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Frequent US visitor (2-3 yrs in US) Critical follower of US politics.Retired from Philips: general & software project-,program-,development- manager for medical devices/IT-systems. Global technology & change management role. Interested in new engagements.
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The Big Fucked Up Bill, is NOT a spending bill. It’s a government restructuring bill, that consolidates power in the executive, defunds critical services to the point of absurdity, removes the power of our courts to enforce the law and dramatically curtails voting rights. It’s Project 2025

European airlines are redirecting flights from American cities to destinations like Canada 🍁 🇨🇦 , Mexico, and Brazil as “more passengers [opt] for destinations that offer smoother entry, better seasonal deals, and fewer political complications”. ‼️

I got no popcorn left at this point.

Another travel ban. Except for athletes. I wish the World Cup would cancel and boycott the US.

The last time he pulled this Muslim ban BS, people rushed into the streets in disgust & lawyers raced to the airports to help. Now, no one’s shocked, everyone is numb… This country is in seriously scary shape

It should be played in Mexico and Canada only. The US is hostile territory

Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ

“This thin-skinned tyrant is determined to strip the White House of actual reporters & threaten media companies if they dare to question him. It’s an appalling sign every reporter in the Oval Office didn’t speak up or get up and leave in support of NBC’s Alexander.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...

Think Trump's #tariff attack on the #EU this morning is retaliation for the deal announced between the EU and #Greenland? It's the way an #abuser responds when their victim takes a step toward #resistance, as in the most dangerous time for an abused woman is immediately after leaving her abuser.

Imagine how massive the tax breaks for billionaires must be when cutting $700B from Medicaid, $500B from Medicare, and $300B in food assistance STILL leaves a $4T deficit.

Throwback Thursday… At President Biden’s final State of the Union address, he backed the entire Republican Party into a corner, forcing them to deny that they were planning to slash Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid—just to hand billionaires a trillion-dollar tax cut. He knew!

Hell yes, Greenland sends a giant middle finger to the orange felon after signing a lucrative minerals deal with the European Union. Love this level of humiliation.

After three years of intensive negotiations, the World Health Organization on Tuesday adopted the world’s first agreement on how to cooperate and respond to future pandemics — without the support of the United States.

Tucked deep in the thousand-plus pages of the GOP’s multitrillion-dollar budget bill is a paragraph curtailing a court’s greatest tool for forcing the government to obey its rulings: the power to enforce contempt findings. We are a country NO ONE can rely on. 🟥🟥🟥

If the Pope accepts Trump’s invitation, he should just repeat the exact words of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde to him.

As a Native American, hell yeah! You can leave! youtube.com/shorts/pW_w6...

"It was degrading, it's dehumanizing. It is horrendous," Fabian Schmidt told GBH News.

SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK: “.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration." @variety.com variety.com/2025/music/n...

The soil is rotten.

So, who are we gonna believe? 🎁 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

What happened before Mayor Baraka’s arrest needs daylight. Did masked ICE agents let him in just so they could arrest and perp walk him to send a message of fear. Because that’s what it looks like. We’re sliding into fascism—and fast. And if we don’t stop it now, we may not get another chance.

It's a testament to the fact that ICE is full of true believers in this fascism that the orders to wear gaiters, to refuse to provide identification, and to kidnap people w/o a warrant have not leaked. I mean, yeah, I know that's obvious. But we've had leaks of virtually all other such orders.

Rumeysa Ozturk is free! Video now on MSNBC

“Today we stand united. We’re not going anywhere. And if you feel that you have problems with First Nations, YOU could leave.”

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Piers Morgan is a POS but man is this interview wild - based on the way her tone changes I don't think she realized the implications of what she said until after she said it. If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.

FT EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

Waiting for: - empty stores - cost rising - SS degraded, unreachable - medication, insurance, mortgages cost up, - tourism down - parks, nature at risk - minorities role down - woman-rights down (breeding vessels) -voting rights gone - farming rev. down. So people will finally rise up

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I think a lot about CJ Roberts writing this in 2024: "The dissents' positions in the end boil down to . . . fear mongering on the basis of extreme hypotheticals about a future where the President 'feels empowered to violate federal criminal law.'"

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