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1. Tangurena2 · 1790856629 · focus · HN ↗

   > “In [Fiscal Year] 2025, out of the over 419 million travelers CBP processed at ports of entry, CBP only searched the electronic devices of 55,318 international travelers,” the agency wrote, or 0.0013%.

   The harassment is targeted at critics & opponents of the current regime. The message is very clear: Be afraid of us. Be very afraid

   There are 33 days remaining until election day. Vote out all the incumbents.

   1. ct0 · 1790857250 · focus · HN ↗

      If you think that the current administration is the sole driver of this, and it will end once their term expires, I have a bridge to sell you.

      1. lenerdenator · 1790860743 · focus · HN ↗

         "The previous administration is only doing what the last administration did!" seems to be the rallying cry of the Trump administrations.

         If Obama and Biden really did suck that much, and if Trump's the savior that they claim, he should be doing less of it, not more.

         Of course, that's blatantly ignoring the whole premise of Trump - a wannabe dictator implementing totalitarianism for the far-right in exchange for an opportunity to use the presidency for his personal gain in direct violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution - but that would be the improvement, not just the targeting of people you don't like with the same tactics.

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