The Musician Tariff


Listening to Heather Bambrick on Jazz.fm this morning I learned that the time to process a visa application for performers has doubled and that to get an expedited visa now costs $2,800, limiting the ability of musicians to schedule tours in the US.

I have such a hard time even finding a jazz club, learning that now we can’t even get musicians just makes me even sadder.

erik_squires

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A lot of people are saying LordIdiot’s profile picture looks like he has a little girl wrapped up and held hostage!

@mapman 

Your comment will be most interesting to @lordmelton because facts are very important to him (if they are convenient to his specific agenda).

So, to satisfy the interests of our esteemed (and pathetic) friends (and autocrats), I will provide a link to a Reuters article for clarification.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/under-attack-by-trump-south-africas-ramaphosa-responds-with-trade-deal-offer-2025-05-21/

@immatthewj 

Crazy President, capitulating Congress, $400 million planes, crypto scams making the president a billion dollars, no habeas corpus, defiance of SCOTUS, no due process, weaponizing DOJ, CIA FBI, intimidation of media, and universities...

Destruction of every branch of government, cutting medical care to give huge tax cuts for billionaires, etc!!!

TAX CUTS FOR THE MOST WEALTHY WHO ALREADY DON’T PAY THEIR SHARE.

And trump pretends this is going to lower the deficit, but in fact, it will double. And our credit rating was reduced because tarif uncertainty,  which increases interest, and increase deficit!!!

Taking over Canada, Greenland, Panama, Gaza!!!!

And we have a derangment syndrome!!!

Just look at all the insanity!!!!