We have the story from military.com. An alternate history channel on Reddit is gaming out a

shockingly realistic second U.S. Civil War. Very interesting stuff. But let me just say this.

You may be saying, Tim, you crazy. There's not going to be a civil war. That's silly.

Who would fight? Why?

You know, I've talked to prominent individuals and they always say the same thing.

They always say the same thing. I go outside. I look around. Nobody's fighting. To which I respond.

Do you think in 1864, in Atlanta, some dude walked out of his house

and looked at his neighbor who was flying an American flag, a union flag, and they went,

ooh, I'm going to fight you. No, they went outside and said, howdy neighbor? The same is true

today. I don't know what happens. But I do know that it is now in the highest levels true today. I don't know what happens.

But I do know that it is now in the highest levels of government.

We've got the story from the New York Times.

Unease FBI as Cash Patel ousts top officials.

Quote, the FBI has become so thoroughly compromised that it will remain a threat to the people,

unless drastic measures are taken, he wrote in his book, Government Gangsters, Asserting that the top ranks of the Bureau should be eliminated. Behind the scenes, his vision of an FBI under Trump is

quietly taking shape. Agents have been forced out. Others have been demoted or put on leave with no

explanation.

And in an effort to hunt down the sources of news leaks, Mr. Patel is forcing employees

take polygraph tests.

Is it coming?

A civil war.

But let's talk about it.

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