Asked how far he was willing to go to acquire #Greenland, #Trump said, “You’ll find out.” His terse reply, following lengthy [many false, others seriously exaggerated] remarks about his first year back in office, came as his threats to take over #Greenland have imperiled the stability of #US #alliances.

#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #tariffs #economy #Denmark #Europe #NATO #sovereignty #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/20/us/trump-news/d13869b6-866f-55d2-bab8-841dd9fa9d80?smid=url-share

Asked how far he was willing to go to acquire #Greenland, #Trump said, “You’ll find out.” His terse reply, following lengthy [many false, others seriously exaggerated] remarks about his first year back in office, came as his threats to take over #Greenland have imperiled the stability of #US #alliances.

#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #tariffs #economy #Denmark #Europe #NATO #sovereignty #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/20/us/trump-news/d13869b6-866f-55d2-bab8-841dd9fa9d80?smid=url-share

Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

#HackerNews #AWS #European #Sovereign #Cloud #CloudComputing #Sovereignty #TechNews #AWSInnovation #Europe

@ecosia

Out of curiosity, I analysed Ecosia's infrastructure (through IPs and ASNs) to find out whether it is #European or not.

I was surprised to find that it relies on #AWS S3 for financial data reports (stored .json data), #Amazon Cloudfront for the Ecosia.org search, Fastly for blog.ecosia.org, #Cloudflare for the Ecosia.org homepage, #Google Ads and probably others.

In July 2025, they posted on their blog that 'digital #sovereignty is just #oneclickaway', stating that Europe's digital backbone is dependent on the US and all the problems this entails, such as a lack of control.

They also said, 'We've always believed that where you search matters' and 'Digital #sovereignty is climate action too', despite the fact that they depend on Big Tech themselves and use almost no EU infrastructure in practice.

As Ecosia is a signatory to the #EuroStack initiative, why haven't you migrated your infrastructure to #European solutions?

It is worrying to know that, by switching to Ecosia, practically 100% of my traffic goes through non-EU companies. I would like to see more independence on your part.

'Building and using local infrastructure means reducing transatlantic data traffic, increasing energy efficiency, and cutting down on the carbon footprint of cloud computing. Plus, tech companies that are based here are more likely to be held accountable to EU environmental standards. It's a win-win.’ – Ecosia Blog https://blog.ecosia.org/digital-sovereignty-is-just-oneclickaway/

#eu #ecosia #eurostack #sovereignty #privacy #bigtech #sustainability

A year ago, I published my opinion on why Europe needs to have its own social media platforms and build strong digital ecosystem.

With recent issues such as Trump's demands to annex Greenland, X's growing role in disinformation campaigns and targeting Europeans with shadow bans, it is necessary to remind that the European Union, without its own social media platforms and the whole digital ecosystem, cannot be fully sovereign.

For Europe, it is not too late to build its own digital ecosystem, spanning from social media networks to AI, storage and productivity software. In fact, it is something that has to be done and there are many European companies, NGOs and communities working to make it happen.

Year after, my strong recommendation for every European organization, company and public institution is to embrace European-made solutions. If we take a look at solutions made in Europe, we can see that Europeans are leading the world in terms of building federated networks, secure, encrypted and privacy-oriented solutions for consumers, businesses and governments.

Europe don't need to build it from scratch as there are solutions developed here, in Europe. What Europe needs is to embrace them at all levels: from governments to households. https://mediascope.group/europe-needs-its-own-social-media-platforms-to-safeguard-sovereignty/

#Europe #EU #EUpol #Greenland #DigitalSovereignty #USA #USpol #sovereignty #tech #technology #fediverse #Mastodon #Vebinet #democracy #socialmedia #geopolitics

A year ago, I published my opinion on why Europe needs to have its own social media platforms and build strong digital ecosystem.

With recent issues such as Trump's demands to annex Greenland, X's growing role in disinformation campaigns and targeting Europeans with shadow bans, it is necessary to remind that the European Union, without its own social media platforms and the whole digital ecosystem, cannot be fully sovereign.

For Europe, it is not too late to build its own digital ecosystem, spanning from social media networks to AI, storage and productivity software. In fact, it is something that has to be done and there are many European companies, NGOs and communities working to make it happen.

Year after, my strong recommendation for every European organization, company and public institution is to embrace European-made solutions. If we take a look at solutions made in Europe, we can see that Europeans are leading the world in terms of building federated networks, secure, encrypted and privacy-oriented solutions for consumers, businesses and governments.

Europe don't need to build it from scratch as there are solutions developed here, in Europe. What Europe needs is to embrace them at all levels: from governments to households. https://mediascope.group/europe-needs-its-own-social-media-platforms-to-safeguard-sovereignty/

#Europe #EU #EUpol #Greenland #DigitalSovereignty #USA #USpol #sovereignty #tech #technology #fediverse #Mastodon #Vebinet #democracy #socialmedia #geopolitics

A stunned #Europe finally wakes up to #Trump’s #Greenland threat

An emergency meeting of #EU ambassadors will take place in Brussels on Sunday in response to Trump’s threat, which he made after an estimated quarter of the population of Greenland’s capital Nuuk joined #protests against any potential #annexation.

