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Simberto
Germany11402 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland24328 Posts
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hitthat
Poland2259 Posts
On May 05 2025 19:52 Broetchenholer wrote: He was clearly asking his advisor how to get the most TARIFF messaging our there to his base without crashing anything, so i guess they told him his base does not watch french artwork movies. "Great victory. 1000% Tariff on Subtitles! MAGA!" What about weebs and their big-eyes no-nose fetish? | ||
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r00ty
Germany1050 Posts
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Gorsameth
Netherlands21500 Posts
On May 05 2025 18:27 Vivax wrote: Allegedly Trump was lobbied for a tax break for American made movies, which in his genius he decided that tariffs on foreign movies would do the same thing.After a hard day of work, mr. president wasn‘t impressed by the entertainment offered on netflix while scrolling through the program. That required more punishment for the bloody foreigners taking ar movehs. | ||
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hitthat
Poland2259 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44026 Posts
On May 05 2025 20:43 hitthat wrote: Someone must give him ideas with doing the same to video games! EA and Madden NFL is clearly endengered with this evil foreigners, with their scammy GTAs, Minecrafts and Nintendo frauds! I wouldn't be surprised if Trump starts actively going after Nintendo, given that Nintendo has always been pro-diversity and even recently repeated that statement: Nintendo Hasn't Dropped Its Diversity Practices, Despite Trump's War Against DEI https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-dei-not-abandoning-diversity-doug-bowser-donald-trump/ The concept of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has existed for some time, manifesting in various efforts to ensure equal access to opportunities in different industries. Attacks on these ideals are also nothing new. However, in recent years, right-wing groups have started to attack DEI specifically, and the acronym has now become a stand-in for wokeness, political correctness, and other terms that are used for anything diverse. The re-election of President Donald Trump prompted many companies to abandon their DEI practices, with a list of the most notable examples put together by Forbes. Despite this, Nintendo will not be one of them, with Nintendo of America CEO Doug Bowser saying that diversity has always been, and will continue to be, part of the company's values. This comes from the Brazilian news outlet Folha de S.Paulo, in an interview spotted by ResetEra user RandomlyRandom67. Here, Bowser was asked if Nintendo has made any changes to its practices in response to Trump's pressure. "We always want to attract the best talent we can and retain that talent," Bowser explains. "We also believe that it's important for those talents to be diverse from the point of view of their backgrounds, their experiences, and their understandings because our players are diverse. So we strive to have a diversity that reflects our players in our organisation. "This is something that has been in place for years, before people really started using the acronym DEI. And it will continue to be in place. It's important to us." True enough, Nintendo of America's careers section still has its page on DEI, which has remained unchanged since Trump's re-election. So, it seems that the company won't be making changes throughout this administration, since those who have capitulated were quite quick to do so. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion https://careers.nintendo.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/ Nintendo is for everyone We believe that our results are better when our teams represent our potential consumers and fans. We’re actively building a culture where employees contribute their knowledge, ideas, and perspectives so innovation and creativity thrive. We’re welcoming, approachable and respectful – we’re Nintendo. All characters welcome. | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28592 Posts
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Silvanel
Poland4702 Posts
On May 05 2025 09:00 WombaT wrote: It’s completely bonkers quite how some go to bat for the Greatest AllyTM Not my politics, but I can see a rationale behind forbidding it by government orgs/those associated or under those banners. Extending it to private persons, if indeed this bill does that is just preposterous. US already has laws in place banning US companies from boycotting Isreal or working with someone who is boycotting Israel. I know because, every year corporation I work for sends me a mandatory compliance training on this issue (and others). Not sure if those laws apply to private citizens though. | ||
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Vivax
21946 Posts
On May 05 2025 21:20 Liquid`Drone wrote: I am amused by the CEO of Nintendo of America's name being Bowser. Must be uncomfortable to be on the line with the boss there lol. ‚Yes, boss? It‘s a-me.‘ | ||
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Doublemint
Austria8430 Posts
President Donald Trump has two crypto-focused dinners on the calendar this month — one aimed at deep-pocketed political donors, the other at meme coin millionaires. Both are poised to help him rake in millions. The first event, a $1.5 million-per-plate fundraiser set for Monday, is among the most expensive ticketed dinners in presidential history. The second, on May 22, offers access to Trump’s inner circle not for cash — but for holders of the $TRUMP token. Hosted by MAGA Inc., the “Crypto & AI Innovators Dinner” on May 5 features special guest David Sacks — who has been helping to rewrite the country’s crypto and artificial intelligence rules. The second gala dinner will be held at Trump National, the president’s private club in the Washington, D.C., area, later this month. The guest list will be decided by a blockchain-based contest run by the creators of the $TRUMP meme token. Instead of cash, entry is based on how many tokens a user holds, with the top 220 holders of the token promised dinner with Trump himself. The contest runs through May 12. The gala, which is black tie optional, offers a “WIP White House Tour” and special reception to the meme coin’s 25-biggest holders. The website hosts an active leaderboard displaying the usernames of the coin’s top buyers. Government watchdog group Accountable.US described the leaderboard contest as “the