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Re: The US ambassador had Belgian police stop our reporting

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Post by complianceowll » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC

mrtksn wrote: post #200

complianceowll wrote: post #199

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I say this in all seriousness: are you that ideologically brainwashed that you think Americans can't talk about Gaza whenever we like? Haha. Bud, stop living vicariously through headlines, touch grass, and understand that the headlines your wonderful algorithm is feeding is not real life....."WTF?" Your last paragraph is a bit incoherent, so I don't know exactly how to respond, but no, I am not demanding the killing…

Of course they can talk about Gaza, its just that they may face the wrath of the US government in form of funding cuts like this: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/03/trump-admini... TBF USA is very restrictive on speech, just less direct about it. All platforms are American and we can see that speech is strictly restricted through indirect means. Even here, I had my account rate limited so many times on p…

Nah

Re: The US ambassador had Belgian police stop our reporting

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Post by utopiah » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC

Imustaskforhelp wrote: post #7

The Streisand Effect is taking effect in here in terms of surpressing a question has lead to many more people finding out about it, as it should be and I just find some layers of irony about America celebrating its freedom while this whole thing happens because of press freedom. I did some search on freedom250.org and found this interesting piece of TOS: YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, LIC…

IANAL either but ToS are not superseding the law. It's not because somebody they claim their action will have no consequence that they do. It's a bit like a kid playing a game shouting "I won!". Sure, you can say that, it doesn't make it true.

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Post by simiones » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC

weinzierl wrote: post #202

retrac wrote: post #104

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The US ambassador to Iceland made an inappropriate comment about Iceland being the 52nd state and was summoned by Icelandic President to explain. A poor joke, apparently. One almost wonders if the US admin is actively trying to get one of its ambassadors declared persona non grata .

Is 52 a typo or did he really say that? The US has 50 states, so why not 51?

Maybe his views are more heterodox and he was counting Puerto Rico as 51st! (sarcasm, in case this isn't clear)

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Post by buellerbueller » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC

yubblegum wrote: post #142

bambax wrote: post #64

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The US ambassador to France is a convicted felon, father of Jared Kushner. From Wikipedia: «In February 2026, French authorities restricted Kushner’s direct access to government ministers after he failed to attend a summons from Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, sending a senior embassy official in his place. The French foreign ministry cited an "apparent failure to grasp the basic requirements of the ambassadorial…

Speaking of Jared Kushner, what has happened to our nation that this grifter twit is fronting one of the most strategically consequential negotiations on behalf of this nation? Is there any precedent in our history for what is going on these days?

>what has happened to our nation

Politics became a social media-based reality show, replacing policy with vibes.

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Post by sensanaty » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC

outside1234 wrote: post #150

burnte wrote: post #134

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I can understand most of what our conservative party does but I do not understand their obsession with Israel. I feel the nation should be supported and deserves to exist, but that they're doing a lot of inhumane things right now and saying that in the USA right now gets you called an antisemite incredibly fast.

The most simple explanation I've come up with for Russia and Israel is that they have incriminating kompromat on them. Probably Epstein files on Trump, some sort of equivalent awfulness for the rest.

I just can't imagine at this point that Trump supporters or his cronies would care about literally any kompromat that might exist. Basically anyone who's payed any attention knows the dude's a pedophile, and he himself said that he could shoot someone in time square, with it televized, and he wouldn't lose supporters.

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Post by wil421 » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC

hector124 wrote: post #191

elric wrote: post #189

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That isn't even the point though. The circumcision itself is perfectly legal in Belgium. The legal issue is with the lack of qualifications of the ones performing them in this case.

Certainly. The part I'm trying to draw light towards is American zionists' bizarre attitude towards circumcision and how eager they are to invoke claims of antisemitism when remotely challenged on it.

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Post by actionfromafar » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC

outside1234 wrote: post #150

burnte wrote: post #134

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I can understand most of what our conservative party does but I do not understand their obsession with Israel. I feel the nation should be supported and deserves to exist, but that they're doing a lot of inhumane things right now and saying that in the USA right now gets you called an antisemite incredibly fast.

The most simple explanation I've come up with for Russia and Israel is that they have incriminating kompromat on them. Probably Epstein files on Trump, some sort of equivalent awfulness for the rest.

Whatever the explanation, the Russia - Trump connection goes back to the 1980s.

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Post by loeg » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC

jampekka wrote: post #145

nashashmi wrote: post #37

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Europe (which could mean anything from the UK to Belgium to Hungary to Turkey) never had absolute freedom of speech like the US. But yes, even by the US standards to champion freedom of speech, it is in retreat.

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article 11: Freedom of expression and information 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. 2. The freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected.

Is this the right of freedom of expression? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/09/pimmelgate-g...

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Post by sequoia » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC

vrganj wrote: post #159

greenleafone7 wrote: post #141

What is weird in all of this is why is the US obsessed with israel so much exactly! Was it a random choice; did they had a random number generator pick it? Why are they not going to such lengths for other random countries in the opposite side of the world for example? And if an official's number one priority is not the people that pay him and have granted him his power, should he be in that position? The US is turnin…

* AIPAC is one of the biggest donors to US political campaigns. * Entanglement of tech industries * Israel serves as an outpost of US imperialism in the Middle East. * Shared understanding with fellow Settler-Colonialist state * On a related note, it's a country with a big white-reading population in a mostly brown neighborhood. * Evangelicals believe Israel is where the battle that rings in the Second Coming will ha…

People think AIPAC is some all powerful unique lobbying group, in fact they're not even in the top 10 major lobbyists. Did you know SpaceX gave 5x as much as AIPAC in 2024? AIPAC was also outspent by Coinbase, by Ripple, and several other companies[0]. And this "18th largest lobbyist" position is after a post-october-7 surge in spending. Pre-october-7 (2022) they were ranked forty sixth in terms of spending.

Can you name 10 of the groups who spent more than them? How about five? The question worth asking is why are people obsessed with demonizing the AIPAC in particular and singling it out as the one or primary 'evil lobbying group' when there are tens or dozens of groups that spent more. The 2024 AIPAC spending number (50 mil, which is donated by American voters, not foreign money) is 1/8th of the $400 million plan Qatar (a foreign government) gave Trump in 2025.

People focus on AIPAC specifically because they have a problem with Jews. Jews and other Israel supporting Americans are allowed to pool money and lobby just like anyone else. the fact that people think they shouldn't be allowed to play this game, the same one everyone else is playing in US politics, is what should be questioned.

0: https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/top-organizat...

Re: The US ambassador had Belgian police stop our reporting

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Post by mrtksn » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC

complianceowll wrote: post #221

mrtksn wrote: post #200

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Of course they can talk about Gaza, its just that they may face the wrath of the US government in form of funding cuts like this: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/03/trump-admini... TBF USA is very restrictive on speech, just less direct about it. All platforms are American and we can see that speech is strictly restricted through indirect means. Even here, I had my account rate limited so many times on p…

Nah

I even have to be polite to you despite your attitude, if you were in Europe as well that would have been optional :)