• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    2 hours ago

    Switch to open source everywhere, especially in government systems

    Drop Microsoft, block meta, Google, and just get rid of Amazon

  • BmeBenji@lemm.ee
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    “It’s time to be tough on Big Tech! And by tough, I mean I’m going to give Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg and all the rest the most vigorous blowjobs they have ever felt!” -Dumpy Trumpy

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      2 hours ago

      Well has anything trump has said sounded well thought out. He’s like the villain from Meet the Robinsons

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      3 hours ago

      Far from it, but he has a surprisingly large number of ass kissers. Good luck maintaining orange baby’s favor though.

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      That’s exactly how I felt when Bolsonaro was in power in Brazil. He at least became ineligible for being responsible for our equivalent of the capitol invasion in Brasília, and is possibly going to jail.

      It still baffles me that the US is supposed to be a country where laws work more strictly, and yet everything Trump did in his previous term—from obstruction of justice to inciting the January 6th Capitol riot—seems to have been met with limited accountability. How can a nation uphold its democratic principles if the mechanisms designed to check power are perceived as being selectively applied?

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    4 hours ago

    It’s almost like Trump when to a seminar on the incredible healing power of tariffs, and believed every word he heard.

  • plumbercraic@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 hours ago

    Thanks Mr Trump - this really helps us sell our non-US technology to the Europeans. Keep on making stuff great again 🤘

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    Part of the reason why I’ve recommended US based services to my Canadian clients was because of its speed due to proximity. Now that net neutrality has been gutted and ISPs are free to artificially slow down their services a la carte, the speed advantage is questionable. Now I recommend services in Canada where I find them and European alternatives when no closer ones are available.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      5 hours ago

      I don’t pick based on country of origin, I pick based on privacy and other features. Unfortunately, that seems to knock out most US based services, which is sad because I’m American.

  • AirBreather@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    From the article:

    Trump’s opposition to DSTs is not new: the Biden administration felt they disproportionately targeted US businesses and threatened 25 percent tariffs if they were not removed.

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      5 hours ago

      And I kind of agree. My understanding is that DSTs are taxes on gross revenues, not profits, and are therefore problematic. It should be net of expenses and apply only to activity in that region.

  • Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
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    6 hours ago

    He’s like that over confident political blowhard on the internet who picked up on one term used in policy at some point and tried to wedge it in as the appropriate answer to everything.

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 hours ago

      Sort of except the fact that he wants to be a dictator. Tariffs require no approval from Congress and it’s the only peaceful offensive weapon he has at his disposal.

      He knows better (at least let’s hope he does) than to send troops anywhere for 90 days.