1689

No use, Trump can’t read German.

It makes me queasy getting lumped in with the Trump voters under “Americans.”

1690

“Ich bin ein Trump!”

1691

Worse ever it is still too early to judge.
Worst first week ever, he is winning in a landslide.

1692

Now you’ve done it. You’ve made me bust out the Scorpions song.

1693

Hey, did you guys catch “Trump as The Joker” last night on the Daily Show? Fast forward to just under 7 minutes in: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ujnxnv/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-welcome-to-president-trump-s-reality

1694

No kidding. I read Victor Klemperer’s “I Will Bear Witness” diary about the Hitler era where he pretty much prognosticated how bad things would become when everyone else in Germany was still like “this is fine” and even in the first week after Hitler’s election, things didn’t move this quickly.

1695
1696

Right?

1697

“Now don’t watch as I vote for it anyway.”

1698

Muy triste! actually, but yeah.

1699

Muslim ban is in.

Because 9/11. Really.

1700

Except for the countries that the 9/11 hijackers came from.

1701

Because hotels.

1702

Here we go.

In banning newcomers from seven countries from entering the United States for the next 30 days, the president has used language that could affect those who are in the U.S. already on visas and green cards.
…
The order bans the “entry” of foreigners from those countries and specifically exempts from the ban those who hold certain diplomatic visas.

Not included in the exemption, however, are those who hold long-term temporary visas — such as students or employees — who have the right to live in the United States for years at a time, as well as to travel abroad and back as they please.

“If applied literally, this provision would bar even those visitors who had made temporary trips abroad, for example a student who went home on winter break and is now returning,” Legomsky said on Friday evening executive order.

Trump made “extreme vetting” of foreigners a cornerstone of his campaign, particularly those from countries that are predominantly Muslim and that he considers hostile to the U.S.

“I’m establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. We don’t want them here,” Trump said this afternoon, describing the intention of the executive order. “We want to ensure that we are not admitting to our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas.”

Trump signed the directive just before 5 p.m. but it took the White House almost three hours to release the actual text.

About 25,000 citizens from the seven countries specified in Trump’s ban have been issued student or employment visas in the past three years, according to Department of Homeland Security reports.

On top of that, almost 500,000 people from the seven countries have received green cards in the past decade, allowing them to live and work in the United States indefinitely. Legally speaking, green card holders are considered aliens. While lawyers are unsure if they would actually be barred from reentering the U.S. if they have traveled abroad, they conceded it’s a possibility.

1703

Yep
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-trump-immigration-ban-conflict-of-interest/

1704
1705

Well, let’s hope that someone with standing (and money of course) is challenging this in court.
And of course the Orange Con Man didn’t include the countries where he has property interests. Priorities, after all.

1706

I can’t believe what each new day brings. America is turning into a fascist state right before our very eyes. And there’s nothing the rest of the world can do about it. It’s up to the ordinary American citizens now. We’re counting on you!

1707

My ex- is from Iran and as far as I know, still a legal resident, not a citizen. Hoping she’s not back in Tehran right now visiting relatives.

1708

A Tumblr that’s actually fun to read: