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Apparently they were able to flag where the ticket was issued but not your originating flight. I agree that one should be able to transit in the US. It would require an investment, however, which officials don't seem to have a taste for. I feel a song with handsome dancers coming on...

Yup. A lot of people send money just because they're fans. He never responded to my coffee offer nor my hiring magician gig. Why be bothered to pick up a hundie when your fans are sending in the $$, and you don't even have to lie face to face?

It would be logistically complex to just rescreen those whose first flight originated from a suspect country. What if the passenger originated in Libya, for example, and transited in CDG before his flight in the US? It could get quite messy. As I mentioned in a prior post, the countries for which one can go through US customs at the airport of origin are Canada, Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Ireland, and the UAE. What's especially nice is that you can basically buy extra duty-free liquor if you like, and bring it in, since you've already gone through customs. The duty-free shops at those airport, however, will not sell Cuban Havana Club rum or Cuban cigars.

Not a very good reason. I suppose, theoretically, since you had to pick up your checked luggage to go through customs, a wily terrorist could transfer, say, a knife from his checked luggage to his carry-on. In that case, although his carry-on went through security at the departing airport, an item which is allowed in checked luggage but not in a carry-on could be snuck into the cabin. Also, the US probably also feels (probably correctly) that it's a higher-threat target, so doesn't trust every other country's security procedures. What if the original flight came from, say, Libya or Burkina Faso?

That was my suspicion from the beginning. We'll see soon enough.

It's a stupid pain in the ass, no doubt. Always allow for 3 hours for international connections when arriving in the US.

For an update, I got an e-mail from him on Wednesday: "Thank you so so much for the kind words and opportunity to support my cause. It's been terribly busy as far as work goes, so excuse my delay. I don't know when I would be able to find the time to meet up because I'm quite delayed with two projects i've found myself editing for and the deadlines are in two days, so I cannot say if we would be able to meet before then, but I wanted to at least stay appreciative of your time and your response. I can't thank you enough for taking your time to reach out to me and even offer support to me. That's massive, kind and generous to say the least. I hope you'll accept my sincerest appreciation for even the thought to do this for me. It's monumental. Take care. -Skyler" So maybe I'll hear from him later today or tomorrow, since the deadline is today. Here was my response: "Skyler, There's no rush. It's up to you. I will be at a medical conference in Irvine (I'm a doctor) from next Thursday to next Saturday, and then again out of town from the 18th to 24th, but the rest of the month is pretty free. It's a quick drive for me to get to Burbank--we often go to the AMC theaters there. We could meet at the Starbucks at Palm and San Fernando, or any other coffee shop of your choosing. Also, I'd be interested in hiring you as a magician for entertainment at a pool party I'm starting to plan for Saturday June 13th. The parties are lots of fun, with most of the guests in their 30s. Hunter Gallagher and Nick Mascardo are frequent guests at my pool parties, and we have shirtless bartenders and an open bar."

No, most countries don't make you do that when just changing planes. The US does make you go through customs and immigration on arrival from most countries (except Canada, Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Ireland, and UAE), and to go through security again. However, one does not need to go through security again with domestic travel (or travel from those 6 countries).

Yes, that's one of his porn monikers. Here's his linktr.ee https://linktr.ee/Jkabobs

News Flash!

Unfortunately, LHR is the only UK airport which doesn't make people go through immigration in order to change flights. Obviously, changing airports also involves going through immigration, but even if you're doing the transfer within the airport at other London airports, including Gatwick, you need to go through immigration. AI Overview Yes, U.S. citizens need a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to transit through Gatwick Airport, effective for travel from February 25, 2026. Because changing flights at Gatwick usually requires passing through UK passport control, it is considered entry into the UK, necessitating this digital authorization.

London? Easy connections? LHR is a mess, and if you connect in Gatwick or other London airport you'll need at ETA unless you're an Irish/UK/Manx citizen.

Well, not needing any hard evidence, the court of public opinion has spoken, and California has changed Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers' Day. Why wait for any evidence? Accusation = guilt. https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/03/cesar-chavez-day-renamed/