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I swear I read that as "DHH says ..." before reading the article

I had "DHL" and was wondering who let them organise ID in the USA. Yet, since I believed that, I did appear to have found this idea plausible.

Department of Homeland Security makes a lot more sense, but as a non-American, is not an acronym I am familiar with.

As a continental European, I do find the ick Anglo countries have with ID weird. Especially if you throw ICE and immigrants into the mix, the whole thing seems designed for collateral damage.

Interesting -- I'm a Brit and have that ick, I can't really understand people who don't: that agents of the state can demand "papers please" fills me with foreboding, particularly given recent European history. That in the UK you can reply "no thanks" and walk away is one of few things I like about the place.

Yet, since I believed that, I did appear to have found this idea plausible.

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