1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️
May 7, 2025 11:562/ The Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports that the Stockholm city planning office has received a letter from the US embassy explaining that every organisation doing business with the US government must sign a contract within a few days and agree to end their DEI programmes.
3/ Since February 2025, US embassies around the world have been sending letters to local contractors making similar demands. This seems to be the first time that it's been reported that a similar letter has been sent to a foreign government organisation.
bsky.app/profile/chri...1/ The Trump Administration is seeking to force foreign companies worldwide to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes within their firms if they want to do business with the US government. It's an aggressive expansion of its anti-DEI crusade. ⬇️
4/ Jan Valeskog, Stockholm's Vice Mayor for City Planning and Sports, calls the letter "completely bizarre". He says that "we absolutely do not intend to do that, it is the opposite of everything we stand for. They should withdraw these strange things."
5/ Valeskog points out that it is in fact the US embassy in Stockholm that needs the city planning office, not the other way round.
6/ "If the US 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."
7/ 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:
8/ "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.
9/ "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."
10/ Despite this, there are signs that some Swedish companies have surrendered to Trump's demands. The Telecoms giant Eriksson, which has contracts with the US government and donated to Trump's inauguration fund, has deleted DEI references from its annual report. /end
Every civilized country in the world should respond to this kind of bullying by throwing out the US ambassador, shutting down the US embassy and telling the US to go fuck themselves.
"The Americans demand we stop food, water, electricity, and waste services to their embassy and staff." is the correct response.
Some businesses in Spain that provide services to the U.S. Embassy in Madrid received letters requiring them to certify that they don't have any Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.The Spanish government is viewing it as a violation of Spanish law and its commitment to equality and non-discrimination.
In other words they can go and do one.. the 🍊turd is an idiot.
Same happened in Denmark a few weeks back. Letter sent to the University of South Denmark.
Interesting, was it in the news?
Bizarre and sad...the USA has fallen so far and so quickly...will take a long time to recover.
Need to reply that all organisations wishing to be based in Stockholm must agree to their DEI strategy
The arrogance here is quite audacious. Trump thinks he's got leverage, or authority, to dictate terms of policy at sovereign nations?
No way any country will respond to this with anything but hostility and defiance.
This is the hubris of a malignant narcissist.
WTF? Just making the US look stupid- AGAIN
Bizarre is not even the word for it. I don't even think this was Ordered by Trump. 75% or more of what happens, he really has NO FUCKING CLUE ABOUT, so Someone is lying, which is highly possible, or someone/someone's trying to run the Country into the Ground. But Trump has done plenty of his own...
Christo-fascist jihad, if I may mix terms. The result of 250 years of being brainwashed into thinking that the U.S. is exceptional and the cream of the global crop. 🙄
Do they have Stockholm Derangement Syndrome?
So every country needs to follow American laws? What about their own laws? American companies need to follow the laws of these countries. Only American based divisions of foreign compy are obliged to American law. And McDonalds has to follow workerrights laws in EU. We are not USA.
There is a Swedish insult that translates as ‘Throw yourself at the wall’.
So let me get this straight. The US feels it can tell any country in the world and businesses that are homed in that country that DEI is not allowed. Is trump now king of the world, or is he just playing one.
Ignore them. Don't buy their products. Sell their stock. We don't need them anymore.
Amerika kan knulla sig självt i röven så jävla hårt att det fattar eld av friktionen.
"We refer you to the reply given in the case of Arkell v. Pressdram,"
First Felon is off his rocker.
The orange fascist blackmailer wants to control the world.
Is this the Onion?
The arrogance with which the US thinks this by sending letters is simply appalling. The sooner we break free from the influence of these pernicious people the better.
Why are MAGA so racist?
Send this back
The U.S. government has NO AUTHORITY OVER SWEDEN OR ANY OTHER SOVEREIGN NATION!
The US dictating the dismantling of diversity in Stockholm? What an imperial overreach against the very soul of an open society. This "bizarre" demand reveals a deep fear of equality. Sweden, stand firm!
#DiversityIsStrength #NoToCulturalImperialism #ArgentinaWithSweden"LOL, no"
Unfuckingbelieveable. The arrogance of these fascists in the White House. Gahhh! My blood is boiling, again.
Apparently the Pope meme was just a start. He’s going full Emperor. Might as well throw in the title of Ayatollah. Master of the Universe in a soiled diaper. Wasting no time making the US the most despised nation in the world.
To the US government: gå och knulla dig själv
Sweden’s official response:
Sweden should order the US to end their unlawful deportations 😉
At some point the whole world has to tell Trump and the cunts in his administration to go fuck themselves.
Who is the U.S. government to be telling Stockholm how to behave?!!!
