Feb08

Twitter in Focus: The National Security Agency

by tonyd on February 8, 2017 at 12:01 am

Hey Bros!

Welcome to Twitter in Focus where media comes to die!  Today’s contestant is the NSA!  What’s more hilarious?  They’re watching us, it’s time we watched them.

@NSAGov

January 30th:  “300K followers & growing, thanks for following ! : Defending Our Nation & Allies, Securing the Future.”

Why not just forcibly add everyone?  I mean, you are watching everyone anyway.

February 2nd:  “NSA remembers & Hall of Honor inductee Ralph W. Adams Jr. for his lifelong dedication & service. ”

Hall of Honor?  Is that like some kind of secret hall that no taxpayer can visit?  Does it have a large plaque at each exhibit with half the description redacted?

February 2nd:  “On Feb 2, 1462, Johannes Trithemius was born. He was a lexicographer, chronicler, cryptographer & occultist. ”

Did he oppress the people of the Middle Ages with constant surveillance?

February 3rd:  “ scientist & PECASE award recipient, Dr. Josiah Dykstra, featured in hometown newspaper, . ”

Shouldn’t you guys be more, I don’t know, SECRET?

February 6th:  “. alum & cryptanalyst Sara Taylor shares how her alma mater influenced her career choice. ”

You guys realize you don’t work at Dunder Mifflin, right?  Why are you acting like a bunch of corporate cubicle jockeys?

February 6th:  “Will you be the first to solve today’s Puzzle? ”

Why the fuck is my tax dollars paying for an online puzzle game?

11 hours:  “ Executive Director Corin Stone discusses NSA21, diversity, & more in Cyberlaw Podcast. Listen here: ”

So glad the NSA is diverse.  I wouldn’t want to be constantly surveilled only by white guys.

Okay, let’s rate the NSA’s tweets.  I give them an 8 for Mustness, a 1 for Style and a 9 for Insanity.  That’s an overall score of 6.  Follow the NSA.  It’ll be just that faster for them to catalog you.

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