. Got to hold onto our data to starve their data modelling.

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        1. Gabe Jones‏ @gdjones_ Aug 5
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          Ok, but lets imagine: 2049, your social media is flagged. The appropriate agency sends agents to your door. Turns out you're a regular guy, no weapons just a tough week & you were venting. They leave with a warning not to threaten anyone w/violence. Is this too dystopian?

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        1. Grattan Healy‏ @Grattan_H Aug 5
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          Sounds like they might all have a vested interest in shootings?

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        1. Lanna70115‏ @BeadsGras Aug 6
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          It is already being used secretly. The company is called Palantir. It is one of Peter Thiels projects. It was used in New Orleans and the city council did not know about it.https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/27/17054740/palantir-predictive-policing-tool-new-orleans-nopd …

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        2. Gin Lane Securities‏ @GinSecurities Aug 5
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          yup the people who who took down Trade Center and have launched numerous huge terror actions in EU are not the concern its American red necks

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        3. U.S. Route 41‏ @USRoute41 Aug 5
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          according to Boy Scout Wray and the #FBI.

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        2. techNOcratic FAUXcahontas‏ @basantyagi Aug 5
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          techNOcratic FAUXcahontas Retweeted techNOcratic FAUXcahontas

          Yeah, exactly right.https://twitter.com/basantyagi/status/1158074546144129024?s=21 …

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          techNOcratic FAUXcahontas @basantyagi
          A Trump cheerleader & self-described “socialist” agree. They are united in reactionary terror discourse devoid of concern for material structural issues. Neoliberal cop-speak transcends labels. pic.twitter.com/fMbVthAx0k
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        1. Bird Nerd  🦆 🇺🇸 🦆 🇺🇸‏ @rescuemomoffive Aug 5
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          People so willing to hand over their freedoms blows me away..

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        1. Barbara MacArthur‏ @rjmacar Aug 5
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          Yep

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