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Assassinations (JFK Edition)

Hi. Miss us? The Chads say “Hi”–they weren’t with you last month because…you know, actually, I have no idea why. They were raving something about the Quantum Malarkey discombobulating the flat Earth and preventing their transmissions, but I think they were just drunk. We, on the other hand, have returned as promised with the second of our assassination episodes. This one, though, is something really special. It’s our biggest, and in our humble opinion, best episode ever, and it tackles the granddaddy of all modern conspiracy theories–who killed JFK. We are well aware that many of you may already have decided there was a conspiracy involved, even if just in this one case. But if you have just a scant three and a quarter hours, we think we can change your mind. Seriously, sorry about the length, but if you’re going to try to refute every lie in Oliver Stone’s... (read more at TheParanoidStrain.com)

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