Or vaccines for livestock.
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Tammy Bruce, the State Department Spox, is far more forthcoming on the Administrationās foreign policy and is willing to engage with the Press( rather than shutting them down). Not that she actually answers every Q though.
The record of her Q and A of 17 March (up on the State site) is worth a read in shedding light on US foreign policy.
She passed the parcel on the withdrawal of funds for VOA ,Radio Free Liberty and Eurasia. Just part of the necessary cuts in government expenditure.
She also passed the parcel on Trumpās invocation of the Enemy Aliens Act ( thatās for the White House) and on the deportation of an academic ( thatās DHS).
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Several airlines are getting very nervy over some of the proposed visa changes.
As a precaution Iām going to book a few flights as a backup plan just in case things mess our holidays up
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I guess Iām more straight forward.
Dear America
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This deserves its own threadā¦
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Yeah Iām wondering if I have anything to worry about when I fly over in June. I have two kids with birthright citizenship who donāt live there.
Funny how with all this turmoil that flight fares keep going up.
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Only if they have oil
You know this - how?
What about a vaccine against dementia?
Please do not present an argument from personal ignorance.
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Any issues for Australians going to the US in the next month or so?
I know researchers at a site (in Vic) for a trial making personalised vaccines for ppl with (I think a certain kind of lung) cancer. Pharma and biotech are pouring money into it cos the science is going that way (for some diseases).
And how fkn good!
The impact on labs in American from the administration actually impacts the whole world.
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Yes, you land in the US.
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I donāt know where Fortune lies on the spectrum.
Hmmm. Let me check before posting.
Okay, first two rating sites marked it as centre and right-centre.
Foreign tourism into the U.S. is suddenly reversing and is now expected to drop, due in part to āpolarizing Trump administration policies and rhetoricā
BYJason Ma
March 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM GMT+11
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- President Donald Trumpās āAmerica firstā stance is helping to discourage international travel into the U.S., according to a recent forecast. Research firm Tourism Economics slashed its outlook and now sees a 5.1% decline in visits, flipping from an earlier view for an 8.8% increase. Spending by foreign tourists is expected to tumble 11%, representing a loss of $18 billion this year.
The outlook for international travel to the U.S. has drastically changed and is now seen declining this year instead of rising.
According to a Feb. 27 report from research firm Tourism Economics, visits are expected to fall 5.1%, down from an earlier view for an 8.8% increase. Spending by foreign tourists is expected to tumble 11%, representing a loss of $18 billion this year.
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Thatās as President Trumpās tariffs and friendlier approach to Russia have created a global backlash, while an expanded trade-war scenario is seen slowing economic growth across U.S. trade partners and weighing on their currencies.
āIn key origin markets, a situation with polarizing Trump Administration policies and rhetoric, accompanied by economic losses to nationally important industries, small businesses and households, will discourage travel to the US,ā the report said. āSome organizations will feel pressure to avoid hosting events in the US, or sending employees to the US, cutting into business travel.ā
In emailed comments to Fortune, Tourism Economics President Adam Sacks said in the two weeks since the report came out, the situation has deteriorated further and the forecast for a 5.1% decline is likely to get worse.
Visitors from Canada, which has been hit by Trumpās tariffs and demands for it to become the 51st U.S. state, have been canceling travel plans. In fact, the number of Canadian car trips coming back from the U.S. were down 24% in February compared to a year ago, and overall travel from Canada is seen falling 15% this year.
Meanwhile, Trumpās immigration crackdown may also raise concerns among potential travelers, particularly from Mexico, the report added.
Travel from Western Europe, which accounts for over a third of foreign tourism to the U.S., is susceptible to declines due to tariffs and āthe administrationās perceived recent alignment with Russia in the war in Ukraine as sentiment towards the US is damaged,ā Tourism Economics warned.
Separate data shows the overall number of foreign visitors to the U.S. fell 2.4% last month from a year ago. Travel sank 9% from Africa, 6% from Central America, and 7% from Asia, with China down 11%, according to a Washington Post analysis of government statistics.
Airlines have also sounded the alarm recently on lessened travel demand from consumers and businesses as tariffs and mass federal layoffs create economic uncertainty.
Not only are tariffs slamming foreign tourism, they are widely expected to slow U.S. economic growth, with Wall Street pricing in growing odds of a recession.
And fewer overseas visitors will make that worse because all their spending in the U.S. is treated in government statistics like an export, meaning the trade deficit is poised to widen. A deeper imbalance was a major factor in the Atlanta Fedās GDP tracker suddenly shifting into negative territory for the first quarter.
To be sure, similar declines in foreign visitors were seen during Trumpās first term, especially from Mexico, China, and the Middle East, according to Tourism Economics. But his trade war was more limited back then. Now, his tariffs are more aggressive and expansive, with no sign he plans to back down.
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Either here or in the Ukraine war thread.
But it takes a special sort of evil and heartless character in the U.S to just give up on these kids. Hidden away in deepest Russia no doubt.
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This is the next thing heading our way.
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Shouldnāt be as I donāt think they will push it through that quick
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And people like to say what do you care who is president in the US, hereās one reason.
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Yes, and I know researchers working on a vaccine against Alzheimerās dementia. Would be huge if it works
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Haha. But that is the intention*, so if landing somewhere else would be the problemā¦
*Donāt blame me, booked flights before Trump was elected.
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Bryce is just amazing.
America is wasted on MAGAt Americans
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