Alex Akselrod
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Jim Killock
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The #US imposes 30% of #UStariffs to the #EuropeanUnion. According to Politico, the Commission is ready to retaliate. EU OS believes that a European response with Tariffs on US BigTech services (or all services that face trade deficits) would make so much more sense if the EU had alternatives for those in place. This is why #EU_OS, #EuroStack and #DigitalSovereignty is important. It offers more leverage.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-hits-eu-with-sweeping-30-percent-tariffs/
brendan (ジャンク品)
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Meanwhile, in Germany…
(It's an InterCity Express train, a.k.a. ICE)
#train #trains #transit #deutschland #germany#europe#DonaldTrump #trump #president #US #USA #UnitedStates #america #graffiti
A rising tide may lift all boats, but it turns out some people would prefer only their boat is lifted.
@ben
Yachts, not boats. And let's face it, yacht owners are going to need houseboats to live on once their mansions are swamped by rising tides. #GOP#GreedOverPeople#us#BigBountifulBill4Billionaires
sef
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For weeks I have been telling reporters that #Trump could have the power to switch off our tech in #Europe. It felt a bit alarmist until I just read that #Microsoft, on the behest of the #US gov, has suspended the email account of Karim Khan, the #ICC chief prosecutor.
One of the most important international courts and a legal bulwark against #genocide, crimes against humanity, and #warcrimes is threatened by #BigTech dependency.
https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3
Golly, I wonder why France can bar a candidate from running for president after a court conviction, but the US couldn't do it. Some countries are more civilized and have a greater sense of decency than others, I guess. #Politics #Democracy #France #US #USA #USpol #MarineLePenhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/31/marine-le-pen-barred-from-running-for-french-presidency-in-2027