This is how things work in Hungary and Russia, of which T is a big fan

For Trump & team it's a way of getting bribes. For Adani and team it'll be a way of starving out competition who couldn't bribe high enough.

"Art of the Deal" Just think of approaching bilateral trade with a Mafia mentality. "Pay us a monthly fee (i.e. bribe members of our administration) or we'll burn your economy down"

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It seemed crazy because it was. I think police were far more concerned with protecting the US consulate than the lives of 300,000 Sydneysiders

I contend police actions on the day were negligent, bordering on antagonistic. So does the legal observers.

We were chilled, and a lot of us survived by completely ignoring the police and getting off the north end of the bridge anyway.

I had to put up with reports from a lot of my friends getting pushed around and frightened in my group chats, though... it was close.

Curious, where were you when we were told to turn back?

Props to everyone for keeping cool while police at the right side of the bridge told us to move left, police on the left side told us to move right, and police tried to block the easily accessible stairs that lead off the bridge.

So Proud of my Sydney 🍉❤️

Anyhow, props to everyone for keeping cool while police at the right side of the bridge told us to move left, police on the left side told us to move right, and police tried to block the easily accessible stairs that lead off the bridge.

I walked past the barricade (as did heaps of normal folk and familes) at the end of the bridge - there seemed like plenty of room for crowds to disperse. Certainly safer than reversing the march which is actually the most insane thing to have possibly done short of charging the crowd.

It was only Perilous because the cops absolutely tried to start shit by reversing the march.

I walked past the blockade at the end and there was a huge amount of space on the other side of the bridge for the crowd to disperse.