Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>It hurts me to say this, as an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>American</span></a>, but people need to avoid the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USA</span></a> for 2 years, at least, 2027, when the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a> can get a majority in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> and stonewall <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a></p><p>If that doesn't happen (which would be a serious tragedy), then 4 years. And if we get a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MAGA</span></a>/ Trump president in 2029, write off this country for a generation at least</p><p>"A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>German</span></a> Thru-Hiker Has Been Detained, Deported, and Banned From the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> Without a Hearing: Here’s What You Need To Know" </p><p><a href="https://thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker-has-been-detained-deported-and-banned-from-the-us-without-a-hearing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker</span><span class="invisible">-has-been-detained-deported-and-banned-from-the-us-without-a-hearing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</span></a></p>