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[-] mereo@piefed.ca 39 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As a Canadian, I won't be travelling to the Republic of Gilead anytime soon. That country is becoming worse by the minute.

And since Americans think I'm Latino (I'm not), I don't want to be shipped to El Salvador.

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I'm thinking of visiting Montreal for beer. Crossing North from Vermont.. y'all gonna kick my ass before I can spend that glorious USD $$ ?

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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

If the Dems aren't running on abolishing ICE and completely dismantling the police state, now, they're setting up to throw the 2028 election.

[-] h54@programming.dev 35 points 1 month ago

I hate to say it but they likely won't. Establishment democrats are complicit.

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 11 points 1 month ago

AOC is gonna need a big mop.

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[-] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Doubtful. The Democrats we have run on the platform of keep everything exactly the same. No changes, we're all good here. No notes.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Which strangely enough sounds exactly like what a conservative stance actually is. The "conservatives" are the extremists now and them dems are spineless snails.*

  • also known as snails.
[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago
[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't that. Kinda disappointed it wasn't a Rick Roll.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, about that...

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It'll be "it's the economy stupid".

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 month ago

Uhhhh, it's more than their social media.

The new proposal would make it "mandatory" for ESTA applicants to provide US authorities with access to five years of their social media activity on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and X.

Visitors will also be required to provide information on what US authorities dub "high-value data fields," meaning all of their phone numbers over the past five years and all of their e-mail addresses over the past 10. Moreover, they will be forced to provide personal details on family members as well as provide their own biometric data.

The proposal was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, meaning that it will be open for public comment for 60 days, at which point it will become law unless challenged in court.

[-] rehydrate5503@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Checks SimpleLogin account… 230 email aliases to date… gg, I might need a few more pages to note all of those.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Plus, how tf are they going to know if you're telling them about everything? This will just make people not visit.

[-] rehydrate5503@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

For real, there really is no way for them to know for sure.

Also, I just remembered Apple has throwaway emails built in now, nobody will think to list those. So do you just go to jail straight away if you miss listing one of those, because you lied on a federal form?

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

So do you just go to jail straight away if you miss listing one of those, because you lied on a federal form?

Unfortunately, that probably depends on what color you are. They have taken a few whities, but that was probably just for show.

Our country isn't really safe to visit right now, please come back if/when we're better. Most Americans are sorry about this.

[-] rehydrate5503@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Really hope for a positive outcome. I would love to go visit my happy place on the Oregon coast again some day!

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

What if you're not a 15-year-old girl and therefore don't have TikTok and Instagram are they going to arrest you? What a truly stupid country.

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[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 month ago

Oh, man. Anyone else remember how Republicans used to threaten to exercise their 2A rights in response to filling out a basic census report?

Yeah. I miss the days when those folks were considered the standard for "Conservative values". They were practically antifa back then.

[-] fonix232@fedia.io 14 points 1 month ago

Turns out the guns were never about defending themselves against an authoritarian government.

[-] tty5@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Nothing makes them talk about gun control faster than minorities arming.

[-] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

"I don't use social media, and I don't have an email."

[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

People, PLEASE stop coming to America. The government doesn’t want you here. Also, it’s not safe at all.

[-] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

If the earning reports of hotel REITs are anything to go by that is exactly what's happening.

Make Murica Great Again or something....

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

Ok, idea, The rest of the world demands access to 5 years of US citizens social media to enter their countries. Deny Nazi/Fash/Maga from leaving the US.

[-] baconsunday@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Most maga can't afford to leave the country much less their own state.

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

while true, there are a boat load of wealthy republicans that would NOT pass a social media check

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[-] harmbugler@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago

I decided to never return to the US after they brought in mandatory fingerprinting. It's progressed so much further now. Land of the free*

[-] Embargo@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago

Land of the free was written before slavery was abolished. It's never been a free country.

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

What country doesn't do fingerprinting? The entire world seems about the same in terms of surveillance.

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[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

If this shit passes, the EU should apply the same rule and when we find a fucking MAGAt, stamp "Entry Denied and Fuck Off!"

[-] affenlehrer@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

Been there twice, it was interesting and already shocking in 2008.

You US Americans should visit Europe or live there for a while. Then you can decide to come back or stay but you'll have at least a reference point in your brain that things can be different and maybe that the US isn't the greatest country in the world in all fields.

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[-] TimboSlice@discuss.online 6 points 1 month ago
[-] desertdruid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

literally, I let my VISA expire and it was hard because I live on the frontier so I'll miss out on a lot of things but it is not worth it

last time I needed to cross the border I was detained for an extra hour (not counting the queue) just because I didn't cross during the pandemic

fuck the US, fuck fascism

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[-] switcheroo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Trying to isolate the country from what used to be our allies, then take away all our rights and turn this degrading shithole into North Korea where the citizens are law bound to kiss their "leaders" ass and pretend it doesn't fucking stink.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

krasnov is adhering to PUTINS wishes.

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[-] kamen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It's amazing how much the US doesn't want you to go there, even if it's just to visit.

Despite all the mediocrity, there are some things to see there, but if that's the authorities' attitude (and this here is not the first example of it), yeah, I think I'll skip.

[-] hammertime@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It’s also to keep people in.

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[-] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago
[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

This is, technically

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[-] tomkatt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Something that existed until the beginning of 2025.

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[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago
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[-] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Don't come here is the message they're sending. The US is closed for business.

[-] TrippingBalls@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Read between the lines.... 100 billion dollar bailout coming to aid the tourism businesses affected by the new rules..

His hotels...

Just like the farmer bailout due to the losses incurred from the tariffs

[-] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 2 points 1 month ago

Seems they got really tired of people bringing burner phones when visiting the USA.

[-] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago
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[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

yeah, because tourism is doing so well now, we need more reasons to fuck over the industry

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[-] ViscloReader@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

One of my relative was stuck in us borders because he didn't have social media pages to his name so they thought he was a terrorist.

This was in 2021 I believe.

This made me scared to go even before the orange man came back.

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