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idk if the “lie” claim is the best language they could have used since there seems to be a few sources supporting it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Winnie-the-Pooh_in_China

that said, obligatory fuck tankies but this is a good meme and fuck ICE.

EDIT CONTEXT: https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/06/25/norwegian-tourist-jd-vance-meme/

ICE and CBP claim the guy was denied entry for drug use. I don’t fucking believe them personally after stories like Khaby Lame essentially being forced to self-deport after some racist MAGA kid decided personally getting him deported was a good move.

But u know we all about honesty in this joint so

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[–] arunshah@piefed.social 83 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 63 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

70 citizens deported, likely more

nursing mothers separated from their kids

elderly people in wheelchairs zip tied for demonstrating for lifesaving medicaid

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 19 points 2 weeks ago

Citizens arrested for protesting genocide

state sponsored masked thugs roaming the streets intimidating and kidnapping people

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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Always have been.

[–] mr_satan@lemmy.zip 62 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Wait… "finds meme on phone"? Does that mean people are required to give phones for a check up when entering US?

incoherent mumbling privacy… more incoherent mumbling

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That's the tip of the iceberg.

They'll demand pins, passwords, blood sample, biometrics, etc. recently they demand that visa applicants set their social media profiles to public. Specifically to look for things like this.

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well, the only social media profile I have under my name is a decade-old facebook profile, if it still exists. Then again, they might not believe that, or otherwise not trust someone with no social media presence.

Aside from the obvious fact that I wouldn't want to give them any pins, passwords or blood samples either.

It's a shame because I'd love to visit some places and people in the US some time, but not for the foreseeable future...

[–] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Apparently they also demanded his phone password with the threat of a $5k fine or 5 years in prison. I always thought you had the right to stay silent when it came to passwords but idk if that's any different since he's Norwegian. Shits fucked.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago

Yea that threat is a lie. Cops lie.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, decades even

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't travel to fascist hell holes.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 35 points 2 weeks ago (17 children)

sigh id love to move away from this fascist hell hole

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[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Winnie the pooh is still censored in China btw

[–] Iceman@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Winnie the Pooh is not banned in China, but comparison between him and Xi are cencured.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

It's much more than that cause censors are trigger happy af so basically anything with Pooh is 99% of the time censored.

Its wild to see people defend this

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Tankies gonna tank.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

Its wild to see people defend this

they weren’t defending it they were engaging in conversation on a topic which they have a fractionally different perspective/use of the language than you

gyatt damb the internet is truly poison

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[–] Iceman@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Wouldn't suprise me. Due to the meme status it would be usage has to be used more as a symbol for making fun of the goverment and so on, than fans for the books and series.

Still, it's not illegal. The twitter post is miss-representing the popular line, i have rarley seen any banned claims and far moee on the cencuring line. On a similar note i don't see a lot of defending of the policy either, so i don't get what that is about.

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 38 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is he now in some prison in central America, or did he go back to Norway?

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 41 points 2 weeks ago

updated. to answer your original question, he was denied entry which is not deportation. so he’s in norway.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 15 points 2 weeks ago

oof there’s a snopes post let me update the description

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 33 points 2 weeks ago

That's some commitment to getting the Vance meme into every news outlet.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you travel to a country that reads your phone (including the US, Australia) don't take a phone that's logged in to your social media accounts

Factory reset the phone, create a new Google or Apple account for it.

Leave them nothing to find. Feel free to log into your real accounts once you're out of the airport

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

With the new policy in the visa application process, that will no longer be as effective. If you have to provide your social media profiles and make them public before entering the country, they already know who to pick out in case you said/liked/posted something that the regime doesn't like.

[–] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

I actually don't have a Facebook account. They can have my linkedin, if they want 🤷

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Solution 1: don't go to fascist shitholes.

Solution 2: have a burner phone if you can't avoid it.

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“Sorry I can’t sign into my accounts I have 2fa but left my other phone at home because it has no coverage in the US”

[–] VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online 6 points 2 weeks ago

A decade ago, Australia rolled out where they have a right to check your phones and laptops. So company trips, it was always recommended to bring burners/reformatted devices. So that's been my norm.

I've been doing that for years and would strongly recommend it.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago

why is that picture staring into my soul like a chucky photo?

[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Remember, copying a film or picture is theft, so technically a copied thing is an object in its own right. A copy of bald JD is an illegal object.

Also, remember, if you find something illegal or stolen, you should be turning it in to the authorities.

Sounds to me like people should be emailing these in so they can be safely disposed of...

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

emailing also constitutes sending a copy soooo

[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Ah, so we'd be turning in twice as many illegal copies? Sounds like good citizenship!

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Looking at that photo makes all those times I ever felt bad for Humpty Dumpty completely fade away.

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