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If the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire #world from the strategic #disaster that was the American-led invasion of #Normandy in 1944.

#Vance: "If the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire #world from the strategic #disaster that was the American-led invasion of #Iraq."

source: france24.com/en/live-news/2025…

#EU #Europe #politics #history #military #war #news #usa #government #statement #warfare #news

Vance urges Europe not to be US 'vassal'

US Vice President JD Vance hailed his country's transatlantic alliances, striking a more positive note, but in an interview urged European states to show greater independence.

^{France 24 (FRANCE 24)}

#EU set to #retaliate with tariffs on $28 billion of #US goods

#world #resistance #trade #wars

brusselsmorning.com/eu-set-to-…

EU set to retaliate with tariffs on $28 billion of US goods

The EU is set to retaliate against Trump's tariffs with up to $28 billion in new duties on U.S. imports, including products like meat, wine, and bourbon.

^{Newsroom Staff (The Brussels Morning Newspaper)}

'Nowhere's safe': How an #island of #penguins ended up on #Trump #tariff list

source: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8xl…

Two tiny, remote #Antarctic outposts populated by penguins and #seals are among the obscure places targeted by the Trump #administration's new tariffs.

The penguins are understandably pissed off.

It's hard to say who is the craziest head of state with all the crazy politicians in the world.

#usa #fail #problem #economy #penguin #seal #intelligence #future #democracy #politics #trade #world #globalization

Our #world lost its #color ...

That's how it's done!

#world #economy after #LiberationDay

On a more serious note, whoever is behind the idea of dressing up as #Pikachu during the protest made an amazing job, medias all around the #world shared pictures of them and were forced at the same time to talk about the Turkish protests.

#police #protest #politics #Turkey #arrest #riot

Sounds of the Forest

We are collecting the sounds of woodlands and forests from all around the world, creating a growing soundmap bringing together aural tones and textures from the world’s woodlands.

The sounds form an open source library, to be used by anyone to listen to and create from. Selected artists will be responding to the sounds that are gathered, creating music, audio, artwork or something else incredible, to be presented at Timber Festival 2021.

welchwrite.com/blog/2025/03/28…

#sound #forest #nature #outdoors #audio #soundseeing #world #shared

@altbot

"The #Trump team, taking its cue from the #president, is trying to pursue two #ContradictoryVisions at the same time — to maintain #America’s status as the world’s leading power while also trying to scale down its international commitments. They want to simultaneously #dominate the #world and #withdraw from it."

vox.com/on-the-right-newslette…

Or, put differently, Trump is #Stalin and everybody around him is trying to guess what he wants.

☎️

Wrote you a lil poem:

We’ll be your thriend until the end 🫶
#World Poetry Day

#Mexico’s #Sheinbaum Threatens to Sue #Google Over ‘Gulf of #America’ #Maps #Change

source: bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

Sheinbaum insisted Thursday that #Alphabet Inc.’s Google was incorrect to #rename the body of water on their mapping service, arguing that #Trump’s executive order could only pertain to the continental shelf within US #territory.

Basically an insignificant side issue in view of the many serious crises at present. Unfortunately, Trump still manages to continually distract from the important issues with this trivia. 👎

#map #world #power #fail #problem #justice #usa #news #politics #crisis #name #government #whitehouse

#Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the #Polio #Vaccine

source: nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/…

Does anyone remember the #movie #Idiocracy? themoviedb.org/movie/7512-idio…

In the movie, a #society is on the verge of collapse because it has regressed mentally and can no longer understand #technology, not to mention use it sensibly. Parallels to current #world events are recognizable. They want to protect unborn children but apparently not the born ones.

#health #usa #science #fda #children #kids #fail #problem #humanrights #politics #law #justice #government #future #security #ethics

RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval

Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.

^{Christina Jewett (The New York Times)}