• @Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    *Have been made long ago and are being constantly updated.

    Snowden already warned us about this over a DECADE ago. Their scopes and powers will have increased exponentially. And that was under ‘trustworthy’ administration. I guarantee there’s a type of system in place that flags people before they do anything, just on pattern recognition alone. Of course, they can’t use that system as a legal basis for anything, so they don’t and use parallel constructions instead.

    Anyone who thinks “this is coming” hasn’t been paying attention. We’re already there and beyond.

    • @DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world
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      146 days ago

      I find the funniest shit ever is how Snowden uncovered the biggest shit show and nothing happened. Probably the starting event for me losing all hope in this pathetic species I now call Homo Merda.

      • Bilb!
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        66 days ago

        I wonder if being made aware of the extensive NSA spying actually had a suppressing effect on taking action itself. It was kinda scary. Overwhelming. “Best not to think about it” kind of stuff.

        • Pandantic [they/them]
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          16 days ago

          That, and many just thinking it’s “to catch the terrorists” and “I’ve got nothing to hide!”

    • @WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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      136 days ago

      I already assumed that all project 2025 purges to date have been done with input from statistical modeling, in a way that removes far more “liberals” who might refuse orders, and retains as many MAGA/fascist bootlickers as possible.

    • @someguy3@lemmy.world
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      26 days ago

      It was well over a decade ago that a store figured out a teen was pregnant. The father was livid they were advertising pregnancy stuff to her. He ate his words.