“Tariffs is my favourite word”, said Trump, and now Massachusetts company iRobot who made 42 percent of all robot vacuums in the US, files for bankruptcy, after Trump slapped 46 percent tariffs on Vietnam, where iRobot produced their roomba vacuums.
From Roomba Pioneer to Chinese Ownership: iRobot Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Years
iRobot, the Massachusetts-based innovator behind the iconic Roomba robot vacuum, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December
When I grew up in the 1980s, I recall my dad having conversations with business relations. Some of them did not want to do business with the Germans because of the invasion of Denmark 40 years earlier. If Americans vote for democracy in 2026, I hope the world will keep loving the American people, and believe Trump never represented the Americans. If Trump is not stopped in 2026, I think the world will fundamentally change the view of the American people. For decades.
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Ryan Lounsbury 🇺🇸🌲🥾 (@rlounsbury@indieweb.social)
@randahl@mastodon.social It’ll take 3 or 4 non-Republican administrations to clean up the dumpster fire Trump has made in just the first year in ...
I see a lot of complaints that our politicians are not on Mastodon. Maybe we should look at this the other way round: Get everyone you know to join Mastodon — once we reach a high user count, the politicians will have to join to reach their constituents.
“1 is a wealthy businessman in Ohio…” Hang on… didn’t Kash Patel tell Congress that Jeffrey Epstein had acted on his own? This e-mail released by the DoJ talks about 10 co-conspirators in the Epstein case. How did they get off the hook? And why does the FBI director Kash Patel lie about this to Congress? 📄.pdf image
Trump puts a visa ban on four EU civil servants who have worked on The Digital Services Act, which is the law by which Elon Musk is fined. I say, it is time for a tit for tat — ban Musk and Trump from entering the EU until this visa ban is lifted.
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US bans ex-EU commissioner, others over social media rules
The US accuses former EU tech regulator Thierry Breton and four anti-disinformation campaigners of censorship. Breton called the visa ban a "witch ...
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I am beginning to understand why Trump tried to prevent the release of The Epstein Files. Source: 📄.pdf image
Chris Rea has driven home for Christmas. Rest in peace. 🎸🎵🎶 4 March 1951 – 22 December 2025 (74 years old) image
Interesting tech: Photographer takes photos in the infrared spectrum to see the surveillance going on around us.
YESSSSSS!!!!! Illinois and Chicago beat Trump in The Supreme Court — sending in The National Guard was ILLEGAL! By a 6-3 ruling, The Supreme Court says, Trump has no right to federalize the national guard under the present circumstances. What a wonderful holiday gift!
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Supreme Court Upholds Block to Trump’s Chicago Military Takeover
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What is the best political YouTube channel you listen to, which is not from the US and not from Denmark?