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The CIA joins Twitter

by whateverpedia
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CIA ‏@CIA We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.


In case anyone's wondering, this is undoubtedly a parody account.

Probably.

Maybe.

Hopefully.
  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Oh yeah. I'm sure it's a parody account. I'm also sure the real one has a very misleading name on it. Something like Claude or Dan.
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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    Since it was opened they've already got over 34,000 followers. Which is ironic since they're following everyone already.
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    Why do garden gnomes smell so bad?
    So that blind people can hate them as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    Hmm, it seems it actually is an official account - note the blue circle with a tick in it.

    More info: CIA sends out first tweet

    And it now has over 360,000 followers.
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    Why do garden gnomes smell so bad?
    So that blind people can hate them as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author nmchant
    Jesus, I would not be following the CIA. As it is I wish they'd stop following me.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Yeah, I wonder why 360,000 follow them? lol. Not me buddy. They're only following 25 it says ... probably like the FBI, NASA, Edward Snowden, etc.

    Twitter welcomes them with this tweet:

    Welcome to Twitter! Can't wait to work with you on [REDACTED] :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author J35A8
      Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      Yeah, I wonder why 360,000 follow them? lol. Not me buddy. They're only following 25 it says ... probably like the FBI, NASA, Edward Snowden, etc.

      Twitter welcomes them with this tweet:

      Welcome to Twitter! Can't wait to work with you on [REDACTED] :-)
      They are definitely following Edward Snowden.
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  • Profile picture of the author llfleming
    Though I'm not following them, I see the humor in it.
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  • Profile picture of the author emeka08
    is this for real?
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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    When I think that my grandfather worked for an intelligence service, I sometimes wonder what he would make of all these new developments.
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    Project HERE.

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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Actually, it's a pretty good PR stunt. I would call it an intelligent move, but I'm not in the oxy moron type of humor mood tonight.
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