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Geopolitical doppelgängers goes West...
Like manifest destiny, but less shitty
Oct 23, 2025
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The time I looked for Green Berets and found 10k instead
Desperation becomes fortuitous
Oct 14, 2025
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1:11:53
Episode 3: Surviving and thriving as a woman in Afghanistan
In Kabul, survival itself becomes a quiet act of defiance
Sep 25, 2025
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7 [more!] geopolitical doppelgängers
Can't stop, won't stop
Sep 19, 2025
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Syrian President al-Sharaa dazzles in Armani, makes bigly deal with Trump
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Episode 3: Surviving and thriving as a woman in Afghanistan
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I'm American, OK? (Part 1)
And I'm not ashamed, damnit!
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