The Ivory Tower and the Cage: A View from the Ground The internet has been deafening since the news broke. My feeds on the Fediverse and TikTok are flooded with hot takes on imperialism, sovereignty, and the hidden agendas of superpowers. But amidst thi...

Trump didn’t just embarrass himself. He shrank the US into a loud bully that mistakes force for respect and tweets for policy. Power once sold as ideals now looks like ego with missiles. That damage will outlive him.
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"Whatever illusions Europeans ever had about Americans—from old movies where the good guys win...whatever fond memories remain of smiling GIs who marched into European cities in 1945" are now "fading fast," replaced by shock at the cruelty displayed toward a guest.
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