Venice protest planned for US ambassador’s superyacht visit

https://web.archive.org/web/20260627081509/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/27/venice-protest-planned-us-ambassador-superyacht-tour-tilman-fertitta

Why does the representative of the people have a superyaucht?

For those who want to know more about this oligarch:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilman_Fertitta

In the spirit of AIPAC, he donates to both parties - in this fashion, which you, dear reader, might find unsurprising:

Together with his spouse, Fertitta contributed $140,000 to Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign and $5,600 to Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.

Also from the wiki:

On December 21, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Fertitta,[80] whom he has referred to as his "twin"

Now returning to the article at hand,

Protesters in Venice are planning to disrupt a visit by the billionaire US ambassador to Italy in his 117-metre superyacht, which they fear he plans to dock in the lagoon city.

“We ruined the party for Jeff Bezos’s wedding last year – this year let’s ruin the ambassador’s tour!” said Stella Faye, a 28-year-old researcher and activist, at a meeting of about 40 demonstrators on Thursday.

Further:

One person suggested, to a round of laughter, “bringing back the crocodiles” – a reference to protesters’ threat last year to fill the canals with inflatable crocodiles, which forced the Bezos-Sánchez wedding reception to change venue at the last minute.

I welcome this oligarch to follow through with his optics-challenged plan.

Friends, let's try not to choke eating popcorn whilst laughing uncontrollably.

With deep appreciation to the mighty Italians.

Aren't they trying to ban big boats over there?

I imagine climate deniers are less welcome in Venice than elsewhere in the world