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Spirit Airlines and the Ripple Effect on Travel. Seth Grossman highlights the recent loss of Spirit Airlines at Atlantic City Airport. He recalls how the airport was once a beehive of activity at 7am. However, it was a deserted "bus terminal" when he left for Florida last Tuesday. For instance, a trip to Florida that previously resembled a short bus ride to New York now demands a multi-leg journey lasting seven to eight hours. This itinerary requires taking a bus to Philadelphia International Airport and navigating multiple terminal transfers. Criticism of Government Intervention Grossman blames federal interference—specifically the Biden administration and Elizabeth Warren blocking the JetBlue-Spirit merger—for Spirit’s exit and the resulting lack of consumer choice. Citing historical perspectives from New Jersey's 1676 founding and thinkers like John Locke, he argues that government should remain limited to protecting people and property rather than managing industries or entertainment venues like the Kennedy Center. Political Strategy and "Asymmetrical Warfare" Grossman identifies what he calls left-wing "asymmetrical warfare" tactics in Newark and Minneapolis. He claims protesters deliberately provoke immigration enforcement officers to trigger an overreaction for media coverage. He advises conservatives to counter this by quietly documenting identities to make arrests later, rather than engaging in public confrontations. Liberty and Prosperity Updates Grossman promotes updates from his organization, including: A 7-point plan to rescue Stockton University and lower tuition to $6,000 per year. Criticism of Atlantic City's "free" airshow due to hidden hotel and restaurant surcharges. An upcoming $35 fundraising pancake breakfast on June 13th to support their scholarship program. EDITED TEXT OF SETH GROSSMAN INTERVIEW: JOHN DEMASI: We're going to get Seth Grossman in a little earlier today on the show. First, are you missing Spirit Airlines? SETH GROSSMAN:  Absolutely! In fact, I posted a lot of stuff on Facebook about my adventure. As you know, I left to visit one of my daughters and some grandkids near West Palm Beach, Florida, last Tuesday morning. Normally, the Atlantic City Airport at seven - in the morning was a beehive - of activity. People were catching flights to Tampa, Fort Meyers, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale. But at 7AM last Tuesday, I was the only person walking from the parking lot to the terminal.  I was the only person in the terminal! The whole place was deserted! Basically, it was a glorified bus terminal. The only outgoing flights were four buses to - Philadelphia - and one Breeze flight to Charleston, South Carolina. Florida. - So, - I did post that and what used to - be, - you know, going to West Palm Beach and - visiting my, grandkids here used to be like - taking a bus to New York. You know, - you you check-in and, two and a half - hours later, you're you're where you're gonna be - and you have a full day ahead of - you here. It's a full day adventure. - Yeah, you have Breeze, - doesn't start direct flights until - till I believe December. - You have Allegiance has occasional flights on occasional - days. - I ended up taking American Airlines where you - take the bus to Philadelphia, and it becomes - a seven or eight hour, - you know, day. So you just have to, - add a day. And and one of the - interesting things - on Facebook, - I I had an account on Facebook for - years - until I got knocked down for posting pro - Trump views, in 2017. - I used to reach 50 to a 100,000 - people, - a - week, and then they knocked me down to - a thousand, and they called it shadow banning. - And the same thing happened on Twitter. But - what what we remarkable, - when I started posting my adventures with, - Facebook, - sudden, suddenly I had a 138,000 - people - were following my adventures. - So who knows? The the silver lining of - my, - spirit adventures, I could have possibly broken th