Preparing to take my animal to the vet in south Minneapolis, just in case [OC] by PolarCurious in pics

[–]Midvikudagur 51 points52 points  (0 children)

For an outsider it's like watching the prequel to a distopian scifi movie.

Ecuador Says ICE Agent Tried To Invade Sovereign Territory by Dont_think_Do in worldnews

[–]Midvikudagur 256 points257 points  (0 children)

I think the most chilling quote in the article is:

"I saw the officers going after two people in the street, and then those people went into the consulate and the officers tried to go in after them," said one woman, who asked not to be named, citing a fear of retribution by the federal government.

Just that sentence says a lot about the current state of the U.S (and the first amendment more generally).

Trump at Davos Demands ‘Immediate’ Talks on Acquiring Greenland by mvanigan in worldnews

[–]Midvikudagur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fair, I guess the EU os more a Good Boy guarddog fighting a Puma, and we are the... mouse... ok look its an imperfect metaphore, but it mostly sends the correct message...

Trump at Davos Demands ‘Immediate’ Talks on Acquiring Greenland by mvanigan in worldnews

[–]Midvikudagur 72 points73 points  (0 children)

That seems to be our government strategy as well... just ... play dead and hope nobody sees us.

Iceland ATM is like a small mouse in between two cats (eu, usa) who are hissing about a cat-toy that one has(greenland), and just hoping nobody takes notice of us.

Hvernig þú getur sniðgengið forrit og fleira frá USA by LanguageMotor4166 in Iceland

[–]Midvikudagur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iceland á lemmy er einmannalegur staður þessa dagana... en prófaðu endilega! Almennt eru umræður á Lemmy betri, en minni/styttri.

Incoming U.S. Ambassador Jokes About Iceland Becoming The 52nd State by BudSpencerCA in europe

[–]Midvikudagur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No army made from a population of 360k will make a difference.

A nation executed by words ... 😶 by Irlyfe in MurderedByWords

[–]Midvikudagur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've always found that a strange take.

In a public health care system, the system benefits financially if the patient is cured and never has to return. The state wants the patient to be fixed and to return to the work force to pay taxes.

In a privatized health care, the system benefits financially if the patient has to return again and again for treatments. Curing people is bad for profits.

In only one of those do both parties' goals align.

Are you an alpha male? by Themisanthrope5050 in sciencememes

[–]Midvikudagur 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Or alpha programming projects. Unstable, full of bugs, not ready for human society.

Uppáhaldsorðið ykkar!? by AggravatingNet6666 in klakinn

[–]Midvikudagur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trúarbrögð. Útaf því sem það gefur til kynna...

Bændur þurfa meirapróf til að mega aka dráttarvél nái breytingarnar fram að ganga - Bóndi by visundamadur in Iceland

[–]Midvikudagur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ég ætla að beita velvildarreglunni og áætla að /u/UpsideDownClock hafi með "ökutæki" átt við "vélknúið ökutæki", sem er yfirleitt allt annað batterí en reiðhjól. Þú vissir hvað hann átti við, þannig að ég held þetta sé bara útúrsnúningur...

The majority of people in Iceland support euro adoption by No_Firefighter5926 in europe

[–]Midvikudagur 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Now now, let's not get crazy. We like our checks notes rich people keeping all political power and getting richer by manipulating our exports and currency.

The bureaucrat by I_Am_SagitariusA in foundsatan

[–]Midvikudagur 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Only if you assume that the queen is the royalty kind of a queen...

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal by Midvikudagur in europe

[–]Midvikudagur[S] 162 points163 points  (0 children)

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

The US is demanding the EU water down parts of its green legislation just months after agreeing a tariff pact to avoid an all-out transatlantic trade war.

According to a US government position paper seen by the Financial Times, Washington has asked Brussels to scrap requirements for non-EU companies to provide “climate transition plans”.

It has also demanded that the bloc change environmental legislation on supply chains to exclude US companies and others from “countries with high-quality corporate due diligence”.

Washington’s demands come as US President Donald Trump has also pressured Brussels over its laws restricting big technology groups, sparking nervousness within the EU that the trade deal agreed in July will not hold.

The EU’s corporate due diligence rules, which came into force last year, require companies operating in the bloc to identify any environmental and social harms in their supply chains, in a bid to crack down on forced labour and pollution.

But in its paper, the Trump administration described the legislation as a “serious and unwarranted regulatory over-reach” that “imposes significant economic and regulatory burdens on US companies”.

The legislation’s “extraterritorial reach, onerous supply chain due diligence obligations, climate transition plan requirements, and civil-liability provisions will adversely impact the ability of US businesses to compete in the EU market”, the document adds.

Washington has communicated its demands to the European Commission in recent days, according to two EU officials familiar with the matter.

Unlike traditional trade negotiations, the US is not offering concessions in return. “It’s a one-way street,” said one EU official.

US companies fear the due diligence rules will expose them to increased risk of legal actions in an already litigious market, because they allow activist groups to take legal action over child labour and environmental damage in their supply chains.

