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[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Just got back from the S.A. No Kings march. Maybe 5,000 - fewer than the previous marches. Probably demonstration fatigue.

 

[Alan]

That’s still a really good turnout for this sort of thing I think.

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

There were also marches in a few towns outside SA, but we do hold one of the largest MLK marches in the country every year.

 

[Tony Towner]

Found out tonight that at the start of the year he introduced a Make America Beautiful Again tax of $100 per person in addition to usual admission fees at the Top 11 parks - Yosemite, Grand Canyon etc. Puts my plans for a trip to the Everglades in question, although a pass for 4 is available at a bargain $250. Up to 100% of the revenue raised will go on the maintenance of the areas, something tells me the up to is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Twat

 

[Kenny]

All my planned trips to the States are on hold until this fucker is gone and someone has reversed a lot of what he has introduced.

Luckily its a big old world to get out and see (unless he is successful in fucking that up as well)

 

[EpsomWolf]

Some seriously good deals out there at the moment from companies needing to fill spaces created by those who’ve dumped their holidays by the bucketload. Loads of people deciding not to go to the states but plenty just not feeling comfortable travelling anywhere long distance by air for obvious reasons too.

The nearby med beach holidays are going the roof but conversely some crazy deals are on offer further afield and in places that don’t necessarily involve travelling via the high risk areas too. Bit like Covid times, everything is all over the place but at the moment paying top dollar to go to the states seems like the worst of all worlds unfortunately.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Gill is going to Boston in April to run the marathon and complete the 6 Abbott Majors. I am not flying with her. Though I understand her wish/need to complete an amazing accomplishment, I don't want to be in the USA with this regime in charge. It will be the only time I haven't been there to support her on one of her marathons. I feel bad, but at the same time I don't think I could look myself in the eye if I did anything, no matter how insignificant it may be, to validate an authoritarian regime.

 

[Dire Wolf]

This might be my favourite placard from the ones I've seen from the protests in America yesterday:

 

[Kenny]

Father Ted vibes....I'm all for it

 

[Dire Wolf]

@prawnking why have you attached a laughing emoji to my earlier post? What in that post is something to laugh at?

 

[prawnking]

Po-faced self-importance just makes me chuckle, that's all

 

[Alan]

Gill is going to Boston in April to run the marathon and complete the 6 Abbott Majors. I am not flying with her. Though I understand her wish/need to complete an amazing accomplishment, I don't want to be in the USA with this regime in charge. It will be the only time I haven't been there to support her on one of her marathons. I feel bad, but at the same time I don't think I could look myself in the eye if I did anything, no matter how insignificant it may be, to validate an authoritarian regime.

Keeping people out is the validation they're looking for tbf

 

[Dire Wolf]

Po-faced self-importance just makes me chuckle, that's all

Nothing po-faced or self important about it at all you absolute arrogant, condescending prick. It was a decision taken after many discussions with my partner, a lot of consideration and a lot of soul searching. Yet you, in your usual smug, arrogant, patronising way think you can judge. You're a piece of **** of the highest order. Go fuck yourself.

 

[AndyWolves]

The man has principles, nothing funny about that imvho

 

[prawnking]

Nothing po-faced or self important about it at all you absolute arrogant, condescending prick. It was a decision taken after many discussions with my partner, a lot of consideration and a lot of soul searching. Yet you, in your usual smug, arrogant, patronising way think you can judge. You're a piece of **** of the highest order. Go fuck yourself.

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