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Those freaks will get us all killed, or if we‘re lucky transport us back to living conditions and life expectancy of the Middle Ages. This is not just an American problem, it‘s a global one. -
They‘ve found some people who will attend…even during their working hours. https://meidasnews.com/news/immigration-enforcement-joins-the-fifa-club-world-cup
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My first worry is those people living in the US who did not vote for the Mad King and his despicable cult.
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Andi Knoll is the commentator, and yeah he should be part of it, but surely Hazel won‘t. I‘m in Vienna right now, it‘s still the obvious option because the city has it all but Innsbruck or Graz are maybe better this time around.
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Stay safe @Bear because this is going to become very bad very fast. I was accused in the past of overdramatising when talking about Gilead or Civil War, but it‘s clearly the road this is heading to. If we just narrow it down to an Olympics perspective, I would say all alarms must get off in Lausanne now. Three years to go and instead of having a very safe host, they‘ll have a nightmare scenario with no escape route at hand. But in the overall picture, Kirsty‘s headaches are a very minor worry in this dark, dark situation.
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Just wait until they find out what Spartan (and other ancient) warrior culture thought about homosexuality.
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I still think it‘s a pity Berlin/Hamburg didn‘t go as a duo. Together, they basically have it all with a few renovations here and there, and they‘re only 1.5 by train (granted, if Deutsche Bahn doesn‘t mess up), which s less than getting from one end of Rhine-Ruhr (Aachen) to the other (Dortmund). For obvious reasons, I hope the Munich bid survives the ref this time, particularly as it will be the first one. If it doesn‘t there will be likely a momentum and the other refs will fail too (Hamburg and particularly Berlin are anyway very difficult to succeed).
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No need to edit out what you wrote yesterday - it's likely going to be true. There is so much damage done already, three years will not be enough to clear it out even if it stopped tomorrow (which it won't). LA will have an uphill fight against MAGAmania, and they will lose it.
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World Athletics Championships
StefanMUC replied to munichfan's topic in Other International Games / Bids
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Munich city council with a big majority approved the bid plan today, including the referendum on 26 Oct. I guess turnout will be essential there. Those against will likely go vote while others might not care, so it‘s difficult to predict how it goes this time. A website will be available in a few days (doesn‘t work yet, not sure if at this stage there‘ll already be an English version): www.olympiabewerbung-muenchen.de The referendum will explicitly seek approval for any of 2036-2044, so it‘s not bound to one particular year.
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So I‘m clearly at the sidelines only for that one as I‘m not a local, but in Berlin there seems to be already quite some resistance building from several parties and organisations against a bid. Mostly due to the city governments sort-of-austerity (sort of because spending for car traffic is ok, spending for schools is not), which makes people how a city that cuts grassroots sports funding could come up with a credible Olympics bid. I can already see how that particular referendum will be going.
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The lack of a properly sized athletics stadium there is a big issue though. Meanwhile, the Munich bid is hitting the first bumps on the road as it seems the city has not yet talked to the proprietors of the land foreseen for the Olympic village and they are not amused…not great given we‘ll have a referendum that is likely to be a narrow affair and positive vibes need to be created.
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Actually, it makes sense to find a way of re-conquering airwaves and all kinds of media platforms. People like AOC or Buttigieg are brilliant communicators, they just need to be (to paraphrase Bannon) able to “flood the zone” with their sh*t this time.
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Update following the press conference, apart from what I posted earlier: - referendum (locally) on 26 October (city council still has to approve the date next week) - 2036 is indeed still an option also - further expansion of subway lines - bid cost (not hosting!!!) estimate 6-7 million € - apart from Olympiapark and other 1972 venues such as slalom course in Augsburg, temporary ones: equestrian Nymphenburg castle (like in 72 partly), archery Oberschleissheim castle, open water Lake Starnberg, velodrome on premises just north of Olympiapark (on university sports ground), aquatics (1972 pool only has 8 non-extendable lanes) in new indoor arena to be completed in Freising next to Munich airport (will be built unrelated to Olympics by private investor, 20k or so for concerts) - sailing (and surfing I guess) still to be decided
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Hamburg, Berlin, Rhine-Ruhr apparently (all a bit confusing with DOSB’s ever changing goalposts behaviour). Maybe one or more also still have 36 on their minds.