The US thinks they have all the cards to bully the world. Acting like they have a royal flush when they just have a turd
This is insanity.
Why does the IS government think it can tell a sovereign country what to do???
What the hell( excuse my language) he’s not God,he’s not a king, He’s not even a legitimate president. Who the hell is he to tell other countries how to behave. His competition with Putin and XI has gotten way out of control, somehow someway he & is minions need to be reined in permanently.
Da noive!
Every damn day dismantling America's good will and good standing with the international community.
Marching orders that seem to come straight from Vladimir Putin.
Mr. T should know zat we, zuh French, are zee undisputed masters of arrogance. ’E may try, but ’e must wait ’is turn—far behind in ze queue.
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Jesus what
So how does it actually work, this telling the free world - which the USA isn't, and in many ways never was - to drop its decencies?
The same thing happened with Portuguese universities. "Trump administration sent questionnaires to several Portuguese universities and cancelled a program with the Instituto Superior Técnico."
www.publico.pt/2025/04/11/c...
Leia as perguntas do questionário ideológico dos EUA às universidades portuguesas
Administração Trump enviou um questionário a várias universidades portuguesas e cancelou um programa com o Instituto Superior Técnico. Iniciativas ambientalistas e de diversidade na mira.
RFK Jr is already preparing documents to suggest DEI causes Stockholm Syndrome with renowned medical expert, Dr. disrespect
So, this came from Stare dept?
When in Rome, Trump can fuck off.
It isn't enough for the Trump oligarchs to destroy the U.S. they want to ruin the world.
They really and truly are the Turd Reich!!!🤔🫨
Remember when conservatives used to say “we shouldn’t be big brother for the whole world, we need to focus on us?”
Yumpin’ Yimony!
Wait. This is for real?🤦♂️
This has to be from The Onion, right? No?🤦♂️
Talk about trying to blackmailing anyone who does business with you. I would love to see the backlash in lost trade and reputation 😤🖕
Dude is clueless. This is nuts.
Yeah. It's probably just an administrative error. Big deal.
Stupid, yes, but also a declaration of war, with all sanctions with the exception of military (one would hope) on the table. "Bizarre" is indeed a good word for it.
Every single damn day I wake up and hope.
Because Trump thinks he's the King of the World. Fuck him.
I'm so beyond tired with this asshole who thinks he controls the world.
Our apologies, dear leader is fked in the head .... sorry
Gawd this is despicable. The ROW has no choice but to turn their backs on the US
The US government is run by freaks.
I hope the entities receiving these DEI letters use some form of the 1974 Cleveland Browns' response letter to the law firm concerning fans throwing paper airplanes.
Hmm… could these recent headlines be the underlying cause of this ridiculous action?
“Tesla strike in Sweden continue..”
“Swedish insurer sells its $160 million Tesla stake over labour rights”
“Buying Tesla stocks backfired for Swedish buffer fund”
“Tesla sales have collapsed in Sweden”
As it started ...
I wrote this
bsky.app/profile/bete...I hereby request:
Stop delivering:
Water
Gas
Electricity
Telephone
Even cleaning waste water dispose of garbage
Of every single embassy and military base of the Kingdom of Trump (🇺🇸) in Europe
The direct order of the King demands this immediately to stop from woke (EU law) companies
And gfy
Is any of this related to their pro-union pushback against musk?
That's a ridiculous demand that doesn't need to be obey to.
What an absolute dim-wit! No offense to normal dim-wits. Why are we even giving attention to his stupid nonsense? Rename the Gulf of MEXICO, attack and conquer Panama, Greenland, Canada? What is he smoking? And people say Biden is losing his faculties. At least he had them to lose.
wtf
What?!
These nazis are trying to bully everyone .
AmeriTrump are simply scared white folks.
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WTF?
Trump is trying to extend his dictatorship. It won't work.
I mean.
the sheer arrogance is breathtaking
Dude, this looks pretty much like you pulling stuff out of your ass.
I’m not seeing what you are reporting. That form could be posted from anyone. Where is the direct order from our Administration?
W T actual F.
Really weird, but a distraction.
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Another day, another post about complete f*cking insanity.
Seriously, it's time:
www.vox.com/policy-and-p...
The 25th Amendment, explained: how a president can be declared unfit to serve
If the vice president and the Cabinet conclude a president is unwell, they can legally do something about it.
They have just been ordered to send this to anyone they have paid money to last years and are likely forbidden to pay any more money to anyone who does not sign.
Will get fun with electricity and water and garbage ans stuff like that.
Ummm...
NOT YOUR COUNTRY...
They seem to forget that they are not the king's embassy and that they are only one of many other entities to do business with.
Hilarious.
