Going Once, Going Twice

@ArishMell Tourism is way down. Business travel is down and the migrant queues at the borders are down..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman I know the aim is to cut immigration, but I think the actions of the border officials, increasing bureaucracy including the requirement to reveal several years' worth of social-media use (is that even possible?), and one or two well-publicised cases have collectively frightened many tourists away.

It's likely also made a lot of professional travellers wary.

The havy-handed slashing of American science organisations, and of US links to international bodies, must have have broken many hitherto active international co-operations.

The drop in business travel is presumably also linked to the tariffs question.

@ArishMell I completely agree with all of that. But what alternative did Trump have but to cut science, when so much of it disagreed with everything he said and stood for.? He can replace politica foes with puppets. But its harder to find real scientists who will agree with you for money..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman Oh, so that's what he's dreaming about.

@MarkPaul there was no nomination, he appointed himself

@Northwest Yes, but he heard many people say "Sir..." They said, "Sir, you should be Chairman of the Board of Peace for life because no one knows more about peace than you." And, then all the men from those nations who gave him $1 B to be on the Board (to watch him sleep through the first meeting and then mispronounce their names) said they wanted to kiss him. But, he said, "no."

@DeWayfarer He isnt delusional. He thinks his "subjects" are..Now watch him pull a rabbit out of his hat..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman That rabbit will likely be rabid though.

@DeWayfarer Lets hope it bites him...😷

@Ohplease47 Then he will find another judge..😷

@jshm2 150 days yet not a lot of difference.