19 journalists going down would be great.
I don’t know what 3 scientists are missing though. Other than the guy from CDC.
And, yes, it seems there is a link between Snowden and social media programs to ban people.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/28/missing-cdc-scientist-had-meeting-being-passed-over-promotion-before-disappearance-police-say/380431002/
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https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/missing-cdc-scientists-father-there-were-some-concerning-messages-before-his-disappearance/85-523425011
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https://masseffectandromeda.wiki.fextralife.com/Task:+Missing+Scientists
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http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1592.cfm
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I have not studied the above, but “missing scientists” does seem to be a thing..... even aside from missing doctors which IS a thing.
Note that one of the links above appears to be perimeters in a game, portion discussed is the “missing scientists.”