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It's even crueler than described. Say you marry your college sweetheart on a student visa, or girlfriend on a work visa. Maybe pregnant? Doesn't matter. You're forced to live apart or abroad for two years. If she is from 75 countries on Trump's arbitrary ban list, indefinitely.
Nick Davidov@Nick_Davidov
The biggest bullshit move by DHS in its history. So everyone on a O1 or H1B visa would have to stop working legally in the US, go back to their country and wait for years of backlog? This includes top scientists in our universities, founders of billion dollar companies (at least 3 just in our portfolio would be affected by the way). And if we look at individual countries it becomes even more bs. Indians would have to wait decades. Russians don’t have anywhere to go (there is no US embassy in Russia, hello?). This is the worst imaginable way to disrupt important work for the country and pretend you’re fighting some loophole.
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If I had to go home to convert my O-1 genius visa into a greencard, it would completely derail my career. Not even worth applying at that point.
The process for a greencard is 1 to 2 years. The O-1 lasts 2 to 3 years. Just say you don’t want high skill immigration
Homeland Security@DHSgov
An alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply. This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes. The era of abusing our nation’s immigration system is over.
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@TheRaybender @CCrowley100 Most wars in history around the globe have been brother wars
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“In the coming world, I think the wars of race, ethnicity, and culture are going to replace the old wars of ideology, dynasty, and empire. I see that coming, and it’s not a pleasant sight.”
—Pat Buchanan
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“just buy a used car” they said.
so here’s what a used car looks like in 2026:
2015 Honda Civic — $14,000
2016 Toyota Camry — $16,000
2017 Ford F-150 — $28,000
these are used cars.
with 100k+ miles.
that need work.
a new car in 2010 cost $28,000.
the advice didn’t change.
the market did.
and now people are signing 7 year loans on used cars they didn’t want just to get to work.
“just buy used” was solid advice.
it died somewhere around 2021 and nobody updated the script.
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@MichaelTLester The US embargos Cuba because the Cubans who fled Cuba form a very strong special interest group in the US, and they control the US' behavior toward Cuba. They want to punish Cuba for commandeering their lands and businesses 67 years ago.
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I had almost 300 responses to my Cuba post.
The most common reply was: "Because communism."
Okay. Let's accept that as true. Communism is a failed economic system. Cuba's government is repressive. Castro was a dictator.
Now answer the question: Why does punishing ordinary Cubans with a 67-year embargo serve American interests?
If the goal is freedom for the Cuban people, starvation is a strange way to free them.
If the goal is regime change, it hasn't worked in 67 years.
If the goal is to help Cubans, lifting the embargo costs us nothing and gives them everything.
The communism answer explains why we don't like Cuba. It doesn't explain the embargo.
Try again.
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"I've never met any of these super genius immigrants" is telling on yourself. You've never worked anywhere that hires geniuses.
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@MostlyPeaceful "Is this what you voted for?"
No, I voted for a lot more than 10M.
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This means 10 million foreigners must leave the U.S.
Is this what you voted for?
Homeland Security@DHSgov
An alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply. This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes. The era of abusing our nation’s immigration system is over.
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@RichardHanania "I think I’ve figured out..."
Well, you haven't.
Think harder.
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I think I’ve figured out that when they say “we’re a nation not an economy” they mean “I can’t stand the thought of anyone here who reminds me how useless I am to society.”
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Honestly pretty devastating.
Founders can't afford to leave the country while managing a billion dollar company.
This will also affect many employees who are some of the top scientists in the world in their specialty, working on mission critical tech for the US.
Sad day.
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Feeling robbed of my path to citizenship right now after grinding a PhD and contributing to foundational AI + computing technologies for the United States for the past ~ 10 years.
Feels like robbing top and technologists like me of the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.
Theo - t3.gg@theo
This sucks. America should welcome greatness. Builders, innovators, and creators should have a fast path to citizenship. I can’t fathom why we would make life harder for founders starting billion dollar companies that want to anchor themselves in the US.
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@realMichaelVB @DHSgov Edge cases such as these are how loopholes come into being.
No means no.
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An alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply.
This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes.
The era of abusing our nation’s immigration system is over.
Daily Caller@DailyCaller
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Closes Loophole Letting Migrants Stay In US While Awaiting Green Cards: 'We're returning to the original intent of the law' dlvr.it/TSgK6R
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@xMikeAlbert @DailyCaller @grok Anyone married to an American has permanent legal residency.
So you're not an American citizen?
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@grok - my wife is a 4th year PhD candidate from Iran who does not yet have her green card
her research is dedicated to improving sustainable infrastructure in the US after graduating
does this mean my wife will need to leave the US to apply for her green card?
