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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 23 Jul 2017

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

    5:19 PM - 23 Jul 2017
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      1. David Quim‏ @quim_david 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        No need for those http://spinners.Vodka  and drugs like "krokodil" keep them well and truly zonked to escape the reality of Putler's world🧐

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      1. Kit Kansas‏ @kit_kansas 23 Jul 2017
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        Trump for fidget spinners. Seems fair.

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      2. Damien  🦊‏ @DamienGranz 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        If your people can be 'zombified' by fidget spinners, you're admitting they had no brains or self control to begin with. Seriously.

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      2. butteremails‏ @athevs1 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Trump is the Russian plot to "zombify" the US government

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. CJRave16.5‏ @cj_beckerman 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @athevs1 @nytimes

        Read the tweets of the Trumpsters; Russians have done a very effective job. Many devotees are dazed, confused and nearly incoherent.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Anne Bryant‏ @sci_teacher117 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Only if we have the same plot for our own youth. Fidget spinners were out-of-control in the classroom last year.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Powerful Mel Ankoly  🦈‏ @Mel_Ankoly 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sci_teacher117 @nytimes

        Those damn Rubik's cubes!!

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Anne Bryant‏ @sci_teacher117 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Mel_Ankoly @nytimes

        At least Rubik's cubes are good brain training (patterns). Most of my students reject Rubik's cubes bc they are too hard.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Powerful Mel Ankoly  🦈‏ @Mel_Ankoly 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sci_teacher117 @nytimes

        They are difficult. I bought my daughter a 4 sided Rubik's cube to start with.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Anne Bryant‏ @sci_teacher117 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Mel_Ankoly @nytimes

        I'd rather have 24 students with a Rubik's cube than one with a fidget spinner.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Christian‏ @LivChristianLiv 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Waiting for the president to tweet that he could outrace a shark #SharkWeek #PhelpsVsShark

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      1. kellyandscreech‏ @kellyandscreech 23 Jul 2017
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        Idea: send fidget spinners to Russia. Say they're from #trump. Putin gets pissed then releases pee-pee tape then trump gets impeached. 🙌

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      1. Chuck Dalldorf‏ @ChuckDalldorf 23 Jul 2017
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        Who knew that Fidget Spinners would qualify as the opiate of the masses

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      1. Bridgette‏ @bg96bg 23 Jul 2017
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        Will Russia impose sanctions on U.S. because of fidget spinners?

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      1. Tony Rico‏ @TDRico 23 Jul 2017
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        Before hearing abt this i hated fidget spinners... knowing this now i love them and see their purpose

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      1. Roland Jenkins‏ @Roland_Jenkins 23 Jul 2017
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        Well crude. They found us out.

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      1. Miss Myrtle‏ @MissMyrtle2 23 Jul 2017
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        Yeah, fidget spinners are America's answer to #PutinBots

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      1. Norma G M‏ @gmnormag 23 Jul 2017
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        Isn't that what Putin wants them to be, zombies.

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