#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #trade #economy #tariffs #sovereignty #Denmark #Europe #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/europe/europe-greenland-threat-tariffs-analysis-intl?cid=ios_app

@randahl

Yeah

Shocker

#European "adult" politicians are being forced to admit that #DonaldTrump is *not* an adult, but rather a petulant, acute narcissist *and* a serial, pathological liar

A poorly-raised three year old

And it's way, way, way past time these sober European "adults" begin to wake up and see #Trump for what he really is and has always been, and act accordingly

#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #trade #economy #tariffs #sovereignty #Denmark #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw

A stunned #Europe finally wakes up to #Trump’s #Greenland threat

An emergency meeting of #EU ambassadors will take place in Brussels on Sunday in response to Trump’s threat, which he made after an estimated quarter of the population of Greenland’s capital Nuuk joined #protests against any potential #annexation.

#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #trade #economy #tariffs #sovereignty #Denmark #Europe #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/europe/europe-greenland-threat-tariffs-analysis-intl?cid=ios_app

Escaping the trap of US tech dependence

https://disconnect.blog/escaping-the-trap-of-us-tech-dependence/

#HackerNews #Escaping #the #trap #of #US #tech #dependence #technology #independence #digital #sovereignty #tech #policy #innovation

RE: https://mastodon.ie/@EugeneMcParland/115911579904471864

Time for #tarrifs on U.S. Internet, cloud services? #sovereignty #greenland

@ecosia

Out of curiosity, I analysed Ecosia's infrastructure (through IPs and ASNs) to find out whether it is #European or not.

I was surprised to find that it relies on #AWS S3 for financial data reports (stored .json data), #Amazon Cloudfront for the Ecosia.org search, Fastly for blog.ecosia.org, #Cloudflare for the Ecosia.org homepage, #Google Ads and probably others.

In July 2025, they posted on their blog that 'digital #sovereignty is just #oneclickaway', stating that Europe's digital backbone is dependent on the US and all the problems this entails, such as a lack of control.

They also said, 'We've always believed that where you search matters' and 'Digital #sovereignty is climate action too', despite the fact that they depend on Big Tech themselves and use almost no EU infrastructure in practice.

As Ecosia is a signatory to the #EuroStack initiative, why haven't you migrated your infrastructure to #European solutions?

It is worrying to know that, by switching to Ecosia, practically 100% of my traffic goes through non-EU companies. I would like to see more independence on your part.

'Building and using local infrastructure means reducing transatlantic data traffic, increasing energy efficiency, and cutting down on the carbon footprint of cloud computing. Plus, tech companies that are based here are more likely to be held accountable to EU environmental standards. It's a win-win.’ – Ecosia Blog https://blog.ecosia.org/digital-sovereignty-is-just-oneclickaway/

#eu #ecosia #eurostack #sovereignty #privacy #bigtech #sustainability

AWS European Sovereign Cloud

https://aws.eu/

#HackerNews #AWS #European #Sovereign #Cloud #cloud #computing #sovereignty #data #privacy #AWS #innovation

Just like a #rapist, Trump doesn’t understand no means NO.

#Trump says anything less than having #Greenland in #US hands is ‘unacceptable’

Trump said Wednesday that #NATO should help the US acquire Greenland & anything less than having the island in US hands is unacceptable, just before VP #JDVance was to host #Denmark & Greenland officials for talks.

#geopolitics #imperialism #LandGrab #sovereignty
https://apnews.com/article/greenland-united-states-denmark-trump-vance-rubio-meeting-cc278af4f3daf725029101966ba03568?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-14-Breaking+News

#Denmark Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen is scheduled to attend the meeting alongside #Greenland foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, & #MarcoRubio will join #JDVance.

Some European officials, who had hoped Wednesday’s meeting would provide a forum to seek clarity from Rubio about the admin’s policy toward Greenland, expressed apprehension ahead of the talks, citing Vance’s planned involvement. [see thought bubbles↑]

#Trump #geopolitics #imperialism #LandGrab #sovereignty #NATO

#Trump claimed that if the #UnitedStates doesn’t take over #Greenland, #Russia or #China will. [ #FactCheck, #false]

The talks were expected to take place at the #State Department but the venue was changed after #JDVance expressed a desire to be included. [ #Denmark & Greenland thought bubbles, “Great this douche is gonna chew up the time with propaganda & self aggrandizing BS.”]

#geopolitics #imperialism #LandGrab #sovereignty #NATO

Ahead of the meeting, #Trump reiterated his desire for #Greenland, writing on social media Wednesday that “the United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security,” saying that its strategic Arctic location made it necessary for the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system he wants to build. “ #NATO becomes far more formidable & effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES. Anything less than that is unacceptable.”

#geopolitics #imperialism #LandGrab #sovereignty