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More gems from the Molly past -- I have blue books from college!!

Essays on the destruction of Kiev Rus' by the Mongols, Ivan III, and the boyars.

I barely remember learning any of this except I know I use it on trivia night.
See -- even the Mongols knew how important an accurate census is:
And yes, let's not forget that the Russians learned how to effectively rule a large territory from the Golden Horde.
Lol nothing changes in Russian history.
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Short thread in mainstreaming conspiracy:

How does a conspiracy theory go from Infowars to an amendment on the NDAA causing a headache for the Pentagon to mainstream media?

A Republican Congressman writes an amendment based on "alternative health" conspiracies/misinfo. /1
Whole books try to prove the conspiracy that Lyme disease was a bioweapon accidentally released by USG, but it all sources back to 1 semi-statement/question by a guy maybe not fully in his faculties. This piece explaining weakness of conspiracy is good /2

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This by @KELLYWEILL, documenting the rise and success of the toxic "natural news" -- which has now been banned from most social platforms -- is great. You should not it got a boost from its Infowars affiliation.

Conspiracy is an exploitable mindset. /3

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Molly McKew
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Dems narrowly mustering votes to prevent Pelosi's statement from being stricken from house record -- would have been first time since 1984.
If voting was a double dare physical challenge, Republicans would win every time.
Dems soooooooo slow to come vote.
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Alisyn Camerota just spent 10 minutes trying to get Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of USCIS, to admit there is a connection between POTUS tweets and immigration policies, and his answer was "so what?"

Imagine knowing all your future ambitions are linked to a racist and a liar.
I'm sorry @CNN but no person just called out on a blatant lie on the air should get to continue the interview as if they are a reliable source.
Now ex-Rep Mia Love is on again -- who, as a Haitian-American republican was attacked by POTUS and lost her seat, yesterday refused to address the tweets directly, and still refuses to do so today, using cowardly words like "icky" instead.

Even with nothing to lose -- cowards.
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