
Luke Croft
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Luke Croft
@croftyler
I write about history, politics, and philosophy.



UPDATE: Letters from Leo can now independently confirm that the meeting took place — and that the Vatican was so alarmed by the Pentagon’s tactics that Pope Leo XIV shelved plans to visit the United States later this year. Many in the Vatican saw the Pentagon’s reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.


How popular is Donald Trump in Western Europe? March 2026 🇫🇷 France: -64 (+4 from Feb) 🇬🇧 Britain: -67 (+3) 🇪🇸 Spain: -68 (-2) 🇮🇹 Italy: -68 (-2) 🇩🇪 Germany: -76 (=) 🇩🇰 Denmark: -91 (+1) Results link in replies



Trump has just lost a war to Iran. I would liken it to the Suez débâcle except that, at Suez, Britain successfully swept Egyptian resistance aside. We were defeated by Eisenhower’s hostility, not Nasser’s tanks. This time, the US just flat out lost - and the world is vastly worse off for it.






Ukraine’s most hated: the wounded troops rounding up reluctant conscripts #Echobox=1775312074" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/world/russia-u…


“Colonization is the reason these countries are so poor!!” Singapore, a former British colony:

#Vauxhall now looks more like a Hollywood depiction of a dystopian city in outer space than that of #London. The more you watch, the worse it gets. Just because you fill something up, doesn't mean it isn't empty.


Basically based Reform UK supporters (the vast majority) need to ask themselves what they think was really going on when Rupert Lowe was ejected from their party in the most devious -- and actually criminal -- way possible. Be honest with yourselves, you owe yourselves that.









