Steve Cuthbert

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Retired software engineer. Long time resident of Latvia, originally from the UK.

"I grew up on American food. Trust me, it’s the last thing Europe needs"

by Alexander Hurst

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/20/american-food-europe-trade-deal-eu-donald-trump

#food #USA #Europe #trade

I grew up on American food. Trust me, it’s the last thing Europe needs

The EU is under pressure to strike a trade deal with Trump, but an influx of mass-produced, low-quality food must be off the table, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian
Expanding audience is one thing, but this is not a plan except in the most cynical sense possible. Alao: how can I hire that cheeky reporter?
Does Trump think “windfall” is a type of windmill? (The piece he links to does not mention wind energy.)
Elon didn’t have an H1B visa, he received a student visa to attend Stanford university and then never left. He is the definition of an illegal immigrant who stole American jobs.
On the plus side: Nice vacay place and the Mounjaro is working. On the minus: What bottomless hole of insecurity would cause you to create a fake persona to compliment your own parenting?

Americans, wake up!

Elie Mystal: "To call ourselves a “democracy” after today is a sick joke. We are not a democracy. We are a nation that is allowed to make suggestions to our nine rulers on the Supreme Court, but those rulers are the ones who get to decide which suggestions they accept and which ones they ignore. It is the opposite of the structure outlined in the Constitution..."

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/chevron-deference-supreme-court-power-grab/

#chevron #uspol #SupremeCourt

We Just Witnessed the Biggest Supreme Court Power Grab Since 1803

The court has given itself nearly unlimited power over the administrative state, putting everything from environmental protections to workers’ rights at risk.

The Nation

In a 6-3 decision, split exactly along party lines, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that the courts—and, more particularly, his court and the people who have bought and paid for the justices on it—are the sole arbiters of which laws can be enforced and what enforcement of those laws must look like. Roberts ruled that courts, and only courts, are allowed to figure out what Congress meant to do and impose those interpretations on the rest of society.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/chevron-deference-supreme-court-power-grab/

#chevron #uspol

We Just Witnessed the Biggest Supreme Court Power Grab Since 1803

The court has given itself nearly unlimited power over the administrative state, putting everything from environmental protections to workers’ rights at risk.

The Nation