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From Red Dust to New Roads: The Shoes That Carried Me Across Continents.
An Immigrant Story of Courage, Loneliness, and the Quiet Strength of Starting Over There are journeys that begin with excitement.And there are journeys that begin with goodbye. Mine began with a suitcase that felt too small for my dreams and a pair of old shoes that had already walked more miles than I realized. […]From …
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An Englishman’s Castle, With Border Control at the Door by Lawson Akhigbe
Once upon a time—yes, this is a brushstroke—an Englishman’s home was his castle, and the fiat of the King stopped at the water’s edge. In practical terms, this meant something deceptively simple: everyone in England was treated as English for the purposes of daily life. There were no internal immigration controls. Social and civic services …
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The Reich Stuff: A Look Inside Trump’s Surprisingly Incompetent Third Reich
An Exclusive, If Deeply Confusing, Report from the BunkerIn a move that has shocked pundits and historians—mostly historians—the newly proclaimed “Third Reich” of Donald J. Trump has gotten off to a rocky, and frankly, bewildering start. Sources close to the glittering, gilded situation room report a level of chaos not seen since the last season …
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They shall remain young forever
What were your parents doing at your age? They shall remain young forever as they never got old. They left too soon because they got old too soon. Our timeline never met, they got old while I was still young at any point of their timeline. At sixteen I was still a kept child, while …
Creating an Ecosystem for Elected Officials (and Other Tin Gods)
Power in Nigeria does not arrive alone. It comes with luggage—overweight, unclaimed, and suspiciously packed by other people. Once you gain prominence, whether by election, appointment, or sudden economic elevation, an ecosystem forms around you. Not a natural one—this is not rainforest biodiversity—but a carefully cultivated human barricade. Family, friends, distant cousins, and acquaintances by …
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