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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 7 Apr 2014

    Curious that only in the world of politics is your importance measured by the number of people who want to kill you.

    7:16 AM - 7 Apr 2014
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      2. Dan Carlin‏ @HardcoreHistory 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson or the number of people that YOU can kill...it works both ways. ;)

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      2. Unindicted Co-conspirator‏Verified account @russbengtson 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson Well, and gangsta rap.

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      1. Will Collier‏ @willcollier 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson Well, politics and organized crime. Which come to think of it, is really a distinction without a difference... @instapundit

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      2. Diego‏ @diegodella 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson Or the number of people that you can kill. It works both ways, sadly.

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      1. Michael Tiller‏ @mtiller 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson Actually, seems like there were many renaissance astronomers who stack up pretty well by this metric.

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      1.  ❌Star-Spangled Banner ❌‏ @OldBanner 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson @50Desperado strong force * intention = weak force(2)

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      1. Placebo Pumpkin Season‏ @LGwenn 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson Politics & Professional Wrestling.

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      2. Danica McKellar‏Verified account @danicamckellar 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson haha!

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      2. Manna‏ @Manna_Festo 8 Apr 2014
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        .@neiltyson No, that is true for Internet comedy writers also.

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      2. barsoomcore‏ @barsoomcore 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson @AtomicOvermind well, politics AND hockey.

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      1. No one‏ @h2okev 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson #Cosmos is amazing by far, and inspiring

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      2. Craig Perko‏ @craigperko 7 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson Then I guess you'll never be important in politics. Too cuddly.

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      1. Sharen Akhtar‏ @AkhtarSharen 9 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson @TheMikeNache

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