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 Was the fire that destroyed a South Carolinian judge's home (and injured her family) connected to criticism over her ruling against the Department of Justice ? Is the judge involved in the "Alligator Alcatraz" case compromised? It only took the newest French government 14 hours to fall apart . Is the "WMD Playbook" being used by the United States to blame "drug cartels" for attacking Venezuela?   Improving the human immune system can win you a Nobel Peace Prize. 

 It's like someone out of Knots Landing or Dynasty or a day-time soap: a powerful, quasi-mysterious family that's been a dominant voice in their state for decades endures a gambit of tribulations, some which have been inflicted on them and some which they may have been responsible for .  UPDATE : Another layer to the Murdaugh onion . 

Their two current top stories are about a South Carolina lawyer accusing the DOJ of being biased towards white people and a white supremacist warning his followers against trusting women .

Not That it was Josh Marhsall's or TPM's fault, but in war "who started it" tends to get lost in all the back-and-forth. It started with on reader's comments (read: disdain) with the lifestyle and politics in both Carolinas . Then there was the We may not be perfect, but you sure ain't a true Carolinian response. Then, of course there's the Hey, there's a real difference between North Carolina and South Carolina, guys post. Fun times.

She " moves to impeach " her husband.

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