Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment

Re:Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to ... by Fnoord on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @12:17PM (#48210124)

Lets see. Gerhard Schroeder, fled to RU. Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted. Silvio Berlusconi, convicted. Geert Wilders, convicted. Slobodan Milošević, convicted. Jean-Marie Le Pen, convicted. Marine Le Pen, convicted.

Donald Trump, convicted (pardoned everyone who attempted a coup on Jan 6 2021).

Victor Orban, surely he'll get convicted.

Benjamin N., Vladimir P.: wanted by ICC.

(This excludes cases like Jan Maršálek / Wirecard fraud / GRU spy. Also, have a peak at all the cleaning Zelenski's government had to do, including in his inner circle.)

Seems we in Europe at least are attempting to uphold the rule of law. I can't say the same for US corporations or US government, given the current administration. That being said... can we stop voting for these narcissistic criminals? Thank you in advance.

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Re:Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to ... by niemandhier on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @12:31PM (#48210329)

I met Mr Schröder on Saturday in the Opera. I can therefore vouch that he is not in Russia.

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Re:Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to ... by ekianjo on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @01:10PM (#48210865)

> attempted a coup

funny everyone forgot to bring guns for the coup

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Re:Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to ... by philipallstar on Thursday May 21, 2026 @08:04AM (#48221294)

Having seen some of the footage, that is the oddest coup attempt I've ever seen. Wasn't the only violence a police officer shooting a woman climbing into a window?

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