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@dangillmor@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

Turns out, unsurprisingly, that American fascism is bad for tourism and U.S.-based conferences. (You'd have to be an idiot to organize an international gathering inside the U.S. at this point.)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/las-vegas-tourism-decline-trump-immigration

Dopes The Frogman

@macacator@mastodon.social replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor WHAT?! Fascism is bad for tourism?!

Yeah, I tell everyone to stay away for now, since they're trafficking people who are "being an immigrant the [correct] way. "

*sparkling anxiety* Evelyn

@Gorfram@beige.party replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor
"Ladies and gentlemen, due to circumstances beyond our control, the conference has been moved to the local ICE detention center."

Lyle Solla-Yates

@Lyle@cville.online replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor “If you tell the rest of the world you’re not welcome, they are going to listen”

Darnell Clayton :verified:

@darnell@one.darnell.one replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor Yeah, I told friends overseas to skip coming to America 🇺🇸 for now. Japan 🇯🇵 is the new meeting space! 😂

Canadian Curmudgeon

@CdnCurmudgeon@mastodon.social replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor
And also:
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/new-numbers-canadas-boycott-is-crushing
NEW NUMBERS: Canada’s Boycott Is Crushing Trump's America
Seven straight months of double digit decline - Canada's boycott of Trump's America is turning into a freight train disaster and we're just getting warmed up...

Downes 🍁

@Downes@mastodon.social replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor Canada is close and Americans can come here without being arrested and detained in Guantanamo

Dave Fenichel

@nek@hear-me.social replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor It isn't just convention destination cities. I'm in a very rural area and businesses are failing because Canadians haven't come south for warm-water summer swim holidays per usual.

Kerplunk

@Kerplunk@mastodon.scot replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor

German travel company TUI is claiming it is only entry restrictions causing less travel to usa.

It is not, only a lunatic would travel to what once was the land of the free and dream of many.

Now, even looking from outside, that dream has become a nightmare and the usa Land of the unfree....

Linda Sgoluppi Artist

@lindasgoluppiart@mastodonapp.uk replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor 'Trump Slump' perfect description.
#TrumpSlump

日本語まあまあ

@nihongomaamaa@mastodon.ie replied · 3 days ago

@dangillmor They need some rebranding to make them cool again. Where's their Hugo Boss? (and, nah, red MAGA hats and Shein/Temu ICE cosplay shit ain't cutting it...)

Lexland

@lexgordon@mastodon.social replied · 4 days ago

@dangillmor yeah, between visa nightmares, safety concerns, and the general political mess, it’s no wonder people are picking literally anywhere else to host big events.