Young protesters target Bezos wedding: ‘We will block the canals’
On a sweltering Friday afternoon in June, a group of angry and self-described “precarious” or underemployed Venetian young people gathered in a square near the foot of Venice’s Rialto bridge. It was a call to action against the impending nuptials of billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez, who will be tying the knot — and tying up the city — later in the month.
After struggling at first to hang a massive “No Space for Bezos” banner, complete with a drawing of his inarguably phallic Blue Origin rocket in the center, a handful of speakers roused the crowd of around 300 Venetians, many of whom were sipping spritzes in takeaway tumblers and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 23, 2025 6:07 AM
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Bezos is the type to have a blocked canal.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 18, 2025 1:11 PM
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One man should not have the power to shut down a city. It has enough problems already.
I have been to Venice many times but will not go back. Overtourism has turned the place into a theme park. Locals have to go to the mainland to get basics because nearly every shop has been turned over to selling cheap souvenirs.
The crowds can be quite frightening. I got caught up in a large group of people and the sheer force of numbers meant I had to keep walking to avoid being trampled underfoot. I’m exploring smaller cities in the Veneto from now on.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 18, 2025 2:35 PM
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I love the phrase "tourism battered" city.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 18, 2025 2:57 PM
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Are they protesting the proliferation of silicone?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 18, 2025 3:07 PM
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There are enough forever plastics in those canals even without Lauren Sanchez.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 18, 2025 3:10 PM
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| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 23, 2025 4:10 AM
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People must hate him everywhere he goes.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 23, 2025 5:58 AM
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I hope they threw rotten tomatoes at them.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 23, 2025 6:00 AM
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Why would a billionaire ever get married?? Isn't much of the appeal of having that kind of money the fact that you can have a different piece of pussy every day of the year? I know I'd be swimming in a cornucopia of (boy)pussy if I had this guy's money.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 23, 2025 6:05 AM
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This only endears him to the public as people hate protestors blocking shit. Good going, morons.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 23, 2025 6:07 AM
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