God Help Us

@Man_with_a_van @Shopify Don’t think it can be worse than Stripe. Someone I know sent me money there and stripe took the money away and said the costumer claimed they had an issue with the order. Also it was 2 payments and they ended up taking twice the money for one. I was left with 20k out of 35k XD

Bunch of criminals at @Shopify they barely respond despite routinely crippling my business hoarding all our sales dollars in the name of security

@arara_tech @TutaPrivacy ^

@TutaPrivacy But using children is their favorite thing.

Dear politicians, Our wish for #2026: Stop using 'child safety' as an excuse for mass censorship and surveillance. No one believes you. And using children is just... sickening.

@barf_themog @not__vee EMBARRASSING AHAHAHA

@not__vee We're voting for the EU parliament every 5 years, so stfu

How Democracy Works In The EU If it doesn't pass , vote again. If it doesn't pass, vote again. If it doesn't pass, vote again. Once it passes, never vote on it ever and have hate speech laws to make it illegal to even bring it up as an idea.

@nicksortor @realDonaldTrump Israel or America first buddy?

@realDonaldTrump Merry Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Trump! All we want for Christmas are mass deportations.

Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly. We no longer have Open Borders, Men in Women’s Sports, Transgender for Everyone, or Weak Law Enforcement. What we do have is a Record Stock Market and 401K’s, Lowest Crime numbers in decades, No Inflation, and yesterday, a 4.3 GDP, two points better than expected. Tariffs have given us Trillions of Dollars in Growth and Prosperity, and the strongest National Security we have ever had. We are respected again, perhaps like never before. God Bless America!!! President DJT

@Cobratate Respect for losing and admitting to it

99.9% of 40 year old men with 700 million dollars sit around with whores. I could have done the same and talked shit on the Internet and took no risks and just lived easy. In my heart I knew I’m too old. I knew I’d been out too long. That’s why I had to do it. To face fear. I can’t live scared. I have to know I faced it. I lost fair and square. Chase is a true champion. A warrior - I’m proud of him. He deserves that belt.

@Alph4betSoup If you have to provide ID for a vpn - why would you even need a VPN for? Lol It’s like putting a secure house door while leaving the window fully open for anyone to enter..lawmakers trying not to be retarded boomers 101

Yo, new bad for privacy bill dropped. Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, page 20-21. Say hello to needing to give ID's to use VPN's And hello to devices supplied for use in the UK to have installed "tamper-proof system software" (lol) to surveil us with, YAY.

@zkurishi It’s just crazy how people are against it and they straight up think they know better🤣 They laugh now but one day we will laugh at them when they will stand in front of God

A debate was held in the UK Parliament on a petition to repeal the Online Safety Act, but no new developments were made, reaffirming that the government has no intention of repealing it. Other proposals to place smartphones and tablets under surveillance appear to be in the works. Freedom in the UK, including digital identity, is at risk. The fight is likely to continue into 2026.

@YvetteCooperMP This gotta be a joke🫠

The UK condemns the prosecution of Jimmy Lai and calls for his immediate release. My statement on the verdict today;

@duplodude @WBHoekstra I wish it was that simple. It’s not 3€ per parcel. It’s per category of item purchased (HS Code). They’d have to make every category in the EU cheaper to offset imports. This will never happen. All the money will go back into their pockets

@WBHoekstra Are you equally going to lower costs for buyers buying form within the EU by 3 Euros, or are you just taxing everyone?

Very pleased with the agreement late last week by 🇪🇺 Finance Ministers to introduce a €3 customs duty per item on e-commerce parcels under €150. This move helps to level the playing field for EU sellers, giving them a fair chance to compete with online platforms from abroad.

@j_ervenka @WBHoekstra Who cares? Next week 9th salary increase in 3 years. They destroy the economy, increase bureaucracy, make the countries less safe and impose mass surveillance - but somehow find always time when it comes to pocketing more from their public servants job

@WBHoekstra You've just made living costs of millions of people higher. Again.

