And speaking of burning, when the Trump administration finally ordered Russia to close its San Francisco consulate nine months later, conspicuous plumes of black smoke started pouring out of the building’s chimney on moving day. Inside, the Russians were burning who-knows-what. Locals gathered on the sidewalk to gawk; the fire department was called to investigate; local environmental officials sent an inspector. A local news reporter approached a Russian man and woman exiting the building to inquire about the burning. With acrid black smoke billowing all around them, the woman replied: “There
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