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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: ergophobe on June 22, 2025, 09:39:50 PM

Title: Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It
Post by: ergophobe on June 22, 2025, 09:39:50 PM
QuoteTo comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently helped suspend the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating Israel for war crimes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/technology/us-tech-europe-microsoft-trump-icc.html
Title: Re: Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It
Post by: littleman on June 27, 2025, 02:33:09 PM
Seems something like this should be illegal overreach of power.
Title: Re: Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It
Post by: rcjordan on June 27, 2025, 02:37:51 PM
> illegal

Might already be illegal, but --as it turns out-- there are no consequences if you control congress and the DOJ.

People keep screaming to arrest him.  Who do they think is going to do that?
Title: Re: Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It
Post by: ergophobe on June 30, 2025, 10:41:22 PM
> Who do they think is going to do that?

Like most great quotes, this is probably apocryphal, but it reminds of the supposed Stalin quote: "The Pope? How many divisions does he have?"
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