LakesHiker

@DeAmericanise It's good to support European tech. I'm finding Ubuntu to be so much better than windows too. If you want a private European Email and Calendar to replace Google, Microsoft et al - then I would suggest mailbox.org.

@PolitlcsUK Whole world should raise DST to 10% and then threaten 20% if extra tariffs are introduced. That would shut TACO Trump up.

🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump says he will probably put a "big tariff" on the UK if it doesn't drop the digital services tax "We don't like it when they target American companies... they better be careful"

@Guiliani1994 @PolitlcsUK DST is there because of US tax dodgers - who divert profits to tax havens often using IP scams. Amazon's effective EU rate is 9% vs 20-30% corporate norms for local rivals. MAGA is a victim culture for ignorant morons who believe whatever they want.

@PolitlcsUK Any country who targets American technology companies, America should target their companies in return! We should make it so if they target our companies we do Atleast equal if not greater damage to their companies.

@Catie1949 @obi_1987 @Osint613 @grok On the contrary, US companies make big money from Europe without paying tax. They divert revenue through hax havens often using IP scams. There are plenty of European online retailers & streamers - but they struggle to compete with tax cheats. World Wide Web is European tech.

@obi_1987 @Osint613 @grok Europeans have little tech to match US so they make their $$$ by taxing US social media platforms. Big money. UK makes about 800 million taxing google etc.

President Trump says he will impose tariffs on the UK if it does not scrap its digital services tax.

@bratNvet @JeffOstler1 @Geniustechw So would most of Europe. They are of no value. NATO was created by and for the US - to get Europe to contribute to its cold war against the Soviet Union.

@LakesHikerNew @JeffOstler1 @Geniustechw I'm not at all concerned about your interpretation But if the US were to pull our troops out and stop all payments and contributions to NATO I'd be delighted

“The United States will withdraw over 100,000 troops from Europe and halt its annual defense spending of trillions of dollars.” Do you support Marco Rubio on this? A. Yes B. No

@bratNvet @JeffOstler1 @Geniustechw The idea that US troops are in Europe to defend Europe is a big fat lie. As are all the stories about everybody ripping the US off. It's a bizarre case of a super power trying to cultivate a victim mentality - all to justify abusing other countries. All except Putin's Russia.

Didn't hear Rubio say we spent trillions on European bases annually, and you aren't including NATO which the US spent approximately $1.59 Trillion on in 2025. We have multiple military bases in Europe together costing the US taxpayers Trillions to defend them and no benefit to us

@EliAfriatISR But no threats to Russia? Known Iran helper, Putin, still Trump's best buddy. #kompromat

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇨🇳Trump: If China sends weapons to Iran, it will be in big trouble.

🚨🇺🇸🇨🇳BREAKING: Donald J. Trump: "If China provides military assistance to Iran, IT WILL BE IN BIG TROUBLE".

@MAGAMemeNY Trump has achieved nothing so far. And it doesn't look like he ever will, after this embarrassing mega dose of TACO. He hasn't got the bottle to finish the job. Needs regime change and Uranium minimum. (Iran, ceasefire))

@guidoacasa @SonofTed62 @SarcasticCdow Much of the public transport is radial, and often the visitor prefers or needs a 'go-anywhere' mode - like taxis and minicabs.

@guidoacasa @SonofTed62 @SarcasticCdow I used to do that when flying out of Heathrow. But it has gradually got harder and harder. I don't like buses, but maybe I'll try parking near a bus line next time, and try to pay by bank card.

I bet Guido is the only one calling Curb to have the system PUT IN! 😂😂

@XlancerTheGreat @BDHerzinger Sure. It takes a long time for tankers to reach some of their destinations. The shortages haven't really kicked in yet. Not too late to hedge and buy some Brent Oil ETF. As far as I'm aware, no Gulf country has yet joined Trump's war, despite the attacks on them?

@LakesHikerNew @BDHerzinger Europe has bet against the US. The Gulf has bet in favor of the US. This will certainly be an interesting month ahead. It's certainly causing havoc on my transportation company...

@XlancerTheGreat @BDHerzinger I would be surprised if they didn't all ask the US to remove its bases from their territories.

@XlancerTheGreat @BDHerzinger Europe, Asia, and the Gulf have had their fill of America. They're all on a de-americanisation mission now.

@XlancerTheGreat @BDHerzinger Iran's strategy seems quite rational. Choking the oil supply crashes most of the global economy - including the US economy and its stock market. And I doubt whether Trump is strong enough to stay the course, and finish the job. That's why he's lining up EU / NATO scapgoats.

@LakesHikerNew @BDHerzinger At least we agree that the UAE is a rational nation while Iran has descended into an insane 1944 Hitler (post Normandy) level of madness...

@XlancerTheGreat @BDHerzinger Trump has only got two weeks left - according to his timetable. And nothing can be resolved in that time. That's why he's looking for scapegoats. Trump will have started a war against Iran and lost it - wasting $billions of US tax money.

@XlancerTheGreat @BDHerzinger Retaliation. And an eco-disaster. Why is it their job to fix the mess that Trump started. Why can't the US do it?

@XlancerTheGreat @BDHerzinger The Strait can be closed with small mines, small air or sea drones, or shoulder fired missiles. There is no way of bombing it open. It needs a lot of troops on the ground, or regime change. Trump is lying everyday.

Iran has ALWAYS had the ability to "close" the Strait, and the Gulf States know this. Iran's ability to KEEP the Strait closed has almost entirely been destroyed, but commercial tankers correctly think a 99.999% weapons degradation is required before crossing. OPEC +, the US, & Venezuela should all start charging a "war reparations surcharge" on oil going to any country that is paying off or supporting Iran in any way. It should be twice what ever Iran is attempting to extort...

@guidoacasa @SonofTed62 @SarcasticCdow That's good, if that is now the case. But a lot of visitors don't like buses, especially if they've got luggage and want to go the airport, or a hotel.

@LakesHikerNew @SonofTed62 @SarcasticCdow They don't need bus cards. Just a bank card, real or virtual.

@guidoacasa @SonofTed62 @SarcasticCdow And lots of them don't. That's my point. And some don't bother visiting anymore because they can't get around in outer London.

@LakesHikerNew @SonofTed62 @SarcasticCdow Unfortunately, lots of them have Uber accounts. That's my point.