remixtures (@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org)
Democracy in America circa 2025: "Privacy for us but not for you. Surveillance for you. Lack of accountability for us..." Let me tell you a secret: In my own country (Portugal) everybody knows where politicians live and that is a great thing!!
"Senators could vote on a bill as soon as Thursday to allow members of Congress and their staff to demand that websites take down information about their houses and details about their travel.
Watchdogs and media advocates have objected to the member security legislation and similar measures in the past, arguing the provisions would block reporters from doing their jobs and prevent necessary accountability.
The legislation was introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Republican and Democratic congressional leaders are fast-tracking the bill, according to an internal Senate communication transmitted Wednesday. The vote could be held imminently. It would be held by unanimous consent, meaning any one senator present can block the bill if they choose.
Cruz, of course, has faced two embarrassing travel-related episodes in recent years. First, he traveled to Cancún, Mexico, as Texas faced severe winter storms and power outages in 2021. Cruz was slammed for the trip, which he later called a “mistake.” Earlier this month, Cruz was spotted vacationing in Greece as Texans grappled with deadly floods."
#USA #Politics #Privacy #PressFreedom #Accountability
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walknews (@walknews@jforo.com)
https://www.walknews.com/?p=997303 コメ市場の開放巡り韓米の発表に温度差 韓国大統領室「米国が誤解」 | 聯合ニュース #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA #アメリカ合衆国 #米国
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walknews (@walknews@jforo.com)
https://www.walknews.com/997302/ 南ア、30％の米関税で数万人の雇用喪失の恐れ | ロイター #AFR #AMERS #DEST:NOJPTPM #DEST:NOJPWDM #DEST:NOJPZTM #DIP #EMEA #EMRG #GEN #JFOR #JLN #NAMER #POL #POTUS #SAFR #TOPCMB #TOPNWS #TRD #TRF #TRN #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA #WASH #ZA #アメリカ合衆国 #米国
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MaxG (@MaxG@theblower.au)
For at least a decade now it's been pretty obvious that the current President of the United States is cognitively impaired... to put it mildly! #USA #Trump #unfit #Epstein #Vance #Thiel #TrumpCrimeFamily #Treason #autocracy #BatshitCrazy #MAGA #Obscurantism #ChristoFascism https://paulstreet.substack.com/p/why-youre-not-hearing-more-about
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nhl (@nhl@channels.im)
A $2B NHL team seized control of youth hockey. Parents are fed up. https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/144997/ #Article #ArticlePlus #Dallas #DallasStars #Hockey #Image #ImageTopper #National #NationalSports #news #NHL #Plus #sports #SportsNews #Stars #Topper #USA #USAHockey
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publicnewsfeed (@publicnewsfeed@mastodon.social)
Trump hits dozens of countries' goods with steep tariffs
US President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners including Canada, Brazil, India and Taiwan, pressing ahead with his plans to reorder the global economy ahead of today's trade deal deadline.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0801/1526441-us-tariffs/
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SnowyCA (@SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net)
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 How Canadians Feel About the USA
"Canada is 'dealing with a Mafia state,' says former communications director for former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivv69iNuUYo
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fonecokid (@fonecokid@c.im)
#News #USA #Resist #StephenColbert #Comedy #Satire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq6FRIraJEQ&pp=0gcJCccJAYcqIYzv
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getlatests (@getlatests@mastodon.social)
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#HawaiianAlohaShirts #BuschLight #SummerVibes #Getlatests #USA #Printondemand
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anselmolucio (@anselmolucio@mas.to)
#Trump anuncia una nueva lista de casi 70 países, además de la Unión Europea, a los que se aplicarán #aranceles específicos que oscilan entre el mínimo del 10% y el 41% - https://www.lavanguardia.com/economia/20250801/10942802/trump-reaviva-guerra-comercial-global-nueva-ronda-aranceles.html Esto será la ruina de #USA, el comercio internacional no funciona a golpe de orden ejecutiva. Los países que sustituirán a EEUU son #China, #India, #Brasil, #Canadá, #Japón y otros. Von der Leyen no puede obligar a las empresas europeas a perder dinero para contentar al césar.
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fonecokid (@fonecokid@c.im)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/31/us-weather-rain-flooding-nyc-dc
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X31Andy (@X31Andy@mastodon.green)
Wonder if the Canadian Digital Services Tax will be resurrected.
Canada dropped it to appease Trump but it doesn't appear to have made any difference.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/31/trump-canada-tariffs-order
#usa #canada #tariff #digitalservices #trump
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