Fyre Festival

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edwin drood
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Fyre Festival

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Coming in June, brought to you by Billy McFarland, a con man unparalleled outside of Washington DC. Tickets start at $1400 and go up to $1,100,000. No acts have been announced, likely because there are none. 8 years ago, Fyre Fest 1 saw ticket holders sleeping in emergency shelters and eating cheese sandwiches. McFarland still owes millions in restitution.

https://www.fyre.mx/
Pink Freud
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edwin drood wrote: 24 Feb 2025 17:55 pm Coming in June, brought to you by Billy McFarland, a con man unparalleled outside of Washington DC. Tickets start at $1400 and go up to $1,100,000. No acts have been announced, likely because there are none. 8 years ago, Fyre Fest 1 saw ticket holders sleeping in emergency shelters and eating cheese sandwiches. McFarland still owes millions in restitution.

https://www.fyre.mx/
I saw an interview with that flim-flam man yesterday. I'm surprised he hasn't (YET) been appointed to a Cabinet position.
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Wasn't Ja Rule supposed to perform at the 1st one? I'm guessing he's still available.

I still remember that Fyre Festival documentary that came out in the years following in which one of the male Festival organizers was prepared to perform oral s*x on a member of the Island's government to get some bottles of water. Good times. Can't wait for the wreckage from part 2.
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Re: Fyre Festival

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todd-parker wrote: 25 Feb 2025 13:59 pm Wasn't Ja Rule supposed to perform at the 1st one? I'm guessing he's still available.

I still remember that Fyre Festival documentary that came out in the years following in which one of the male Festival organizers was prepared to perform oral s*x on a member of the Island's government to get some bottles of water. Good times. Can't wait for the wreckage from part 2.
In this current era of spectacle and shamelessness, Fyre Festival rises to the top. One of Twitter's greatest weeks. I couldn't get enough of it.

And the fact that Billy McFarland is giving it another go just perfectly encapsulates our society. There's no doubt in my mind that he'll run for office - and probably win.
Pink Freud
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Re: Fyre Festival

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When American civilization finally collapses, a major cause will be the utter absence of shame, led by the idiots we elect.
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Political commentary is supposed to be barred yet Pink Fraud continues with zero accountability by the PD. We just had 4 years of political grift and mind numbing decision making and just dodged a bullet not electing an even worse choice but the Fraud wants to bite the hand of the party that’s going to save him. Sheesh!!
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Whatashame wrote: 07 Mar 2025 19:08 pm Political commentary is supposed to be barred yet Pink Fraud continues with zero accountability by the PD. We just had 4 years of political grift and mind numbing decision making and just dodged a bullet not electing an even worse choice but the Fraud wants to bite the hand of the party that’s going to save him. Sheesh!!
What’s also funny, in the documentary referenced above, it was Chuck Schumer’s Press Secretary meeting with McFarland and in bed with him in some way.

As far as version two of this festival, it should be pretty obvious. Fool me once….

https://www.foxnews.com/us/fyre-fest-fr ... esnt-exist
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