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Just broken by The New York Times. One can’t help but be hyper-alert to stories like this, during times like these. I’ll add udated links as they become available, and I’m sure other Kossacks will weigh in with more substantial diaries.
UPDATE 1: I am not the first to break this news. I tried, but Kossacks are a speedy bunch!
Am I paranoid when I say that my first reaction to this news is, was he poisoned? The speed at which the news has been moving these days is so dizzying, and the events so fantastical, that we have come to expect the unexpected. Remember in late December/early January, when Russian diplomats and officials started dropping like flies? Hard not to see a pattern there, and hard not to read more into Ailes’ death then it probably merits.
UPDATE 2: Some links of interest:
www.motherjones.com/…
www.bbc.com/...
UPDATE 3: Head to Jen Hayden’s far superior diary for reactions from the Twittersphere:
www.dailykos.com/...