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A Conspiracy So Big No One Believes It

A Conspiracy So Big No One Believes It

Trump, Russia, and the collapse of political reality.

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Jun 03, 2025
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by Ben Cohen

The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. — J. Edgar Hoover

Imagine for a moment that the year is 2008. A young black man with extraordinary charisma and has won the presidency in a landslide, and is set to remake America in his image.

But this new president has a dark sec…

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