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Man 'refused entry into US' as border control catch him with bald JD Vance meme (www.dailystar.co.uk)
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A 21-year-old tourist has described the horrendous treatment he allegedly received after being denied entry to the USA due to a meme depicting JD Vance as bald being found on his phone

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[–] 109 points 1 year ago (18 children)

imagine going on holiday in a country where they check your phone for memes

seeing the grand canyon seems cool but it can wait until that lunatic and his friends are gone

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Keep in mind that TSA searching peoples' phones was already policy under the last few administrations. Which is part of why I wasnt interested in traveling there even before the lunatic.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    I've been avoiding travel to the US since the Patriot Act that followed 9/11 started that kind of shit and more in general the US started moving away from Democracy and into Autocracy.

    Last time I felt like traveling to the North American continent I just went to Canada instead for a whole month - sea kayaking in British Columbia, hiking in the Canadian Rockies, sightseeing in Quebec . Highly recommended by the way.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    That should be against privacy laws in some countries and considering you can sue people from outside the US into the US court because of US rules it would make sense to have it the same with that human rights form one country exist in other countries. Sadly the world isn't built ontop of logic.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It’s also a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Within 100 miles of the border there is a warrantless search exception, but I hear you.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Absolutely!

    I have family in the US. Uncles and aunts and cousins. One of my cousins have a child who I've never met. I would love to meet them all.

    But there is no way I'm going to the states in the current condition. And even if the administration would be replaced, I think it would take years for the states to recover to the point where I would visit.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    I thought this was the onion but its real... :)

    It seems the mentality of the United States rulership have shifted back to the dark ages.

    I wonder if accusing people of being witches is next.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    seeing the grand canyon seems cool

    Seen it several times since I used to live a couple hours away. Ultimately, it's just a giant hole in the ground in the middle of nowhere. Save your money and your sanity by visiting some other country.

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