The US embassy in Norway sent a letter to their electricity and heat provider (Hafslund), demanding that they stop any DEI type activities within the company.
Hafslunds' response was, in short, "we can stop providing power and heat, no problem".
Yeah this has to be malicious compliance from the embassy staff.
No it's the Nazi playbook quite literally.
Valeskog is quoted as saying, "If the U.S. terminates its relationship with the city planning office, the embassy will have difficulty obtaining a building permit if they want to rebuild, for example. That's their headache, not ours."
Love it!
America is a joke.
The rest of the world is actively rejecting your bullshit, and you are going to be worse off for it.
THANKS WE KNOW THAT PART, CAN YOU TELL US HOW TO FIX IT?
To be fair, Trump is not the source of the problem. He's a Heritage Foundation puppet, and those psychos kind of have people everywhere right now.
He's a pretty big catalyst though
Definitely a focal point.
He's a patsy, I'm grateful that at least it isn't Vance. Could you imagine a tyrant funded by Billionaires that wasn't in cognitive decline?
The will and the resources have been there trying to move in this direction for a long time. I do agree that he's absolutely fast tracked the process. His complete disregard for civility, shameless willingness to grift, and transparently transactional nature have enabled the absolute worst in us. From hateful, racist poor folks to deranged religious nutjobs to narcissistic billionaires - they've all been given the green light now.
I just hope that everyone takes note of which side people are on and, when this is all over, make sure that the memory of those who stood on the wrong side of history are so shamed, ostracized, disgraced, and hated that this shit doesn't happen again.
Haven't you had gun nuts banging on about what you do in this scenario for decades?
The ones that would be classified as gun nuts are the same ones that are fine with what he's doing. Except when the leopard goes after them.
Oh for sure, I completely understand that. But that's just because they don't have the spine to actually bite their bark—theory-wise though, it's a pretty sound plan to end tyranny and people with more backbone could freely follow it.
Their banging on was always more about racism. Their definition of tyrannical government is "government with gays, trans, women, and brown people in charge."
This is the only idea I've had so far
We already know and various users from other countries have very explicitly told us. We're just waiting for more answers palatable to us because most of us aren't willing to risk anything.
Well one person was pretty darn close to solving the whole issue but they kind of faltered at the last moment.
solving the whole issue
Trump’s inevitable death won’t solve the issues that caused him. I don’t know what will. We’d have to go pretty far down the chain of succession to hit “not a fascist”.
You would have to ban podcasting, youtube, blogs, and fox news.
I was at a hardware store today and behind the employees at counter was a TV that blares fox 24/7.
I couldn't take it for 2 minutes
Well, go down that chain, then. Haven't they been going on for generations about how their second amendment is for exactly this situation?
Solving the underlying issues are important too, of course, but that's a long term solution. I'd like to see a short-term patch be applied before America literally launches wars of conquest against its neighbours.
I hear what you're saying, but Little t is a symptom, just like Hitler was a symptom.
It's like "Goddamn it, I wish my stomach didn't hurt all the time." Doctor: "You have pancreatric cancer."
I would say politicians are using the rise in anti American sentiment to solidify their positions in more nationalist forms of government. I would warn my comrades in the west. This rise in nationalism can be dangerous. Even if it is directed at being against America (which is good) it can also be leveraged to build fascist policies in your own country. Be wary of your "liberal" politicians and parties. They likely do not have your best interest at heart. They know material conditions will decline with the fall of the American empire. They will do everything they can to keep their power. And they'll do it off the backs of your working class.
Do not substitute class solidarity for Nationalism. Tarrifs are a direct attack on the working class of the world. We pay those. No matter what country we reside in.
Trump is a joke. And so is the majority of American voters circa 2024. Don't confuse the situation, however, or you're just strengthening Trump.
But hey, do as you will. It's a free world, my friend. They don't control us, they just try to. Fuck the fascists, and those who would tell us how to speak, act, and think.
Yet, never live in their world, or a world of your own miscreation. We're better than him, are we not? America is not your enemy, Trump is. His power is fleeting, but you must fight him, not all of us... Or else, all is lost, and all of us lose.
Unite, my friends. Fight the villain, not the masquerade. Or don't... And find out how far down the rabbit hole we can descend. They want us divided, so you could oblige their demands. It's up to you.
Valeskog is quoted as saying, "If the U.S. terminates its relationship with the city planning office, the embassy will have difficulty obtaining a building permit if they want to rebuild, for example. That's their headache, not ours."
Wonderful! Valeskog, have a beer on me!
Sweden should summon the American ambassador and tell him to stop violating Swedish law. Then threaten to send all embassy staff family members back to the US. Oops, just saw we haven't appointed an ambassador yet. Sweden should just expel the entire embassy. Don't come back without an actual ambassador.
This administration is just completely bonkers. WTF.
He's lost his fucking mind.....
“What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind. How true that is.”
― Dan Quayle
I think of Trump more in terms of this Hunter S. Thompson quote about Nixon:
He neither drinks nor smokes, they say, and bars make him nervous. Humphrey Bogart would have taken a dim view of Nixon. It was Bogart who said, “You can’t trust a man who doesn’t drink.” And it was Raoul Duke who said, “I’d never buy a used car from Nixon unless he was drunk.”
“What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind. How true that is.”
― Dan Quayle
”A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
— Major Chip Hazard
“Of all the things I lost, I miss my mind the most.”
I'm waiting for him to demand those penguin islands produce fewer gay penguins.
When Trump heard that the president is "the leader of the free world", he took it literally and thinks he's the ruler of the world.
I like the response from the Swedes, shove it.
Thanks US voters!
Don't forget the non-voters.
Motherfucker needs to look up the definition of a sovereign country. Who am I kidding the stupid fuck doesn't even know how to read.
I doubt these are just idle demands. They will be used, flimsy as they are, as pretense for more tariffs, sanctions, or worse. He's picking a fight.
Trump throws a lot of punches but not many seem to land.
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