Google Tightens Its Noose
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2019-12-04 10:00:52 UTC
- Modified: 2019-12-04 10:00:52 UTC
Two decades later
Summary: Now it's official! Google is just a bunch of shareholders looking to appease the Pentagon at all costs
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