Are you going to the USA? Just make sure you've not said anything nasty about Trump or your phone might get searched and you won't be allowed in

It doesn't.

The fact that things called "non-crime hate incidents" exist is clearly Orwellian. If no crime has been committed, why do these things exist?

I'm much more concerned with what is happening in the UK.

AlisonDonut · Today 08:22

WavyRavey · Today 07:31
Wait till you find out that any country can actually deport you for comments against their leader or government :O

The UK even jails its citizens for it.

I obviously misunderstood. When you said that the UK jails its citizens for comments against its leader or government you meant what?

I never mentioned criticism of Starmer. Maybe read my posts?

Could you name those jailed for criticising Starmer or any prime minister please?

There are good reasons why you'd want the guidelines to be loose, it makes them more flexible - useful when terrorism is ever changing. That's fine as long as the person tasked with implementing them applies reason when making their decision. Until now you could generally trust them to do that. Now it appears that they're being misused.

Regarding that quote from a spokesman, looking at her political background I have difficulty trusting her when she denies that it's politicised. She's no impartial civil servant like we have in these roles in the UK. Her word is as trustworthy as Karoline Leavitt.

And / or an awfull lot of people won't bother traveling there in the first place.

It will be interesting to see what the Trump effect will have on tourism this summer.

Well how about that, that'll do it. not as innocent or as much of a "victim" as the media wanted to portray.

As an aside, a British person caught mishandling classified information and then attempting to conceal would face UK criminal proceedings and prison.

It will be Tommy Robinson. The pro Trump lot always use him as an example of the UK being against free speech, and they conveniently ignore that he's a thug who incites violence against minorities and that his most recent prison stint was for contempt of court.

You don’t see a worry that the regulations are now being used in a different way? If they didn’t throw up over reach before you can understand them not being a priority for change.

It is loose enough to be used like that, yes.
But these guidelines have been the same over the previous 3 democrat and 1 republican administrations.

And being that loose, I'd question why both sides remained happy for it to stay the same.

Trump isn't exactly breaking new ground. He's using the same "book" previous presidents have been able to use.

Is that you, Ms Keeler?!!! 🤣

There is somewhat more to this story.They don't normally search people's phones when you enter the USA.

“The French researcher in question was in possession of confidential information on his electronic device from Los Alamos National Laboratory — in violation of a non-disclosure agreement — something he admitted to taking without permission and attempted to conceal,” she said.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told CNN that they could not speak about specific cases but that all people entering the US “are subject to inspection on a case-by-case basis.”

Maybe that was an excuse for deportation. We will likely never know, but it seems likely he was flagged for further investigation before he arrived in the US.

They think if they repeat it enough it becomes fact. Very Trumpian.

You mean the people jailed for inciting murder? You are aware that’s what the charge was? It certainly wasn’t for criticism of the government. It’s always worth keeping up with the news.

No one in the UK has been jailed for "comments against their leader or government". Don't make shit up.

Are you saying you are unaware of the people jailed last year for social media posts? Is it worth keeping up with the news.

Apartheid Elon is determined to recreate his youth. It didnt work well in S Africa, Elon, and the reason for that was not just because you weren't in charge of events, it was because you can't treat other people like that forever. They will only take it for so long. America deserves better than Bigly with you running around like an untrained puppy peeing everywhere. I hope they wake up soon. It won't be pretty.

So many fragile ego's over there in power! Quite hilarious really.
Did anyone watch school swap and see the US kids awe that we don't have any banned books?

And erasing minorities out of everything. This war against "DEI" is not simply a case of getting rid of quotas promoting opportunities for minorities (which would be bad enough). It is about literally erasing data and any references to their very existence. There are too many examples to quickly link to, but I don't think that's really sunk into people's minds yet. It's a white supremacist's wet dream come true.

Citation needed

Cambridge, surely!

But this notion of boycotting a country because you don’t like Trump is ridiculous.

@AnyoneWhoHasAHeart I've got Canadian friends and family. I'm not boycotting because I "don't like Trump", I'm boycotting because of what he and his administration are doing, and are threatening to do. This "51st state" bullshit is not funny. Never mind him cosying up to Putin.

Who's been jailed for criticising Starmer?