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Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2025
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I have visited the us on long roadtrips down both coasts. I was shocked at the state of their cities. Extremely run down and in a poor state, homeless everywhere and the people who werent homeless were very fat and unhealthy. It was very unpleasant to be there.
Average US visit right there