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US about to pass bill with "one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history": senator (twitter.com)
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[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This sounds like a great idea to pass right before we elect a guy who's promised to be a dictator.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Classic Democrat maneuvre. Watch, they’ll also remove the filibuster right before getting voted out of office.

[–] __Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump is actually against this and wants his supporters to vote against it. I hate when I agree with him...

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Only because they were marketing this as a way to catch international criminals lol