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   myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 15:02:50 JST myrmepropagandist

   Anyone else notice an uptick in items being shipped to the US getting mutilated with a razor by customs? (never had this happen before and now it's happened twice in a single month) First it was my custom spirograph from Poland. (Box was destroyed with a razor.) Then this very nice hand bound leather journal from Brazil.

   The boxes in both cases could have been opened and resealed without taking a razor blade to them damaging the item. I'm pretty upset to see this lovely book cut up like this.

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     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 15:04:00 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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     @futurebird I saw a photo this month where US customs had trashed a 3000$ sealed game from Japan

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 15:23:19 JST myrmepropagandist

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     • Mike Olson

     @mikeolson

     I really hope this isn't some "new thing" but it feels like it's a "new thing" since it happened twice.

     Government operating with pure contempt and spite. Not just opening packages for not reason but letting you know by always needlessly BREAKING something.

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     Mike Olson (mikeolson@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 15:23:20 JST Mike Olson

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     @futurebird that sucks. I’m so sorry.

     Steve's Place repeated this.
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     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 15:26:02 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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     @futurebird Found it

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     Jake Miller (jakemiller@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 20:46:01 JST Jake Miller

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     • GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

     @GreenSkyOverMe @futurebird Chalk up one advantage for NFTs.