
Translating…
I don’t think I ever related to theWhite Guy Blinking Memeas much as I did after this tweet crossed my timeline.
I did in fact click through to their “CIA Kids Guide: 5 Ways To Stay Covert This Halloween” and I…I don’t even know where to begin.
I kind of love this as a piece of propaganda because the first tip and the last three are at least useful (if completely fucking obvious for anyone who’s ever watched a spy movie). But then there’s #2, “Think Simple,” which … I know this is meant for the CIA’s kids’ outreach section, butcome on.You’re not even pretending that you’re not indoctrinating kids to make it easier to surveil them!
I guess it’d be too much to hope for that the CIA might offer helpful advice on VPNs andanti-surveillance attire—but even then, I probably wouldn’t trust it.
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