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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 10-Mar-2025 21:50:35 JST Aral Balkan

   Look, seriously, do not visit the US. They’re going full fascist.

   The EU should be releasing travel warnings at this point.

   https://bleedingcool.com/comics/british-comic-creator-r-e-burke-detained-by-ice-after-crossing-border/

   #USA #US #America #travelWarning #ICE #fascism #travel

   • Tariq (rzeta0@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 02:34:29 JST Tariq

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     • PyCon US
     • NumFOCUS

     @aral

     I am really disappointed that #opensource organisations like @pycon and @NumFOCUS have remained silent on this.

     They position themselves as being diverse, inclusive, and supporting good things for everyone all over the globe - and they do generally live up to that aim.

     But on this their silence is loud.

     And that silence is not neutrality.

     And imho, it is privilege that allows them to remain silent, to look the other way.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 02:35:17 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Robert Kingett

     @WeirdWriter Hollywood and TV shows, probably, who knows.

   • Robert Kingett (weirdwriter@caneandable.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 02:35:18 JST Robert Kingett

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     Seriously! Why do people assume it's safe for them to travel here? I don't get it. @aral

   • Don Marti (dmarti@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 03:00:32 JST Don Marti

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     @aral I am in the USA and I agree. I'm not inviting anyone from outside the country for the foreseeable future unfortunately.

     (I have a rough idea what to do if a visitor has trouble with local law enforcement here, but you could be sent to a Federal or private location out of state where it would be hard for any host or their lawyer to communicate with you)

     Aral Balkan repeated this.
   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 03:01:05 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Helga Secures All the Things

     @bluetea Same. You couldn’t pay me enough to go.

   • Helga Secures All the Things (bluetea@ioc.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 03:01:06 JST Helga Secures All the Things

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     @aral I wouldn't go to America if you gave me free tickets.

   • :donor: [Sylvie]$ :blinking_cursor: (lancercryptid@infosec.town)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 03:28:28 JST :donor: [Sylvie]$ :blinking_cursor:

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     @aral Germany has to their queer community, but it’s time for that to expand to everyone and for more EU members to issue it
     www.advocate.com/news/germany-warns-transgender-travelers-us

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 03:30:09 JST Aral Balkan

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     • masukomi
     • Don Marti

     @masukomi @dmarti I’m so sorry you have to go through this :(

   • masukomi (masukomi@connectified.com)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 03:30:14 JST masukomi

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     • Don Marti

     @dmarti @aral I’m in the US and I’m afraid to leave because there is a fair chance, they will arrest me because of the gender on my passport when I try to come back.

     Aral Balkan repeated this.
   • Don Marti (dmarti@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 03:31:44 JST Don Marti

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     • masukomi

     @masukomi @aral yes, that's a huge issue (and one that on its own should rule out having events here—conference organizers need to pay attention and not just assume that no attendee is affected)

   • masukomi (masukomi@connectified.com)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 04:16:32 JST masukomi

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     • Don Marti

     @aral @dmarti at least i’m not in texas *shudder*

     Being trans in the US right now is bringing up a lot of homosexual / jew in 1937-1938 Germany vibes. I’m more scared with every passing month

   • levampyre (levampyre@chaos.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 22:01:45 JST levampyre

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     • schrotthaufen
     • meduz'
     • Robert Kingett

     @meduz @schrotthaufen @WeirdWriter @aral

     Victim blaming. Not cool.

   • schrotthaufen (schrotthaufen@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 22:01:47 JST schrotthaufen

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     • Robert Kingett

     @WeirdWriter @aral Privileged enough to think they’re exempt, I suppose.

   • meduz' (meduz@m.nintendojo.fr)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 22:01:47 JST meduz'

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     • schrotthaufen
     • Robert Kingett

     @schrotthaufen @WeirdWriter @aral Exactly this. They are white.

     As a non-white, it’s completely clear there are countries I wouldn’t travel to, and the U.S.A. has been one of them since 2 decades.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 22:02:21 JST Aral Balkan

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     • schrotthaufen
     • meduz'
     • levampyre
     • Robert Kingett

     @levampyre @meduz @schrotthaufen @WeirdWriter Won’t someone think of the puy whites.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 00:56:50 JST Aral Balkan

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     • schrotthaufen
     • meduz'
     • levampyre
     • Robert Kingett

     @levampyre @meduz @schrotthaufen @WeirdWriter Sorry, I thought you meant victim blaming as in blaming the people in the US by telling folks not to visit there. I agree, it wasn’t her fault in the slightest. But, also, there’s merit in the note on privilege. I’ve heard too many white folks tell me how much they love going on holiday in Turkey or Dubai, etc., ambivalent about the human rights abuses.

   • levampyre (levampyre@chaos.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 00:56:51 JST levampyre

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     • schrotthaufen
     • meduz'
     • Robert Kingett

     @aral @meduz @schrotthaufen @WeirdWriter

     Whatever "puy" means. But if it's just her own fault for being so stupid to travel there, why even bother!? This shouldn't be a matter of colour. Black folks know about such things happening and prepare. White folks don't. That's what we call privilege. Nevertheless, things like these shouldn't happen - not to her, nor to anyone. But they are, it's crazy and she's a victim of this madness. It's tragic and not her fault. So don't blame her for stupidity!