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Blue_Tires

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17. Hey, just as long as it isn't the NSA

Reply to PatrickforO (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 08:30 PM

Nov 2015

people are more than happy to get spied on by private entities, corporate America, silicon valley, hackers, China, Russia, Israel, etc... That's what the Snowdenistas have been telling me nonstop for two years now...

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How is it good for the American people that the Koch brothers have their own spy service? [View all] PatrickforO Nov 2015 OP

This is the tip of the iceberg. /nt think Nov 2015 #1

Oh gosh yes. People like them know, essentially, everyone's every move, closeupready Nov 2015 #11

Would not surprise me to learn that there is a slew of illegal data gathering Baitball Blogger Nov 2015 #13

Yes. No question Facebook and Microsoft and other tech companies pass on closeupready Nov 2015 #14

This would be the same Koch brothers who funded the DLC. Scuba Nov 2015 #2

The same DLC of which the Clintons were a prominent part. hifiguy Nov 2015 #10

They are used to getting their way all of the time.I'm sure they have a team of mercenaries on call GoneFishin Nov 2015 #3

So that is where all those billions of missing cash went to..... glinda Nov 2015 #4

Republicans want people to pee in cups for foods stamps, there is no way they let $9 billion in cash GoneFishin Nov 2015 #7

I am in total agreement. glinda Nov 2015 #15

this is how we want it 0rganism Nov 2015 #5

It's good for their money. At about $80 billion wealth between them, and $115bn in annual turnover muriel_volestrangler Nov 2015 #6

The Pinkertons worked for Harriman and the railroad cartel. Nothing new here. librechik Nov 2015 #8

If you don't think Hillary has a team of competitive intelligence people Calista241 Nov 2015 #9

Maybe even one funded by her BFFs on Wall Street. hifiguy Nov 2015 #12

When NSA hires private companies, what can one expect? Octafish Nov 2015 #16

Hey, just as long as it isn't the NSA Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #17

Fascism in action. JEB Nov 2015 #18