US Revokes Visa for Critic of Charlie Kirk. What's Next, Thought Crimes?
The Intercept reports the US State Department revoked a visa for a foreign national because he tweeted that Charlie Kirk “won’t be remembered as a hero.” Recall that in 2023, the FBI investigated a Muslim non-profit, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), for supposed ties to Hamas (The Intercept, 2024), without revoking any visas from pro-Israel groups or individuals who donate tens of millions to
US politicians annually. While the State Department is busy policing opinions on American political figures, AIPAC, a foreign-policy lobby group, openly funneled $27 million into US elections in 2022 (OpenSecrets.org), often to unseat critics of Israeli policy, with no visa revocations in sight. One might wonder which 'foreign influence' truly threatens American democracy, the critical tweet or
the cash?