Surely Rachel Maddow can't be making this (fossilized) shit up!

Wow! What an incredible tale this is, from tonight's "Moment of Geopolitical Geek" segment of the Rachel Maddow show.

Its a tale that has everything: international geopolitical intrigue, fossilized bird poop, international money-laundering scams, overexploitation of natural resources, Russian mobsters, failed musical theater investment scams, international fugitives... er... asylum seekers from Australia, political corruption all the way up to the UN, the seamy underbelly of globalization, all set on a tropical Pacific island nation that went from having one of the highest per capita incomes to desperately broke within a decade!! Oh, and did I mention fossilized bird poop?!

Tell me that isn't a tale with a little bit for everybody - even the masala grinders of Bollywood would be hard pressed to cram so many ingredients together into such a juicy package! So why isn't this story in the movie theaters? Or on our televisions in serialized form? Is there at least a bestselling book with all the sordidly entertaining details? One hopes... but for now, we have a gem of an under-five-minute news report thanks to the brilliant Rachel Maddow, who is giving the Daily Show a run for their money, not with fake news, but real news! Remember that concept? No wonder she's rapidly become the brightest star in TV news. So, without further ado, let me share with you: "Poop Dreams"

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