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The World Cup is shedding new light on the pathology of the Trump regime | Zoe Williams
Players and fans denied visas, the spectre of ICE raids on stadiums, Pete Hegseth’s latest speech ... By the end of this contest, the nature of this US government will be even clearer Whenever my kids and I are stationary in the same room, within five minutes they will have started talking about football. Every now and then, a name will float out that I recognise – Jude Bellingham , say – but most of the time it lacks the dramatic texture to hold my attention. Everyone is either a genius or an irretrievable loser. There’s a lot of counting. “Would you watch a play in which everyone was either entirely wise or entirely stupid and the rest of it was mainly a body count?” I ask, trying to wedge myself back into the conversation. They reply: “Hello? Romeo and Juliet?!” then go back to the shortcomings of La Liga, so I go back to looking at my phone. Continue reading...
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Players and fans denied visas, the spectre of ICE raids on stadiums, Pete Hegseth’s latest speech ... By the end of this contest, the nature of this US government will be even clearer Whenever my kids and I are stationary in the same room, within five minutes they will have started talking about football. Every now and then, a name will float out that I recognise – Jude Bellingham , say – but most of the time it lacks the dramatic texture to hold my attention. Everyone is either a genius or an irretrievable loser. There’s a lot of counting. “Would you watch a play in which everyone was either entirely wise or entirely stupid and the rest of it was mainly a body count?” I ask, trying to wedge myself back into the conversation. They reply: “Hello? Romeo and Juliet?!” then go back to the shortcomings of La Liga, so I go back to looking at my phone. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, The World Cup is shedding new light on the pathology of the Trump regime | Zoe Williams, Players and fans denied visas, the spectre of ICE raids on stadiums, Pete Hegseth’s latest speech … By the end of this contest, the nature of this US government will be even clearer Whenever my kids and I are stationary in the same room, within five minutes they will have started talking about football. Every now and then, a name will float out that I recognise – Jude Bellingham , say – but most of the time it lacks the dramatic texture to hold my attention. Everyone is either a genius or an irretrievable loser. There’s a lot of counting. “Would you watch a play in which everyone was either entirely wise or entirely stupid and the rest of it was mainly a body count?” I ask, trying to wedge myself back into the conversation. They reply: “Hello? Romeo and Juliet?!” then go back to the shortcomings of La Liga, so I go back to looking at my phone. Continue reading…
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