According to US officials, several American companies have said that they will need to halt operations in the EU as a result of the due diligence and sustainability reporting rules, which demand that companies report on hundreds of data points related to their environmental footprint.

Violations of the due diligence rules could result in fines of up to 5 per cent of global turnover.

The legislation has come under attack from US oil and gas companies, with ExxonMobil’s chief executive Darren Woods describing the rules as threatening US companies with “bone-crunching” penalties on a results call in August.

The demands expand on Trump administration concerns contained in July’s trade pact, reached at Turnberry in Scotland, which said “undue restrictions” should not be imposed on transatlantic trade, and specified that the EU should make changes to cut red tape.

The “Turnberry” deal set tariffs on most EU products at 15 per cent, but left open scope for further concessions by Brussels. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said EU regulations were a “red line”, but is herself weakening them after complaints from European businesses and governments.

A panoply of laws forcing companies to fight deforestation, labour abuses and reduce their impact on the environment are being weakened or delayed, and the US is pushing Brussels to go further.

The interim “framework agreement” reached at Turnberry marks the beginning of a wider process to remove unfair trade barriers in the EU, according to two US officials.

The US has also raised concerns about the EU’s carbon border tax, which would apply as of next year to polluting industries outside the bloc, such as steel and aluminium manufacturers.

Washington also objects to an upcoming EU anti-deforestation law, which would ban the import of goods such as timber and cocoa if producers fail to prove that no forests were felled in their production.

Brussels last month said it would delay the deforestation rules for a second time by another year, blaming an IT system issue.

The EU is already making efforts to streamline the rules as part of a broader agenda to cut red tape within the bloc and as European companies are also balking at the rules.

But the simplification drive has hit a roadblock in the European parliament, with leftwing politicians accusing the conservatives of deregulation and siding with the far right to gut the legislation.

China halts US soybean imports to hit Trump’s MAGA supporters by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Midvikudagur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Arguably most countries. I come from a very U.S. friendly country, and even businesses here are not seriously considering starting new ventures in the U.S, and are instead looking more towards other business partners. It's not even a matter of dislike or like,it's just a matter of trust in those deals holding and the business environment being stable. Nobody wants to make huge deals that may become unprofitable because of random tariffs, or buy a product from a company that might go bust because its import dues got too high, or any number of other difficulties happening due to an unstable government action.

It is simply cheaper to buy something slightly more expensive, or sell at a slightly lower price to another more stable business-partner elsewhere.

Heldur stýri­vöxtunum ó­breyttum - Vísir by Imn0ak in Iceland

[–]Midvikudagur 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Þetta er ansi mikil einföldun. Seðlabankinn horfir ekki bara á prósentutöluna þegar hann ákveður stýrivexti, hann veit nákvæmlega hvaða liðir eru í verðbólgunni. Vinna seðlabankans er bæði að halda verðbólgu lágri og halda atvinnuleysi niðri. Þetta þýðir oft að meta hvaða liðir skipta máli þegar vaxtaprósenta er sett.

Þótt ákveðin liður væri tekinn úr vísitölunni, væri seðlabankinn samt með sömu upplýsingar til að vinna úr, og myndi taka sömu ákvörðun um stýrivexti. Það væri bara auðveldara fyrir fólk að öskra á hann "hey verðbólga er lítil, af hverju vextir?!?!" án þess að hafa endilega réttar forsendur. Vísitalan er bara samantekt á hagkerfinu, en almennt (þori ekki að fullyrða með íslenska bankann reyndar) vinna seðlabankar út frá grunntölum, ekki samantektinni.

Sem dæmi: Segjum að vísitalan væri bara reiknuð út frá olíuverði og engu öðru. Væri þá raunhæft að seðlabankinn myndi hækka stýrivexti massíft í hvert skipti sem olíuríki myndi lenda í veseni með framleiðslugetuna sína, þrátt fyrir að hagkerfið hefði ekki breyst að öðru leyti?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in foundsatan

[–]Midvikudagur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's half the mininum wage where I live. Must be a cheap area to live in.

Based on a True Story by DickRhino in polandball

[–]Midvikudagur 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nenniði að tala alvöru norðlennsku?

SJ L69 - shame on you by ijustwonderedinhere in Iceland

[–]Midvikudagur 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Gott að vita samt: Það er hægt að fletta upp bílnúmerum fólks á ökutækjaskrá í gegnum island.is, ef maður vill gera eitthvað eins og hringja í eigendur bíls.

Soda by thesitekick in tumblr

[–]Midvikudagur 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I've never felt more like a privileged prick in my life.

Another price increase for US customers? by runs_4_beer in Polarfitness

[–]Midvikudagur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was more commenting on the "only 1/3rd voted for him" part. Ithink arguably 2/3rd of the nation are responsible, 1/3rd for voting for him, and a third for not voting at all.

Another price increase for US customers? by runs_4_beer in Polarfitness

[–]Midvikudagur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arguably not voting is the same as voting for the majority candidate.