stupid, sexy bicycle lanes

the US of Europe strikes again!

take twump vewy sewiouswy! he’s gonna be weally big mad!

remember that “legal” here means anything trumpy and his strategically appointed puppets decide for themselves what is deemed to be legal. you’d defend invading Greenland and call it legal because your Great Leader wants it to be …

all the things I’ve mentioned are already happening. but it’s no concern to me, because I’m lucky to live in a free democracy that’s not being ruled by a wannabe authoritarian. good luck in die Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika and don’t forget to add some salt and pepper to the boots you’re licking. what’s liberty if not blindly following all the rules without question, right?

that’s a lot of words for not wanting to see or admit that change is a gradual process. ofcourse trumpywumpy won’t immediately and aggressively install such kind of police - the backlash would be too immense and he’s not THAT stupid (one might think). it starts small and gradually evolves to something worse. from detaining people who are known to not have papers, to detaining and questioning everyone that has a different kind of skin color, to just randomly search houses or raid workplaces, to monitoring phones and communications … and thus it grows into more gestapo-like territory.

also a split second decision to fire at least two more shots after that and shoot her in the head. that’s, of course, very reasonable.

crusty gnome

spoken like a true politician. have a look at history - something we’re taught a lot of in Europe, especially WWII - and ask yourself in what ways ICE isn’t going down the Gestapo route. ironic to be about “liberty” when civilians get stripped of their rights for just existing and killed for expressing their opinions

remember your views when the US eventually turns into a totalitarian state and starts arresting your loved ones because they have opposing views

This analogy only works if you assume the conclusion first — that ICE is equivalent to the Gestapo

yes, yes they are

thanks! and also very much appreciate the overview!

I’m still not sure if I want to switch to Tuta, Proton or Mailbox…

To me, Proton seems like the one that will enshittificate the fastest. But I could be wrong, tho. Anyone has any opinions, insights, things that could be insightful?

Yeah no we live in a world where you can get bent

Good thing is that I went to the store and bought it myself with the company card. My phone has never been in their possession nor are they monitoring what I do on it or on my pc (because same thing there)

I really want a FairPhone with e/os but can’t justify buying a second phone hahaha

I have an iPhone that I use for my job - got it from my employer as well so it’s basically a free phone. Personally, if it wasn’t for my job, I’d delete all “social” media (IG and the likes), but it’s the main part of my job (I work in online communications). Still would love a second, more privacy-based, personal phone, but doesn’t feel like a possibility atm. Costs money as well!

That’s a totally normal and very modern and democratic thing to do

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you guys are working today?

So, what’s the alternative?

That’s literally what they told us back when I still studied Latin