Interesting concept for the enervated and sat-upon peoples of the EU.

Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, a move Washington views as a way to counter censorship, three sources familiar with the plan said.

The site will be hosted at "freedom.gov," the sources said. One source said officials had discussed including a virtual private network function to make a user's traffic appear to originate in the U.S. and added that user activity on the site will not be tracked.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-online-portal-bypass-content-bans-europe-elsewhere-2026-02-18/

Was trying to make sense of this, but gave up:

Trump claims leaders call him ‘The President of Europe’ (Aug 26, 2025)
Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak’ (Dec 9, 2025)
Trump claims Europeans say he could ‘lead them’ (Dec 12, 2025) — jorndoe

Oh there's a reason for this: last year Europe was still trying to appease Trump. But I think that has now passed.

What actually has happened is that the rupture Mark Carney was talking about in Davos has really happened. (If you haven't heard the quite historic speech, here's the transcript). And Davos was the place that Trump had to back down from the "Greenland is ours, soon"-talk, as threatening sanctions at the NATO members (sending troops to Greenland to plan future military exercises there) opted the EU to bring up the "trade bazooka", known as Anti-Coercion instrument intended actually for China. That spooked the markets, which then spooked Trump to TACO.

Rubio now at the Munich security conference basically reinstated, if more diplomatically, the same line that JD Vance had talked and created panic. This time, no panic, simply understanding that the US is going it's own way and appeasing Trump doesn't work. Yet true to it's decided new US strategy (which I covered on this thread), Rubio then went to help Victor Orban, who needs support in the next elections and to Slovakia, which has also an "anti-EU" administration.

Trump's sweeping global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court

The tariffs affected by Friday's ruling:

The country-wide tariffs Trump imposed on most of the world.

The ruling centres on Trump’s use of a 1977 law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), that gives the president the power to "regulate" trade in response to an emergency.

Trump first invoked it in February 2025 to tax goods from China, Mexico and Canada, saying drug trafficking from those countries constituted an emergency.

He deployed it again in April, ordering levies from 10% to 50% on goods from almost every country in the world. He said the US trade deficit – where the US imports more than it exports – posed an "extraordinary and unusual threat".

The unaffected tariffs

The industry-specific steel, aluminium, lumber and automotive tariffs, which were implemented under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, citing national-security concerns.

Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.

It’s a strong win for the neosocialists and globalism. But even without IEEPA, Trump can quickly recreate much of the current trade policy via other means.

Trump's sweeping global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court — Michael

Apparently, Trump has a melt-down during the Governors meeting, flying into an uncontrolled rage, yelling out, "These f*cking courts!"

How dare they be a check on him.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU_NNV2kZmf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Fairly obvious it would be struck down. Good. Can’t believe there were 3 dissenters. Spineless weasels.

I read very well, great comprehension. I read everything there is to read.

:lol: Our president, ladies and gentlemen. Excellent reading comprehension.

Trump announces new 10% global tariff as he hits out at 'deeply disappointing' Supreme Court ruling

Dude just can't help himself. :roll:

the following exchange reveals that Trump is the one with the low IQ, and that he is depending on his supporters being low IQ as well

Reporter: "Hakeem Jefferies called you a wannabe king."
Trump: "Low IQ."
Reporter: "Why won't you just work with Congress?"
Trump: "I don't have to."

huh? Then ... that sounds like a wannabe king.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU_scR7kWwV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==