Welcome to America, where ICE agents show up at your work place to demand you delete your Instagram post, because it reminds people that ICE agent Jonathan Ross has not been indicted for his murder of Renée Good.

#LandOfTheFree

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5871369/new-york-ice-instagram-immigration-dhs-paigelynne-gonyea

@randahl I boosted the post, the more the people know about it - the better! What an awful country 😒
@connynasch @randahl What I find annoying is that the stupid people in the UK want us to be more like the Americans. I’ve noticed a huge spike in pickup trucks driving around and old men in particular wearing American-style clothing. Europe is far more sophisticated, and the public here rejected them in favour of the crude culture in the US. It's a shame they're not emulating the sophisticated Americans.
@david @randahl OMF! That is really bad news, I used to live in England when it was still civilised, my son was born in London in 1984 (quite Orwellian 🤔) My English friends here in Luxembourg miss the pre-Brexit days.
@connynasch @randahl I was born the same year. It really has deteriorated. I’d leave if I had somewhere to go. The government members seem to find their own citizens inconvenient to their selfish plans for furthering their careers. And the hypocrisy is palpable. Their families were poor and/or immigrants once, and now they have power they’re punishing anyone who follows. I personally believe immigrants bring new ideas from their homelands that make us think.
@david @randahl We, the Luxembourgers, are a very polyglot and open nation. I am a perfect example: born in Germany, raised in South Africa, then left to live in England. Due to my husband's work, we went to Holland and then arrived here. My present partner is a true century-long Luxembourger, and I have become one passport and all 😁 Presently, we have an enormous influx of Africans, which makes me feel quite at home LOL!
@connynasch @randahl One side of my family can trace their English ancestry back 1,000 years. The other side are Irish, and became Irish from Scottish when the English raised taxes (after they took over Scotland) driving out the poor Scottish peasants who then fled to Ireland. So in a roundabout way it always comes back to the UK. I wish I could say there was something more exciting in there.
@david @randahl I absolutely loved visiting Scotland a few years ago. Admittedly, I am a huge Whisky fan 😁 My favourite is Smokehead, if you have not tasted it - it is highly recommendable. History, world domination and literature are highlights of the past, though I must say the books still forefront many things. It might be sad to see the present state, but do not give up. There is surely some light at the tunnel end?