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Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 07:22:12 AM

What grows in North East Oklahoma where the land is swept by the wind & no trees grow?

Where the wind come sweepin' down the plain, you mean?  Presumably corn (which grows as high as an elephant's eye), (waving) wheat, barley, carrots and pertaters, pasture fer the cattle, spinach and termayters and flowers on the prarie where the June bugs zoom.

 

OK

#2

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by HisMajestyBOB - Today at 07:05:39 AM

I had missed the DNA bit

Yeah me too. My ESTA is still good for a year or so, hopefully the midterms will put a stop to some of this nonsense

In 2029, after a long shutdown fight, the Democrat majority in Congress and the Trump administration agree to a compromise bill that, among other things, allows the Trump administration to keep collecting DNA samples from visitors, but they have to promise to delete the data after one year.

#3

Off the Record / Re: Trump's Venezuela Vendetta

Last post by mongers - Today at 07:03:25 AM

He thinks he's emperor of the world,  Americans dying to stop him?

#4

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Syt - Today at 06:50:36 AM

From https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/10/2025-22461/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-arrival-and-departure-record-form-i-94-and:

4.

High Value Data Elements:

To comply with the January 2025 E.O. (14161), and the April 4, 2025, Memorandum Updating All Forms to Collect Baseline Biographic Data, CBP will add several "high value data fields" to the ESTA application, when feasible. This is in addition to the information already collected in the ESTA application.

The high value data fields include:

a. Telephone numbers used in the last five years;

b. Email addresses used in the last ten years;

c. IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos;

d. Family member names (parents, spouse, siblings, children);

e. Family number telephone numbers used in the last five years;

f. Family member dates of birth;

g. Family member places of birth;

h. Family member residencies;

i. Biometrics—face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris;

j. Business telephone numbers used in the last five years;

k. Business email addresses used in the last ten years.

My Indian coworker: "Yeah, except DNA we already have to that."

Not sure what the point of a visa waiver is, then, tbh. If this is implemented I hope for reciprocity by European countries.

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Off the Record / Re: Trump's Venezuela Vendetta

Last post by HisMajestyBOB - Today at 06:46:35 AM

I`m kinda stumped as to what land Venezuela stole from the US.

The site of the future Trump Hotel Caracas?

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Maladict - Today at 06:37:06 AM

I had missed the DNA bit

Yeah me too. My ESTA is still good for a year or so, hopefully the midterms will put a stop to some of this nonsense

#7

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by HVC - Today at 06:05:14 AM

Star trek is leaving netflix canada come jan 8th stupid paramount

#8

Off the Record / Re: Trump's Venezuela Vendetta

Last post by celedhring - Today at 03:18:33 AM

I`m kinda stumped as to what land Venezuela stole from the US.

It's Trump, but I guess he means land rights from oil companies.

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Off the Record / Re: Trump's Venezuela Vendetta

Last post by Zoupa - Today at 02:57:30 AM

I`m kinda stumped as to what land Venezuela stole from the US.

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Syt - Today at 01:51:18 AM

I had missed the DNA bit