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Mark McCaughrean

So, science friends.

When in the 1930s would you have decided “no, I’m not going to go to that conference in Germany”?

Because the question now needs to be posed looking westwards across the Atlantic.

If your phone can be taken on arrival & searched for messages critical of the government & then you can be denied entry (or perhaps worse in the future), why would you even think of going in the first place?

Absolutely horrifying slide into totalitarianism.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump foundBy Robert Mackey
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Nicole Parsons

@markmccaughrean

Don't overlook the profit motive and public corruption behind these immigration crackdowns & extra travel visa scrutiny.

Trump's administration is doing all it can to prolong detention time because it sends money from the detainees into the system.
borderreport.com/immigration/c

Detainees are pressured into posting bail, hiring a US lawyer, working for free, signing over assets, or otherwise "feeding the beast" in order to regain their freedom.

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