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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Jan 2014

    Born before we discovered the expanding Universe. Sang songs in plea for expanding Social Justice. Pete Seeger RIP 1919-2014.

    5:14 PM - 28 Jan 2014
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      1. daniel‏ @nonstop 28 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson when will they free gooby

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      2. TakingHayekSeriously‏ @FriedrichHayek 28 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Pete Seeger was a Stalinist supporter of totalitarians, you nimrod.

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      3. Rozlyn‏ @BeGrudgen 29 Jan 2014
        Replying to @FriedrichHayek

        @FriedrichHayek @neiltyson Only in his youth. He denounced communism as he saw the horrors of Stalin. We have all made mistakes in our lives

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      4. TakingHayekSeriously‏ @FriedrichHayek 29 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BeGrudgen

        .@BeGrudgen @neiltyson Pete Seeger never denounced communism, in fact late in life he continued to announce that he was a communist.

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      5. Andrew Stuttaford‏ @AStuttaford 29 Jan 2014
        Replying to @FriedrichHayek

        @FriedrichHayek @BeGrudgen @neiltyson Well, to be fair, he did denounce Stalin as early as the 1990s.

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      6. Rozlyn‏ @BeGrudgen 29 Jan 2014
        Replying to @AStuttaford

        @AStuttaford @FriedrichHayek @neiltyson True. He denounced Stalin-ism but still believed in components of the concept of communism for poor.

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      7. Rozlyn‏ @BeGrudgen 29 Jan 2014
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        @AStuttaford @FriedrichHayek @neiltyson But none of this changes fact that he "Sang songs in plea for expanding Social Justice." -Good stuff

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      8. TakingHayekSeriously‏ @FriedrichHayek 29 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BeGrudgen

        .@BeGrudgen @AStuttaford @neiltyson Peter Seeger repeatedly sang in a plea for the triumph of the tyrannical and savage communist party.

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      1. PennState Duck‏ @PSU_Duck 29 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson may I please have a RT to help this hardworking student group @LunarLionPsu http://rockethub.com/lunarlionpsu  #GoingtoMoon #LunarXPrizeComp

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      1. Andrew Revkin‏Verified account @Revkin 29 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson Despite living mainly analog life Seeger saw the Internet as a major force for progress:http://nyti.ms/1cp4gRc 

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      2. Derek Pointer‏ @Alkahalik 28 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson if the universe is expanding, then what's on the other side?

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      3. Brian Stone‏ @Pookie2shoes 28 Jan 2014
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        @Alkahalik @neiltyson I asked my astronomy teacher back in college that same question, he didn't really have an answer

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      1. Favstar.fm 1000★'s‏ @favstar1000favs 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/428335317746466816 …

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      1. dan efram‏ @eframphoto 4 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Petition to Create A #PeteSeeger Memorial in D.C. Please SIGN + RT!http://goo.gl/exRxem 

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      1. dan efram‏ @eframphoto 2 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Dear Neil! Petition to Create A #PeteSeeger Memorial in D.C. Please SIGN + RT!http://goo.gl/exRxem 

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      1. PunchDrunkEngineer‏ @oscartaracena 1 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @LOLGOP two things not allowed to be thought in Texas schools or pretty much in the south

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      1. #KJSOSO + #DurdeeDub‏ @antthotreble 1 Feb 2014
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        He got to see people that are black get treated like humans, then he saw corporations get treated like humans @neiltyson @LOLGOP

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      1. JohnBottJohnBott‏ @JohnBott0112358 28 Jan 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Born before we discovered the expanding Universe. Sang songs in plea for expanding Social Justice. Pete Seeger RIP 1919-2014.rt

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