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dghughes • today at 4:28 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Yes a judge a Canadian woman was not able to book a hotel since her credit card was cancelled. And other services as well anything needed a credit card to work.

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5977815/trump-icc-sanct...

"You start to lose services from American companies, Amazon, Google, potentially Apple, whatever it may be," she told Morning Edition. "Completely randomly, though, you don't know when something's going to happen."

One of those moments came during an ordinary moment at home.

"I went home and Alexa wouldn't talk to me," she told NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Her credit cards, issued in the Netherlands and Canada, were canceled. She has managed to keep some bank accounts, but says her banking services are extremely limited and even small transfers can be blocked.


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xtracto • today at 5:49 PM

Bitcoin FTW.

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