I've speculated about these shifts for a while. Now they're unfolding and putting it into clear words isn't straightforward. Some might pick up on the undercurrents; for most, it probably won't land.
A lot of observers claim Trump is slipping. What registers here is calculated movement—advancing positions without the usual fanfare or visible strain. New pressures, alignments, and rhythms are active that feel unfamiliar from prior cycles.
The old Vedic ritual layer lost traction as conditions changed, the Upanishads reframed things toward inner inquiry and different formulations. Something along those lines.
Items chalked up to POTUS
- Israel locked in a drawn-out exchange of strikes, unwilling to concede ground and opting for prolonged costs instead.
- NATO facing real strain, with open friction over commitments and support in recent flare-ups.
- The broader Middle East shifting configuration, US footprint adjusting.
- European political class looking diminished and sidelined in the process.
Plenty of other developments read as positive depending on the lens, though the markers differ sharply from one viewer to the next.
