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How exactly does the Moon stabilizes Earth axial tilt?

There are many references regarding the Moon stabilizing the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis. I'd like to see some support for that claim, more than non-sequitur handwaving "Moon causes tides,...
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Will the Earth ever stop rotating?

Will the Earth ever stop rotating or will it rotate for the entire lifetime of the universe (assuming that the Sun didn't exist, so the Earth would survive to the Red Giant phase)?
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