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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

Spain denies USA use certain bases for their Iran aggression, so Trump threatens to cut off *all trade with Spain*
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/trump-threatens-to-cut-off-trade-after-spain-denies-air-base-use

US their trade policy is just another tool of imperialist coercion and control.

That said, I wonder if that means that Spain will lose access to all the US-based Big Tech services and tools? Because it would seem to me as if that was the case.

And if that's the case… tech sovereignty becomes even more clear of a choice for EU. 🍿

#USpol #USA #BigTech #EU

Mar 3 at 6:14pmWeb
Show threadKrampus 🌰Mar 3
@rysiek 🤞us big tech deserves it
Show threadwall-eMar 3
@rysiek I'm not a lawyer, much less international trade law... but I have the strong suspicion that mighty Dear Leader has missed the fact that he probably can't single out Spain when there's established free trade agreements with the European Union 🤡
Show threadMichał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Mar 3
@wall_e when has any kind of silly stuff like that ever stopped him?
Show threadMarcel WaldvogelMar 3
@wall_e @rysiek
Then he'll just either (a) does it anyway, not caring about whether it is legal or not or (b) change it to a tax of a million % or whatever.
Show threadMarcus Rohrmoser 🌻Mar 3
Hi @wall_e,
> established free trade agreements
which one?
Show threadsaraMar 3

@wall_e

I think that's the short version of this news in Spanish about it

https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/gobierno-responde-trump-tendra-respetar-legalidad-internacional-acuerdos-ue-si-rompe-espana_1_13037628.html

Around here we are feeling pretty proud for once 😅

@rysiek

El Gobierno responde a Trump que tendrá que "respetar" la legalidad internacional y los acuerdos con la UE si rompe con España

"Nuestro país cuenta con los recursos necesarios para contener posibles impactos, ayudar a los sectores que pudieran verse afectados, y diversificar cadenas de suministro", dicen en Moncloa

elDiario.es
Show threadProScience 🇪🇺Mar 3

@rysiek

Sadly not at all: Other people like Merz happily helped Trump's war crimes and eagerly sell our democratic rights as well as our health and well-being to the fascists in Washington, Silicon Valley and Israel.

Show threadMoses IzumiMar 3
@rysiek
Either Iran launches the nukes: or we live long enough to see every hosting provider, municipality and laptop refurbishing firm cough out their own Mastodon/Peertube/etc. instance.

Interesting times to say the least.
Show threadAndrewMar 3
@rysiek even worse, now we have to rename Spanish Rice to Freedom Rice
Show threadDisisdeguey🔻PalestineAction🇵🇸Mar 3
@cinebox @rysiek jajaja
Show threadMario GuerraMar 3
@cinebox @rysiek ¨Spanish Flu"to "Kansas Flu"
Show threadhko 😷🪁Mar 3
@rysiek threatening us with a good time? Yay!
Show threadKim Possible Mar 3
@rysiek If every country stopped trading with the U.S. for a month, maybe even a week, would it send a message?
Show threadNeil MoffattMar 3

@kimlockhartga The world needs to tame the arrogant bully that is the USA.

Its deep egocentricity - where gas guzzling cars driven vast distances, and meat consumption every meal is seen as their natural rights - is costing the world heavily now.

Show threadAndy McKay 🇨🇦Mar 3

@rysiek can’t wait for Mark Carney to issue a statement supporting fully the US land war in Spain.

#uspol

Show threadMichał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Mar 3
@andymckay it's really funny how Mark Carney seems to not have received his own memo from Davos.
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machinesMar 3

@rysiek @andymckay

Carney was spanked by our owners.

