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So I read today the richest man in the world spent $40m on ads telling America why it shouldn't be sending aid to the world's poorest. And I see this too... Well done America, outdone yourselves again.
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Looking at @Cyriln's photos of the post-Paris 2024 Games exhibition made me wonder if we'll get something similar when the London Museum reopens next year at its new, much bigger location... https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/smithfield/ The old Museum of London had some bits, the cauldron room being the most obvious. But with much more space I hope we get something about London's three Olympics.
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Brilliant photos @Cyriln
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I wouldn't go that far (though guns is an added ingredient which makes things more volatile). A trajectory like Orban's Hungary with entirely rigged elections and completely cowed/captured institutions and media is the path the US is now on imo. But the US voted for that, so whatevs. More worryingly I expect Trump, Musk, Gabbard et al to continue the belligerence against former allies and act in Putin's interests much like Orban does, and we'll keep seeing the most hardline anti-Palestine stances too. In terms of how it affects the Olympics, it'll probably be more about perception than anything else, unless things really escalate. The world's appetite to see a celebration of America will be non-existent. It puts LA28 it in that same basket of autocracies which have hosted before i.e. the kind of hosts that have previously had threads like this about them. That's in line with our expectations for places like China and Qatar. However, for a country I used admire in many respects, which used to be the self-style world's greatest democracy, it's beyond sad. But that is where we are.
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Under the radar it looks like you're going to end up with Putin and Assad's pal, and an atrocity denier, at the top of national intelligence. I thought after the fall of Assad that appointment was going to be ditched, but I guess assuming the very worst of America is now the most sensible course of action... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tulsi-gabbard-russian-connection-dni-trump-syria-b2692244.html
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A real but secondary concern when the fascist is proposing ethnic cleansing against the Palestinians and that wanker Netenyahu is seemingly welcoming the idea. As Nacre says, let's hope this is just one of these things the senile old cvnt says but doesn't follow through with. And rightfully so. I've been in broad agreement with you re: Israel's Olympic participation, but if Israel enacts what Trump is talking about, I won't be any longer. A darn good thing indeed! Because if Israel tries to create its own Mariupol they should have a friend, and maintaining their participation in the Olympics should be the issue of highest priority! A far-right, imperialist minded ally within the Olympic movement that Russia was so sadly lacking when it emptied Ukrainian cities and turned them into potemkin villages. Oh Say Can You See...
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300 people already protesting against an unconfirmed plan isn't nothing, and it'll be interesting to see if it escalates if/when this is announced as the preferred option. There's a post by EnolaGray on skyscraper city which feels more nuanced than what I'm reading here, pointing out that Brisbane is short on green space and it shouldn't be given up too easily. I'm thinking about what my reaction would be if a London park was proposed for something like this, and I'm not sure I'd love it. Building on limited inner city parkland is not the same as developing some brownfield site somewhere. That's not to say I hold a position on this - that's up to Brisbanites - but it feels a bit dismissive to sneer at those protesting, especially from AustralianFan who, correct me if I'm wrong, was a huge Gabba rebuild supporter just a few weeks ago. Brisbane should've probably sorted all this before it was awarded the Games (so much for the new norm eh?). This wasn't on the cards when Brisbane was involved in what we laughably have to call the 'bid process', nor (nominally at least) was it on the cards during the election ("no new stadiums"). It's perfectly understandable there will be protests now. This all should've been handled far better.
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Los Angeles Should Not Host the 2028 Olympics
Rob2012 replied to Michelle's topic in Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games
Good to see you, and this is true for everyone to a greater or lesser extent. Some like myself still hanging on but posting less frequently, others have probably disappeared for good, we get people like you popping back occasionally, and the giants of the board to their enormous credit are still organising logo competitions and partying like it's 2005.