Notices by Greengordon (greengordon@spore.social)

Phase 2 of the US coup now underway.

"Far from ending its work, DOGE is expanding, and its lawless actions are being institutionalized as a second phase of action begins. DOGE and Project 2025’s own armies of democratic destruction will work together under Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought’s guide. Some say DOGE was a failure; I say it has been all too successful."

#uspol #authoritarianism #DOGE

https://open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/the-whole-government-is-doge-now

@tk @dgar @MAJ1

"The far-right takeover of the United States government and the series of extraordinary actions of the second Trump administration amount to a ‘shock and awe’ display of power. These actions do not really manifest strength, but signify major systemic ruptures that are the precursor to collapse."

#uspol

@ilumium

Trump just did to the US tech industry what he did to the US defense industry: killed any future foreign business and set in motion its permanent decline. Nobody will buy US tech now.

"#Trump could have the power to switch off our tech in #Europe. It felt a bit alarmist until I just read that #Microsoft, on the behest of the #US gov, has suspended the email account of Karim Khan, the #ICC chief prosecutor."

#uspol #EU #microsoft

@noelreports

Who will EVER buy US military gear now? It’s not actually yours, as clearly the Americans retain ownership rights and they may or may not let you use it.

"M1A1 Abrams tanks promised to Ukraine as part of Australia’s $245M aid package have not yet left the country, ABC reports. Delays are due to the Trump administration halting military aid approvals.”

#uspol #Ukraine #Australia

@_L1vY_

To be honest, Trump just ripped the mask off and is allowing a lot of really shitty people to show who they are.

"Still completely gutted and dumbfounded that as a country we no longer have any allies. Just 🫰 like that. Practically overnight, that hideous fool sabotaged us for decades."

@theteapixie @thepoliticalcat

Sadly, it's legit. Here's another lady who was arrested and jailed for driving in he US with a Canadian license.

#cdnpoli

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-woman-arrested-jailed-in-u-s-for-driving-with-a-canadian-licence-1.4648561

Fellow Canucks, do not go to the USA:

"In multiple instances since mid-February, families with young children have been detained in cells at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls.

"An Investigative Post reporter personally confirmed one of those family detentions. In that case, the family was held for two weeks."

#cdnpoli

https://www.investigativepost.org/2025/04/01/feds-locking-up-families-children-at-canadian-border/

@noelreports

This is how it's done!

"JD Vance and his wife spent only three hours in Greenland during a visit—entirely on a U.S. military base. Protests and a full business boycott forced them to leave, as locals refused to serve or admit them anywhere."

#Greenland

@StillIRise1963

This is slavery. In a concentration camp.

"Bukele said they were taken to a 'Terrorism Confinement Center,' where the video showed that masked officers then forced the men to their knees, shaved their heads and marched them in white shirts and shorts into a cell block. Bukele said the inmates would go into forced labor for at least a year, possibly more”

#uspol

@davidaugust

The US did this to a green card holder. I won't be visiting or even transiting the US any time soon.

“…stripped naked, put in a cold shower by 2 officials…placed on a mat in a bright room w/other people at the airport, w/little food or water, suffered sleep deprivation, & was denied access to his medication for anxiety & depression.”

#uspol #cdnpoli

@adamvs1 @Snowshadow

How long before we say the US WAS the leading member of NATO? I think Trump has been clear that the US will not come to the defense of 'some' NATO members.

"There was no representative from the United States, which is the leading member of NATO."

#NATO

@freemo @chrismarkevich

When societies achieve this level of inequality, fascism is a typical outcome. Because the more unequal things get, the more those with the most want and take. Rich people are rarely good people.

Why #linux will never have mass appeal, reason number 487 - though they all boil down to the same reason: Linux is hard to install for non-techies. Case in point:

1. I researched which flavour would be good: #Mint was suggested and selected.
2. Mint promises easy-to-use, lots of support, etc.
3. Mint's instructions are incorrect - they tell you to Select Image but that must be an old option, as I don't see it.
4. Mint says to 'copy your iso file.' No no-tech knows what or where that is.

I am no fan of Trudeau but he is 100% correct here:

"Trudeau said Trump is trying to prompt "a total collapse of the Canadian economy" because he thinks that will "make it easier to annex us,"

#cdnpoli #canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-canada-response-tariffs-1.7473965

Musk is such a galaxy brain:

"Elon Musk shared a post on his social network stating that Slim could have ties to criminal groups, and five minutes later, Carlos Slim canceled all business collaborations with Starlink in Latin America, which made Musk lose 7 billion US dollars.

"An hour later, Slim announced that he would transfer his projects for the next 5 years with Starlink, an investment of 22 billion dollars, to companies in China and Europe."

#Mexico #Musk

https://mexicodailypost.com/2025/02/24/carlos-slim-orders-to-cancel-his-collaboration-with-elon-musks-starlink/

@chu

💯 this, though I'd say Trump voters are not all feeble-minded - but all are morally corrupt and should never be trusted again.

"There are many ways to be part of the resistance. Start forming those networks now.

"Also, don't include anyone who voted for rump as part of your networks. Even if they show regret now. It shows a feeble mind that is easily manipulated and you can't have that risk."

#uspol

@GottaLaff @Wileymiller

I read that Colombia's main demand was that people not be shackled in chains, which the US agreed to, so Colombia agreed to accept them. (I'm in Colombia reading El Pais in Spanish. )

Just finished The Lost Cause by @pluralistic (Cory Doctorow), and I highly recommend it for anyone wanting a fast-paced novel that integrates climate change. Based on all the other reading and studying I've done - nonfiction, science-based! - CD's description of life in the near future seems pretty damn accurate. He includes impacts from things like fires and MAGA, and a great glimpse into how different groups think and act.

Novels that ignore climate change are going to seem like fantasy soon.

@pluralistic on conservatism:

What binds "white nationalists, American imperialists, misogynists, Christian fundamentalists, and finance bros" together? Conservatives believe that some people are born to rule and others to be ruled. Progressives believe nobody was born to rule others.

From his book #TheLostCause.

#uspol #cdnpoli

@DrALJONES

This is the message Trump wanted to send so that he could create a gang of lawless thugs to do his bidding. He doesn't need to prosecute people like Fauci and Milley - he'll just set his goons on them.

"By pardoning the Jan6 rioters, incl fmr Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio (serving 22 yrs), Trump is saying, "If you're my violent mob, I got your back. There's no penalty for violence against my enemies."

#uspol