Another warning about travelling to the US. Any criticism of Trump can now be qualified as terrorism when entering the US:
A French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated.
Via https://bsky.app/profile/paulecohen.bsky.social
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html
@Sustainable2050 recognizing that this is not the point of this horrific story, but does this mean that if you do have to travel, it's best to travel with a burner phone? Delete what you can before you go?
@Sustainable2050 @dawnnafus
Absolutely. But do realize that they ask you for your social network accounts upon entry or in the ESTA. And they might simply look you up online.