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By the way, anyone who grew up in the US from the 1970's through the 1990's would be familiar with that "No More Kings!" video, which played on NBC from 1973-2000. Both my hubbie and I grew up with it! I'm sure it's where the name of these "No More Kings" rallies came from. I can't imagine that those Schoolhouse Rock cartoons were shown on UK or Canadian TV.

Well, I guess you one (Trump) can fool some of the people almost all of the time. 🙄

Yes. Emphasis on MUCH reduced. I suspect the House will flip strongly, like a good 60% Democratic, but I doubt the Senate can be flipped so strongly as to avoid the 60% filibuster threshold. Obviously not ALL House seats will flip, especially Georgia's most right-wing district, the 14th (MTG's). In the last several elections, Republicans have won with no less than 65% of the vote. The fact that Georgia's most right-wing district only voted 56% Republican this time is highly significant.

They were protesting Trump in London, but failed to see the irony of brandishing signs saying "No More Kings." You appear to be surprisingly correct about that. I was surprised to learn that a substantial plurality of Canadians want to dump their king. Australia is in a weird situation, since, at least as of the last time they voted, every single state would have to vote to become a republic in order for them to get rid of the King of Australia. I think Queensland and one other state (Western Australia?) blocked the transition. Which will be the next nation to say "No More Kings"? https://www.canadian-republic.ca/polls

I would be surprised if the House doesn't flip to Democratic at the end of the year. It's difficult to flip the Senate, because only 1/3 are elected every 2 years, but that might be flipped as well, although probably with a smaller majority than in the House. Trump's insanity and dementia are coming increasingly evident to all. Smooth talking and lies can only fool fools.

Here's his Instagram, in case anyone here's interested: https://www.instagram.com/bigzee2002/?hl=en He apparently makes money selling his dirty socks.

https://en.mercopress.com/2024/01/03/royal-navy-sailor-fired-for-producing-porn-on-hms-prince-of-wales "A Royal Navy sailor, Zak Blackman, has been dismissed from service for creating and selling explicit content aboard the HMS Prince of Wales, Britain's largest warship, following a three-month deployment to the US. Zak, who rose to the rank of Naval Airman, reportedly earned £20,000 a month through OnlyFans by sharing X-rated pictures and videos. His side hustle came to an end when his content was discovered, leading to his dismissal for bringing the Navy into disrepute. In response to his firing, Zak expressed an unexpected sense of relief, stating, “I joined the Navy on March 30, 2020, at the lowest rank... It was really hard work for the money I was getting. I decided to post videos and images of me in my uniform. They started to take off, and after a few weeks, I was earning £20,000 a month from that.” Despite being paid £1,500 a month by the Navy, Zak saw his content creation as a lucrative opportunity. However, his venture was brought to light when a colleague or superior discovered the material on OnlyFans, he told The Sun...". I suspect that if he'd done this on a US Navy ship, he'd be jailed and brought up on criminal charges, not just discharged. https://gay.blog.br/en/boys/british-sailor-expelled-from-the-armed-forces-after-producing-adult-content-aboard-warship/ I can't imagine him being able to buy any car, let alone a Lambo with £1,500 a month's sailor's salary!

Apparently there were "No More Kings" rallies in the UK. I wonder if anyone told them they lived in a monarchy. 😄 Similarly in the Kingdom of Canada:

Apparently they were able to flag where the ticket was issued but not your originating flight. I agree that one should be able to transit in the US. It would require an investment, however, which officials don't seem to have a taste for. I feel a song with handsome dancers coming on...

Yup. A lot of people send money just because they're fans. He never responded to my coffee offer nor my hiring magician gig. Why be bothered to pick up a hundie when your fans are sending in the $$, and you don't even have to lie face to face?

It would be logistically complex to just rescreen those whose first flight originated from a suspect country. What if the passenger originated in Libya, for example, and transited in CDG before his flight in the US? It could get quite messy. As I mentioned in a prior post, the countries for which one can go through US customs at the airport of origin are Canada, Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Ireland, and the UAE. What's especially nice is that you can basically buy extra duty-free liquor if you like, and bring it in, since you've already gone through customs. The duty-free shops at those airport, however, will not sell Cuban Havana Club rum or Cuban cigars.

Not a very good reason. I suppose, theoretically, since you had to pick up your checked luggage to go through customs, a wily terrorist could transfer, say, a knife from his checked luggage to his carry-on. In that case, although his carry-on went through security at the departing airport, an item which is allowed in checked luggage but not in a carry-on could be snuck into the cabin. Also, the US probably also feels (probably correctly) that it's a higher-threat target, so doesn't trust every other country's security procedures. What if the original flight came from, say, Libya or Burkina Faso?

That was my suspicion from the beginning. We'll see soon enough.

It's a stupid pain in the ass, no doubt. Always allow for 3 hours for international connections when arriving in the US.