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7 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Conundrum for the cops- take the overtime or attend the rally as a supporter. 

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Are you a PR by now? IIRC you've been there for about 10 years which was usually long enough for ICA to grant it. 

No. I never went for it. Was always on a work pass.
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I came back into the US yesterday.  The lines at JFK were nuts.  Thankfully, with Global Entry, I was at the desk in about 5 minutes.  However, I had spent more than my allottment in Paris (and I always claim becuase I do not want to fuck with my GE). Because of that, I had to go sit for a bit, once they had someone to walk me into the customs area, they waited for me to get my bags, and told me to meet them.  I did.  He then said, this is the rate you would pay, but I am not going to charge you.  

There was no ask to see anything else. It was all pretty standard, and they were very nice to me. 

That being said, I saw a couple being questioned, and from what I could hear from the conversation, they had more than 10k in cash on them (thus the reason they were being questioned).  Other that were there in that waiting room were being called one at a time.  I did not see any of them afterwards in the same customs area I went to (which is after baggage). Then again, I was the only white woman of the lot.  That might have had something to do with it.  

I hate to think the worst because everyone I dealt with was absolutely lovely to me (and I have learned to be very nice and respectful as well).  But I was, understandably, nervous in a way I had never been before, even as a white woman.  

I will say the line for Terminal 8 was longer than i had ever seen it. It was longer than the queue space.

 

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9 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:


Truly depends on if you are white or not.

My wife (not white) got pulled aside on the way back from a girls trip out of the country. She watched a couple behind (dude white, wife Asian) got stopped, but Whitey hubby yucked it up with the ICE officer and they got out more quickly. Not saying I blame hubby, I’d have done the same thing to work the system.

But just realize that this discrimination, while it always existed. is now being actively promoted by the government and lauded on top of it.

This is terrible and Iegit makes me ragey. But we do have rules here

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30 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

I came back into the US yesterday.  The lines at JFK were nuts.  Thankfully, with Global Entry, I was at the desk in about 5 minutes.  However, I had spent more than my allottment in Paris (and I always claim becuase I do not want to fuck with my GE). Because of that, I had to go sit for a bit, once they had someone to walk me into the customs area, they waited for me to get my bags, and told me to meet them.  I did.  He then said, this is the rate you would pay, but I am not going to charge you.  

There was no ask to see anything else. It was all pretty standard, and they were very nice to me. 

That being said, I saw a couple being questioned, and from what I could hear from the conversation, they had more than 10k in cash on them (thus the reason they were being questioned).  Other that were there in that waiting room were being called one at a time.  I did not see any of them afterwards in the same customs area I went to (which is after baggage). Then again, I was the only white woman of the lot.  That might have had something to do with it.  

I hate to think the worst because everyone I dealt with was absolutely lovely to me (and I have learned to be very nice and respectful as well).  But I was, understandably, nervous in a way I had never been before, even as a white woman.  

I will say the line for Terminal 8 was longer than i had ever seen it. It was longer than the queue space.

 

Well, you are a perfectly good white girl.

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5 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

“Black man here, you are being weak I gotta be honest about that” 

 

lmao fucking nerd

There's always that token guy...

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Good thing I’m not an overly anxious person as I come back from Japan next week. Naturalized citizen and all. 

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There will be a comeuppance - history says this shit always ends with a comeuppance. Slavery, Nazis, Stalin, the French about 20 different times... 

I'm afraid of how much shit will happen between now and then.

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There's always that token guy...

Apparently that is Phil Anderson from Mesquite. Arrested for the Jan 6 Capital breach.
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“You are creating more Austin Metcalf’s with your weakness.” He says to the father of Austin Metcalf who was just stabbed in the heart with a fucking knife. Somebody is going to fuck that dude up and that fat reek with him. 

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1 hour ago, dieucla98 said:

There will be a comeuppance - history says this shit always ends with a comeuppance. Slavery, Nazis, Stalin, the French about 20 different times... 

I'm afraid of how much shit will happen between now and then.

I hope you're right, but the state, role, and prevalence of, as well as the reliance upon and capacity for misuse, etc., with respect to technology is very different right now than in the previous circumstances you cite, and it will only get harder to overcome from here. 

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18 minutes ago, TexPx said:


Dude is running for the Senate in 2026.

Good. Get these assholes out in the open repping their party. 

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4 hours ago, speed817 said:

 

 

1 hour ago, Da Fino said:

I’m speechless. What is happening? What the fuck. 

no kidding... that's pretty incredible. that dad is having all the feels. damn.

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29 minutes ago, wild_turkey said:

Leave our family and friends, give up our jobs, our home, everything that’s ever been considered normal to us. How bad does American life have to get before pulling that ripcord?

Must be much worse, because we are there yet. 

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man...SNL is a rerun tonight and i can't help but think they purposely picked the one with Chappelle from right before the inauguration. if it wasn't on purpose it was still poignant. famous last words...'the white house is no place for petty people... Donald Trump i wish you well...whether we voted for you or not we're all counting on you...do better this time'.

 

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5 hours ago, speed817 said:

There's always that token guy...

 

Yup, and they get propped up by the radical right so the radicals can claim they aren’t racist. These people hate the fact that they were born Black.

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22 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:


Truly depends on if you are white or not.

My wife (not white) got pulled aside on the way back from a girls trip out of the country. She watched a couple behind (dude white, wife Asian) got stopped, but Whitey hubby yucked it up with the ICE officer and they got out more quickly.

