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		hammock on May 24, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NSA secretly conducted illegal searches on America... Who's to say that NSA did not blackmail Obama into expanding its powers or relaxing oversight?

talmand on May 24, 2017 | [–]

Would not a discussion over Obama's possible involvement in the problem possibly bring such a thing to light? Is "he might have been blackmailed" a reason for everybody else to not discuss something?

strictnein on May 24, 2017 | [–]

Who's to say serpent people aren't running the UN?

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