travel warnings issued against travelling to the US

[Bereta_Eder]

they arrest you in the border now the f nazis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kymL4g81Fkk

[Bereta_Eder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbwuaw5_hrg

[Bereta_Eder]

on a side etymological note mooney in greek means c nt. and she sure is a pretty one (irrelevent but needs to be said)

[giblets]

You can still get a nice view of America from the safety of Canada

[BeBMan]

I toyed with the idea to send the Moopsy to the WH in reaction, but the likes of JD Vance and Lindsay Graham could be immune to bone-drinking due to their lack of spine vs. Trump

[BeBMan]

re OT, predictably, the US tourism industry doesn't like the fallout:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/tourism-trump-immigration-arrests

[Uncle Sparky]

Canadians going to the US for all purposes was down over 20% in February compared to last year. Spring Break trips south are wa-a-ay down.

[Bereta_Eder]

I dont understand how
1. the authorities there actually have the right to ask you to unlock your phone.
THis is unheard of violation of personal liberties akin to a north korean state maybe

2.. you get penalized for writing in social media saying trump sucks or elon is a nazi? these are self evident world known facts

"oh you don't like our president we're not going to let you eat a hot dog in time square"?


there is no logic in that

[giblets]

I dont understand how
1. the authorities there actually have the right to ask you to unlock your phone.
THis is unheard of violation of personal liberties akin to a north korean state maybe

Apparently Israel does it, so you're right

[Aeson]

It's why my wife and son are safely half a world away while I'm here for work. Why my parents will likely never meet their grandson.

[-Jrabbit]

It's not just travel. People are losing their jobs. Here's a first-person account...

I Just Lost My Job Because I'm An American

By Joe Guay
Mar 30, 2025, 08:33 AM EDT

The email arrived unexpectedly last week :

We will finish what remains of the project contract, but then we are ending doing business with Americans and American business. I know it’s not your fault, but your president just started a war. We still love the American people but good luck.

And that, as they say, is that. There goes 20% of my cash flow.

It’s my first time being boycotted — my first time canceled.

I’m a voice-over actor. I provide the intelligent, trustworthy and engaging voice you hear narrating a TV commercial, a medical device explainer or a YouTube mini-documentary. I’m the voice on those annoying requisite training webinars you likely arrow-through quickly. I’m the aural comfort and security that helps relay information or nudges you toward trusting a brand or message.

But the trust in “that American sound” has been shattered. My client — an international organization that interacts with countries on every continent — no longer wants money going to American individuals or industry, and no longer wants an American-sounding voice to be associated with its hope-filled endeavors.

Rejection is part of any creative person’s life. We’re prepared for the “we’re taking a change in direction” speech. New CEOs, creative directors or VPs come in and tinker with existing contractor relationships. Decision-makers are replaced by new blood. It’s part of the gig, and I’ve endured such losses over the years.

But this email — this loss — stung. Any freelancer will tell you that when you succeed in finding that elusive client — the one who respects boundaries, appreciates your work without micromanaging or requesting changes, and then (gasp!) always pays you on time — you want to hold onto them for dear life.

Things were going so well.

Now this precious gift of a dependable income stream vanished, thanks to Trump’s ridiculous tariffs and “let’s make Canada the 51st state” trash talk. It’s a devastating blow while I’m already worrying about more and more companies using AI to write their scripts, edit their videos and even narrate the damn video, too.

Still, when the initial shock and hurt of losing this contract wore off, I had to tip my hat to those Canadians. I get it. I don’t blame them. Enough is enough.

At least my former employer had the integrity to tell me the truth. He could’ve said my work wasn’t meeting their standards, claimed they wanted a new sound, or blamed it on budgetary tweaks. He could’ve just ghosted me.

Instead he wanted me to hear — and thought it was important for me to know — that our fearless leader’s words and actions will have consequences.

So, I’m being boycotted… by friendly Canadians.

And this is how our former allies are reacting. I can’t wait to see the actions from nations that have always hated us.

[Bereta_Eder]

I saw a map that showed the swift in perception of the US in europe. It was all red with the redest being belgium and netherlands but germany france all over the place the change in perception was huge in a negative way (Greece, for some reason was one of the mildest changes)
Also trump said the US gov will not do business with french companies that have laws for diversity...

trump is the emperor of own goal self imposed sanctions

it is a war and the war will tip one side or the other side.

trump is very sutpid to take on the largest economic block. the EU was made (in a secondary reason) exactly to withstand these sort of attacks, you have to be extra stupid to attack someone where their strongest points are

but the damage is huge, even if biden or the democratcs get reelected tomorrow the trust is non existent, the knives are out and even if trump leaves it will take years and years of normality for tha trust to come back