Except THIS is not how any of this works!....

• All it will do is see the #USA as #unpredictable, #unstable and less #trustworthy than the "P.R." #China or even #Russia under #Putin.

#Trump literally lashing out against friends and neighbours will only backfire hard, and I expect @EUCommission and @europarl_en to enact #PrizeFreezes for #US #products & #services whilst forcing #Retaliatory #Tariffs on all US #products and espechally #services, demanding 100%+ in all #fees, and #revenue of #GAFAMs' services and products to the point that they'll effectively cancel half their revenue that flows back.

• Plus forcing all products and services to be processed and sold via a #EU-based #corporation and adding a 30% "#AlienTax" as the #USA already does for i.e. #App #developers that ain't from the US even if they never sold a single license to a US customer.

Not to mention cancelling any #DataProtection agreements that only stalled the foreseeable court decision that #CloudAct is incompatible with #GDPR, thus banning #Office365 / #Microsoft365, #iCloud et. al. from the EU!

• And yes, this level of #retaliation is not only just, but #overdue, as we need @european_alternatives / #EuropeanAlternatives to #VISA, #AMEX, #MasterCard, #PayPal, #Steam, etc.

Given #Trump can't be assed to even fake any #loyality or #allied status even for the cameras, this is a #ForeseeableConsequence.

• As only with #Accountability and #Consequences will we see change, and punishing the GAFAMs is a neessity in this regard.

Unless we want to end up #downgraded into the state of a US-occupied overseas possession without statehood, like #Guam, #PuertoRico or #AVI...

@PWS_1 nicht nur das, sondern die #USA ziehen effektiv #Wohlstand aus der #Welt ab!

• Auch ignoriert #Trump in dessen durch #ChatGPT herbeihalluzinierten Zahlen dass #Dienstleistungen nicht eingerechnet werden.

Wenn wir dann z.B. #SaaS wie #Office365, #Azure, #aws, #GCP & #Zahlungsanbieter wie #AMEX, #VISA, #MasterCard & #PayPal gegenrechnen dürfte das sogar noch schlechter aussehen...

https://www.eucup.com/930679/ JOAO PEDRO CAM | Penalty Master Floors Fulham #21 #2026FIFAWorldCup #2026WorldCup #2030FIFAWorldCup #2030WorldCup #Albion #amex #AmexStadium #brazil #brighton #BrightonHoveAlbion #epl #FIFA2026 #FIFA2030 #FIFAWorldCup #FifaWorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2030 #HIGHLIGHTS #Hove #InjuryTime #Iwobi #Jimenez #JoaoPedro #pedro #Penalty #PremierLeague #Seagulls' #Welbeck #WorldCup #WorldCup2026 #WorldCup2030 #ブライトン #ブライトン&ホーヴアルビオン #ブライトン公式 #三笘

In der aktuellen Situation mache ich mir wirklich Gedanken, wie sehr wir in allen Bereichen unseres Lebens abhängig von amerikanischen Unternehmen sind.
Bei #IONITY z. B. existiert keine Möglichkeit, ohne #Visa, #MasterCard, #AmEx zu bezahlen.
Ein deutsches Unternehmen, bei dem ich ohne amerikanische #FinTech nicht einen Cent lassen kann.

Ich halte das für in höchstem Maße gefährlich…

Informative article for those of us that make #reservations to dine out a lot.
As American Express Acquires Tock, Who’s Winning the Reservation Wars? What you need to know about the state of the reservations systems today - EATER
https://www.eater.com/24183263/reservations-systems-explained-tock-resy-opentable-yelp
#tock #eater #restuaraunts #amex

I've just been reminded yet again of how much I hate #AmericanExpress.
I recently received an email from "American Express Global Merchant Services" with the subject "Two questions about your Amex Merchant Relationship." It says "Account ending: #####" at the top, with a number I totally don't recognize. I examined the headers of the email carefully, and it legitimately came from #Amex. The catch: to my knowledge I don't _have_ an "Amex Merchant Relationship."
#CreditCards
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@landley the really fun part is that whilst neither #VISA nor #MasterCard nor #AMEX nor #PayPal want to admit it, #pr0n is one of their main moneymakers.

They just are too cowardly to admit that without "#AdultEntertainment" and #Gambling sites, they'd be just "#SEPA + #girocard, but worse"...

Because at the end of the day, they too are publicly traded corporations, owned and ruled by men almost as horny for money as Marsallek.

#Christofacists may believe #Porn is "evil" but whether they like it or not, said Corporations will gladly and discreetly accept this revenue because if they amd tueir payment processors don't make that money, those that will do so are the ones exchanging #Monero to and from #fiat, and that would undermine the current financial mass surveillance that Uncle Sam's proud of so no Sexworker can refuse to pay taxes...

It's like with #alcohol and #tobacco and #drugs in general: A necessary evil...

Don’t Let Your Travel Points Get Stolen By Hackers
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My friend just had all her points stolen from her #Marriott account plus they booked hotels all over the world using the #Amex card on her account
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#cyber #security #data #breach

https://medium.com/cloud-security/dont-let-your-travel-points-get-stolen-by-hackers-b228c3d69d5f

Stay away from #AmericanExpress #prepaid gift cards. They are incredibly difficult to spend. Transactions get declined left and right, and - untypical for #Amex - customer service is useless.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKCvJezclPc&si=49zyd2o4Mk6csyq1
American Express warns of customer data breach of names, social security numbers, expiration date, and card numbers stolen (CBS News VIDEO) #Ukraine #USA #UnitedStates #Canada #Amex #AmericanExpress #Mastodon #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#BanRussianAgricultureFromEU
#BanRussianGrainFromEU
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BetterOldThanSeditious

Word to the wise: DO NOT USE TD CANADA TRUST #Aeroplan credit cards if travelling internationally. I was unable to access my account while in Costa Rica and the only way to do so is to return to Canada. I kid you not. They have no way to help me, at all. No wonder people play extra for #Amex.

Waiting for my flight home to #SanJose from #Seattle in the #Amex Centurion Lounge. My first time in a Centurion Lounge ever.