Tag: retreat
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How the Colonial System Survived the Empire, and Why the Courts Were Never the Point There is a word for what Europe has built in the Mediterranean, and it is not “border management.” It is externalisation. The policy is simple: stop people from arriving, and pay someone else to do the stopping. The payment is…
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The meme walked onto the pitch. The institution walked it off. That was the whole century in miniature—until the media ecosystems started walking off with the whole stadium. 1. The Terminal Hype Bubble In December 2022, Nusret Gökçe—Salt Bae—walked onto the pitch at Lusail Stadium during Argentina’s World Cup celebration. No accreditation. No institutional standing.…