American Swedish Institute wants to make Stephen Colbert its tweetmeister

Comedian Stephen Colbert has been urging Sweden to turn its Twitter account over to him for a week. No bites from Stockholm yet. He got one from Minneapolis, though. The American Swedish Institute, located in the Mill City, wants to let Colbert manage its tweets for a week leading up to the opening of a new cultural center.

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Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Jun 21, 2012

Comedian Stephen Colbert has been urging Sweden to turn its Twitter account over to him for a week. No bites from Stockholm yet. He got one from Minneapolis, though. The American Swedish Institute, located in the Mill City, wants to let Colbert manage its tweets for a week leading up to the opening of a new cultural center.

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