It turns out that it's not just about requesting social media history.

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[–] 44 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Hey Europeans, spread the word. Not only do they want all that info, but if you manage to pass the Esta check and make it to the US, the boarder patrol can reject you for any reason they feel like. They don't just send you back home either, you get detained by a government that has shown flagrant disregarding of human rights. Good luck in one of the gulags we have here that people are dying in on a daily basis. Oh, ya, they are also using torture techniques from Gitmo. You might be better off taking a holiday to North Korea. Maybe the destruction of the tourism industry will cause an introspection of the "both sides" people to wake up and fight against this destruction of America. Who am I kidding, I still see idiots supporting Trump, even after their lives are ruined by his insane policies.

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  • [–] 50 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I guess I'll just keep avoiding this shithole, thanks for the reminder

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    It won't happen, but I wish the next administration would commit to destroying all of this data

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  • [–] 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Meanwhile, for US citizens, if you submit to facial recognition, you can literally walk in you the country without showing anyone at all a passport.

    Which means they already have every single bit of that data on every American.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    And/or they don't want as much resistance. "It's fine to save all this info on non-Americans". The road to fascism often creeps slowly.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    That's the split.

    It's only visible to "them ferners what ain't shouldn't be here!" So the Libertarian nuts and conspiracy crackpots that scream about Obama still don't see the surveillance state happening to them because they're already distracted.

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (9 children)

    Would be funny if NORAD's Santa tracker says Santa was denied entry into the Untied States. Except I wouldn't want to upset the children.

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    Tbh I kinda do want to upset the children. Piss them off and make them ask questions to their shitty-ass parents. Make the families uncomfortable. Maybe we'll teach some kids that their parents are to blame for the state of the world.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Would be interesting to see the Trump administration's reaction if a teacher got in trouble for telling kids that Santa's not allowed to enter the country this year

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Merry Christmas! Santa was arrested at the border and ICE has shot four of his eight reindeer. Christmas is canceled this year.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Not even that long ago I dreamt of travelling to the US and see grand canyon and other natural wonders, drive on road 66 or atleast get a feeling of how the idealistic image of USA painted my movies/music/etc actually is, maybe visit burning man and so on. Now the plan is to stay the fuck out of there unless things change drastically.

    Gladly there's a crapload of other places to visit, Kyiv is on my bucket list once things calm down there.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Why, checking the skin color with their phone wasn’t enough for them?

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    [–] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    The site linked is toxic i.e., filled up the ass with ads that make it impossible to navigate.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    My plans have not changed. I will continue to avoid the Untied States

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    It's time to watch Gattaca again.

    In a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics, humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Fine, video conference it is.

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