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Plague Island is fuelled by strong tea, milky coffee, and a stubborn refusal to look away.
We write about UK and US politics, post-imperial myths, and the human cost of bad policy.
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We write about UK and US politics, post-imperial myths, and the human cost of bad policy.
If you like what we do, please consider helping to keep the kettle on:
☕️ buymeacoffee.com/notesfromplagueisland
Leaders tell their truest stories though buildings. Hitler’s Berghof and Trump’s ballroom share a chilling premise: the ruler’s comfort is the centre of the political universe.
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#Trump #Architecture #Authoritarianism #Power #Politics #PlagueIsland
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#Trump #Architecture #Authoritarianism #Power #Politics #PlagueIsland
The House Always Wins: Architecture, Power, and the Private Worlds of Autocratic Men
From Hitler's Alpine retreat to Trump's gilded White House ballroom, autocrats reveal their true nature through architecture. An analysis of how buildings become weapons of personalist rule and what t...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Leaders tell their truest stories though buildings. Hitler’s Berghof and Trump’s ballroom share a chilling premise: the ruler’s comfort is the centre of the political universe.
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-house-...
#Trump #Architecture #Authoritarianism #Power #Politics #PlagueIsland
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-house-...
#Trump #Architecture #Authoritarianism #Power #Politics #PlagueIsland
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
#BorisJohnson #Tory #Covid #Pandemic #DominicCummings #ICovidInquiry #UKPolitics #PlagueIsland
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#BorisJohnson #Tory #Covid #Pandemic #DominicCummings #ICovidInquiry #UKPolitics #PlagueIsland
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November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
#BorisJohnson #Tory #Covid #Pandemic #DominicCummings #ICovidInquiry #UKPolitics #PlagueIsland
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
#BorisJohnson #Tory #Covid #Pandemic #DominicCummings #ICovidInquiry #UKPolitics #PlagueIsland
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Europe is running out of time. Our piece from Feb this year suddenly feels urgent again as Trump floats a “peace plan” that would carve up Ukraine. What happens next will define the continent.
#NATO #Ukraine #EU #Trump #Peace #War #Russia #StandWithUkraine
www.plagueisland.com/p/ukraines-l...
#NATO #Ukraine #EU #Trump #Peace #War #Russia #StandWithUkraine
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Ukraine’s Last Stand: What Europe Must Do Now
History is filled with moments of decision, turning points where inaction leads to catastrophe.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Europe is running out of time. Our piece from Feb this year suddenly feels urgent again as Trump floats a “peace plan” that would carve up Ukraine. What happens next will define the continent.
#NATO #Ukraine #EU #Trump #Peace #War #Russia #StandWithUkraine
www.plagueisland.com/p/ukraines-l...
#NATO #Ukraine #EU #Trump #Peace #War #Russia #StandWithUkraine
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Stephen Miller: "We are the storm." Days later: "Use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism"—meaning political opposition. He's not just an ideologue. He's the architect building American fascism
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#StephenMiller #Trump
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Part 10: The Architect of American Fascism: How Stephen Miller Is Building the Authoritarian State
Stephen Miller is building American fascism through bureaucratic competence, using immigration as a laboratory to test authoritarian methods before broader application..
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November 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Stephen Miller: "We are the storm." Days later: "Use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism"—meaning political opposition. He's not just an ideologue. He's the architect building American fascism
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#StephenMiller #Trump
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Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
#BorisJohnson #Tory #Covid #Pandemic #DominicCummings #ICovidInquiry #UKPolitics #PlagueIsland
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
#BorisJohnson #Tory #Covid #Pandemic #DominicCummings #ICovidInquiry #UKPolitics #PlagueIsland
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
Covid Inquiry: Johnson, Cummings, and 23,000 Reasons They Should Never Have Led Britain's Pandemic Response
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right.
www.plagueisland.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The UK Covid Inquiry confirms what we knew: 23,000 avoidable deaths, Johnson on holiday during crisis, and Cummings' toxic culture. The agony of being proven right
#BorisJohnson #Tory #Covid #Pandemic #DominicCummings #ICovidInquiry #UKPolitics #PlagueIsland
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
#BorisJohnson #Tory #Covid #Pandemic #DominicCummings #ICovidInquiry #UKPolitics #PlagueIsland
www.plagueisland.com/p/covid-inqu...
Trump's meetings with MBS & al-Sharaa were a unified message from the predator class. Khashoggi's family, Syrian refugees: all erased by F-35 deals and trillion-dollar handshakes. Spectacle diplomacy is here.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Trump's meetings with MBS & al-Sharaa were a unified message from the predator class. Khashoggi's family, Syrian refugees: all erased by F-35 deals and trillion-dollar handshakes. Spectacle diplomacy is here.
Please read, share & subscribe
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Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
Dust clouds rose over the White House as bulldozers tore through the East Wing. In its place: a $300 million gilded ballroom copied from Mar-a-Lago, Trump is using architecture to send a message this is no longer the people's house. It's the palace of a king.
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-ballro...
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-ballro...
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Dust clouds rose over the White House as bulldozers tore through the East Wing. In its place: a $300 million gilded ballroom copied from Mar-a-Lago, Trump is using architecture to send a message this is no longer the people's house. It's the palace of a king.
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-ballro...
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-ballro...
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
Trump's meetings with MBS & al-Sharaa were a unified message from the predator class. Khashoggi's family, Syrian refugees: all erased by F-35 deals and trillion-dollar handshakes. Spectacle diplomacy is here.
Please read, share & subscribe
www.plagueisland.com/p/trumps-spe...
Please read, share & subscribe
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November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Trump's meetings with MBS & al-Sharaa were a unified message from the predator class. Khashoggi's family, Syrian refugees: all erased by F-35 deals and trillion-dollar handshakes. Spectacle diplomacy is here.
Please read, share & subscribe
www.plagueisland.com/p/trumps-spe...
Please read, share & subscribe
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Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump just apparently called for the execution of 6 veteran lawmakers for telling soldiers they can refuse illegal orders.
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...
The line between democracy and dictatorship is being erased.
Read now:
www.plagueisland.com/p/the-dons-d...