When Kneecap performed at Glastonbury music festival this year -- a performance that the British Prime Minister opposed before the band even took the stage -- bandmember Mo Chara told the crowd, "us three have no right to be on this stage in front of this many people, rapping predominantly in a language that even people at home don't even speak."
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Kneecap (band)
en.wikipedia.org(band)
... Kneecap are an Irish hip hop trio from Belfast, Northern Ireland, composed of Mo Chara, Mgla Bap and DJ Prva,[1][2] the stage names of Liam "g " hAnnaidh, Naoise " Caireallin and J. J. " Dochartaigh, respectively.[3] They rap in a mixture of English and Irish. Their first single "C.E.A.R.T.A." (cearta is Irish for 'rights') was released in 2017, followed by their debut studio album 3CAG, in 2018.[4] ...
The group has been at the centre of public debates about free speech and the expression of political opinions within Ireland and the UK.[6] Their themes focus on working class Belfast youth culture, Irish republicanism and Irish language rights. In concert, they have made statements supporting Palestinian nationalism. Their name is derived from the extralegal punishment attacks meted out by Northern Ireland paramilitary groups. ...
@#32
I found this one ...
www.washingtonpost.com (June 2024)
... Neither candidate has made debt reduction a priority while in the White House, according to research released Monday by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The debt grew by $8.4 trillion during Trump's first term, while Biden so far has added $4.3 trillion, according to the group. ...
What's yer current trolling Alias got?
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television The Drug Of The Nation (1992)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
One nation
Under God
Has turned into
One nation under the influence
Of one drug
[Hook:]
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
[Verse I]
T.V. it
Satellite links
Our United States of Unconsciousness
Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive
The methadone metronome pumping out
150 channels 24 hours a day
You can flip through all of them
And still there's nothing worth watching
T.V. is the reason why less than 10 per cent of our
Nation reads books daily
Why most people think Central America
Means Kansas
Socialism means un-American
And Apartheid is a new headache remedy
Absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us
It shapes our mind the most
Maybe the mother of our Nation
Should remind us
That we're sitting too close to...
[Verse II]
T.V. is
The stomping ground for political candidates
Where bears in the woods
Are chased by Grecian Formula'd
Bald eagles
T.V. is mechanized politic's
Remote control over the masses
Co-sponsored by environmentally safe gases
Watch for the PBS special
It's the perpetuation of the two party system
Where image takes precedence over wisdom
Where sound bite politics are served to
The fast food culture
Where straight teeth in your mouth
Are more important than the words
That come out of it
...
@#8 ... Does it matter? As a tourist do you look at the strong Euro and wonder is it a target? or is Europe a strong trading partner? Why? Will that interfere with your visit to Disneyland Europe? ...
imo, no, it doesn't really matter regarding tourism.
But maybe, if your current alias to talk about tourism, look at the declining tourism in the US of late ...
U.S Economy Set To Lose $12.5BN In International Traveler Spend this year (May 2025)
wttc.org
... U.S. Stands Alone Among 184 Economies to See Decline
he World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global body representing the Travel & Tourism private sector, today announced its latest Economic Impact Research which found that the U.S. is on track to lose a staggering $12.5BN in international visitor spending this year.
Notably, international visitor spending to the U.S. is projected to fall to just under $169BN this year, down from $181BN in 2024.
This significant shortfall represents a 22.5% decline compared to the previous peak.
The loss won't be felt by Travel & Tourism alone, with WTTC saying it represents a direct blow to the U.S. economy overall, impacting communities, jobs, and businesses from coast to coast.
According to the study, the U.S, the largest Travel & Tourism sector in the world, is the only country among 184 economies analysed by WTTC and Oxford Economics, forecast to see international visitor spending decline in 2025.
A Global Leader in Reverse
Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: "This is a wake-up call for the U.S. government. The world's biggest Travel & Tourism economy is heading in the wrong direction, not because of a lack of demand, but because of a failure to act. While other nations are rolling out the welcome mat, the U.S. government is putting up the closed' sign."
Simpson continues, "Without urgent action to restore international traveller confidence, it could take several years for the U.S. just to return to pre-pandemic levels of international visitor spend, not even the peak from 10 years ago. ...
@#25 ... Jeff's stupider than most of his bots. ...
My current view ...
Based upon my experience as the creator/admin of a message board back in the day, ...
If a person creates a new alias, that is a huge hurdle to climb over.
But ... after the creation of that initial new alias, the subsequent creations of new aliases seem to come easy.
Maybe, too easy, perhaps.