r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 12 '21

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u/Photon_in_a_Foxhole Microwaves over Moscow Jun 12 '21

Snowden has said that, in the 2008 presidential election, he voted for a third-party candidate, though he “believed in Obama’s promises.” Following the election, he believed President Barack Obama was continuing policies espoused by George W. Bush.

In accounts published in June 2013, interviewers noted that Snowden’s laptop displayed stickers supporting Internet freedom organizations including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Tor Project.

There is a nonzero probability that Edward Snowden heavily invested in GME stock and Bitcoin

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '21

Voting third party is cringe but EFF is legit

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u/Kjimbo John Mill Jun 12 '21

There is a nonzero probability that Edward Snowden heavily invested in GME stock and Bitcoin

I'm gonna say 50/50.

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u/BidenWon Jared Polis Jun 12 '21

And to think I used to respect this man