Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The Dominion of Melchizedek (1993)

The Dominion of Melchizedek (1993)

Published: June 2, 2022, 11:32 a.m.

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It\\u2019s June 2nd. This day in 1993, the very-fake nation known as \\u201cThe Dominion Of Melchizedek\\u201d received official recognition from the Central African Republic. The Dominion was a nation set up to commit bank fraud, but now it was formally recognized as a sovereign state.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how Melchizedek was able to exploit a number of legal loopholes to establish itself \\u2014 and how the scheme brought up all sorts of deeper questions about politics, religion, and more.

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