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If the germans weren't pussies they would kick the yank out of rammstein real quick.
But hey, they are quite tempted by the far right themselves.
Yes, we're tempted by the right, too. But ousting them now would do no good.
But Ramstein (only one m, unlike the band) - keep the USians there for a time, let's keep it as is for a time until it's time to make some kind of deal.
They might need it one day, so we keep it as a collateral.
All long term international agreements and security guarantees died on the weekend so we need tangible things to force our former allies - now those we have deals with - to ensure they behave.
The correct thing to do would be our foreign office to issue an official travel warning for the US. (Which would have some impact on tourism to the US)
Let's keep the big things for later, we WILL need them.
What a horrible situation for the artists and all those detainees..Seems random people have been detained and held way too long, without legal reasons.
The very idea they didn't just turn her around proves how evil these fucks can be.
Maybe they just forgot
Lofving said the episode is particularly absurd because Brösche’s original return flight to Berlin was on Feb. 15 — nearly two weeks ago.
“Why are American taxpayers spending thousands of dollars detaining tourists who are perfectly willing to leave,” she said.
The average cost of detaining a noncitizen adult is $164 per day, according to an ICE memo. Based on that average, a month of detention costs taxpayers $4,900.
Fucking clownshow of an administration
It's not a clownshow of course, things usually make sense when costing this much money, and of course they don't stop making sense when costing billions.
Making sense is not the same as helping goodwilling humanity.
If they weren't detained and roaming around through the country instead, they'd even spend money.
Make it make sense.
CBP agents at the border accused Brösche of planning to violate the terms of the visa waiver program by intending to work as a tattoo artist during her trip to LA
Oh wow, a visiting artist might come do some art, fucking arrest her!
Jesus fucking christ the sociopathic cowards running these ABC agencies are dumber than shit
Work doesn't stop being work because it's artistic.
If you violate your visa you can get deported, that's pretty normal globally and does involve an arrest. It's only exceptional because of the inhumane conditions of detention facilities in the US and because she was arrested immediately instead of being denied entry or educated on the restrictions of the visa. If she presumably told CBP she was intending to violate the visa waiver she probably thought it was acceptable for some reason.
"Why yes customs agent, I am intending to perform work in exchange for money while in the US on a tourism entry permit" -Privileged and naive white tourist used to the Schengen area about to dive face first into a poisoned spike pit that was meant to catch brown people
The problem is the spike pit, not really the person diving into it making headlines because they happen to be a white woman.
Yeah, but she didn’t violate it yet. We don’t arrest and detain people for what they might do(excluding threats to national security). Well at least on paper.
I agree that the tattoo work is still work, and I’m not implying you think she was rightfully detained. But if you are, she wasn’t. If you’re not, then this comment is to add context.
Sue Sue Sue. Take them all down and take them over the coals for every cent you can get.
Sueing everything and everybody is such an American thing to do.
She'll be glad to get the fuck out of that shithole and never look back.
I don't want to be mean, but I think it's a bit naive that a German citizen would be able to sue the US gov with the current checks and balances
What checks and balances?
It's the goddamn plot of Mexican Joker from South Park happening in real time
Add tourism to another industry Trump is helping out.
And she remains waiting for a deportation flight back to Berlin, when she already had her own return ticket? Which she would have used already by now and been gone??? God these people are so fucking stupid.
I have to admit: I just crossed the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park off my bucket list whilst reading this story.
The police firearm homicides always felt a bit iffy but this clinches it. Definitely not going to try to visit that country. It's not a risk I'm willing to run.
... another industry Trump is helping stamp out.
I've visited the US a couple of times for work.
I've been very careful with my wording when they've asked if I'm there to work.
Yes, I'm there for work. I'm employed in the EU, and I'm just there representing my employer at a fair or technical meeting. I'll be gone in a few days.
My colleague didn't have the same way with his words, but back then they'd just put you on the next plane back.
"business" used to be the right way to describe it . Then if asked you'd elaborate.
Yeah, I've been to the US for work-related training and it's the same. You must emphasize that you will not be working as an employee while you're there, or they assume that you are.