The official "WTF" thread

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Ernie Dosio (1951–2026) was a 75-year-old millionaire vineyard owner and avid big-game hunter from Lodi, California, who died on April 17, 2026, in Gabon, Central Africa. He was fatally trampled by a herd of five forest elephants while on a guided hunting expedition in the Lope-Okanda rainforest.

Sometimes you eat the bear, other times the bear eats you

WTF ...

US going to require even DNA samples ? Insane ..

The video discusses a proposed rule from Customs and Border Protection regarding new data collection requirements for foreign visitors entering the United States. The speaker states that the legal authority cited for this proposal is Executive Order 14161, signed by President Trump on his second inauguration day, and a White House memorandum on baseline biographic data collection issued on April 4, 2025. (1:31-2:12)




Five Years. Set to Public. Now Required at the Border.
Lawful Masses with Leonard French




This video, created by Leonard French, explores the expansive and controversial new requirements for foreign visitors entering the United States. While media headlines have focused on social media checks, the proposed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rule is much more comprehensive.

Proposed Data Collection Requirements​

If the rule takes effect, foreign nationals visiting the U.S. (including those under the Visa Waiver Program) would be required to provide (0:39-1:23):

• 5 years of social media handles for every platform used.
• 5 years of telephone numbers and 10 years of email addresses.
• Biometric data, including facial scans, fingerprints, iris scans, and, when feasible, DNA.
• Extensive family information (names, birth details, and residences of parents, spouses, siblings, and children).
• IP addresses and metadata from any submitted photos.

Regulatory and Legal Context​

• Authority: The proposed rule stems from Executive Order 14161 (signed in Dec 2025) and an April 2025 White House memorandum (1:56-2:12).
• Existing Regime: Since 2019, visa applicants have already been required to disclose social media identifiers. Recent court cases, such as Department of State v. Munoz, have made it increasingly difficult for citizens to challenge visa denials on behalf of foreign associates (3:54-4:31).
• **### Impact and Chilling Effects
• **The video highlights the documented "chilling effect" on international travel and speech, noting that many students and professionals are self-censoring or avoiding U.S. travel entirely due to fear of arbitrary detention or visa revocation (8:50-9:12, 12:23-12:54).
• Economic Consequences: The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates that these requirements could deter nearly 4.7 million arrivals, costing the U.S. billions in spending and thousands of jobs (9:48-10:20).

Conclusion​

Leonard French argues that the "chilling effect" is not merely an unintended consequence but is becoming a central feature of this new border regime. While the public comment period closed in February 2026, he encourages viewers to contact their representatives to express their concerns regarding these invasive privacy and speech implications (12:54-13:49).

The video discusses a proposed rule from Customs and Border Protection regarding new data collection requirements for foreign visitors entering the United States. The speaker states that the legal authority cited for this proposal is Executive Order 14161, signed by President Trump on his second inauguration day, and a White House memorandum on baseline biographic data collection issued on April 4, 2025. (1:31-2:12)


According to the speaker, the proposed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rule would require foreign nationals visiting the United States to provide several categories of personal data, including (0:36-1:23):

• Social media: Every handle used across every platform over the past 5 years.
• Communication: Every telephone number used in the past 5 years and every email address used in the past 10 years.
• Digital metadata: IP addresses and embedded metadata from any submitted photographs.
• Family information: Names, dates of birth, places of birth, and residences for parents, spouses, siblings, and children.
• Business contacts: Information regarding the applicant's business contacts.
• Biometrics: Facial images captured by live detection software, fingerprints, iris scans, and, when feasible, DNA.

I had to do most of the above stuff to get a CDL W/ all of the hazmat endorsements.