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The Trumpdozer effect.

Europeans travelling to the US falling off a cliff.

https://x.com/ianbremmer/status/2015397168987697528?s=61

Those graphs are nearly a year old.

My friends and acquaintances provide plenty of anecdotal evidence of a reluctance to travel to the States. Anybody else come across similar?

Most Definitely! Spoke to a friend this morning who has deliberately avoided visiting New York on her way to her daughter's place in Canada. She and her husband quite fancied a short break in New York, and they still want to go, but say they won't do so for the forseeable future. On a walk with friends last Friday the discussion also turned to ways in which they could boycott US goods and services, as well as avoiding visiting there.

(FWIW these people are all retired professionals, well educated, with families and civic responsibilties. One family votes Labour, the other Green or Labour.)

Yeah they just elected a proper commie there. Doesn’t believe people should own property.

Yes President Trump isn't all bad. He has come out in favour of gun control.

A hair's breadth away from no excuse at all. ICE now have no controls at all on who they kill - except if there is a change in government. Trump has created an armed, anonymous force of 20,000 people for which a change in government is a disaster.

They have been created for the purpose of spreading domestic terror among American citizens.

It only gets worse from here.

The Trumpdozer effect.

Europeans travelling to the US falling off a cliff.

https://x.com/ianbremmer/status/2015397168987697528?s=61

Those graphs are nearly a year old.

My friends and acquaintances provide plenty of anecdotal evidence of a reluctance to travel to the States. Anybody else come across similar?

Most Definitely! Spoke to a friend this morning who has deliberately avoided visiting New York on her way to her daughter's place in Canada. She and her husband quite fancied a short break in New York, and they still want to go, but say they won't do so for the forseeable future. On a walk with friends last Friday the discussion also turned to ways in which they could boycott US goods and services, as well as avoiding visiting there.

(FWIW these people are all retired professionals, well educated, with families and civic responsibilties. One family votes Labour, the other Green or Labour.)

Yeah they just elected a proper commie there. Doesn’t believe people should own property.

Yes President Trump isn't all bad. He has come out in favour of gun control.

A hair's breadth away from no excuse at all. ICE now have no controls at all on who they kill - except if there is a change in government. Trump has created an armed, anonymous force of 20,000 people for which a change in government is a disaster.

The Trumpdozer effect.

Europeans travelling to the US falling off a cliff.

https://x.com/ianbremmer/status/2015397168987697528?s=61

Those graphs are nearly a year old.

My friends and acquaintances provide plenty of anecdotal evidence of a reluctance to travel to the States. Anybody else come across similar?

Most Definitely! Spoke to a friend this morning who has deliberately avoided visiting New York on her way to her daughter's place in Canada. She and her husband quite fancied a short break in New York, and they still want to go, but say they won't do so for the forseeable future. On a walk with friends last Friday the discussion also turned to ways in which they could boycott US goods and services, as well as avoiding visiting there.

(FWIW these people are all retired professionals, well educated, with families and civic responsibilties. One family votes Labour, the other Green or Labour.)

Yeah they just elected a proper commie there. Doesn’t believe people should own property.

Yes President Trump isn't all bad. He has come out in favour of gun control.

This whole episode has exposed the Big Lie of the 2nd ammendment crowd, that possessing a gun protects the innocent citizen from government oppression. As should have been self-evident, being armed only makes you more of a threat, and hence more vulnerable.

The Trumpdozer effect.

Europeans travelling to the US falling off a cliff.

https://x.com/ianbremmer/status/2015397168987697528?s=61

Mrs Stodge is very concerned about flying through the US on our next visit to the mother-in-law in NZ.

I'm more concerned about three months with the mother-in-law.

I've suggested we go through Vancouver - adds a bit to the journey time - or we go the other way, via Singapore or Hong Kong.

Came back through Singapore last year and if you have never been, its worth a day's stopover to see the Gardens by the Bay. They have a number of themed garden set up showing plants from different parts of the world.

Singapore’s an awesome city, well worth a visit if en route somewhere else.

Take the good bits of London, Dubai, and Hong Kong, all in the same place.

The only downside is that it costs about £30 for a Singapore Sling in the Raffles hotel bar.

Buying a drink in Raffles is one of those things you've got to do once.

Yes - done it

Incredible line up for this Saudi real estate conference: Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Richard Branson, Tucker Carlson and Piers Morgan.

https://x.com/rega_ksa/status/2014697827733999907

The Saudis just changed the law to allow foreigners to buy property.

It’s going to be as crazy as the original Dubai property boom from a couple of decades ago.

Buyer beware on the early projects though. There will be those that make millions, and those that either go bust or deliver well short of the sales pitch.

Remember that anyone ‘famous’ who appears in advertising is getting a free house out of it.

Special excusions to chop-chop square where beheadings can be watched after prayers every Friday. Only intending property buyers to apply. No time-wasters and dreamers

Think of the opportunities - if you are up for making adverts for Union Carbide, why not adverts to be projected on the sides of buildings round the beheading sites?

"Wilkinson Sword - for a smooth shave" ?

How's this for a slogan for the next real estate development:

"A stones throw from execution square"

A closer development was cancelled due to government cuts.