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generalbetrayus

(2,087 posts)
3. Antifa's global warming plot crashes Orange Julius Caesar's self-lovefest! See it on Fux Snooze!
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 02:31 PM
2 hrs ago

Just in case:

Totally Tunsie

(12,247 posts)
6. So, what are these people to do in the meantime? Sit in their hot cars?
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:57 PM
1 hr ago

Find a diner? Mill around outside the fairgrounds?

Why wouldn't they just stay open for their comfort instead of forcing them to find a place to go for now?

DET

(2,685 posts)
7. My Guess is Liability Reasons
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:30 PM
34 min ago

They don’t want people dropping dead of heat exhaustion. They probably don’t have the free water and cooling stations available yet at the fair. Most people at the fair won’t have cars to go back to since the bulk of them probably took Metro. There are lots of places to eat around there, but attendees may not want or need to eat. I think the museums are still open today and there are plenty of them to see; that would be my first choice.

struggle4progress

(127,295 posts)
9. Because the whole shutdown was pre-planned to cover the grift?
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:46 PM
18 min ago

... “By the way, on July 4th, it’s going to be approximately 107 degrees out, and I’m going to go, and I’m going to make a really long speech just to show that I can do anything,” Trump said ... https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5950451-july-4th-trump-rally-heat/

There was no way in hell Trump planned to give a two hour speech iat 107 degrees on a ramshackle stage that's likely to kill somebody



struggle4progress

(127,295 posts)
8. It's the grift: give the grifters the money, expect minimal return
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:42 PM
22 min ago

If you're really planning a huge event on the mall in July, you organize adequate food, water, medical response, toilets ...

If you're just pretending to organize a huge event, you don't organize adequate food, water, medical response, toilets ... you just cancel at the last minute "due to the heat"

Grifters will grift

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