Why are Germans being detained by US immigration?
Three tourists and a permanent US resident say they were subjected to aggressive interrogation and held for weeks without knowing why. In response, the German government has extended a travel advisory to its citizens.
https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-germans-being-detained-by-us-immigration/a-71987211
BREAKING: Pianist András Schiff cancels all his US engagements for 2025-26 in response to "the recent and unprecedented political changes in the United States."
"Some people might say, 'just shut up and play.' I cannot, in good conscience, do that."
https://www.kirshbaumassociates.com/agency.php?view=news&nid=12575
via @1br0wn
British musicians also getting protracted, uncomfortable detention and deportation, apparently for social media critique of Trump admin policy https://flipboard.com/@faroutmagazine/far-out-music-f85ubbh8z/-/a-m29zL5ZXTTyJhWzn2LNtLg%3Aa%3A3037506767-%2F0
French scientist denied entry for an academic conference, apparently over critiquing US science policy https://nrw.social/@FlotteBiene86/114199273669448865
Thread on bluesky about how to prepare for crossing a border, even if you’re a citizen. https://bsky.app/profile/bjornih.bsky.social/post/3lkv2s4ceyk26
Canadians advised by their government to avoid travelling to the US
@j2bryson DICTATORS SO ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES .. THEY have to BULLY all others 
This reminds me how in 2022 in the West we canceled all Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky concerts and took out all Dostoyevski and Tolstoy books from the bookstores.
Both things are absurd woke behaviour.
@tuparev
- I can’t see the now-deleted post to which you’re replying, but I suspect you may be confusing symbolic gestures with economic boycotts.
- At this point, in 2025, to use “woke” as an insult in the manner you just did is to explicitly align yourself with a fascist movement — regardless of what your intent was. Like it or not, that’s the unstated connotation of the term. If you meant it that way, let me know and I’ll gladly block you. But in case you didn’t mean in that way: now you know.
It was a piano player who canceled US concerts. As if the people who he is protesting against even know his name. To cancel cultural events is idiotic!
About the woke. Think whatever you want. It is free world. As life-long leading in my country (and in Germany before) green politician I am probably way more to the left than you.
Perhaps you need to read this book..
@inthehands @tuparev it's not deleted?
@tuparev @1br0wn @inthehands I agree culture is important, but so is civic action and the communication of what a severe situation we are. If you are worried about bookstores, read this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causeway_Bay_Books_disappearances
