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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 03:50:28 JST Paul Cantrell

   BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAhahaha*gasp*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 03:54:09 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Let’s show Hilton a little love, shall we?

     I don’t know how long this will last — I suspect it is a local thing, not from on high at Hilton Corporate — but we can help out by making standing up look profitable and compliance look costly.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 03:54:09 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Servelan

     More coverage via @servelan:

     https://newsie.social/@servelan/115843895183202775

     Rich Felker and GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) repeated this.
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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 03:57:06 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Scott Kellum

     @scott
     Yeah, equating ICE with the Virgin Mary is sure…a decision

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     Scott Kellum (scott@typo.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 03:57:07 JST Scott Kellum

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     @inthehands the biblical misappropriation is just wild with this one.

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     Eleanor Rees (eleanorrees@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 04:07:11 JST Eleanor Rees

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     @inthehands can't wait for their version of the Coventry Carol

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 04:07:53 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Eleanor Rees

     @eleanorrees
     OUCH

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 04:39:45 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Just to be clear:

     This is not just because somebody at Hilton Corporate has a stellar conscience. I mean, somebody there very will might — but that is not the reason for this. Corporations are amoral even when the individuals within them are not.

     This is surely because of activists banging pots and pans and drum kits outside the Hilton where ICE agents in MSP were staying, making the hotel a nightmare for everyone staying there and thus losing Hilton business.

     Keep it up, activists!

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     Moto :rainbowinfinity: (cmdrmoto@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 04:57:33 JST Moto :rainbowinfinity:

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     @inthehands
     @inthehands Hilton guerilla marketing courtesy of Those Fuckers

     #ItsAlwaysAStealthAdAnymore

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     Moto :rainbowinfinity: (cmdrmoto@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 04:57:48 JST Moto :rainbowinfinity:

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     @inthehands Hilton guerilla marketing courtesy of Those Fuckers

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     Scary Austin (maryaustinbooks@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 05:01:00 JST Scary Austin

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     • Canageek

     @Canageek @inthehands
     This is also true. ICE has to book under false pretenses for exactly that reason. Most hotels don't want them, at the very least for practical reasons. They absolutely do abduct hotel staff.

     With that said, Marriott has a history of collaborating with ICE. There's this article for an example, plus when I see activists banging pots outside a hotel where ICE is staying, more often than not it's a Marriott brand.

     https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/19/ice-marriott-hotel-detentions

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     Canageek (canageek@wandering.shop)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 05:01:01 JST Canageek

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     @inthehands Oh, that makes sense. I figured it was because they were worried that their employees would wind up deported and they'd have trouble getting new ones, and was surprised that a large corporation would have that much foresight

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     aburka 🫣 (aburka@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 05:44:12 JST aburka 🫣

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     @inthehands is this real? the informality of the supposed email makes me suspicious

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 07:04:30 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Maximilian Overdraft, Esq.
     • Puncha Not See

     @Weirding_Is_Real @aka_quant_noir

     And their staff, who have tough jobs as it is already!

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     Puncha Not See (weirding_is_real@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 07:04:32 JST Puncha Not See

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     • Maximilian Overdraft, Esq.

     @aka_quant_noir @inthehands

     👆THIS! Their guests deserve safety!👆

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     Maximilian Overdraft, Esq. (aka_quant_noir@hcommons.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 07:04:33 JST Maximilian Overdraft, Esq.

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     @inthehands If I ran a hotel chain, I would require anyone armed to store their weapons in the hotel safe for the duration of their stay. Including law enforcement, but especially non uniformed law enforcement.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 08:18:09 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • George B

     @gbargoud @newsguyusa

     Yep, as expected. Saw that too. The problem is that now they’re in the spotlight, and if they force the local Hilton to let ICE back in, they’ll be facing a national backlash — like the one from which Target still has failed to recover.

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     George B (gbargoud@masto.nyc)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 08:18:10 JST George B

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     @inthehands

     And there it is, Hilton corporate making it clear that they deserve none of that credit whatsoever:
     https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115844675445381178

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 08:21:17 JST Paul Cantrell

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     As several replies have noted, Hilton‘s national leadership is trying to distance themselves from the whole thing — “We welcome everyone! Please don’t come at us!” — and are making it clear this was a local decision.

     The problem is that now Hilton is in the spotlight, and if they force the local Hilton to let ICE back in, they’ll put themselves smack in the middle of a national firestorm (like the one Target still hasn’t recovered from…or worse).

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     Zack Stern (zackstern@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 08:35:21 JST Zack Stern

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     @inthehands oh deleted my reply. I thought Hilton was part of Marriot, what my link referenced:

     https://kolektiva.social/@other_ghosts/115754659872301137

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 08:40:56 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Corporate overruled local. Let ‘em have it, folks.

     https://www.404media.co/hilton-hotel-that-refused-dhs-reservations-backpedals/

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 08:42:37 JST Rich Felker

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     • Maximilian Overdraft, Esq.

     @aka_quant_noir @inthehands And forbid them from using hotel rooms to hold anyone against their will, regardless of whether it's legal.

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     Daniel Hinojosa :mastodon: (dhinojosa@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 09:15:29 JST Daniel Hinojosa :mastodon:

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     @inthehands Evidently, I didn't think I'd be saying this today, but I am a proud Hilton Honors Diamond member.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 09:15:29 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Daniel Hinojosa :mastodon:

     @dhinojosa
     Consider calling in and cancelling that membership, apparently:

     https://www.404media.co/hilton-hotel-that-refused-dhs-reservations-backpedals/

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 09:23:54 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Honestly I’m kind of surprised at this point that that Hilton gets through even a single night without a fire drill.

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     Miss Gayle (missgayle@urbanists.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 10:15:51 JST Miss Gayle

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     @inthehands

     Hotels should tell all persons wanting govt rates that they need to unlock their social media for five years of inspection before their reservation can be confirmed...

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     Miss Gayle (missgayle@urbanists.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 11:30:14 JST Miss Gayle

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     @virtualbri @inthehands

     It's cute, I know, but think about it...nearly 100% of these guys advocate for and promote violence, rape, etc. As no doubt other illegal activities. It's a legitimate basis for refusing service to them.

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     Brian Tatosky (virtualbri@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 11:30:15 JST Brian Tatosky

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     • Miss Gayle

     @MissGayle @inthehands Turn over all their families phone numbers and 10 years of work history....

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 11:31:11 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Brian Tatosky
     • Miss Gayle

     @virtualbri @MissGayle
     I don’t think the 3rd Amendment applies here, at least not AIUI, but regardless the •spirit• of this all is solid

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     Brian Tatosky (virtualbri@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 11:31:12 JST Brian Tatosky

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     • Miss Gayle

     @MissGayle @inthehands I'm all for refusing service. Something, something, "No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner..." If they want to cosplay Army, then they should live with the rules.

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     Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 13:49:13 JST Jeri Dansky

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     @inthehands I waited about a half hour on Hilton's digital assistant to supposedly correspond with a real person, although it still felt like I was corresponding with a bot.

     One snippet:

     Them: We are actively investigating this matter with this individual hotel, and can confirm that Hilton works with governments, law enforcement and community leaders around the world to ensure our properties are open and inviting to everyone.

     Me: Hilton is glad the hotel changed its policies, and I'm horrified. No one should be providing accommodations to DHS.

     Me: I don't want Hilton to be open and inviting to people at DHS.

     But I did get an email to write to: HiltonHonors@Hilton.com