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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.

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/

FTM en De Correspondent: onaf­hankelijker van Amerikaanse tech (en iedereen mag meekijken)
De journalistieke platforms Follow The Money (FTM) en De Correspondent hebben aangekondigd samen te gaan werken om onafhankelijker te worden van Amerikaanse tech. Zowel FTM als De Correspondent schrijven al langer kritische verhalen over de afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse techsector. Ondertussen zitten hun eigen platforms vol met Amerikaanse technologie. Tijd om afscheid te…
https://krispijnbeek.nl/2026/03/09/ftm-en-de-correspondent-onafhankelijker-van-amerikaanse-tech-en-iedereen-mag-meekijken/

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.

American-born Pope Leo may not visit US while Trump is president after diplomat meeting disaster
The Pope will reportedly spend July 4th visiting with African migrants seeking a new life in Europe
rather than attending 250th anniversary celebrations in the U.S.
https://www.…

American-born Pope Leo may not visit US while Trump is president after diplomat meeting disaster: report
The Pope will reportedly spend July 4th visiting with African migrants seeking a new life in Europe rather than attending 250th anniversary celebrations in the U.S.

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.

Rep. Andy Ogles said on Monday that Muslims have no place in America,
-- an Islamophobic attack from a sitting member of Congress.
“Muslims don’t belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie,”
the Tennessee Republican posted Monday morning on X.
It is not the first bigoted social media post Ogles has made.
He has also said that “America and Islam are incompatible,”
and has introduced legislation to halt immigration from Muslim-majority nations.