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I was unaware that people involved at Twitter were connected with the FBI.

It no longer makes sense to say there was no government involvement. It seems that state agents are placed throughout the mainstream media and at social media companies, a fact that I find highly concerning.

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MacLeod’s article in MintPress is outstanding and frightening !!

Elon Musk might just saved the country..

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God help us. The most damning piece to me is "former top FBI lawyer at Twitter, James Baker." The FBI does not work for American CITIZENS

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Wonderful article. Thank you

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The laptop was in the possession of the FBI from early December 2019, and it had been offered to them two months earlier according to the repair shop owner.

So the FBI sat on the knowledge of the existence of the laptop--containing evidence of Biden family corruption, including corruption relating to Ukraine--through the time of the hearings in the Biden-Ukraine-corruption-allegation-related impeachment of then-President Trump.

And after the hearings were over (but not the voting), the FBI seized the laptop and sat on it some more, until mid or late 2020, when they began warning media and social media about a potential "hack" and "leak" relating to Hunter--why?--pretty clearly to prevent the truth from coming out, or from being accepted as truth if it did come out. Res ipsa loquitur.

This was much more effective interference in politics and elections than a few 10's or 100's of thousands of dollars worth of Russian Facebook adds.

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The FBI had the Biden Laptop since 2019, and the @MarcoPoloUSA report shows evidence of at least 459 crimes on that laptop

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Excellent summary of what we (those of us who were paying attention) already knew. And there is so much more to expose! Ballot harvesting, opaque electronic vote tabulators, FBI plants trying to incite the crowd at the January 6 event, the entire COVID scam -- from tyrannical lockdowns to unnecessary facemasks to mandating an ineffective, and likely dangerous, experimental vaccine. At this point I think we can assume that the more hysterically the mainstream media attacked someone, the more likely it was that they were telling the truth.

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Excellent analysis, thanks.

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Just would like to make a correction from the very beginning. The United States has NEVER been a democracy. I wish people would get it right.

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This was more than censorship, manipulation of public opinion, suppression of information, and psy-ops by Three-Letter Agencies.

It was a soft coup de'etat carried out for four solid years.

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But, Hillary's "October surprise" was based on accurate news reporting & a legitimate federal law enforcement investigation. It should have been reported that Hillary was back under investigation... because she was. Similarly, the Hunter Biden laptop scandal was based on accurate news reporting & should have been reported on. Yet, it was nixed due to political bias. The 2 "October Surprises" were both legitimate stories, but only 1 was reported on.

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You know your country is fucked when the ruling class is terrified that you find out true things that actually happened, and the majority of their base (regardless of side) is perfectly fine with covering it up. Can't have the wrong lizard win, after all.

I guess if they could figure out the best way to not be busted for being crooked is to, you know, not be crooked, they wouldn't have chosen and actively pursues a life of corruption.

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This is Putinite garbage. Hopefully this Bivens character is deported if he's in the States.

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When you've come to believe -- regardless of how (or even why, for that matter) -- that Trump is America's Hitler (or worse), you've then created for yourself a limitless well of self-important "justification" to do whatever it takes to bring him, and anything connected to him, down. Further, when you find yourself surrounded by like-minded colleagues, then you're all off and running... integrity, the rule of law, First Amendment, American democracy, all of it be damned. The rot is deep and its reach is broad, perhaps beyond recovery. Regardless, bravo Musk, Tiabbi, Weiss (and with this piece, you too Matt). I truly hope this "Twitter Files" move catches and gains momentum...

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This is idiotic. Yes, Hunter's dick pics will save America. Absolutely idiotic. Also, there is no violation

of free speech here. Twitter is a private company, Joe Biden was a private citizen at the time of this request. DNC also is not an official part of the government. If you are looking for bias look at Fox 'News.' The collusion between Fox and DeSantis is unparalleled. DeSantis doesn't make a move unless Fox signs off on it.

Also, if Trump made requests to squelch posts while President now that IS A VIOLATION of free speech. Sorry your werewolf MAGA senate candidate lost commies.

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