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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 18 Jul 2017

    State-run news outlets in Russia said fidget spinners might be an American plot to "zombify" young Russianshttp://nyti.ms/2uATjvi 

    10:30 PM - 18 Jul 2017
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      1. Spikey‏ @SpikenotinSpain 18 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Surely teenagers all over the world are pretty much zombies anyway, I don't think they need any help with that!

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      1. Stephanie‏ @stephaniehl1 19 Jul 2017
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        I thought they were a plot to annoy teachers 😀

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      2. Alexey Z. Spectre‏ @LoonySpectre 18 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Yes, and we still have bears playing balalaikas on the streets and drinking vodka from nuclear-powered samovars.

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      2. Fake News Inc.‏ @TheIronicIndian 18 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        They don't need those, smartphones have already done a great job achieving that.

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Plot Twists‏ @NPC_Chat 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @TheIronicIndian @nytimes

        Most of us wouldn't have been able to read this story without smartphones.

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      4. Fake News Inc.‏ @TheIronicIndian 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @NPC_Chat @nytimes

        Why? Did they stop building laptops and computer?

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      5. Plot Twists‏ @NPC_Chat 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @TheIronicIndian @nytimes

        No, but busses, subways and traffic stops are pretty common.

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      1. 𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕜 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕖‏ @iinicko 18 Jul 2017
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        Clearly an illuminati plot 😂

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      1. sympathy and truth‏ @haveempathy4all 18 Jul 2017
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        how can that b true when these pieces of plastic crap are made in communist china???pic.twitter.com/QaOYn5XBO7

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      2. (((Not in a hipster coffee shop.)))‏ @NotMattBellamy 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes @IlvesToomas

        It's great how that clip lovingly pans across fidget spinners for sale, revealing the variety of styles, shapes & colors. Great viral mrktg!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. (((Not in a hipster coffee shop.)))‏ @NotMattBellamy 19 Jul 2017
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        The masterstroke was showing how a boy modified one with sparklers to make a catherine wheel. Every kid in the world will want one of those!

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      1. Nicola O.‏ @alpha_heroes 18 Jul 2017
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        I saw that episode of Star Trek TNG! Only Data was immune!

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      2. Torben Mølgaard‏ @torbenmoelgaard 18 Jul 2017
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        almost so crazy as the notion that Russia interfered with the election in the US....

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      1. ALTSPINN‏ @altspinn 19 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes @JeremyDeeSelden

        Sounds like something they took from an @alexjonesshows show! These ignorant people are so easily manipulated.

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      1. 1 True Me  🏳️‍🌈‏ @1_True_Me 19 Jul 2017
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        I think iPhones already cornered that market.

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      1. Mira‏ @MiraVioIet 18 Jul 2017
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        Didn't Putin make memes illegal? Maybe Russia just can't handle internet fads.

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      1. TeckieGirl  ✊🏽 💃🏽 ❤️ 🐶 🍪‏ @TeckieGirl 18 Jul 2017
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        Ha!!!

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