I do not think Americans realise the far reaching economic consequences of having elected Donald Trump.

[countholdem@mastodon.social]

@Lightfighter Some of that may happen, with recent polls showing Independents growing to near twice the classic Democrat-Republican duopoly.

Also a considerable factor is more countries 'regressing to the mean', after accelerated globalization. Lacking an education revolution keeping more of the masses in sync with these swings, your synopsis of dragged-out mitigation, may be all that much more apropos.

[nicelymanifest@mastodon.social]

@randahl Uber-unwise to elect a pathologically egocentric criminal to run a powerful nation.

An insanity to do so as much as it was insane to allow him to be a candidate.

There are, it seems, no standards of the highest office - another insanity.

[ralph@hear-me.social]

@randahl

#alttext

Left side:
Afskaf Palantir i Danmark
ID: FT-22854
LÆS OP
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Borgerforslaget går på at afskaffe brugen af Palantir i offentlige institutioner i Danmark. Palantir er i anvendelse i bl.a. Politiets Pol-Intel.

Right side:
Startdato
05. marts 2026
Slutdato
01. september 2026
Antal støtter
3.491
Et samlet patient-journalsystem i Danmark, hvor data og milliarder af kroner ikke går til USA.
ID: FT-23074
LÆS OP

[bigfood@social.tchncs.de]

@randahl

[kruku@mastodon.bida.im]

@swggrkllr3rd @randahl
And the Reform Party and the Conservative Party and the (New) Labour Party.

[gailen@mastodon.social]

@randahl I'm an American who realizes these things but I also never voted for him. I'm kind of stuck getting dragged into things the other Americans are dragging us more sane citizens into.

[stenegeoff@mastodon.social]

@randahl I don't think anyone could have predicted the details, but many of us vaguely knew that being a dick the rest of the world would ultimately not go well for us. Now we're going to see that play out. Do what you must. It's the only way we will learn.

[revndm@queer.cool]

@randahl @BubblegumYeti they (“we”) don’t. I get so frustrated having to explain it to grown adults. It’s so obvious to me that I want to scream.

[tamtam@mastodon.de]

@randahl smart people, the Danes.

[nigel_lake@mastodon.world]

@Paladin @randahl It's really tough. Then again, if you run a business where data security matters - especially outside the USA - thrn this is a problem with which you must eventually grapple. It's easy to put in the 'too hard' basket - but at some point Microsoft could easily be required to disable software in a particular country...

[Added] Meanwhile, I see China began a fairly systematic effort to shift to different operating systems around five years ago...

[erwinrossen@mas.to]

@randahl How I envy the Danish politics.

[zetabeta@mastodon.social]

@randahl
it is slightly like an advertisement.

in finland there is formal initiative going on.

https://mastodon.social/@digitaalinenitsenaisyys@mementomori.social
https://digitaalinenitsenaisyys.fi/
https://www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/16691

serious disclaimer: initiative has sponsors.

basically, it demands independence from foreign digital and technology services, mostly cloud services.

but those danish petitions sound good idea at this time.

[paladin@mastodon.nu]

@Lightfighter @xs4me2 @randahl I would say that the wakeup call has sounded and there is no going back to sleep.

Half the country voted for fascism several times. Their political and judicial system is deeply corrupt. Their ways will not change.

[thedutchchief@mstdn.social]

@gailen I think no Europeans blame you, we see the massa protests, I know a lot of nice Americans, but we have to defend European values. @randahl

[paladin@mastodon.nu]

@Nigel_Lake @randahl It is a matter of investments in the end. I have no doubt the change will come.

The orange idiot won't become sane any time soon.

[thepolishdispatch@mstdn.social]

@randahl That's the way to go!

[clerik@mastodon.social]

@randahl I truly believe it's a good idea. Right now, trump is showing the world that having millitary ties with the americans is leverage for them to exploit.

[jbowen@mast.hpc.social]

@randahl
Can you post a link to those?

[nicelymanifest@mastodon.social]

@randahl Avoiding the claws of vulture capitalists from the States is a vital measure if you can make it happen.

The US 'health' system is a signature example of how depraved capitalism can get.

[nielstfranck@mastodon.nu]

@randahl and if you are Danish here are links to the petitions.
https://borgerforslag.dk/se-og-stoet-forslag/?Id=FT-22854

And
https://www.borgerforslag.dk/se-og-stoet-forslag/?Id=FT-23074

There are also petitions against buying F35