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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 29 points 3 days ago (11 children)

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 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

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[–] zen@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Nah fuck that. The non-Nazis can come over, and we'll have a barbie 🇺🇸🇦🇺🦐🍻

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[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days 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....

[–] TimboSlice@discuss.online 74 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] desertdruid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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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[–] mereo@piefed.ca 171 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

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.

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[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 43 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 146 points 4 days ago (6 children)

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 58 points 4 days ago (5 children)

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 43 points 4 days ago (4 children)

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

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 37 points 4 days 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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[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 108 points 4 days ago (13 children)

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.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 45 points 4 days ago (4 children)

The US is a third-world country that failed upwards

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 45 points 4 days ago

My favourite description: "US is 50 third world countries in a trench coat".

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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

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[–] TrippingBalls@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 85 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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 46 points 4 days ago (4 children)

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

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago

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

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[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 43 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

Is anyone really surprised by the further restrictions on the free speech by the fascist regime?

What surprises me is how much Americans are willing to take or how self-absorbed and blind they are as to what is happening.

First it was illegal immigrants. Then any immigrants. Now legal visitors, not even immigrants. Next it will be citizens, absolutely guaranteed.

They are already being targeted by the ICE and the government is working on plans to label citizens as domestic terrorists if they oppose the president.

But yeah, I'm sure using the ICE whistles and honking at the Nazi police as they abduct your family and friends is gonna solve the problem.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 78 points 4 days ago (5 children)

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 76 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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

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[–] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Well, that's definitelly going to solve the fall in Tourism problem in the US /s

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[–] Zomg@piefed.world 41 points 4 days ago (2 children)

So what happens when you truthfully state "I don't use social media"? Or use any that are mainstream?

Seems like a dumb time to me.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 4 days ago

Depends on the officer you're dealing with. There's multiple stories, from before Trump ever took office, of people being detained for up to a day for saying this or refusing to grant access to their phone. I can only imagine it's worse now.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 28 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 51 points 4 days ago (7 children)

So does the US just want to totally kill its tourist industry because that seems to be the objective.

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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I am surprised the tourism industry is taking this so well. I mean Trump and company are literally doing anything they can to kill it off.

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[–] JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org 42 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

That's an entry ban for many people here. I do not know in which forums I posted some questions back in Dec 2020. I totally do not know the numbers of those prepaid sims I used while traveling 2016 till 2019. I used their mobile data and they have been in the trash for a decade. I also do not not every trash mail, mail redirect and mail service I have used since 2015. That must be hundreds of adresses.

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[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 4 days ago (4 children)

People born in the 90s:

At age 10: I want to move to USA to live there!

At age 30: Traveling to USA seems to be too dangerous. I'll pass.

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[–] borQue@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago

Murica, home of hatred and fear. and home of the spoiled. and the greedy. and the devious. and the self endulged. and the (fill in your favourite bad quality here, it 'll fit)

[–] ViscloReader@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days 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.

[–] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

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

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago
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