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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 5 Nov 2016

    WikiLeaks Isn’t Whistleblowinghttp://nyti.ms/2emqgjl 

    6:45 AM - 5 Nov 2016
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      2. WikiLeaks Task Force‏Verified account @WLTaskForce 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @zeynep has been spreading falsehoods about #WikiLeaks since we published DNCLeaks. Educate yourself: https://wikileaks.org/10years/distorted-facts.html …

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      1. ₿rett‏ @BrettCrypto 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Weird how these articles weren't being written when it was the Iraq war helicopter video in 2010. Just a coincidence, I'm sure.

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      1. krankit  🔸‏ @krankit3301 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Get the facts: https://wikileaks.org/10years/distorted-facts.html …

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      1. CuppaSun‏ @sun_chalice 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        the responses to this post have a real "what did you say about my momma?" vibe

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      1. RF Wells‏ @BrokeDickSamich 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @nytimes

        How is the release of these emails (hacked) different from terabytes of data collected by the Gov't?Truth vs Privacy

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      1. Narasimha‏ @Chaitanya_Krip 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @nytimes

        yes its just pissing you off leaking embarrassing stuff about your candidate

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      1. ангел Охранител‏ @Longanlon 5 Nov 2016
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        pro-Hillary emotional reasoning much? Or just showing your piety to increase your trustworthiness?

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      1. AlienObserver‏ @websterkevv 12 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @nytimes

        @WLTaskForce If WLeaks isn't whistle blowing then what is? WLeaks has pretty much the definition of Wblowing

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      1. Identity Politics for All‏ @JayMillerCA 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Notice Steven Pinker says NOTHING about the corruption #WikileaksEmails exposed - the crooked "journalists". #Science #Trump #p2

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      1. Identity Politics for All‏ @JayMillerCA 5 Nov 2016
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        #WikileaksEmails does the work our corrupt media won't do - they are too busy supporting the Ruling Class. #wikileaks #Trump #p2

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      1.  ❌Deplorabot  ❤️ 🇺🇸‏ @buybuydandavis 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @nytimes

        The Lying Media wants to make it clear to The Peasants that they didn't authorize WikiLeaks

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      1. Great Guy‏ @bottybotto 5 Nov 2016
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        now they are against our tribe they are bad

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      1. (((James Huxley)))‏ @JamesAHuxley 5 Nov 2016
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        .@sapinker @nytimes It is in context of our current surveillance state. Since those in power read my banal gmails, I will read theirs.

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      1. Dr. Ryan McCourt‏ @MarcCountry 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        A childish, propagandistic argument that no doubt would have been used by opponents of the release of Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers.

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      1. TheWestMustWin‏ @TheWestMustWin 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        You are wrong and should feel shame. @wikileaks has published TRUE documents showing the crimes and dirty dealings of gov'ts

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      1. Gregor K.‏ @Trdosrcnez 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        just exposing corruption?

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      1. Nicholas Kadar‏ @N_kadar 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Reason is the servant of the limbic system even for cognitive scientists. There R lies, damned lies & constructed social realities

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