{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreig6vxn4zjfne3lzsms7alp4wwww55vuiq7ec2cw56dxszvn3uoxau",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:yhmwewfk3g3hhkrw2gf4ypna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpbchydofn2"
  },
  "path": "/2026/03/23/donald-trump-and-the-downfall-of-the-american-empire/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T04:00:43.000Z",
  "site": "https://dissentwatch.com",
  "tags": [
    "#Column3"
  ],
  "textContent": "Our war against Iran is now three weeks old and the Trump Administration has apparently reached the point of total desperation. The best proof of this came late Friday when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that America would assist Iran in obtaining a massive inflow of additional funding for its war machine, thereby supporting Iranian…",
  "title": "Donald Trump and the Downfall of the American Empire?, by Ron Unz"
}