New Privacy Guides article
by @jonah :

With the political changes
happening in the United States right now,

You might be seeking Europe-based tech alternatives to trust your data with.

Moreover, if you are an organization dealing with data from Europeans, it could be wise to start the move for GDPR compliance now, in the eventuality the EU–US Data Privacy Framework it relies on were to change...

Whatever the reason,
you can check some of Privacy Guides' recommendations in this excellent article-list by Jonah: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/19/private-european-alternatives/

Financial Times piece on $1.4 billion in shaky accounting on #Tesla’s books is… whoah.

Due to the reality of British libel laws and #ElonMusk’s propensity to sue his detractors i have to assume this is one of the most heavily legally vetted and fact checked things you will ever read. (Also not unreasonable to suspect there might be other tidbits of information the lawyers wouldn't sign off on being published - that happened a *lot* with FT's Wirecard investigation)

p.s. the FT reporter is #DanMcCrum, whose decade long crusade to take down the #Wirecard fraud is one of the more insane stories you can read on the subject of accounting based forensic journalism (McCrum wrote a book about the experience called “Money Men”). Trust me, it's more exciting than it sounds. There's Russian spies and shit.

* FT: https://www.ft.com/content/62df8d8d-31f2-445e-bfa2-c171ac43db6e
* no paywall: https://archive.ph/CqQ9W

(h/t @Lazarou)

March 18: France will distribute a “survival manual” for every household.

March 6: Netherlands said citizens need to prepare to manage "without the central government" in case of a "real conflict.”

November 2024: Sweden, Norway & Finland put out new advice on surviving war, with Sweden including this message:

“If Sweden is attack…we will never give up. All information to the effect that resistance is to cease is false.”

via @itskatarnett@threads.net

So, the deal #putin is offering is essentially "stop giving #Ukraine weapons and we'll promise to focus on bombing schools, hospitals and residential buildings instead of energy infrastructure"

What a joke.

If you believe #Russia has any intention of ending this war, you either haven't been paying attention, or you're delusional.

Russia will keep attacking #Ukraine until they have completely subjugated it, and then it will be our turn.

These negotiations are pointless, and only buy Russia more time. The only language Russia understands is force.

Both the EU through its representatives and the heads of state of Europe and other Western countries have repeatedly spoken out against the border change, strongly criticised Russia and given billions to Ukraine to fight Russia.

But why do they not speak and act in the same way for
a) Israel's invasion of Syria and Lebanon?
b) Turkey's invasion of Syria and Iraq?

Untrustworthy, liars and hypocrites

#Portugal has decided it will not replace its current F-16 fighter jets with F-35s, and will instead consider European alternatives such as the #Rafale or #Gripen.

In a statement, the Ministry of defence stated: "The predictability of our allies must be taken into account when making procurement decisions" (updated translation)

I’d like to suggest to Europeans out there if it’s not already glaringly obvious that the quickest solution is to apply maximum pressure. Methodically declare US corporations as terrorist or something equivalent, to say their business operations threaten the health and safety and rights of people throughout Europe.

https://universeodon.com/@AmericaMourns/114145390357783815