Julian Summerhayes

@juliansummerhayes.bsky.social

My next book: Goliath's Curse: the history and future of societal collapse. Seems apposite.

Colin Baldy 🇪🇺 🇮🇹 🇬🇧 🌈 🔶#FBPE

@maestroc.bsky.social

Bear with me, as this is a slightly lengthy thread inspired by today's Guardian US Politics Sketch.
It put me in mind of a paper by Robert Pearce on the collapse of the Western Empire. Two paragry seem particularly apposite:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/25/donald-trump-america-250-birthday-great-state-fair?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Paul TM 🇪🇺 Wafels (Stroop)

@trogdouser.bsky.social

If ever there was a more apposite example of "You reap what you sow", it's this:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-boston-leave-vote-uk-37313683