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pmags ◴[] No.43517799[source]
I'm a US scientist and the use of minimalist phone and a laptop is something I'm planning for all my travel.

This is for the simple reason that I have determined, based on a large body of cases that are accumulating at a disturbing rate, that the current US administration considers themselves "above the law". Furthermore, the administration has shown that they are eager to carry out actions that violate due process and freedom of speech against anyone they perceive as opposing their policies/views.

EDIT: I'm happy to document such cases for those who have not been paying attention, but I also encourage those who are doubtful to simply search the many examples that have been posted here on HN (unfortunately, many flagged in an attempt to suppress discussion).

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WillPostForFood ◴[] No.43518508[source]
Please document one or two cases. Everything I have seen has turned out to be a little more complicated than initially presented.

E.g. This story of the French researcher which started as, "A French scientist has been denied entry into the United States, apparently because the scientist had expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration's research policy"

In fact turned out to be, "The French researcher in question was in possession of confidential information on his electronic device from Los Alamos National Laboratory — in violation of a non-disclosure agreement— something he admitted to taking without permission and attempted to conceal,”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/world/europe/us-france-sc...

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ck2 ◴[] No.43518653[source]
Don't gaslight "it's complicated", that's like right out of 1930s Germany where people insisted everything is fine and there was some kind of just cause

We've been though only 60 days now and institution after institution is being completely dismantled.

Health, Education, Science, Weather Service, soon USPS, aid to the world with medication to stop HIV etc and food for children, all gone.

They paid a torture prison to take people out of US jurisdiction so judges couldn't order hearings, there are people who were legit seeking asylum and have obviously never been in a gang or criminals who might never see the light of day again

Russel Vought, Stephen Miller, Steve Bannon are full blown fascists following the Project2025 plan page by page.

Imagine this country in 200 more weeks.

Imagine what's going to go down once Congress and the Supreme Court are out for the summer and can't react quickly enough to all the illegal activities.

It's going to take DECADES to recover from this damage.

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1. Kim_Bruning ◴[] No.43519257[source]
If this was still 2024, I'd call you crazy. In 2025, this view is not unheard of.
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2. andix ◴[] No.43519886[source]
I think it's very important to compare it to early 1930s Germany, and not to the murderous and genocidal Nazi regime in the late 1930s and onward. It all started with smaller things and got worse really fast. But it took a few years to completely reshape the administration and change the laws.