NSA whistleblower who is wanted by the US government for leaking confidential documents that revealed the NSA was spying on US Citizens, made a very interesting comment regarding country breakout star Oliver Anthony.
In a tweet Snowden stated “After hitting topping the iTunes list and tweeting like this, the FBI will be making space for him another kind of list, too.”
Snowden continued “Think I’m kidding? The FBI had a file on John Denver for attending *one* anti-war protest. They’re gonna keep making lists — until they’re made to stop.”
Take a look:
After hitting topping the iTunes list and tweeting like this, the FBI will be making space for him another kind of list, too.
Think I'm kidding? The FBI had a file on John Denver for attending *one* anti-war protest.
They're gonna keep making lists — until they're made to stop. https://t.co/tC4nR3ljDe
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) August 14, 2023
Snowden then shared a picture of a declassified document that showed the FBI spied on John Denver:
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) August 14, 2023
Per The Daily Mail:
Whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that the FBI may have started a file on singer Oliver Anthony after he shot to fame with his anti-elite song.
Anthony, 31, became an overnight viral hit with his song Rich Men North of Richmond that bemoans working hard to pay taxes and ‘waste [his] life away’.
The working-class anthem’s message has hit home with many, rising to No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
‘After hitting topping the iTunes list and tweeting like this, the FBI will be making space for him another kind of list, too’ Snowden wrote on his Twitter account.
‘Think I’m kidding? The FBI had a file on John Denver for attending *one* anti-war protest.
‘They’re gonna keep making lists — until they’re made to stop’ he added.
Anthony has tweeted posts such as: ‘You weren’t born to just pay bills and die’.
He has also hit back at the use of his song in a political context.
https://twitter.com/la_morena_R/status/1695515387289374788
Per Washington Examiner:
Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” is the most talked about song in America.
Released just this month, the blue-collar tune is already approaching 40 million views on YouTube and landed on top of Billboard’s Hot 100 on Tuesday, making Anthony the first musician ever to hit No. 1 with no previous chart history. It was even the subject of the first question at the Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday.
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Though a clear hit with listeners, the song has come under attack in some quarters for its economic populism. Anthony takes aim at everything from inflation and high taxes to low wages and welfare.
Because of the song’s subject matter, I don’t think it’s unfair to describe Anthony’s song as politically charged, as some have. And though there’s no doubt that the song has resonated with people of all backgrounds, it’s hardly surprising that many journalists have attacked the song for this very reason.
What’s a bit more shocking is the possibility that Anthony’s heartfelt song and outspoken views may have resulted in unwanted attention from a different source: the FBI.
Edward Snowden, the famous whistleblower who blew the lid on the National Security Agency’s unlawful surveillance program, recently hinted that there’s a good chance the FBI has already opened a file on Anthony.
“After hitting topping the iTunes list and tweeting like this, the FBI will be making space for him another kind of list, too,” Snowden tweeted. “Think I’m kidding? The FBI had a file on John Denver for attending *one* anti-war protest.”
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