Following the facts, applying the theory, with one eye on the bigger picture. Curious futurist.
Wow. UK defence sec'y John Healey resigns. His resignation letter says DIP settlement he was given "falls well short of what is required for defence and the country" and that UK would be spending just 2.68% of GDP in 2030.
Normally you wouldn’t increase the likelihood of US casualties by announcing something like this ahead of time, unless you are bluffing to use it as a negotiating ploy, you are stupid, you don’t really care about the troops, or all three.
Mexico hosting the first game of the Football World Cup is the cherry on the cake.
There’s no cake for America.
I’d like to hear more from Zack Polanski on this
Just sent out my free midweek update. If you thought things were shocking for US weakness on Monday, the last two days were worse. We are faced with one question--How Low Can The US Go?
This applies both to Trump and the US military. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
“Crowds, including people in masks and hoods” is now longhand for racists.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
our impulse is to walk back time www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
A min requirement should be that the UK Government has a spine and be clear on the threshold for criminal incitement www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Shashank Joshi
Ron Filipkowski
America First is America Alone.
Self-destructive in an interconnected world.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
FIFA can’t resist electing narcissists as the face of, err, the beautiful game.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
