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EU is stepping up - sure this will grow - I would like to see easier identification of country of origin not just brand ID.

www.fastcompany.com/91296407/dan...
Danish grocery stores have a new trick for boycotting U.S. products
Denmark's largest grocery store operator is making it easier to see which products come from Europe with a new star icon on price tags.
www.fastcompany.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is an incredibly interesting article about how to use aluminum as an energy source. Who is leading this innovation? Canada

theconversation.com/canadas-alum...
Canada’s aluminum industry faces U.S. tariffs, but innovation could open new markets
A recent Canadian innovation that uses aluminum as a fuel could provide new opportunities for growth and diversification away from the U.S.
theconversation.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Redirecting...
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March 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Russia attacks a hotel in Ukraine where foreign aide workers including US citizens were staying. 4 killed 31 wounded.

How will Trump punish Russia for endangering US lives?

Russia Strikes Hotel With Foreign Humanitarian Workers in Zelensky’s Hometown

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Russia Strikes Hotel With Foreign Humanitarian Workers in Zelensky’s Hometown
Russia continues to bomb Ukraine, even as leaders in Washington and Moscow discuss possible peace talks to end the full-scale war, which has lasted more than three years.
flip.it
March 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Report: Defense Secretary Hegseth orders Cyber Command to halt Russia planning siliconangle.com/2025/02/28/r...
Report: Defense Secretary Hegseth orders Cyber Command to halt Russia planning - SiliconANGLE
Report: Defense Secretary Hegseth orders Cyber Command to halt Russia planning - SiliconANGLE
siliconangle.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I stand with Ukraine!

Peace through appeasement is not peace. It is what a draft dodging coward and bully calls a deal.
February 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
OK now that Trump has agreed to Mexico and Canada placing previously planned troops on the boarder I hope the countries take the opportunity to inspect every vehicle passing from the US for illegal guns.
February 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It is way past time for Congress to grow a spine

If you can't rely on the executive branch to disburse funds as appropriated take them to court or better yet grow your own disbursement system.

www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
Elon Musk said Donald Trump agreed USAID needs to be ‘shut down’ | CNN Politics
Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed the US Agency for International Development needs to be “shut down,” following days of speculation over the future of the agency after its funding was froz...
www.cnn.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Best analysis I've read in a long time. It also helps me understand why European politics are far less strident.

How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality
Us and them is all the rage.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This is the video Led by Donkeys is projecting on the EU headquarters of Tesla.

x.com/ByDonkeys/st...
x.com
x.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Poking Fun at Trump, Mexico’s President Suggests Renaming the U.S.

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Really like this President
Poking Fun at Trump, Mexico’s President Suggests U.S. Should be Called ‘Mexican America’
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.”
flip.it
January 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The Iranian Ministry of Culture confirmed today the arrest in Tehran on December 19 of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala , for "violating the laws of the Islamic Republic" during her professional stay on a journalistic visa, the official Iranian news agency IRNA confirmed.
December 30, 2024 at 2:16 PM
We left during his last term. It looks like we will have more company

Searches for holiday homes in Greece from the US has increased 10 fold

www.kathimerini.gr/economy/5633...
Η νίκη Τραμπ εκτόξευσε τη ζήτηση για κατοικίες στην Ελλάδα από Αμερικανούς
Αθηναϊκή Ριβιέρα, Θεσσαλονίκη, Πάτρα, Κρήτη και Ιόνιο αποτελούν τις πιο δημοφιλείς περιοχές για αγορά ακινήτου από τους Αμερικανούς.
www.kathimerini.gr
December 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM
The one thing I know, I know nothing.

Interesting article on ignorance

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/platos-cave-...
Plato’s Cave and the Stubborn Persistence of Ignorance
Plato's cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
December 8, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Is anyone in the US press looking at the apartheid South African connection of Trump's supporters?
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
Home Summaries
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 20, 2024 at 7:28 AM
A different perspective

Democratic norms look unusually fragile in the US. Historian Mark Mazower argues that it is an outlier, not a precursor

www.ft.com/content/4195...
Trump’s victory will change America. But Europe can have a different future
Democratic norms look unusually fragile in the US. Historian Mark Mazower argues that it is an outlier, not a precursor
www.ft.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:57 PM