We already know anyone still visiting the US supports fascism, but now the US wants to be sure.

Lets try this link...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-david-gentile-commutation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5E8.Kq5Y.ug1H9xUE1V1s

He is freeing convicted fraudsters and tens of millions are cheering him. Members of Congress say they love him.

In states such as Tennessee, North Dakota, Wyoming, Arkansas, Alabama, Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, the overwhelming majority of people support him.

Trump could remove his pants and piss on the White House lawn
and they would still cheer him.

Interesting report from the world of diplomacy and military alliance.

The headline quotation is a direct quotation of a non-American senior official to the Americans at the meeting.

80 years of effort to build up a world of shared values burned in under a year. 80 years of soft power tossed in the compost pile and recycled into fertilizer. 80 years of blood, sweat, and tears as Americans laboured to make the world safe for America.

All gone in the tantrums of a decrepit toddler.

Indeed, USA: We genuinely will never fucking trust you again.

RFK Jr signed order withdrawing rule that would mandate testing for the cancer-linked toxin in talc-based makeup

I'm boycotting YouTube primarily because of their recent human right censorship against Palestine. But I'd generally like to reduce YouTube's dominance in the streaming space, even if it means supporting a few alternative US-based platforms like Nebula, though obviously PeerTube would be ideal.

Edit: The comments here mention that it would be good to tie the email to monetization, so I'll also be mentioning my support on Patreon in future emails.

Here's the kind of email I'm sending to my favourite creators. You can usually find their email in their channel bio.

Subject: Please consider alternative video platforms

Hello <First Name/Channel Name>,

I'm writing to ask you to please consider uploading your videos to alternative streaming platforms, in addition to, not instead of, YouTube.

I've personally started to move away from YouTube because . Here's another creator who also recently wrote about their reasons for moving off the platform: https://joshgriffiths.site/youtube-is-awful-im-not-posting-there-anymore/

I'm currently consuming video content on instead of YouTube.

<INSERT reasons I'm a fan>. I would love to continue watching your content on any other platform, and I'm sure others would appreciate the option to do so as well.

Cheers,

Personally, I found the whole trump thing enough of a reason to finally switch from Gillette razors to a safety razor. Bit of a learning curve but not half bad. And it feels cooler shaving with something you could sort of hurt yourself with.

How about you?

ICE says the evidence disappeared in a “system crash.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/55550318

The extent of dependence on the USA in the digital sector is currently being experienced by a French judge. Nicolas Guillou, one of six judges and three prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC), was sanctioned by the USA in August. He described his current situation as a digital time travel back to the 1990s, before the internet age, in a recent interview.

The reason for the US sanctions are the arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. They were indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the context of the destruction of the Gaza Strip. The USA condemned this decision by the court, whereupon the US Treasury Department sanctioned six judges and three prosecutors.

Digitally excluded from almost everything In Guillou's daily life, this means that he is excluded from digital life and much of what is considered standard today, he told the French newspaper Le Monde. All his accounts with US companies such as Amazon, Airbnb, or PayPal were immediately closed by the providers. Online bookings, such as through Expedia, are immediately canceled, even if they concern hotels in France. Participation in e-commerce is also practically no longer possible for him, as US companies always play a role in one way or another, and they are strictly forbidden to enter into any trade relationship with sanctioned individuals.