HonoraryMancunian @ HonoraryMancunian @lemmy.world

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what's the deal?

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Covering their ears like a kid

I'd say it's the opposite of sucky that the house was missed

But we need oxygen

I checked the best before dates of all the beef lasagne meals I have... and they're off

I have "nothing to hide" but I STILL like privacy tyvm. Hence I'll shit in public with the stall door closed, and not disclose my wank schedule on Facebook

It's the wrong way round

The United States is requiring businesses and government offices in Stockholm, Sweden, to comply with the Trump administration's anti-DEI policies, according to Swedish news outlet Dagens Nyheter.

"Stockholm's urban planning office must not work for diversity, equity, and inclusion," according to the outlet's English translation. "The U.S. embassy demands this in a letter with a contract that they expect the city to sign."

Stockholm's urban planning councilor Jan Valeskog called the requirement "completely bizarre," adding, "We will never sign this contract."

In addition, the U.S. Embassy is requiring Swedish suppliers "to certify that they do not apply certain inclusion programs," the outlet reported.

The X account @ChrisO_wiki translated more of the report in a post, saying the Swedish government was given 10 days to comply.

"Since February 2025, US embassies around the world have been sending letters to local contractors making similar demands," the post said. "This seems to be the first time that it's been reported that a similar letter has been sent to a foreign government organisation."

Valeskog is quoted as saying, "If the U.S. terminates its relationship with the city planning office, the embassy will have difficulty obtaining a building permit if they want to rebuild, for example. That's their headache, not ours."

The X account continued, "The Swedish government says that it would violate Swedish law to comply with such a demand. Commenting on similar letters sent to Swedish businesses, Minister for Gender Equality and Working Life Nina Larsson says: 'According to the Discrimination Act, Swedish companies are obliged to work preventively and actively to counteract discrimination and promote equal rights – for example based on gender, ethnicity or disability. Otherwise, there may be penalties. Companies should feel secure in the fact that Swedish law is firm. It is also important that we – both politically and from the industries – are clear about this towards foreign clients.'"

Who's James?

What was the original? All my searching leads to this exact comic

What was it (and why was it upvoted)?

Holy shit I did indeed look it up, and it's true. Dunno if it'll hold up but it's still shady as shit

Yeah but soon they'll be top tier in America

"iD rAtHeR bE tRiEd By 12 tHaN cArriEd bY 6"

Amazing how police in other countries manage to de-escalate

Great knowledge

What did he say (here and on that other thread?)

They look like they're designed for young children

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...phew

8,653 cars over four dealerships in three days is ~961 cars per dealer per day.

*~721 (you accidentally divided by 3x3 instead of 4x3 for dealerships x days)

(Which is still absurd, of course)

Excellent