Tootfinder

„I would not be surprised if Musk hopes to displace the USD (to ‘denationalise’ the dollar) and to replace the world’s reserve currency with ‘privatised’ cryptocurrencies, that both Musk and Trump are now invested in. Both are fearsome prospects, but under this administration, entirely plausible.“
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Trump, Crypto and a Billionaire Coup?
Do US Treasury impoundments and crypto pose a threat to the US dollar - the world’s reserve currency?

"The Tax Foundation is a veteran anti-tax campaign organization from the United States. It has been around since 1937 when it was founded by top brass from companies such as Standard Oil and General Motors. Close links to some of the biggest corporations in the US has been a constant feature of the organization, as has its political aim of bringing down taxes"
#lobbying

Die Einschaltquoten sind relevant für die Folgeverträge. Wir müssen endlich über diese ganzen #Talkshows reden und dass sie extern produziert werden, von profitorientierten Unternehmen. It's the economy, stupid!

Weidel beschert Miosga die höchste Reichweite seit Scholz - DWDL.de
Am Sonntagabend begrüßte Caren Miosga die AfD-Kanzlerkandidatin Alice Weidel in ihrem ARD-Talk. Das Interesse war enorm: Bislang gab es nur zwei Ausgaben mit höherer Reichweite, zuletzt jene mit Olaf Scholz.

#todayilearned that methane emissions from EU marine transport have at least doubled between 2018 and 2023, largely due to increased use of #LNG. [1] Methane is a heavy contributor to #climatechange

EU maritime transport: progress made, but environmental, sustainability challenges persist
Europe’s maritime sector is making progress towards greater sustainability but will need to increase its efforts over the coming years to meet EU climate and environment goals aimed at reducing energy use, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions as well as better protecting biodiversity. That is according to the second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report , released today by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Could anyone spare a "Like" for these kids who are trying to plant some seeds of Open Source in the USA Midwest?
#FOSS

"The most effective countermeasure is simple: tariffs for oligarchs. Countries should tie market access for foreign multinationals and billionaires to fair taxation. As soon as Trump follows through with tariffs on Canada and Mexico, those countries should retaliate by taxing US oligarchs."
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… und die Hälfte war schon in den Schulferien ☝️#b0202

Selon une étude de l’Université Yale, la facture des droits de douane de Trump pour les ménagés américains pourrait même grimper jusqu’Š 3400 $ par foyer.
Difficile de mieux se tirer une balle dans le pied que ça.
https://budgetlab.yale.ed…

#todayilearned that the US census page went down with others. [1]
PSA: Now is a good time to pull some local copies of datasets and knowledge bases.
Spinning up a small homelab for stuff like #kiwix and backups is easy with

Federal Webpages Go Dark as Trump Administration Removes Public Data
Census.gov went down late Friday, as did the FAA's website, and health datasets from the CDC and other sites.

Ordis et tablettes Š l'école:
"Le gouvernement régional de Madrid a dévoilé des plans visant Š limiter l'utilisation des ordinateurs et des tablettes dans les écoles primaires Š un maximum de deux heures par semaine afin de lutter contre « les risques associés Š l'utilisation précoce, intensive et inappropriée des technologies de l'information »."