And in the US (I refuse to call it America) helmet laws tend to be selectively enforced against minorities
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michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•Trump took the US economy to the brink of a crisis in just 100 days
111·9 months agoMaybe the broligarchy currently in charge will finally disabuse people of the notion of white male superiority. Maybe…
michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•Walmart, Target CEOs privately warned Trump tariffs could lead to empty shelves soon
2·9 months agoTrump didn’t even get a majority of the popular vote - you might be thinking of the electoral college, which skewed the result by overweighting sparsely populated deep red states
https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2024presgeresults.pdf
michel@lemmy.mlto
politics @lemmy.world•Dem Senator Says Party Needs to Stop Attacking ‘Oligarchy’ and Focus on Losing ‘Woke’ Reputation
4·9 months agoThe problem is the electoral system. In a system that allows for voting for smaller parties without wasting your vote, the US would probably have 4-5 parties at least. Red state moderates would not be lumped together with progressives, and main street Republicans with the evangelical wing with MAGA
michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•Tesla reports 20% drop in auto revenue as first-quarter results miss Wall Street estimates
2·9 months agoAnd apparently the “new” Model Y is even worse than the old one. That’s their bread and butter.
https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/tesla/model-y-suv/
michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•Trump Says US Cannot Give Every Person It Wants to Deport a Trial
5·9 months agoOnly two thirds of the senate
https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm
And to start the impeachment trial you just need a normal majority in the House
michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•Japan keeps asking the US what it wants in trade talks and can't get an answer | Forexlive
2·9 months agoNegotiations might not be fruitful but if you know that going in, and it can stave off tariffs for a while it might be worth it really. Just set expectations accordingly - and prepare for the worst. And don’t give actual concessions
michel@lemmy.mlto
politics @lemmy.world•Trump fumes that he ‘can’t even go after’ January 6 investigators pardoned by Biden
5·9 months ago“Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?” comes to mind
michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•‘The Homegrowns Are Next’: Trump Promises to Send American Citizens to El Salvador in Harrowing Comments to Bukele
2·9 months agoI’m so sorry. And the UK is also increasingly discriminating against trans people too, ugh
michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
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michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•‘The Homegrowns Are Next’: Trump Promises to Send American Citizens to El Salvador in Harrowing Comments to Bukele
2·9 months agoMove to a border state like Washington, get an enhanced driver license and cross into Canada? EDL functions like a passport for land crossings.
Not sure what sort of federal checks are done for issuing those and if it’s still possible, sorry
michel@lemmy.mlto
Buy European@feddit.uk•“The European Union won’t take chicken from America. They won’t take lobsters from America. They hate our beef because our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak. It’s unbelievable” Lutnick told FoxNews
5·9 months agoI’m based in the US and I refuse to buy most of the chicken on sale either. Heritage chicken only please
michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•What are your rights if U.S. border authorities ask for your phone?
10·9 months agoI will only travel with work devices from now on. Big tech is complicit in electing Trump, they can deal with my devices being seized by immigration
michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•Freak sell-off of ‘safe haven’ US bonds raises fear that confidence in America is fading
1·9 months agoAnd remember he doesn’t have to be an official asset, merely being someone useful to them effectively does the same thing - with deniability for the Russians
michel@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans looking to retire aren’t concerned about day-to-day markets, dismisses concerns about a potential recession
1·9 months agoMarie Antoinette sounds like a paragon of compassion right about now


Depending on the intricacies of tax treaties you probably won’t pay much US tax after moving to a high taxation country. Relinquishing US citizenship when you are wealthy means paying the capital gains exit tax on your worldwide assets though so if you can afford good accountants, keeping both is probably easier