American friends: None of you deserved this. Watching this shit from the sidelines is insane. Somehow you have normalized it. Like a frog in boiling water. Europeans are turning away now. Everything is about to get really fucking ugly.

We all have to change now.

A a European this is fucking terrifying to watch. The US is slowly returning to medieval morals and witch hunts. Public executions. You guys went from Obama to a political environment cheering public executions within a decade.

What… The… Fuck

The problem is that American brainrot have had so long to evolve now, that it will take a while to build viable alternatives.

Norwegians, and Danes for now but they plan to slowly open for more countries. Sweden next.

The platform is called “Hudd”. It’s more locally minded, has no algorithms determining your feed, and is actually trying to focus on creating social relationships. I kind of like it, and have gotten my mom and dad on board.

It’s kind of amazing how calm European alternatives can be, without the constant rage bait engagements, and the shit-flinging. It’s a lot like how Facebook used to be in the early days, where people just shares a picture of a sunset, or describe how their day is, or shares photos from a vacation.

I might move on to others if better ones come along, but we’ll see. There are going to be a lot of them popping up now, because the market is most definitely there.

I sure as hell trust EU consumer protections over american nonsense, and I will be creating a profile there. I’ve already opened an account on a norweagian based social media, that is slowly growing.

I doubt any of these will explode over night, but an alternative is more than welcome.

I think this is unfortunately a fair assesment, speaking as a Dane. They want independence, but with a territory under so much pressure, it is unfortunately looking less and less feasible in practice.

What is worse is that right now they feel completely sidelined, as per Danish national media. They see the American propagonda machine throwing out that a deal has been made, and they feel betrayed, left out, in the cold, unsure of their future.

One thing is for sure though: we will not compromise on their land and their right to decide their own future. It’s a wild and weird situation. 1/3 of Greenlanders also live in Denmark, and vice versa, looking at the news while two small countries try to cement some sort or deal through high level negotiation.

For now it’s probably best kept out of media though so our countries can figure it out without the orange clown dancing on our doorstep.

I hope that this is not hyperbole, but that you american democrats are actively considering it. I briefly scanned the no stupid questions Lemmy community, and as a non-american, a lot of this has me worried. There is so much terror from ICE. I’ll post on X, arguing against the barrage of misinformation about my country from MAGA supporters, and there will be occasional Americans calling “Please help us!” to EU citizens.

You may need to start stocking a bit more in the pantry. Start talking to your neighbors in case the insanity starts to land on your doorstep. Consider what options you have in terms of the second amendment. During his first term it may have seen like a fluke, but with the growing inequality, harsher policies, economic protectionism…

Elon Musk on X is attempting to start a grassroots movement for implement voter ID. What will this grassroots movement turn into under Trump? Trump is “jokingly” talking about canceling the midterms. You may say he is not able to accomplish this, but who knows what will happen? The divide between democrats and republicans are now so large that it may lead to civil war if it continues.

People dismiss these things. It seems like a slow moving train wreck. It feels like something that only happens on TV. We think there are rules and regulations to prevent it from happening. What rules? What regulations? Are there any left in the US that can’t be bought or intimidated?

Our Danish company Ørsted which produces wind power, has been in a huge legal dispute with the American administration for months over this. He wants oil, even if wind is cheaper:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/02/rsted-files-legal-challenge-against-us-government-over-windfarm-lease-freeze

OH NO! HE SAID IT! HE WILL BE SHADOW BANNED! LEMMY WILL LOSE ALL SPONSORSHIP! THE ALGORITHM WILL…

Oh wait. I’m on sane social media. Never mind.

I ran two half-marathons, does that mean I can say that I technically ran a marathon?

The only ethical way to consume american digital products is through piracy.

Might have to be a saving throw actually

I’ve played dungeons and dragons a lot. Does that count?

I put on my wizards hat

Edit: God, I realized that the joke I referenced is so old and niche by now in internet culture I have to provide a link: https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/bloodninja

Brb, setting up a Lemmy server in Red Star OS

Yeah, maybe a lot of movies are mixed for the theater experience. I have a JBL soundbar with detachable back speakers, and I do struggle a lot with modern movies.

It’s weird how nice most people are when you are face to face with them. Spend enough time on X, and you forget it.

Oh I wish those were still around here. As a kid, we had an actual mom and pop owned cornershop. I went there as a kid one time to buy my dad cigarettes, and back then people knew each other and they’d call my home line asking if I was allowed.

Shop closed because the gas station opened their own competing store, and a big brand supermarket moved in. These days I’d kill to be able to walk into a small store nearby and be able to grab locally grown produce and walk out of there.

During lower points of my life, I used to drink and smoke and watch his podcast. It felt like hanging out with a friend. But it sure isn’t a friend whose opinions I’d trust on anything. More like someone I’d shoot the shit with, and then completely ignore when he switches to serious topics. I believe he knows his stuff when it comes to martial arts, but beyond that I don’t care much for his takes. Sure, tell me about aliens and how a chimp could fuck me up. That’s what I’m here for. Keep the politics out of it.

This wasn’t a thing a couple of decades ago. To this day I can still watch movies from the eighties just fine, but need subtitles for anything made within the last 10 years.