@darknessblades @PeteB1612 Buddy. It’s worse than that. It’s not 3€ per parcel. It’s 3€ per HS code. If you bought x10 raspberry zero + 10 coca colas to celebrate the purchase..you pay 6€ tax and not 3€. You literally have to buy cheap shit in bulk (same category) to not feel this too much

@PeteB1612 The EU think the following: Lets add 3 euro on top of that (3 euro Raspberry zero clone) bought in a pack of 10 for 25 euro after all discounts making it 28 euro inc all fees Meanwhile the same board locally will cost 9 euro meaning it still 3X cheaper on aliexpress than local

@shyanski @PeteB1612 @WBHoekstra Do you realise how good they must feel to first get excited about taxing people 3€ And also be wrong as it won’t be only 3€? I read the papers and it said they want to tax 3€ per HS code. So per item category. You order a 2€ razor, 1€ Coca Cola and 1 shirt? 3x3€ tax = 9

@PeteB1612 @WBHoekstra It doesn’t. But it probably feels good posting about it.

@dranok4ever @PeteB1612 @WBHoekstra Yeah..you’re definitely 1. Dumb af 2.Dumb af + never had a business in the EU

@PeteB1612 @WBHoekstra Pretty much like Trump tariffs. I support tariffs and this. I wish EU was not biased to say that tariffs make sense.

@WBHoekstra EU commissioner but doesn’t know it’s not per PARCEL but per ITEM hs code… Meaning if I buy a Coca Cola + a shirt + a razer I end up paying 9€ of extra tax and not 3€. LMAOOOO

@dangainor @ReclaimTheNetHQ Yeah. Control is for everyone but not lawmakers

@ReclaimTheNetHQ Wonder if they will try to force that on visitors, too.

UK Lawmakers Propose Mandatory On-Device Surveillance and VPN Age Verification reclaimthenet.org/uk-lawmakers-p…

@unblogd No comment on the chat control yet? @unblogd

This was published today by the 'fact finder' of the German Tagesschau. We are forced to pay for this crap.

@Pirat_Nation wait..PER item?!?!??!?!?

EU countries agree to tax cheap packages from July Cheap packages entering the EU will be charged a tax of €3 per item from next July, the bloc’s 27 finance ministers agreed on Friday.

@stats_feed I don’t need this even when going to North Korea..

🇺🇸🇪🇺 US will require EU citizens (and other travelers) to give all biometric data including DNA in new Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) requirements: a. Telephone numbers used in the last five years; b. Email addresses used in the last ten years; c. IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos; d. Family member names (parents, spouse, siblings, children); e. Family number telephone numbers used in the last five years; f. Family member dates of birth; g. Family member places of birth; h. Family member residencies; i. Biometrics – face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris; j. Business telephone numbers used in the last five years; k. Business email addresses used in the last ten years.

@Dublinmarti @mullallyelaine Deserved buddy. What kind of local business is it if from overseas you’re paying less than in your own country? LMAO

@mullallyelaine This is for China and and the Far East. In fairness Shein and Temu are crippling local small business.

We joined the EEC over 50 years ago for the free movement of goods and service, and that people in member states could move around freely. We didn’t sign up to be taxed for buying goods from outside the EU, it’s becoming more and more like a dictatorship!

@L119A2 @Gert_Woellmann @EUCouncil How many people or children die a year from this that you need to tax EVERYONE 365 days a year for..ordering somewhere cheaper? If the EU didn’t have such atrocious policies and taxes maybe sellers could provide better prices instead of demanding 100€ for a 5€ item from temu

There's no way that you can inspect 400 million individual items a month and China knows that, that's how they commit tariff fraud and get away with sending trash clothes full of heavy metals and toys that can kill your children that do not comply with our standards the same standards that our companies have to comply with (for good reasons) and make our own products more expensive.

The EU is being flooded with small parcels(under €150)which currently enter duty-free. The Council has agreed to introduce a €3 customs duty on these items, as of 1 July 2026. This will help: -ensure fair competition -protect consumers -tackle fraud ➡️ link.europa.eu/xRxmxV