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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">When the UN special rapporteur published her report Anatomy of a Genocide in March 2024, she was lionised by some and demonised by the Trump government. She describes what happened next</p>
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</div></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" rel="tag">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Genocide" rel="tag">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" rel="tag">#<span>Germany</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/38e7b812-f338-486f-90c1-0763ec56ccf6/punishment-for-speaking-truth-to-power</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:07:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/38e7b812-f338-486f-90c1-0763ec56ccf6.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:20:55 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Punishment for speaking truth to power: on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:51:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/kletskous%40mastodon.social">@<span>Kletskous</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/franceskalbs%40mastox.eu">@<span>FranceskAlbs</span></a></span> I can never be as brave as Albanese nor withstand such pressure.</p><p>So, on a practical level I ask the same question again.</p><p>When can we have debit/credit cards that run on European payment systems such that the US can never take from us?</p><p>Payment systems that do not require us to have smartphones running Android or iOS (both US products) that can be bricked remotely following an order from POTUS.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visa" rel="tag">#<span>visa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastercard" rel="tag">#<span>mastercard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sanctions" rel="tag">#<span>sanctions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" rel="tag">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/android" rel="tag">#<span>android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iOS" rel="tag">#<span>iOS</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/the_wub/statuses/116401970308404320</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/the_wub/statuses/116401970308404320</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[the_wub@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:51:51 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>