Temu got hit with a €200M EU fine for selling dangerous crap on its platform, which is fair enough on its own - but this crackdown does come with added benefits https://youtu.be/lVskv21G3sw #protectionism #DSA #temu #china
Temu's €200M safety fine is a bit geopolitical

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The French far right’s weak spot: economic incoherence

The National Rally’s rivals are exploiting the ideological schism between pro-business Jordan Bardella and the more populist Marine Le Pen.

POLITICO

US FOREIGN POLICY SHIFTS: PROTECTIONISM AND A NEW ALLIANCE DYNAMIC

US adds tariffs on China tech imports. Kamala Harris gains support. US-Pakistan relations improve under new military government.

#USTariffs, #ChinaTrade, #PakistanUS, #KamalaHarris, #Protectionism

https://newsletter.tf/us-tariffs-china-tech-pakistan-relations-change/

The US has placed new tariffs on high-tech goods from China. This is a major change in trade policy. Vice President Kamala Harris's support has increased significantly.

#USTariffs, #ChinaTrade, #PakistanUS, #KamalaHarris, #Protectionism
https://newsletter.tf/us-tariffs-china-tech-pakistan-relations-change/

US Tariffs on China Tech & Pakistan Ties Change

US adds tariffs on China tech imports. Kamala Harris gains support. US-Pakistan relations improve under new military government.

NewsletterTF
US ambassador: EU must honor its trade deal with Trump

EU got tariff relief. US got delay. 

POLITICO

Remember, cars are still the worst product the Mozilla Foundation as ever reviewed for privacy. This doubling down on pushing Chinese tech out of America over concerns of malware in their product is two-faced when one considers that America's own cars violate their drivers' privacy every day on the road.

https://reason.com/2026/05/13/congress-ramps-up-its-crusade-against-chinese-cars-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting/

#privacy #cars #China #hypocrisy #protectionism #tariffs #surveillance #USCongress

Congress ramps up crusade against Chinese cars ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

As Trump arrives in China to meet with Xi Jinping, American lawmakers are trying to shut Chinese carmakers out of U.S. markets for good.

Reason.com
@MikeElgan china is giving away the same information (and more) american big tech stole and want inflated fees for, why pay 10x token costs, for small biz it is make or break, it is a stagecoach robbery and a sham basically #fomo squared #protectionism #silly con glass houses
“In the mean time to discuss the problems of the #trading order as though we were still anxiously waiting for the barbarians, amounts to escapism. The barbarians are in the house!” #trade #protectionism #GlobalImbalances

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3mk4dnunjps2y

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Ukraine will unite with Europe's security system or some of Europe will become part of Russia -- Ukrainian forces withdraw from villages in eastern Sumy Oblast amid heavy fighting -- Investigation: Western companies miss deadline to exit Russia’s main drone production site -- Magyar rejects calls for Ukraine to cede territory, invokes Hungary's 1956 resistance ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/tuesday-april-14-2026/

I've always been leery of the AI debate over creative content – audio or visual media, including written material. A recent interview between Rick Beato and Justin Hawkins provided me with a frame.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/04/10/art-or-content/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

It reminds me of the old argument between high and low art, another bollocksed argument in my opinion. Homey don't play dat.

#philosophy #music #art #ai #language #perception #popculture #popmusic #protectionism #psychology #society #taste #technology #video #virtue #writing