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[-] Plopp@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Speaking of... When was the last time we heard from Snowden? Haven't seen his name in the media since basically the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago

probably keeping his head down trying not to be used as a pawn in the cross politics of the US and russia

[-] Heresy_generator@kbin.social -2 points 8 months ago

LMAO. Yeah, that's why he ran to hide under Putin's skirt; because he didn't want to be used as a pawn in Russian propaganda.

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

He was headed from Hong Kong to Latin America with a connecting flight in Russia when the US cancelled his passport.

The fact he was stuck in Russia was entirely incidental

[-] Heresy_generator@kbin.social -2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's the story he tells, at least. He just so happened to fly to Moscow alongside a Kremlin intelligence asset the day after his US passport was revoked and then, oopsie, he had to stay there; never you mind that there were direct flights from Hong Kong to Ecuador, he had to go through Moscow to get there because... reasons.

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

citation needed

[-] chitak166@lemmy.world -5 points 8 months ago

He usually ends up in the news for shilling Signal.

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