 

13 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

I came back into the US yesterday.  The lines at JFK were nuts.  Thankfully, with Global Entry, I was at the desk in about 5 minutes.  However, I had spent more than my allottment in Paris (and I always claim becuase I do not want to fuck with my GE). Because of that, I had to go sit for a bit, once they had someone to walk me into the customs area, they waited for me to get my bags, and told me to meet them.  I did.  He then said, this is the rate you would pay, but I am not going to charge you.  

There was no ask to see anything else. It was all pretty standard, and they were very nice to me. 

That being said, I saw a couple being questioned, and from what I could hear from the conversation, they had more than 10k in cash on them (thus the reason they were being questioned).  Other that were there in that waiting room were being called one at a time.  I did not see any of them afterwards in the same customs area I went to (which is after baggage). Then again, I was the only white woman of the lot.  That might have had something to do with it.  

I hate to think the worst because everyone I dealt with was absolutely lovely to me (and I have learned to be very nice and respectful as well).  But I was, understandably, nervous in a way I had never been before, even as a white woman.  

 

 

Anyone care to wonder about what's required for entry that will be normalized? Just like those countries that Dear Leader scorned.

YARN | You be sure and thank Maisie for this fine pie. | The Shawshank ...

A fine apple pie will be included at the party. Well, maybe not fine ...

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1 hour ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

 

Anyone care to wonder about what's required for entry that will be normalized? Just like those countries that Dear Leader scorned.

YARN | You be sure and thank Maisie for this fine pie. | The Shawshank ...

A fine apple pie will be included at the party. Well, maybe not fine ...

Not to be pedantic, but limits of goods to bring back to the US duty free is $800. I declared the Goyard bag I was bringing in (which was well more than the duty free limit). The next $1,000 over $800 is assessed at 3%. Anything over is at a rate depending on what kind of good it is you bring in. The CBP officer has a lot of latitute on whether they are going to charge you the duty on the goods.  My guy chose to not charge me. This is different that just charging me to get in.

I am definitely not in support of charging people to come in, but having to pay duty on declared goods is something I have experienced under a lot of administrations, so nothing really unusual about my experience.

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7 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Not to be pedantic, but limits of goods to bring back to the US duty free is $800. I declared the Goyard bag I was bringing in (which was well more than the duty free limit). The next $1,000 over $800 is assessed at 3%. Anything over is at a rate depending on what kind of good it is you bring in. The CBP officer has a lot of latitute on whether they are going to charge you the duty on the goods.  My guy chose to not charge me. This is different that just charging me to get in.

I am definitely not in support of charging people to come in, but having to pay duty on declared goods is something I have experienced under a lot of administrations, so nothing really unusual about my experience.

*used to be 3%

Also, I was of the understanding that Trump killed the $800 exemption.  Maybe that was just for Jyyyna.  It ostensibly protects a lot of foreign orders, as from Temu or Alibaba, etc.

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1 hour ago, Pancho said:

Is he not a MS-13?

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He's the heir to the Autotrader fortune, so feel free to use the website to peruse vehicles, but make your purchase independent of it. 

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46 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Not to be pedantic, but limits of goods to bring back to the US duty free is $800. I declared the Goyard bag I was bringing in (which was well more than the duty free limit). The next $1,000 over $800 is assessed at 3%. Anything over is at a rate depending on what kind of good it is you bring in. The CBP officer has a lot of latitute on whether they are going to charge you the duty on the goods.  My guy chose to not charge me. This is different that just charging me to get in.

I am definitely not in support of charging people to come in, but having to pay duty on declared goods is something I have experienced under a lot of administrations, so nothing really unusual about my experience.

a timely note to all international travelers: document a list of what you took with you when you departed, take pics, store copies in the cloud attached to a burner email, proving the stuff was your personal property in the us; then take pics of what you bought, get paper receipts of what you bought, take pics of said receipts, and upload same pics to the same burner email

your credit transactions overseas may be inadvertently categorized as merchandise as opposed to meals/lodging/transport - have your complete itemized list loaded and ready and have your spent totals on the tip of your tongue ready for interrogation

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So, Jesse's argument is that Donald Trump should be allowed to do illegal things as president. Because if he isn't, then a dictator will come after him. 

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That is actually how every single Trump supporter, include every Republican voter on this board, thinks. See, it’s really everyone else’s fault that they had to support Trump. “You made me do this!” screams the abusive psychopath.
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10 minutes ago, Okie State said:

That logic is...something.

It’s just more scare propaganda. And it works.  Keep their morons scared of what might be coming if you don’t let us do what we want, and they’ll keep looking the other way if not full-throated support you. 

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2 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Not to be pedantic, but limits of goods to bring back to the US duty free is $800. I declared the Goyard bag I was bringing in (which was well more than the duty free limit). The next $1,000 over $800 is assessed at 3%. Anything over is at a rate depending on what kind of good it is you bring in. The CBP officer has a lot of latitute on whether they are going to charge you the duty on the goods.  My guy chose to not charge me. This is different that just charging me to get in.

I am definitely not in support of charging people to come in, but having to pay duty on declared goods is something I have experienced under a lot of administrations, so nothing really unusual about my experience.

I get what you're saying with respect to declarations, and your experiences (which mirror my own) etc. My commentary is more along the lines of what the future may bring if the agencies decide to surveil in a more sinister way. Fine line between national security and 'we just don't like your kind.'

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Just now, TwiceHorn said:

So, it looks like we're going to see exactly what exerting (or not exerting) soft power around the world looks like.

He's ceding Africa to China and Russia.

yep. Mainly China.

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