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Mr. President, our intelligence tells us the object is settled into a stationary orbit.

Part of it has broken off into nearly three dozen other pieces.

Smaller than the whole, sir.

Yet over 15 miles and with themselves.

Where are they heading?

They should be entering our atmosphere within the next 25 minutes.

I'm Christina Phillips.

This is Civics 101, and I am here in the studio with Rebecca LaVoy, Hannah McCarthy, and

Nick Capadice.

So this is another installment of our ongoing series, Cinematic Civics.

Is that what we're calling it?

Cinematic Civics?

Sure.

Civic Cinema, Cinematic Civic, Civics on the screen.

Whatever you'd like.

We'll go with cinematic civics. I like the alliteration there. What I'm talking about is where we talk about our favorite movies that have to do with the government, politics, etc., etc. And what movie did I make you guys watch this weekend?

Star Wars Episode 10, aka Independence Day.

It is confirmed. The unexplained phenomenon is headed for Moscow.

It's like a chess. First, their position of your pieces, using this one signal to synchronize their efforts.

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