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By Anne Applebaum
Columnist [The Washington Post]
March 8 at 6:23 PM

Elements of the 2016 British referendum campaign have long seemed familiar to Americans. There was a close, controversial election, full of rancor and anger. There were a lot of wealthy men talking about “the people” and their “will.” There were targeted advertising campaigns, stolen data and fake social media accounts. But now, with only a few days left until Britain is due to face the consequences of that vote, the Brexit story suddenly looks even more familiar: One of its protagonists turns out to have much deeper Russian business connections than previously suspected. He also tried to conceal them. []

The world is now churning out #AlternativeWar as surprise news two years down the line. Depressing really. https://t.co/ahazwMQt2o

— James Patrick 🐐 (@J_amesp) March 9, 2019

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Black and White

Paul Manafort is a rich white man who stole millions, tampered witnesses & undermined US democracy. He got 4 years in prison.

Crystal Mason is a black woman who mistakenly cast a ballot in a local election. She got 5 YEARS.

Never tell me there is equal justice in this country. pic.twitter.com/7pHUxny6ig

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) March 8, 2019

Woman sentenced to five years for voting illegally calls out "disparity" after Manafort gets only four https://t.co/gwWf9DUbuq pic.twitter.com/ckAqNl0MP1

— The Hill (@thehill) March 8, 2019

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Brexit Chart

So what might happen next? It's complicated… pic.twitter.com/4oCLCjSouK

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) December 6, 2018

For all those asking, if the vote is pulled that is tantamount to the vote falling or the FIRST COLUMN on the flowchart – “May goes back to Brussels to renegotiate”

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) December 10, 2018

Ok, ok: there's a new (leaner and meaner) flowchart coming tomorrow *gets crayons out*

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) December 10, 2018

A mini flowchart to keep you ticking over for a few days. Let's call it version 1.5 pic.twitter.com/ZIbn04dK87

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) December 11, 2018

Breaking: Conservative MP Nicky Morgan tells the Commons "maybe it's time" for government of national unity (that's the grey circle on your flow/wall charts everybody)

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) December 11, 2018

Can’t sleep on Meaningful Vote Eve? Here’s @thetimes updated flowchart on what could happen after May’s deal falls https://t.co/QozmGWJBD1

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) January 14, 2019

And we’re back pic.twitter.com/GeKyu4lAhu

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) February 27, 2019

Brexit flowchart latest pic.twitter.com/qTUUhnynxH

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) March 8, 2019

More Religion, Less Science

One of Trump’s tasks is to distract the public from the GOP’s more silent steps in transforming the USA into a more GOP compatible nation. In order to do that, sciences (especially natural sciences) have to be weakened and christianism has to be strengthened.

.@JeffreyToobin on how the Supreme Court is transforming the place of religion in American life: https://t.co/l7RdWV7ILR pic.twitter.com/r0xvLWeXIQ

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) March 7, 2019

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