Show threadAurora 🐌Mar 4
@andymckay @rysiek Say to him.
Write the Canadian goverment to support back Spain
Show threadBeccaMar 3
@rysiek please? the sooner the world boycotts us, the better
Show threadSpookybotMar 3
@rysiek the EU is backing us:
https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20260303/11480512/bruselas-defiende-espana-amenazas-trump-asegura-protegera-intereses-ue.html
Bruselas defiende a España ante las amenazas de Trump y asegura que "protegerá" los intereses de la UE

La Comisión Europea emplaza a Estados Unidos a “cumplir los compromisos” del acuerdo comercial alcanzado en julio por el cual el techo arancelario se fijó en un 15%

La Vanguardia
Show threadMichał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Mar 3
@teknomagic yup. I just hope part of this will be moving faster on tech sovereignty and unplugging from US Big Tech
Show threadzariweya 🇪🇺💻🦝Mar 3
@rysiek we received some USA nukes in 1966. We don't want more.
Show threadzariweya 🇪🇺💻🦝Mar 3
@rysiek besides, we don't have any problem when USA used the bases for NATO operations, but last time we back them for an illegal war it doesn't paid the price.
Show threadBack2RootzMar 3
@rysiek This also means healthy food and culture for Spain. 😀
Show threadrex0nMar 3
@rysiek nos va a ir muy "bien" romper relaciones comerciales con EEUU, sobre todo para todas las empresas implicadas, no pasa nada, vendra el "progre" a sacarnos las castañas del fuego, ¿verdad?
Show threadTravis ScottMar 3
@rysiek battle against American terrorism
Show threadFace ThumbMar 3
@rysiek "That's it, we're cutting you off, you won't get Edge, New Outlook, Teams, ChatGPT, online only subscription Office with ChatGPT, Notepad with ChatGPT support and a CVE, or Clippy"
Show threadnickaposMar 3
@rysiek There is absolutely no reason to not have software sovereignty. Open source software has alternatives for almost all proprietary software that is not tied to some kind of weird hardware with weird closed source drivers.
Show threadChopChop65Mar 3
@rysiek
I stand with Spain, let the USA go fuck themselves.
Show threadBarry Cook 🇨🇦Mar 3
@rysiek - Spain just making itself an even more attractive place to move to.
Show threadLuis FalconMar 3
@rysiek Best news- Spain is a sovereign country that does not bow down to imperialist bullies in their macabre business of war. Hopefully Amazon, Microsoft and other big tech get the hell out from Spain for good and stop their nasty mega AI data center project in Aragon.
While at it, please remove us from #NATO.
Show threadKenneth BousquetMar 3
@rysiek I like the United States of America.
Trump is the problem.
Have someone with proper qualifications to run that country and you've gained back a much better aliance and freedom of decisions that can unite people instead of maintaining the division.
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 3
@KennethBousquet @rysiek Trump is a symptom & depraved human indicator of how sick USA is. It's been rogue, ignoring international & its own domestic crimes on humanity for longer than my 51 years alive. I hate US government for what they did to my family/our peoples in Vietnam & there is no forgiveness when my family/peoples are still suffering from Agent Orange effects, decades after & US has ignored our multiple requests to rectify their wrongs beyond apologies & fake ass PR.
Show threadKenneth BousquetMar 3
@PhoenixSerenity @rysiek Absolutely!
How can we forgive a rogue president?
I assume that anybody can change if it's a profond desire and with a real commitment.
In this case we are talking here,
There's no forgivness.
Trump has to step down and take the rest of his natural life with his familly.
Let the good common sense rule the country.
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 3
@KennethBousquet @rysiek I wasn't only talking about Trump. Definitely, he is the worst POTUS thus far. However, the US terrorism atrocities that me/my family faced, was under different US government. I was trying to tell you that the US government has been rogue, depraved, inhumane & pathologically lying to everyone for DECADES!
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 3
@KennethBousquet @rysiek Trump won't step down. He has to be forcibly removed - his ego won't allow humility. Removing Trump is only removing one very public human symptom. The USA is super sick & Trump is just a current useful idiot.
Show threadAurora 🐌Mar 4
@rysiek If the cut the internet cable they really make us a favour.
Show threadMelMar 4
@rysiek we should shut down Rammstein Base. 😏