most nakedly corrupt self-enrichment scheme in U.S. presidential history,” warning it opens the door for wealthy donors — including potentially foreign actors — to buy access to the president, while personally enriching the Trump family. The fine print offers no guarantees about access to the president. According to the site’s terms and conditions,Trump may not be able to attend and the event can be canceled “for any reason.” In that case, they’ll get a Trump NFT instead. Still, the contest has supercharged demand for the coin — and lined the pockets of its creators. The $TRUMP token surged more than 50% after the gala was announced, boosting the paper value of wallets controlled by insiders and early backers. Roughly 80% of the $TRUMP token supply is controlled by the Trump Organization and affiliates, according to the project’s website. Since its launch in January, trading activity has generated more than $324 million in trading fees for insiders, Chainalysis found. These fees are generated through the token’s built-in mechanism that routes a percentage of each trade to wallets controlled by the project — wallets that, according to the website, are linked to the coin’s creators. Insiders have agreed, however, to delay cashing out their share of tokens for at least another 90 days, according to the project’s public disclosures gamification of the grift. nice touch really, gotta go with the times I guess. I wonder what the people who decried "Burisma" and "HUNTER" are gonna say to Agent Krasnov's and his crime family's crypto schemes? 1.5 million per dinner plate, better be the best damn steak of all times. or why in the ever loving fuck he is hosting fundraising dinners... he is a bit over 100 days in the office. is he running again, an 80something ain't gonna run either way, especially with Trump's diet.. but come on? how are you ever gonna point to the CCP and their corruption, or something from Vladipooh's Russia? and keep a straight face? | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada16633 Posts
Canada did a great job of maintaining a competitive, 90% open market while nudging along their home grown industries. The tariff sledge hammer stuff... i dunno man. Would we have Dumb Starbucks if it weren't for the Canadian government's minor interference in the film and tv production industries? I dunno if we would. Nathan Fielder is a comic genius and he started out doing comedy on the CBC. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44026 Posts
On May 05 2025 23:36 JimmyJRaynor wrote: I suggest Mr. Trump carefully examine how Canada nurtured its film and tv production industry. Then, come up with a carefully thought out comprehensive plan to help US film making and TV production. Unfortunately, critical thinking isn't really his strong suit. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States22960 Posts
On May 05 2025 23:31 Doublemint wrote: Trump set to raise millions from crypto and memecoin this month@CNBC + Show Spoiler + gamification of the grift. nice touch really, gotta go with the times I guess. I wonder what the people who decried "Burisma" and "HUNTER" are gonna say to Agent Krasnov's and his crime family's crypto schemes? 1.5 million per dinner plate, better be the best damn steak of all times. or why in the ever loving fuck he is hosting fundraising dinners... he is a bit over 100 days in the office. is he running again, an 80something ain't gonna run either way, especially with Trump's diet.. but come on? how are you ever gonna point to the CCP and their corruption, or something from Vladipooh's Russia? and keep a straight face? Rank hypocrisy, like the US always has. Whether it's the US influencing foreign elections or countries like Israel influencing ours, neither interfered significantly with the story that Russia's buff Bernie coloring book propaganda was unprecedented and devastating foreign intervention in an election. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada16633 Posts
On May 05 2025 23:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Unfortunately, critical thinking isn't really his strong suit. I think Trump is trying to do too much all at once. THink of the talent that came out of Canada when the CRTC was clamping down hardest on TV and Film. John Candy, Rick Moranis, Margot Kidder... and again, they still kept it a 90% to 95% open market. When Nathan Fielder started out he wasn't very good. These days.. I keep in shape with "The Movement" Fitness Regimen! This fucking fake book has 350 Amazon ratings LOLOL. | ||
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Doublemint
Austria8430 Posts
On May 06 2025 00:07 GreenHorizons wrote: Rank hypocrisy, like the US always has. Whether it's the US influencing foreign elections or countries like Israel influencing ours, neither interfered significantly with the story that Russia's buff Bernie coloring book propaganda was unprecedented and devastating foreign intervention in an election. not even disagree all that much. hypocrisy is part of the game in power struggles. but we had a better grip on things... better than most really at least for a time. some things were simply unacceptable. now there is just a bottomless pit where a modicum of values and decency should be with some of these clowns that are swept into power across the west... this is just outrageous. I mean drug kingpins and warlords anywhere are looking at this going, "really dude? coming into my crypto lane AND doing it on the official?" | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States22960 Posts
On May 06 2025 00:31 Doublemint wrote: not even disagree all that much. hypocrisy is part of the game in power struggles. but we had a better grip on things... better than most really at least for a time. some things were simply unacceptable. now there is just a bottomless pit where a modicum of values and decency should be with some of these clowns that are swept into power across the west... this is just outrageous. I mean drug kingpins and warlords anywhere are looking at this going, "really dude? coming into my crypto lane AND doing it on the official?" Always has been a bottomless pit. Europeans started this country by committing genocide and enslaving people "for freedom" on the official. This is just another "good ol' days" argument about a time that never really existed. It's mostly about how people felt/feel about what's happening. This is typically more clear if you try to put a specific date range on it. | ||
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Broetchenholer
Germany1878 Posts
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