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2026-02-24 13:40:55

randahl@mastodon.social

Donald Trump has turned the US into an unreliable partner. For that reason, Europeans now buy European weapons.

The result? US Ambassador to the EU Andres Puzder is complaining that Europe will no longer buy weapons from the country which wants to invade Greenland.

Remind me again: How many French Dassault Rafale fighter jets or Swedish Gripen Jets have the US Air Force bought?

2026-02-24 13:42:45

Kostoglotov 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Kostoglotov@mastodon.scot

@randahl yup, fucking right.

2026-02-24 13:45:00

obrhoff

obrhoff@mastodon.social

@randahl 😢
https://mastodon.social/@obrhoff/116101736901979592

2026-02-24 13:48:14

Ilka 🌐

Ilka4You@mastodon.social

@randahl USA is like kindergarden: the bad kid spits on the good kids face and then the bully wonders why no one wants to play with him and all the other kids are happy and having fun.
(ok, politically we are not at the fun part yet, but it is comming back)

https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExbnh0aXBpazJ0bnVqNXduZ3F0Mmt1bDR6bjQ1aGgwdGN3N3VkeGlvaiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/3FFOYAauLZfGogj0QL/giphy.gif

2026-02-24 13:52:14

Jamoteusz

Jamoteusz@mastodon.com.pl

@randahl so, let's encrypt the meaning.

USA will support EU and make of it weird friendship.
Hey! EU - stay weak, and we will support you [buy our weapns)
Hey! EU - don't try to be strong.
You should relay on us. Not on yourself.
Becoming independent is a kind of agresion.
...
hm... I think, USA is an abusive parent.

2026-02-24 14:00:17

Vytautas Butėnas

kroitus@river.group.lt

@randahl
US: Europe must invest in their own defense!
EU: ok. We will invest in our own defense industry.
US:

2026-02-24 14:06:04

Taubeaufdemdach :nona:

Taubeaufdemdach@troet.cafe

@randahl The EU currently buys weapons for the Ukraine from the USA. That should be enough to feed the hungry mouths of the American arms manufacturers.

2026-02-24 14:14:03

Paul_stilgar

Paul_stilgar@mastodon.social

@randahl

Amerikkkans don’t have this kind of restrictions

Oh wait

1. The Buy American Act of 1933 (BAA) (41 U.S.C. §§ 8301-8305),;
2. The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (TAA) (19 U.S.C. §§ 2501-2581),
3. Department of Defense (DOD)– (a) the Berry amendment (10 U.S.C. § 4862); and (b) a "specialty metals restriction" (10 U.S.C. § 4863).

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R46748

#europe #eu #usa #boycottusa

2026-02-24 14:16:39

Alexander Goeres 𒀯

jabgoe2089@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Randahl Fink you cannot buy weapons from sombody who can turn off these weapons remotely at a whim. or who just can up the price because he throws a tantrum!

2026-02-24 14:32:53

GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺

Eetschrijver@mastodon.social

@randahl Rather frankly, the US ambassador to the EU can go fuck himself. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

2026-02-24 14:38:27

Humphrey Archer

screwturn@mastodon.social

@randahl
The agonizingly stupid thing is that dependency on US arms was something the US desired, encouraged, and rewarded - until the royal tangerine set fire to that arrangement and now complains that his toys are burning

2026-02-24 14:52:11

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

Lazarou@mastodon.social

@randahl I am so sick of whiney and pathetic MAGA Americans, bunch of Paedos....

2026-02-24 15:15:31

NoBorg

hadon@mastodon.social

@randahl

They don't want us as allies, they want vassals. They don't want us to have a voice at the negotiating table on Ukraine, they don't want us to decide anything that concerns our territory (on social, digital, or defense issues), but they do want our money, they want us to continue paying tribute for crumbs.

2026-02-24 15:21:36

EndicottRoad59

EndicottAuthor@mastodon.social

@randahl The Ambassador forgot to mention that such decisions will hurt the profits of American arms makers and dealers.

2026-02-24 15:36:30

Omnivore

Ralph@hear-me.social

@randahl

#alttext

U.S. Ambassador to the EU
@USAmbEU
The United States opposes any efforts to incorporate European preference in the EU Defense Procurement Directive. We fully support European rearmament and a revitalization of the European defense industrial base. However, European preference in the Directive would undermine member state flexibility to make national procurement purchases, hinder European rearmament efforts, create barriers for Allies reaching NATO capability targets, and run counter to European commitments in the 2025 U.S.-EU Joint Statement on trade and Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreements.

2026-02-24 15:44:15

Robin Barton

Robo105@mastodon.social

@randahl Excellent point but usa has one rule for themselves and another for their vassal states

2026-02-24 16:34:45

Coner

ConerConer@mastodon.social

@randahl They’re so god damn stupid it is really unbeleivable- talking about the MAGA administration here…. Just so jaw droppingly stupid…

2026-02-24 16:43:27

LΞX/NØVΛ 🇪🇺

lexinova@cyberplace.social

@randahl Oh that old fart cannot he shut up, he violate international law by meddeling, just fire his ass out of Europe.

2026-02-24 16:43:57

Graeme 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

pa27@mastodon.social

@randahl Yeah, they conveniently failed to allow the massive profits from selling arms to Europe as being why they then paid more into NATO... They want their cake and eat it...

2026-02-24 16:56:56

Renke Meuwese

meuwese@mastodon.social

@randahl is there a figure somewhere for US armed forces purchases of European hardware? Ecosia completely fails me on this and just shows the reverse...

2026-02-24 16:59:27

Simon Flett

RejoinEU@mastodon.online

@randahl General Dynamics trying to sell Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle to British Army. Yes, it is built in Wales (UK), but the (all important) profits are exported from the UK subsiduary to Head Office in Virginia USA. The vehicle has proved to be poorly-designed causing nausea & injury to occupants. Lazy and incompetent procurement processes in UK going back a decade need to be reversed.

2026-02-24 17:04:20

Ray McCarthy

raymaccarthy@mastodon.ie

@randahl
Also cold boot time:
Gripen: 1.5 minutes
F-35: 16 minutes (assuming it boots at all).

USA has a cheek insisting people buy USA weapons. They have done that in the past with Aid.

2026-02-24 17:07:49

Ray McCarthy

raymaccarthy@mastodon.ie

@randahl
The USA did buy Hawker Harriers for their navy.

Can't think of anything else. However at the time those were unique. Mad the UK retired them without a replacement while USA was still using them.

2026-02-24 17:11:03

Fenix

fenixmaster@mastodon.social

@randahl This u.s. ambassador can go to hell. Yankee go home.

2026-02-24 17:14:06

Prickly Pear

pricklypear@infosec.exchange

@randahl good. If trump is what it takes for Europe to achieve sovereignty then he is my favorite president yet

2026-02-24 17:15:31

aapis

aapis@mastodon.world

@randahl @blogdiva it is our duty as antifascists to ensure the american economy suffers as much as possible until either a) the american people find a better identity or b) the country collapses. No american arms. No american products. Not today, and never again.

2026-02-24 17:26:32

Nuwagaba Gift

nuwagaba2@mastodon.social

@randahl
Is that really making America great again like Trump promised the Americans?

2026-02-26 19:33:33

Jan de Man Lapidoth

jandemanlapidoth@mastodon.social

@randahl if it wasn’t so tragic, I’d laugh. Because somewhere in this there is dark humor in seeing when the consequences of the shifted US strategy towards Europe start showing up.