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[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 11 points 23 hours ago

Dear Trump administration... I've already decided never to visit the US, you don't have to sell it to me.

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 12 hours ago

Perfect fit

[–] viking@infosec.pub 14 points 1 day ago

Chill bro, we didn't need another reason not to visit. We got it.

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

🤦🏻‍♀️ What about the people who don't use social media? Or have used social media for less than 5 years?

Or people who disclose a suspiciously wholesome 5 years of social media use? Or use social media platforms that allow backdated posts - how well are those going to be scrutinised?

Why am I even asking? This is all so stupid. People only want to travel to places where they won't be immediately grilled on what they think of the dictator. (...Out of curiosity, what's the process like for North Korea? Strictly for comparison.)

[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

If they find out, out the door you go.

I'm pretty sure the only posts I've put on Facebook in the past five years are all a version of, "Hey, I'm just checking in so y'all know I'm still alive." I haven't updated my personal information on there in about a decade.

[–] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

None of you better come here. I'm not saying this because I don't want you here, I'm saying it because we are literally on fire right now. We have a lot of finding out to do.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Check under your couch for Russians. Or Venezuelans. Or is it Chinese? Whatever it is, it's certainly not a home-made problem.

This should be in Not the Onion. This is so farcical.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yea yea got it, US geography is all nice and that but I am not trying to visit there until there is zero chance of getting detained by ICE or border control "because of reasons".

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

You can always be white and rich, that usually works.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Wow. Even China doesn't do that.

edit Might be that they don't need to get it from you

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ikr? Yet people are so afraid to visit China by contrast...

(Not that I blame theme)

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 12 hours ago

Between China and the US I'd currently be less worried about visiting China. And I'm a white dude who has bashed the CCP online plenty.

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[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago
[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 4 points 23 hours ago

FIFA world cup is going to be a shit show.

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Wow. Next year's World Cup is going to be either the biggest debacle, or played to empty stadiums (in the USA anyway). What a complete and utter fuck up.

[–] trum_pam_pam@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Ah, classic

[–] YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Lol - looks like my old man is never getting to the US. He posts at least 1 meme a day on Facebook that comedically shits on Trump. It's become something of an obsession.

Meanwhile, my brother-in-law is hoping to get to Boston with my nephew to watch Scotland play at the world cup. He's been frantically un-liking dad's posts and deleting his own for days.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

More realistically: tourists will just stop coming here.

Maybe that's the intent?

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 6 points 1 day ago

I mean it genuinely is, seems like others are still in denial and not getting the message.

European: Haha, yeah I hate foreigners too! Now, onto our vacation in the Florida Keys-

Trump: No, you. I meant you. Get out.

[–] tym@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He's getting his buddies those covid-era interest rates, one way or another. Our sacrifices are ones he's willing to make.

Pages 732 and 736 of project 2025 (50% complete already btw) outline the "suffolk banking system" that they're forcing.

Combine SCOTUS ruling on the 14th amendment in summer of 26 and you can start to see the narrative of canceled midterms. Dude jerks off to the thought of surpressing riots

https://project2025.observer/

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 4 points 1 day ago

That's WILD hahahaha

I understand relatives and work, but anyone out there who is still "touring" the US at this point deserves their Darwin Award.

[–] BoycottTwitter@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been sending emails to hotel companies and urging them to oppose this. I urge you to contact your congresspeople and also companies in the travel, hospitality and tourism industry and demand they oppose this policy and more broadly ask them to stand up to Trump because he's causing people to rightfully boycott the US.

Also to everyone who is boycotting the US thank you so so much, I'm really grateful and as are so many Americans who also hate what the Trump regime is doing. The more people who boycott the more pressure it will put on companies to finally stand up against the Trump regime.

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[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The US are really working hard to get prohibition, 30's great depression, and McCarthyism all at once.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some other things from the 30s, too.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The snazzy European uniforms?

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[–] Paper_Phrog@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"In addition to social media histories, Customs and Border Protection would add other new data collection fields, including email addresses and telephone numbers used in the last five years, as well as the addresses and names of family members, the notice reads."

Wtf I was planning to visit NYC but this is crazy man.

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know why anyone is still visiting the Untied States but I hope this deters them

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

funny they dont report in the news how the red areas that are dependant on tourism is actually doing. the gop dont want alarm thier own supporters how bad the situation is, just like they are reporting the news, that trump is using the tariff money to pay off the farmers right now.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is our daily reminder that the Republican party has revoked the US Constitution in its entirety.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How on earth can the people who voted for this piece of shit not see him for the coward that he is?

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 2 points 1 day ago

People who wanted this to happen so they can turn the country into another isolated ethnic state.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 189 points 2 days ago (14 children)

Yet another reason to avoid the US as a tourist. Looks like hotels and airlines did not bribe Trump sufficiently.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Seriously, this is so stupid. I'm never setting foot in US soil ever again.

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Another reason to never set foot in the fascist states of dumberikkka ever again!!

[–] tym@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Hey now, to be fair we're a vassal state of ruzzia.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 82 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People are already boycotting the us, they don't need another reason.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 55 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Tourism is only down 30% or so. So maybe they do need more reasons.

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Soon it will be easier to visit North Korea than the USA, which I suspect is the plan.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (7 children)

You think it's going to stop there? US citizens will soon have to do the same, or be on the no fly list.

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[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or, and hear me out on this, he can fuck right off.

Then again I'm not the target for this type of tyrannical despotism because there's absolutely no chance I'd ever willingly visit that place.

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