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Golden Spike: Trump, Nippon, and the Embedded Throne

When Ownership Becomes Occupation

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Jun 27, 2025
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There is no throne in America, but they keep trying to carve one from industry. That is the deep code of the Trump-Nippon-US Steel saga. The headlines say one thing: Trump opposes a Japanese company …

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