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President, EU-Taiwan Forum | MD Iselin Human Rights | Geopolitical Defence & Security | EU Affairs & Strategic Partnerships | Bizhumanrights | Modern Slavery | Aussie-Swede | Former Australian soldier and Federal Agent | Exec Director, EU-Taiwan Institute
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Hey, how about the new #Tesla emoji: 🔥

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If I was worried about the direction of the #US last week, how about his week when their #ICE agency tweets that their mission is to "stop illegal ideas" entering the country? Just as Canadian on Green Card arrested by ICE for criticising #Trump 's foreign policy. Illegal ideas = not Trump-thought?

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Turns out Kristi #Noem is more likely to have shot her dog while she was cosplaying as an #ICE agent.

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#penguins #tariffs #Trump

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How will the US respond to Germany, the penultimate blocker to Ukraine joining NATO, lifting its block. Is there really any chance for the US to agree? Not likely Which means Ukraine being invite3d into the coming European Defence Pact is even more vital. brianiselin67.medium.com/is-nato-stil...

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Is Starlink built on the same sand as Tesla? Overpromising? Too expensive for target markets? Susceptible to bad CEO behaviour? To suffer from consumer boycotts? Let's take a look. brianiselin67.medium.com/is-starlinks...

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Just to remind everyone #Trump #US #Politics

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The resistance begins

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Watching USians protest in numbers all across their country:

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Hear me out, what if EU countries lease Ukrainian territory/assets, like seaports in Odesa as suggested by Poland? Would Putin continue attacks on those targets? We could protect 100s of 1000s of civilians from Russian missiles.

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Why is Mar-a-Lago not being blockaded? Refuse to deliver. Refuse to take trash. Picket entries and exits. #Trump #Protest

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Based on #Trump 's own formula, the #Russia #tariff should be 42%.

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#Trump 's formula is a) trade deficit for US (goods) b) divide by goods imported c) divide by 2. For #Russia, #US trade deficit in goods: $3.85b ​and U.S. imports from Russia: $4.582b. Applying his ChatGPT formula: $3.85b / $4.582b ≈ 0.8403. Divide by 2:​ 0.8403 / 2 ≈ 0.4201. Russia #tariff = 42%.

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On the successful application of #Trump 's #trade #tariffs as phase 1 of a ternary protection racket. We can a) choke them back, b) be choked out, or c) give them the contents of our wallet. I vote a). Always. #US #TradeWar

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Trump's tariffs are a protection racket, not trade policy. It's game theory. He grabs us by the throat, leaving us 3 options. If we don't a) counter, we either b) choke out, or c) give him what's in our wallet.

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But they wore suits....

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Really, REALLY upset today, and betrayed, that our #Swedish icon #Ericsson steeped in Swedish values, has dropped them all! Trump demanded foreign companies drop DEI. Ericsson caved. Awful cowardly betrayal of Swedish values. Swedes need to divest of Ericsson shares TODAY.

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If there are 250,000 people lining up to buy Trump's gold visa residency card, at 5 million a pop, who gets that money? USD$1,250,000,000,000 goes to Trump? With his face on the card, is the money really likely to go into the public purse? Snowflake's chance in hell. Anyone asking about this yet?

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Has anybody in the #US yet asked where the USD5 million being paid for the new Gold Visa Residency Card goes? Combined revenue, or Trump's accounts? It has his face on it! What are the chances he is not taking either all of it or a cut?

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Nothing says "I just crashed the Dow" like a $5 million gold visa card with his face on it. Already 250,000 global organised crime figures queued for it. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

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It is going to be super interesting after yesterday's shitshow when waivers and exceptions start. Which friends does be support with waivers? What extortionate deals can he push using tariff deals for compliance? There is no chance the tariffs stay as they are for his friends.

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Waking up to a lot of "What has globalisation ever done for us?" bullshittery.

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Has anyone yet realised that the United States - beyond all former jokes about it -are no longer the United Stares?

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