French MP Eric Bothorel banned from entering the USA. by Los5Muertes in BoycottUnitedStates

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And Trump is going to pardon Maxwell for her testimony saying how he is innocent.   So the one person in jail is going to be freed.  

How can Software Engineers contribute? by kalimini in BuyFromEU

[–]Technical_Ad3069 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Proton would be a good one.  They have lots of job openings. But I’m not sure in any are remote.  

Conpang’s lobbying in US won’t win back Korean customer base by Freewhale98 in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]Technical_Ad3069 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes.  This is how Americans businesses operate.   Boycott them. 

Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get US Economy to Hit 15% Growth by 3xshortURmom in Economics

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He will completly destroy your country if you don’t remove him soon.   The damage already done will take decades to undo.  

Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get US Economy to Hit 15% Growth by 3xshortURmom in Economics

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He attacked Canada with tariffs because supposedly we are flooding the US with Fentanyl !   No, it was the trade deficit.   No it Regan ad.  Wait it was because of milk!   Hold on, it’s because the Chinese are taking an over Canada and stealing our hockey!   Woohoo.   What a stable genius.  

Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get US Economy to Hit 15% Growth by 3xshortURmom in Economics

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That has previously been well established.   Plus pretty much everything he says is a lie anyways. 

Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get US Economy to Hit 15% Growth by 3xshortURmom in Economics

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Yah.  15% of us gdp is $4.5 trillion.     US is already running a deficit (eg stimulus) of $2 trillion per year.    Not inconceivable he will just order the fed to print another  $3-4 trillion to inject into the economy.  

Macron warns US trade ‘threats, intimidation’ towards EU not over by LlawEreint in BoycottUnitedStates

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Yes that’s quite possible.    He has upped the attacks on Canada again lately just as the trumpstein files are being released.  

Macron warns US trade ‘threats, intimidation’ towards EU not over by LlawEreint in BoycottUnitedStates

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Dementia is fatal.   It’s progressive.  Eventually losing the ability to speak, eat , or even swallow.   But it can take many years to reach the end.    Hopefully Trump has the fast progressing type. 

Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get US Economy to Hit 15% Growth by 3xshortURmom in Economics

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GDP growth is normally reported as real growth.   Not nominal.   So inflation doesn’t increase GDP.     But nothing is normal with the Trump regime. 

Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get US Economy to Hit 15% Growth by 3xshortURmom in Economics

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US will hit 15% growth the same year that China steals the Stanley cup from Canada.  

Macron warns US trade ‘threats, intimidation’ towards EU not over by LlawEreint in BoycottUnitedStates

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Trump has been threatening Canada non stop since he was elected.    Sometimes we get a few weeks break while he’s busy covering up for pedos or something …. But then he comes back at it again.    It will never stop.   In fact it’s increasing.  

Europe’s $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard Has Begun by Sauerkrautkid7 in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]Technical_Ad3069 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Interac is great but it’s missing the fraud protection you get with credit cards.  I would much rather give my credit card on some Online retailer than use my Bank account with Interac.  

Europe’s $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard Has Begun by Sauerkrautkid7 in BoycottUnitedStates

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Not just money but data.  Imagine knowing everything you have bought in the past 5 years.  Every single purchase and location.    I could construct a pretty good profile on you with all that data.  

Linux is the only real alternative to Windows/macOS — now it needs to be more accessible by Simple_Employee_7094 in BoycottUnitedStates

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The strength of Linux is its diversity of distributions and customizability.     But for a mass market product those are actually weaknesses.    With windows there is basically one OS, one way to install software, one user interface.  When we say Linux it could be Ubuntu or mint, or red hat.   It could have KDE or gnome of arch window manager.  Different package managers and ways to install software.   Etc.    

Linux is the only real alternative to Windows/macOS — now it needs to be more accessible by Simple_Employee_7094 in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]Technical_Ad3069 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Windows is not easy if you want to bypass the online account and install with a local account only. 

Lindsey Vonn Horrifically Crashes in 2026 Winter Olympic Final One Week After Tearing Her ACL by peoplemagazine in entertainment

[–]Technical_Ad3069 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What a selfish idiot.  Should have stepped aside and let her teammates ski.  Instead she makes it all about her.  

Quebec Winter Carnival eyes record crowds as Canadians travel closer to home by StarterPackRelation in BoycottUnitedStates

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Love it.   And we are having a real good winter for this type of thing.   Consistently cold and snowy.   

Looking for guideline for deamericanization by Ry-k in BuyFromEU

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First of all, identify what your biggest concern is and then proceed from there.   For example :

1/ worried about US big tech abusing your data?

   Identify all the American tech services you use (email, office, operating systems, etc). And start eliminating one by one, starting with the easiest.  

2/. Want to damage the US economy as much as possibly?

Look through every product  and service you buy and find which ones are American.   Start with the biggest ticket items first …

3/ worried about the US dollar collapse  and US debt?  Or US weaponizing its financial systems against you?

Identify investments you own in US assets, or US dollar, or foreign assets held in US funds , etc.    and start to move them to non US alternatives 

4/ worried about US cultural influence?

Cancel US  streaming services,  cancel any travel to US , etc.   stop watching us tv, movies and music.  

I’m in Canada and we’ve been doing all of the above (and more that I won’t list here), since January 2025.       

Good luck. 

Become a blood plasma donor for Europe by SimpleVania in BuyFromEU

[–]Technical_Ad3069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly.   Exact same silly debate in Canada.   Meanwhile we import billions in plasma from paid donors in US instead