## Trump wants to reverse America’s decline. Good luck | Samuel Moyn

Authored by theguardian.com

And clearly, it is a fool’s errand to reverse any empire’s relative decline, and rank immorality to try.

Benito Mussolini and especially Adolf Hitler dreamed the dream of building empire as latecomers to the competitive scramble.

Trump, by contrast, is obsessed by the decline of a once great imperial power, and dreams of rebuilding it.

Trump cannot be a founder, and is reduced to longing for America’s imperial meridian of his childhood after the second world war.

From his first appearance on the political stage, Trump has feared what he takes to be the misrule and penury of lowly countries.

But doing so could never make America “a manufacturing nation once again”, as Trump promised after taking the oath of his office.

That Trump thinks otherwise, however, will affect that ongoing decline in ways that are both big and small, both hilarious and horrendous. »

### ‘Highway robbery’: NYC comptroller accuses Musk of stealing $80m from city bank account

Authored by independent.co.uk

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has accused Elon Musk of “highway robbery” after $80 million approved by Congress “vanished” from the city’s bank account.

Lander, who is running for New York City mayor, also hit out at current Mayor Eric Adams for not “fighting back.”

open image in gallery New York City Comptroller Brad Lander accused Elon Musk of wiping $80 million from the city’s bank account ( AP ). »

### The Trump administration restores federal webpages after court order

Authored by theverge.com

The Trump administration brought webpages back online, meeting a court-ordered deadline at 11:59PM on February 11th.

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order, setting a deadline for those agencies to make that information available again online.

The court order says webpages are supposed to be restored to versions as of January 30th. »

### 2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia will not allow any alcohol during tournament says ambassador

Authored by bbc.co.uk

No alcohol will be allowed at the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, says the country's ambassador to the United Kingdom.

In an interview on LBC, Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud said alcohol would not be sold anywhere during the tournament, including hotels.

Fifa confirmed Saudi Arabia would host the men's World Cup in 2034. »

### Overwatch 2 is bringing loot boxes back from the dead

Authored by pcgamer.com

"You will be able to earn a variety of cosmetics when collecting loot boxes.

Loot boxes were initially removed during the launch of Overwatch 2.

As the game moved to free-to-play, Blizzard seemed more comfortable making money via the in-game shop and battle pass purchases instead of loot boxes. »

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