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   Randahl Fink (randahl@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 26-Apr-2025 01:52:23 JST Randahl Fink

   US standup comedian Jena Friedman did a trip to Vancouver, Canada, and when flying back to Los Angeles, USA, she was asked by a US customs agent if she “made fun of politicians”.

   Now would be a good time for US journalists to interview the management of US customs in LAX airport, and ask if this US customs agent made a mistake, or if this is the new Trump dictatorship protocol to have customs agents check if comedians exercise their right to free speech before letting them back in to the US.

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     Marijke Luttekes (mahryekuh@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 26-Apr-2025 01:52:38 JST Marijke Luttekes

     in reply to

     @randahl Hello! Could you add an alt text to the image so screen reader users can read its content?

     Example in the next post.

     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 repeated this.
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     Marijke Luttekes (mahryekuh@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 26-Apr-2025 01:52:38 JST Marijke Luttekes

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     @randahl

     An Instagram post by jenafriendman:

     Just a heads up to anyone traveling internationally right now, I was flying back into LA from Vancouver last night and the US customs agent asked what

     I was in town for and after I told him I was in town performing comedy, he asked "Do you make fun of politicians?"

     It was a brief exchange and I got through but be careful out there. Know your rights and proceed with caution.