@raiders@darktundra.xyzWhy Fernando Mendoza will not be attending 2026 NFL Draft: Probable No. 1 pick to skip trip to Pittsburgh https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/why-fernando-mendoza-not-attending-2026-nfl-dra…
@cdarwin@c.imThe dream holiday ended abruptly on Friday 26 September, as British tourists Karen and Bill Newton were trying to leave the US.
When they crossed the border, Canadian officials told them they didn’t have the correct paperwork to bring the car with them.
They were turned back to Montana on the American side – and to US border control officials.
Bill’s US visa had expired; Karen’s had not.
“I worried then,” she says. “I was worried for him. I thought, well, at least I a…
@Life_is@no-pony.farmÜber den Nachfolger von Kristi Noem
We called up the former congressman, who told us about an AIPAC-sponsored trip to Israel in August 2015 that he remembered about 40 members attending, plus many spouses. Among those spouses was his wife, KATHLEEN “KAPPY” TROTT.At this point, he handed the phone over to Kappy. She told us about the flight to Israel, which was hampered by layovers and delays. Though they were promised a quick shower in the hotel upon arriving, that schedule w…
@aral@mastodon.ar.al“When Karen Newton left home in late July 2025, she knew that international travellers were being locked up in immigration detention centres in the US. ‘I was aware,’ she nods. ‘But I never thought it would have any impact on my holiday.’”
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Huge “I planned a holiday in Nazi Germany because they were only persecuting Jews and I’m not Jewish” vibes.
It’s amazing to see privileged white people learn the leopards eating people’s faces lesson over and over again.
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump Shouldn't Expect Much From His China Trip (Jacob Dreyer/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/opinion/china-us-trump-summit.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260503/p3#a260503p3
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialDon’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
@elduvelle@neuromatch.social"‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice?
@shriramk@mastodon.socialTexas is a truly amazing place (provided you can travel there without being targeted, etc.). What I wasn't expecting was a UK travel agent advertising a trip of the US's Deep South. For £5000, no less.
@servelan@newsie.social"The FBI director’s trip is not for ‘personal’ reasons [*certainly not!*], and was planned ‘months ago [*of course it was!*],’ an agency spokesperson said"
FBI Director Kash Patel takes agency jet to Italy and plans to attend Olympic hockey games | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-fbi-jet-winter-olympics-b2924039.html
@memeorandum@universeodon.comBuckingham Palace in talks on King's US trip after Washington shooting (Milena Wälde/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/buckingham-palace-in-talks-on-king-charles-iii-us-visit-after-washington-shooting-donald-trump/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260426/p51#a260426p51
@jensilber@mastodon.socialWhat kind of person [allegedly] brings their own food for foreign travel when the foreign country they're traveling to is ITALY?
https://www.economictimes.com/news/international…
@cdarwin@c.imThree members of Congress say
the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr,
lied during his Senate confirmation hearings
in response to newly revealed emails that undermine his testimony that a trip he took to Samoa ahead of a deadly measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines”.
The governor of Hawaii,
a medical doctor who responded to the crisis, also spoke out
– saying that the disclosure of the emails by the Guardian and the Associated Press show …
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAirbnb says its custom-built AI agent now handles ~33% of its customer support issues in North America, and it is preparing to roll out the feature globally (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/airb
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot"The pope, who is scheduled to leave on Monday for an 11-day trip to Africa, has previously said that God 'does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them'. He has also referenced an Old Testament passage from Isaiah, saying that 'even though you make many prayers, I will not listen – your hands are full of blood'”
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.orgOn a recent trip to Italy, my @… app provedt to be far superior to the Google maps app, especially in ancient medieval cities like Venice where the streets are narrow and mobile reception patchy.
https://functional.cafe/@arianvp/116295171993320229
arianvp@functional.cafe - Google Maps also stopped showing connections that involve walks longer than 500 meters. It'll just be like "no its impossible to reach the other end of Berlin in half an hour by public transport. You need to change 6 times". Because it refuses to let me cross a bridge to another busstation because US brained people dont believe in legs.
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialWhy the US - both Democrats and Republicans - refuse to take action to stop the criminal abuses of the #NetanyahuAdministration is beyond me. These are crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, murder, theft.
Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
@paulwermer@sfba.socialWhy the US - both Democrats and Republicans - refuse to take action to stop the criminal abuses of the #NetanyahuAdministration is beyond me. These are crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, murder, theft.
Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump Extends Iran Truce, Maintains Blockade as Talks Falter (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/us-iran-peace-talks-uncertain-with-vance-trip-scrapped
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p128#a260421p128
@memeorandum@universeodon.comVance's Pakistan trip on hold as Iran refuses to commit to peace talks (Barak Ravid/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/iran-us-war-peace-talks-vance-pakistan
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p79#a260421p79
@cdarwin@c.imSunny Naqvi, a 28-year-old U.S. citizen, is now back at home
after her family says she spent about 43 hours in Department of Homeland Security custody.
Customs and Border Patrol officials are now disputing her relatives' claims.
Naqvi was born in Evanston and raised in the Chicago suburbs.
A few weeks ago, she was set to travel overseas on a work trip with five other people. That group included three U.S. citizens and three green card holders, all in the U.S. legal…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comIran War Live Updates: Vance's Trip to Peace Talks on Hold (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/21/world/iran-us-war-trump-news
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p80#a260421p80
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSheriff Chris Nanos accused of turning Nancy Guthrie case into bungling ego trip -- and FBI is desperate to take over (New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/02/19/us-news/fbi-desperate-to-take-over-nancy-guthrie-case-from-ego-tripping-sheriff-chris-nanos/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260219/p46#a260219p46
@cdarwin@c.imRE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116203604774786289
US Senator Chris Larson wrote on Facebook,
“Meet Sunny Naqvi.
A lifelong U.S. Citizen from Illinois,
Naqvi was returning home from a business trip with 5 other people,
who were all in the country l…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comUS civil rights agency sues Coca-Cola distributor for excluding men from casino work trip (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/dei-coca-cola-eeoc-lawsuit-andrea-lucas-867fd98ec6d05ab52e7e0a3711e9d492
http://www.memeorandum.com/260219/p90#a260219p90
