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He built the community directly from his phone and, whether intended or not, that connection has sustained his career - insulating him from the tyrannies of radio playlists and streaming placement.

They want to insulate their son, but it’s the community that really needs protection.

The Supreme Court’s recent grant of presumptive presidential immunity from prosecution for all of a president’s official acts just further insulated unchecked extralegal conduct.

Instead, says Prof Williams, the US would prioritise its "territorial core", creating a continental fortress of sorts, insulated on both sides by the vastness of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

"They're not properly insulating the walls. Nothing is getting resolved," she said.