OLD AND BUSTED: Brexit.

The New Hotness? #Texit! Texas Rep. Introduces Bill That Would Let Residents Vote on Seceding From the US.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): I understand the appeal, but Russia and China — and a lot of other bad actors — would love to see the US split up, and would then work to encourage the splinters to go to war with one another.

ANOTHER UPDATE FROM GLENN: Jim Bennett emails that it’s Russia, not China:

Talking up secession on both the red state and blue state side is being pushed by FSB bots and sock puppets. It’s his ultimate revenge for 1991. The Chinese don’t like secession even though it weakens the USA, because they are vulnerable to it themselves and fear blowback. From Putin’s point of view, the worst has already happened.

Federalism is the solution. Even as a worst case, an “Austro-Hungarian” solution. Secession is not.

He adds: “The 1/6 Capitol Hill event bears all the hallmarks of the sort of 5G warfare the Russians have been pulling off in eastern Ukraine. It’s not illogical to see QAnon and Antifa both being Putin puppets.”

Cui bono?