Edward Snowden makes a grand entrance on Twitter

Edward Snowden
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On Tuesday, notorious NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden made his long-awaited entrance to the Twitterverse:

It appears that the years Snowden has spent living in asylum in Moscow after being charged with espionage have given him time to work on his jokes:

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While Snowden's account may boast a large following already, he's only following one other account: the National Security Agency.

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Stephanie is an editorial assistant at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Modern Luxury Media.