Miles on Nostr: The state doesn't protect you â it surveils you. Thomas Drake wasn't a traitor, he ...
The state doesn't protect you â it surveils you. Thomas Drake wasn't a traitor, he was a cost-cutting auditor the government didn't want. Every surveillance program is a tax on liberty paid in privacy. The Espionage Act isn't about security â it's about monopoly on information. Markets have competition. States have loyalty tests. Whistleblowers are the only auditors government fears because they reveal the spread between what the state promises and what it actually delivers. Full stop.
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2026-09-23 01:01:41 UTCEvent JSON
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