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US officials forced to share bald JD Vance meme by denying tourist’s claim he was denied entry over photo (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 3 days ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that, no, agents did not stop a Norwegian traveler who showed them a meme of a bald Vice President JD Vance.

“Fact Check: FALSE,” the CBP wrote on X. “Mads Mikkelsen was not denied entry for any memes or political reasons, it was for his admitted drug use.”

And no, the agency is not referring to Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, but rather the similarly named 21-year-old who was denied entry at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 11.

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[–] Focal@pawb.social 216 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

A Norwegian newspaper got to see his letter of denial and it didn't list drug use at all. Rather they said he tried to enter the country to get a job illegally.

At this point, CBP's story keeps changing, and I don't trust anything they say.

https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/OoKoRA/mads-mikkelsen-21-ble-nektet-innreise-til-usa

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. Trying to get a job without legal paperwork.

What fucking clowns these people are.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 31 points 3 days ago

YouTube prank video: Getting a job illegally in America for insurance to see how quickly I die from denied medical claims

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"CBP"?

[–] RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip 29 points 3 days ago

Customs and Border Protection

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

customs and border protection

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I see... well, ACAB includes border cops, doesn't it?

[–] match@pawb.social 18 points 2 days ago

possibly more than anyone else

[–] match@pawb.social 8 points 2 days ago

la migra, la policia, la misma porqueria

[–] moody@lemmings.world 4 points 2 days ago

Always has

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Customs and border pigs

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago

you just have to trust the meme.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 120 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The exact meme in case anyone wants to avoid it for um... Legal purposes.

[–] troybot@midwest.social 18 points 3 days ago

Under no circumstances should you share this image. We must send this to everyone we know to be absolutely certain all our friends and family know about this so they don't unknowingly have it on their phone. It's our patriotic duty to share this with as many people as possible.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I read your username as ChinWeasel and thought heh, username checks out oddly enough.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

It obviously says ChanWhistle

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I do in fact want to "avoid it" for legal purposes.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah I don't believe their cover story.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago

Government was trying to kidnap a guy in a Colorado town, there's an emergency response network to shut those shits down, and they did. The government morons retroactively tried to claim he was wanted for terrible crimes he did in Italy and was from El Salvador. Of course, there was no record of this being true in any of those countries, even the FBI's most wanted list was devoid of this supposed bad guy. (I'm sure they'll be sure to create fake dossiers in the future.)

Now, because of that, all the news was polluted with "These people did bad and stopped the FBI from doing good," when the headlines should read, "Hero Activists Save a Person from Treasonous Thugs Violating the Constitution." The government will probably refer to the news articles as circular logic proof that it was real at some point.

Troubling times, they've always lied, of course, the lies are just so much more toxic nonsense and there is less desire than ever to pursue facts or truth, as long as the evil deed is done. America is cooked.

Send help, or set up refugee programs, everyone else, we need it

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago

Interesting how they always find a convenient scape goat.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 71 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What a shit show.

Europeans, this is the best time to troll America right now.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I think Americans are trolled enough by Trump and his administration.
It's pretty hard to measure up to that level of trolling. It's so bad they are trolling people to death over there!

Haha no more medicare for you! lol
Haha your papers are wrong, away to Venezuela you go. lol
Haha Your pregnancy is putting your life in danger, but no doctor will help you. lol
Haha you complained about high prices under biden, but I (Trump) will make them even higher, with no wage compensation. lol
Americans are having a blast with how funny things are now.
/s

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Heh *cough* That's a pretty good impression of us.
*cough cough, holds out disposable coffee cup fished from the trash* Got any spare healthcare? I promise I'm gonna use it for drugs!

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh poor man, of course you can have some spare healthcare, you just have to migrate to get it.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sounds expensive. Maybe I can just get a tan and get myself deported?

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The easy way out.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

I'm American. I'll always take the easy way.

[+] FerretyFever0@fedia.io -17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

At least Americans can still shit on England and the French! That's about it though...

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

Fr*nch, if you don't mind. There could be children reading this!

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good luck with that. This is like Freedom Fries idiocy x1000.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Okay, that's pretty ridiculous. Y'all seemed to take my joke about making fun of the French and English a little seriously. I mean the unserious shitting on. Like the French eating snails. And the fact that beans on toast is a thing.

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Beans are delicious, toast is delicious, garlic butter is delicious and snails are a super weird delivery vehicle for that. I guess the French should always be a target.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

I mean, ice cream is good. Pizza is good. Doesn't mean that they should be together. Lighthearted criticism is always pretty good. Us Americans have plenty of serious and light hearted criticisms made about us. The French and British are the only ones that compare in the lighthearted category. Let me make fun of the baguette eaters and Shittertonians.

[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 49 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I want to change his portrait on wikipedia to this

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That would be vandalism... but there's probably a section where it would be perfectly legitimate, like "Controversies"

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just add an "In media" section

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Summarise it neatly and add good reference links.

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Be the change you want to see in the world

[–] henfredemars 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I hope this gets its own Wikipedia article.

[–] Knuschberkeks@leminal.space 6 points 2 days ago

Be the change you wish to see in the world

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Streisand Effect strikes again

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

This is the most possible exposure the meme could get. Guaranteed JD saw it. Sucks for the Norwegian but absolutely hilarious that the fascists have to acknowledge unflattering pictures.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Gonna get this framed

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

when someone says this chapter in history books is going to be wild....this.

this is what I imagine the pages filled with.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 days ago

Great way of spreading the meme, whether or not this is true, I say well played!

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Man, all that friction against his couch did a number to his hair