Russian trolls pushed the California and Texas secession movements

Texans and Californians who supported their state's secession in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election may have been duped by the Russian government. 
The Internet Research Agency has recently been linked to secession efforts in Texas and — as the BBC reported late last week — California.
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Perhaps you remember #Calexit. 
Styled in the way of #Brexit, the campaign for the United Kingdom to remove itself f