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Jules Boykoff
@julesboykoff.bsky.social
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Political scientist. Poetry enthusiast. Author of What Are the Olympics For? (Bristol UP 2024); The 1936 Berlin Olympics (Common Ground 2023); NOlympians (Fernwood 2020); Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics (Verso 2016). www.julesboykoff.org
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · Jul 4
My latest @theguardian.com "The IOC handed LA the 2028 Olympics. Now Trump is weaponizing them." Trump has a secret weapon to turn the Games into a national-security crackdown—the National Special Security Event designation, (NSSE)—& we need to be talking about it www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
The IOC handed LA the Olympics. Now Trump is weaponizing them | Jules Boykoff
As the IOC ushers in new leadership, Donald Trump’s second term is already wreaking havoc on LA 28 – and turning a global celebration into a national security crackdown
www.theguardian.com
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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 8h
“The incurable condition of being a little bitch” vibes
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 8h
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 15h
“Infantino has abandoned all pretense of the political neutrality that FIFA espouses & is statutorily committed to uphold, & has put FIFA firmly in the corner of Donald Trump & Benjamin Netanyahu,” said @ncgeehan.bsky.social, director of the human rights advocacy group @fairsq.bsky.social
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 15h
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit? Featuring comment by FairSquare’s @ncgeehan.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?
www.nytimes.com
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Karim Zidan @karimzidan.com · 18h
Imagine: the “Peace Cup,” a 96-team event held in the demilitarized zone between two historic enemies. North and South Korea? India and Pakistan? Israel and Palestine?

For Infantino, anything is possible, so long as it is sponsored by Coca-Cola and Aramco

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Gianni Infantino, Peacemaker
Infantino’s diplomacy is not the diplomacy of treaties and compromises. It is the diplomacy of branding and spectacle. Where others see conflict, he sees opportunity.
www.sportspolitika.news
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 1d
"Stay away from the United States. In our circus, the elephants run loose." @julesboykoff.bsky.social and @edgeofsports.bsky.social on US 2026 and how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social could push the debate beyond ticket-pricing www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA. But He Doesn't Go Far Enough.
Mamdani is right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing its fans. But cheaper prices won’t matter if you end up in the back of an unmarked van.
www.thenation.com
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Girl, I Guess @mikellestreet.bsky.social · 1d
Very sad to have published this obituary tonight, but tried to do her legacy justice

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall Veteran and Legendary Trans Activist, Has Died at 78

