retired, former, crusty cog that was in the machine, mostly snark, sometimes insightful. Knows enough to be dangerous, sometimes useful.
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If you’re thinking about travel to the U.S. anytime between NOW and 2029; don’t. Just don’t.
If you REALLY MUST travel to the U.S. get the travel insurance. On top of that, make damn sure your tickets, etc… are refundable.
We cannot guarantee you won’t be scooped up by ICE and sent to a hole.
she’s with “only the best people”
AltWarDept
You literally were invited, several times to participate in Vietnam.
If you really want a Purple Heart, you’re gonna have to earn it; just like everyone else did.
No freebies.
If you like hiking, camping, hunting, or just not breathing smoke every summer, pay attention.
The U.S. Forest Service keeps trails open and fires managed. Cut them, and it’s more closures, worse wildfires, and forests going to hell.
This affects anyone who likes fresh air.
saveusfs.org 🌲
altDem
I ever find out the SOB who decided to send spam emails that automatically schedule appointments on my calendar; will find my foot so far up their ass, they’ll think I’m Red Foreman.
Ok, I’ll play. If the admin wants only “Americans to have money in American banks”. The admin can move all their money from off shore accounts to American banks.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/04/...
I’m married to an Educational Diagnostician.
The “tests” Trump brags about are likely the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)—a brief screening for possible cognitive impairment or early dementia, not an intelligence test.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
The more comments, the longer the review process.
Be honest. Don’t hold back.
parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm...
Gonna be honest - if after all that happened & continues to happen in the US, you still spend money to go to the US for anything but the most urgent of travel, this outcome is on you. Be grateful, it's far from the worst outcome. You should not travel to the US.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
People travelling to the World Cup have had their ESTA applications changed from approved to "travel not authorised".www.bbc.com