Her visa does not allow for re-entry, so it sounds like she will be out of the US for a long time, maybe even years?
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Closes Loophole Letting Migrants Stay In US While Awaiting Green Cards: 'We're returning to the original intent of the law' dlvr.it/TSgK6R
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@RpsAgainstTrump If only you had such empathy and compassion for your own countrymen.
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What an unbelievably cruel and destructive policy.
The U.S. used to compete for the best talent in the world. Now it’s pushing people away and forcing scientists and other talented people who are already in the U.S. LEGALLY to risk going back to countries like Russia, China, and Iran.
It was NEVER about illegal immigration.
The Wall Street Journal@WSJ
Most green-card applicants will need to go abroad to apply for permanent residency at an American consulate, rather than filing from within the U.S. as they do now, the Trump administration announced Friday. on.wsj.com/4v2Fqkr
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@BanderiteAzov If Russie were to pull out of Ukraine, NATO military bases would quickly fill Ukraine, and Russia would be the next to fall.
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If russia has a problem with this they could, at anytime, pull out of Ukraine and this would all stop.
Ethan Levins 🇺🇸@EthanLevins2
Ukraine has bombed a college dormitory in Russia. 86 children are under the rubble, with multiple casualties confirmed already. Why is the EU silent?
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WHITEs talking about cleanliness while Russia made a video comparing the trains in India & America, and look how dirty they are & see how these WHITE Ped0s behave🤢😷
Milena@MilenaZellweger
India train experience.
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Vladimir Putin: "I want the ordinary citizens of Western countries to hear me."
"You are being persistently told that all your current difficulties are the result of hostile actions by vicious Russia, and that you must pay for the fight against a mythical Russian threat out of your own pockets. All of this is a lie."
"The truth is that the problems you are facing now are the result of years of actions by the ruling elites of your own countries... their mistakes, short-sightedness, and ambition. They do not think about how to improve your lives; they are obsessed with their own selfish interests and excessive profits."
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@plasticolicious @_dabblinj @RogerMockin @ChristianHeiens I'm not going to review all the posts in this thread but, as I remember it, I replied "cry me a river" to someone who said that interest rates are too high. Maybe I replied to the wrong post, I don't know.
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Sure, the reasons why this has happened are known.
It doesn’t change the fact that it’s significantly more difficult for the younger generation to own a home today than it was for you in the 80s.
Saying “cry me a river” to the younger generation that complains about it isn’t a great look.
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The generational disconnect between asset prices and reality that exists between Boomers and Zoomers is insane.
Case in point: A few months ago, the cheapest house for sale in my home town was a formerly abandoned cape cod home that was the site of a brutal unsolved murder 20 years ago.
Someone had bought the husk, flipped it, and sold the thing for $320,000.
That was your entry level home where I live, a literal haunted house.
Americans over the age of 50 have no idea what “asset price inflation” does to younger generations. My parents constantly talk about their $150,000 home and their 2% mortgage when we discuss finances, and it just blows my mind that such a thing was ever even possible.
Doc@DrBitcoinMD
The entire boomer vs young people divide in one thread
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@Wizepranker @JamesSurowiecki I appreciate Surowiecki's thoughts on topics of significance, and this thread is insignificant and wastes our time.
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@TheRaybender @JamesSurowiecki Why do you care why he cares?
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How short is Nick Fuentes that 128 lbs is a healthy weight?
Asuka Groyper 🚬@asukagrypr
Nick Fuentes figured out that he lost nearly 30lbs. Going from 155lbs to 126lbs without dieting, medications or exercise. "You just need to stop eating..." ✍️🔥
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@papaman1207 @mazemoore @TuckerCarlson I do believe Grok has it right.
I concede that the three have challenged aid to Israel.
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The Israel lobby takes out Thomas Massie and kills MAGA in the process. The good news is, we’ve now confirmed how the system works.
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@EyePatchGuy14 @MattNellans @RogerMockin @ChristianHeiens You guys are so fnckn clueless about S. California real estate. Here's an example (no my old place): zillow.com/homedetails/35…
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@MattNellans @TheRaybender @RogerMockin @ChristianHeiens He says it's worth $1.2 million now, so it probably was a mansion.
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raybender@TheRaybender
@_dabblinj @RogerMockin @ChristianHeiens Yes, this is all correct. Zillow says my old house is now worth $1.2M But irrelevant. My point was that today's interest rates are multi-generational average. The problem, rather, is horrible dollar devaluation along with incomes that haven't kept pace.
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