haakon

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on *Permanently Deleted* · c/europe · 8 pts · 1y

Meloni also said she hoped Trump’s “confrontational” approach on European defence would be a much-needed “stimulus” for the continent to take responsibility for its own security.

It looks like it will. Trump is uniting Europe and we're finally asking ourselves some hard questions. European de-facto dependency on the US for defense has never been ideal.

Norway today issued a warning against traveling to the US for those whose current legal gender is different from their birth gender. Norway lets you change your legal gender simply by filling in an online form.

As far as I understand, the US will consider a passport fraudulent if it states such a gender. Document fraud is a federal crime, so it could be quite dangerous for the traveler.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/technology · 27 pts · 1y

I'm sure there are many cases where tech companies just cannot find local talent, but it wouldn't surprise me if the H-1B provision is also misused to get less expensive labor. This could ultimately make it less attractive for locals to get into the field at all, since they cannot compete on salary. It also contributes to brain drain from developing countries. Personally I'm not going to shed a tear for Amazon in this case.

It's disappointing and very stupid that so many people just love buying toxic crap they don't need, produced by people who are effectively slaves.

That said, the left loves to pretend we are headed towards a "circular economy" and that stuff like Temu is holding that back. While this is a beautiful thought, the notion that people who are OK with Temu will embrace an alternative model of repairs and small second-hand family-owned local shops is just a fantasy.

Hun vil kutte penger som brukes "i det mørke", slik at kuttene ikke skal få noen konsekvenser for noen.

Man kan alltids være uenig i om det er mulig, og kommisjonen hun foreslår skal jo avklare dette. Om slike kutt er mulig, bør det jo selvsagt gjøres. Dette er skattepengene våre, og vi bør alle ønske at de brukes effektivt.