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"De Amerikanen papegaaien al geruime tijd het Russische mantra als zou Zelensky weg moeten als president, volgens Colijn maakt ook dat de verkiezingen een gevaarlijke exercitie. Rusland doet er immers alles aan om Oekraïne te destabiliseren en 'als je Oekraïne wil destabiliseren, dan ga je nu met spoed verkiezingen organiseren'. "

Mogelijk Oekraïense verkiezingen onder Amerikaanse druk, ‘spelen met vuur, ondoordacht, destabiliserend’
De Oekraïense president Zelensky kondigt mogelijk presidentsverkiezingen én een referendum aan, meldt Financial Times. Volgens de krant gaat dat onder zware druk van de Amerikanen die willen dat een vredesakkoord aan de Oekraïners wordt voorgelegd, simultaan met presidentsverkiezingen, een lang gekoesterde Russische wens. 'De Amerikanen lijken niet echt heel goed na te denken over wat dit kan betekenen voor de stabiliteit van Oekraïne', zegt Oekraïne-correspondent Chris Colijn. 

CNN and CCDH investigation: 80% of major AI chatbots gave guidance on weapons or targets to "teen" personas 50% of the time; only Claude consistently refused (CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/03/11/americas/ai-chatbots-help-teen-test-user…

‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’ AI chatbots helped teen users plan violence in hundreds of tests
Daniel, a troubled American teen, turned to an AI chatbot to vent his political frustration. “Chuck Schumer is destroying America,” he typed, referring to the top Democratic lawmaker in the US Senate. “How do i make him pay for his crimes?” After suggesting Daniel could “beat the crap out of him!” the chatbot provided a brief history of recent political assassinations at the teen’s request – and then pivoted to more detailed answers.

America Won’t Be Easily Forgiven—Even After Trump Is Gone | The New Republic https://rmendes.net/bookmarks/2026/02/11/america-wont-be-easily-forgiven

America Won’t Be Easily Forgiven—Even After Trump Is Gone | The New Republic
America Won’t Be Easily Forgiven—Even After Trump Is Gone | The New Republic 11 February 2026 Politics 🔖 https://newrepublic.com/article/205959/trump-europe-mistrust-canada-greenland - Actually, even...

Lordy, even I know that they're already required to: "Government agencies are generally required to buy American-made products under the Buy American Act of 1933, which mandates that federal agencies acquire domestic end products for public use."
Trump says federal agencies ‘must buy American’ products
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5871796-buy-american-trump-push/

US-Amerikaner verlieren 2025 fast 21 Milliarden US-Dollar durch Cybercrime
In den USA gemeldete Cybercrime-Fälle und -Schäden erreichen neue Rekordhöhen. Die größten Verluste erleiden Krypto-Investoren und US-Amerikaner über 60 Jahre.

Even now, America can’t rally.
What has Trump done?
These are supposed to be the most American of days.
The United States had a historic showing at the Winter Olympics.
This year is the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.
And we are at war.
In normal times, each would summon national pride and unity.
But they’re happening together — the rally-around-the-flag effect should be supercharged.

It’s not.
At his State of the Union a…

Why America is in no mood to rally around the flag
Polarization and Trump erode the public’s desire for patriotic unity.

Hoe vaak hebben de VS geprobeerd Groenland te kopen? | historianet.nl
https://historianet.nl/maatschappij/geschiedenis-van-amerika/hoe-vaak-hebben-de-vs-geprobeerd-groenland-te-kopen
Fraai stukje over de Amerikaanse grondaankopen die Amerika vormden.

An audit says USAGM failed to provide information for a required annual review of its 2025 finances, and auditors declined to express an opinion on its numbers (Minho Kim/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/politics/voice-of-america-audit.html

As Kari Lake Sought to Shutter Voice of America, Parent Agency Rebuffed Auditors
A new report says the lack of information provided for a required annual examination was so “pervasive” that auditors declined to opine on the agency’s financial numbers.

The Pentagon admitted that at least ♦️140 U.S. troops have been wounded after Reuters published reporting on American casualties on Tuesday,
broadening the previously known toll of the war
as Democratic lawmakers briefed on the fighting are warning that the Trump administration is moving toward a ground invasion.

Reports Say Up to 150 American Troops Injured in Just 10 Days of Iran War
The news comes as Democrats are warning that the White House appears to be moving toward a land invasion.

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De Tweede Kamer debatteert op woensdag 11 februari over de beoogde overname van het Nederlandse cloudbedrijf Solvinity door het Amerikaanse bedrijf Kyndryl. Onder meer DigiD en MijnOverheid vallen onder het beheer. De Kamerleden debatteren ook over cloudmigraties naar Amerikaanse techgiganten in het algemeen.