#US denies entry to 14 #Ethiopian #athletes ahead of World XC Championships

For 4 decades, #Ethiopia won medals at every World XC Championships. An unbelievable 44-year streak built on talent

But the streak is now in jeopardy due to #dictator #trump

A report from LetsRun.com, Ethiopian Athletics Federation confirmed 14 of its 18 U20 athletes had their US #visa applications rejected by the #American #embassy

https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/u-s-denies-entry-to-14-ethiopian-athletes-ahead-of-world-xc-championships/

#fascism #authoritarian #racism #BoycottAmerica #BoycottUSA

#US denies entry to 14 #Ethiopian #athletes ahead of World XC Championships

For 4 decades, #Ethiopia won medals at every World XC Championships. An unbelievable 44-year streak built on talent

But the streak is now in jeopardy due to #dictator #trump

A report from LetsRun.com, Ethiopian Athletics Federation confirmed 14 of its 18 U20 athletes had their US #visa applications rejected by the #American #embassy

https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/u-s-denies-entry-to-14-ethiopian-athletes-ahead-of-world-xc-championships/

#fascism #authoritarian #racism #BoycottAmerica #BoycottUSA

RE: https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/115838147626103231

I #degoogled myself in 2020. The reason? I was so angry when they fired @timnitGebru that I had to take action.
I still haven't managed to 100% switch away from #USTech. #whatsapp is something that both friends and family seem unwilling to give up. My debit and credit cards are #VISA and #mastercard but thanks to Wise's recommendation from @parismarx that may soon change

my personal #digitalindependenceday state is this
✅ #Mastodon (instead of X/Meta)
✅ #Signal (although all the other messengers are still installed because #family )
✅ #Browser Vivaldi (replacing Firefox/Chrome/Edge)
✅ #search #Kagi (replacing Google and co)
✅ local music collection (instead of any streaming service!)
✅ #Vaultwarden (instead of relying on browser, 1Password, etc.)
✅ #bazzite #linux (for the HTPC in the living room)
✅ eMail Self-hosted and #posteo (parallel to Google, removing it from existing accounts as we go on)
✅ self hosted Synology instead of Google Drive / OneDrive, iCloud
⭕️ Payment ( #VISA und #paypal)
⭕️ Android

my personal #digitalindependenceday state is this
✅ #Mastodon (instead of X/Meta)
✅ #Signal (although all the other messengers are still installed because #family )
✅ #Browser Vivaldi (replacing Firefox/Chrome/Edge)
✅ #search #Kagi (replacing Google and co)
✅ local music collection (instead of any streaming service!)
✅ #Vaultwarden (instead of relying on browser, 1Password, etc.)
✅ #bazzite #linux (for the HTPC in the living room)
✅ eMail Self-hosted and #posteo (parallel to Google, removing it from existing accounts as we go on)
✅ self hosted Synology instead of Google Drive / OneDrive, iCloud
⭕️ Payment ( #VISA und #paypal)
⭕️ Android

RE: https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/115838147626103231

I #degoogled myself in 2020. The reason? I was so angry when they fired @timnitGebru that I had to take action.
I still haven't managed to 100% switch away from #USTech. #whatsapp is something that both friends and family seem unwilling to give up. My debit and credit cards are #VISA and #mastercard but thanks to Wise's recommendation from @parismarx that may soon change

The Canadian government plans to launch special initiatives to attract top international researchers and H-1B visa holders, while cutting the number of foreign students it plans to bring into the country each year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/canada-h-1b-visa-researchers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #canada #jobs #markcarney #visa #immigration

"l’ensemble des comptes ouverts chez les fournisseurs américains ( #Amazon, #Airbnb, #Netflix, #Paypal, etc.) sont immédiatement fermés. Les sociétés de livraison dont le capital est américain cessent de livrer les #colis commandés…une réservation hôtelière prise pour un séjour en France a été bloquée par la plateforme Expedia, …l’interruption possible des moyens de paiement qui transitent par les réseaux #Visa ou #Mastercard [et] virements bancaires via … #WesternUnion".

cc @fresseng

"l’ensemble des comptes ouverts chez les fournisseurs américains ( #Amazon, #Airbnb, #Netflix, #Paypal, etc.) sont immédiatement fermés. Les sociétés de livraison dont le capital est américain cessent de livrer les #colis commandés…une réservation hôtelière prise pour un séjour en France a été bloquée par la plateforme Expedia, …l’interruption possible des moyens de paiement qui transitent par les réseaux #Visa ou #Mastercard [et] virements bancaires via … #WesternUnion".

cc @fresseng

@liaizon granted, I wounder why @sixtus got one...

• Maybe it was since the #US doesn't seem to have #PressFreedom and demands #Jour.alists to register in advance?

Cuz AFAICT there's no benefit fir a #Visa compared to #ESTA since the #USA (and #Japan, abeit the latter one isn't notorious for it) allows it's #CPB to reject entrants at random with neither dispute resolution nor appeals.

#Colombia President Gustavo Petro is expelling the entire Israeli diplomatic delegation following reports Israeli forces detained 2 Colombians in the #GlobalSumudFlotilla.

He also announced the immediate revocation of his country's free #trade agreement with #Israel.

“If this information is true, there is a new international crime by #Netanyahu," Petro posted.

The #US revoked Petro's #visa last week after he took part in a pro- #Palestinian demonstration while in NY for UNGA.

#Gaza

#Colombia President Gustavo Petro is expelling the entire Israeli diplomatic delegation following reports Israeli forces detained 2 Colombians in the #GlobalSumudFlotilla.

He also announced the immediate revocation of his country's free #trade agreement with #Israel.

“If this information is true, there is a new international crime by #Netanyahu," Petro posted.

The #US revoked Petro's #visa last week after he took part in a pro- #Palestinian demonstration while in NY for UNGA.

#Gaza

#US to revoke #Colombia President Petro's #visa over 'reckless' actions in NY

The US will revoke Colombian President #GustavoPetro's visa because he "urged US soldiers to disobey orders & incite violence" [he didn’t say anything violent at all] in NY on Friday, the #State Dept claimed.

#Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #RevengePolitics #dissent #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-revoke-colombia-president-petros-visa-over-reckless-actions-new-york-2025-09-27/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#US to revoke #Colombia President Petro's #visa over 'reckless' actions in NY

The US will revoke Colombian President #GustavoPetro's visa because he "urged US soldiers to disobey orders & incite violence" [he didn’t say anything violent at all] in NY on Friday, the #State Dept claimed.

#Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #RevengePolitics #dissent #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-revoke-colombia-president-petros-visa-over-reckless-actions-new-york-2025-09-27/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Ooooh, okay, it's a bribery scheme.

#uspol #uspolitics #corruption #trump #H1B #visa #bribery #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA

The H-2A visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death.

Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Immigration#Farming#Agriculture#Immigrants#Visa#Labor#Safety

Ooooh, okay, it's a bribery scheme.

#uspol #uspolitics #corruption #trump #H1B #visa #bribery #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA

The H-2A visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death.

Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Immigration#Farming#Agriculture#Immigrants#Visa#Labor#Safety

Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.

When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others. She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
https://projects.propublica.org/h2a-visa-farmworkers-operation-blooming-onion/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Immigration#Immigrants#Farming#Agriculture#Labor#Visa