anexplanationofunfortunateevents:

Shit was so wild this week, it’s hard to believe Indictment Day
was just a few days ago! (LOCK THEM UP! LOCK THEM UP!)

This
firehose of information makes understanding the news a lot harder. That’s as
true when it comes to terrorism as it is about the
schadenfreude of that creep Manafort having to wear an ankle
bracelet.

It’s
okay to take a beat. It’s necessary to take these things one at a
time, as much as possible, so that you can actually understand how
they fit together. This is an explanation of the least depressing of
the major threads of news this week, which is what we learned about
the disinformation campaign on social media during last year’s
election.

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