www.them.us/story/miss-m...
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall Veteran and Legendary Trans Activist, Has Died at 78
Miss Major continued fighting for trans rights even after two strokes and other health concerns.
www.them.us
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d
But remember, sports are not political. Soccer & politics don't mix
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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 1d
Reports that FIFA President Gianni Infantino has arrived in Sharm el Sheikh for the Middle East peace summit. Unclear why he would be required or what his role is.
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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 1d
😭❤️😭❤️😭❤️ thank you for putting your trust in me I will do everything I can to stop this with every tool available to me
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d
♥️ 3 joyful instances of Portland resistance to federal overreach, by @mkaiasand.bsky.social: 1. the proliferation of blow-up costumes: puffy frogs, sharks, dinosaurs; 2. Portland City Councilor @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social!; 3. Glorious artistic dissensus♥️
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Three joyful instances of Portland resistance
Frogs and dogs and bicyclists — oh my!
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d
♥️ 3 joyful instances of Portland resistance to federal overreach, by @mkaiasand.bsky.social: 1. the proliferation of blow-up costumes: puffy frogs, sharks, dinosaurs; 2. Portland City Councilor @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social!; 3. Glorious artistic dissensus♥️
unwantedpersons.substack.com/p/three-joyf...
Three joyful instances of Portland resistance
Frogs and dogs and bicyclists — oh my!
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d
Yes! We are definitely pressing in the same political direction. @edgeofsports.bsky.social & I wrote this in May: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now!
If you need to see the 2026 World Cup in person, stick to Canada and Mexico. The US isn’t safe for visitors.
www.thenation.com
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 1d
The answer is boycott as @nickocchiuto.bsky.social and I argued months ago when the Trump admin gloated about ICE agents at the Club World Cup to a cheesing Infantino.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d
"Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA—But He Should Push Harder." Great that Mamdani's holding FIFA accountable for fleecing fans. But cheaper tix won’t matter if you end up in the back of an unmarked van. My latest w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA. But He Doesn't Go Far Enough.
Mamdani is right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing its fans. But cheaper prices won’t matter if you end up in the back of an unmarked van.
www.thenation.com
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 1d
These days most people know that Christopher Columbus was a genocidaire and that celebrating him is a disgrace. But did you know that he was also mediocre sailor nearly forgotten to history? @edburmila.bsky.social explained the Columbus myth back in 2017. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Invention of Christopher Columbus, American Hero
How the founding fathers turned Christopher Columbus, a mediocre Italian sailor and mass murderer, into a historical icon.
www.thenation.com
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 2d
Here in Portland outside the ICE facility amid an impromptu dance party with dinosaurs & cute pink beasts. Festive resistance in abundance. #PDX [📸 posted with permission]
Three dinosaurs in Portland all donning white placards with slogans related to ICE A photo of two pink beasts at the ICE facility in Portland. One, a shark, has a sign that reads “due process” made of cardboard on a wooden stick
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PopMob PDX @popmobpdx.bsky.social · 2d
Oregon knows how to show up rain or shine! With treats!
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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 2d
Really sweet resistance scene outside ICE in Portland of coffee, donuts and morning.
Person in bunny costume carries donuts outside ICE in Portland
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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 2d
Really sweet resistance scene outside ICE in Portland of coffee, donuts and morning.
Person in bunny costume carries donuts outside ICE in Portland
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 3d
Protests today before & during the Norway-Israel FIFA World Cup qualifier in Oslo. Poster reads "Stop the Norway-Israel match" in Norwegian. In-stadium banner reads "Let Children Live" 📸 via @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social
photograph of a series of red posters that feature a Norway soccer player hand, shaking a Israel, soccer player hand with blood dripping off of them onto a soccer ball. In Norwegian, the sign reads "stop the Norway Israel match". Behind it as a brownish wall that appears to be shiny marble. Photograph of the stadium in Oslo where protesters/fans from Norway unveil a Palestinian flag as well as a white banner that reads let children live. Lots of Norwegian flags as well as a screen featuring fans with Israeli flags. In the foreground is a green soccer pitch.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 3d
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 3d
People around the world want to issue Israel a red card. (A stencil I saw in Helsinki on Thursday )
photograph of a stencil on the cement outside of Helsinki Olympics Stadium that reads on red text "Show Israel the red card". beneath the text is a rectangular red card
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 3d
People around the world want to issue Israel a red card. (A stencil I saw in Helsinki on Thursday )
photograph of a stencil on the cement outside of Helsinki Olympics Stadium that reads on red text "Show Israel the red card". beneath the text is a rectangular red card
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 3d
As seen stenciled on the concrete outside Helsinki Olympic Stadium ahead of the Finland-Lithuania FIFA World Cup qualifier
photograph of a stencil on the cement outside of Helsinki Olympics Stadium that reads on red text "Show Israel the red card". beneath the text is a rectangular red card
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 3d
My latest w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social: Zohran Mamdani is absolutely right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing fans through 'dynamic pricing,' but cheaper tix won't matter if fans (& others) end up apprehended by ICE. Bigger issues are in play. For @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA. But He Doesn't Go Far Enough.
Mamdani is right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing its fans. But cheaper prices won’t matter if you end up in the back of an unmarked van.
www.thenation.com
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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 3d
“Public expression activities” forbidden in this space

UGH
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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 4d
Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.
An easel sign reads, “UCLA ATTENTION No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities. Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest. Scan for policy information.”
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Mathew Foresta @mathewforesta.bsky.social · 3d
We don't talk enough about how sports, like all workplaces/capitalist institutions, is a dictatorship. It is not the will of the average fan or player worldwide that this genocide happen, yet FIFA refuses to take any action to oppose it.
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 3d
As seen stenciled on the concrete outside Helsinki Olympic Stadium ahead of the Finland-Lithuania FIFA World Cup qualifier
photograph of a stencil on the cement outside of Helsinki Olympics Stadium that reads on red text "Show Israel the red card". beneath the text is a rectangular red card
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 3d
As seen stenciled on the concrete outside Helsinki Olympic Stadium ahead of the Finland-Lithuania FIFA World Cup qualifier
photograph of a stencil on the cement outside of Helsinki Olympics Stadium that reads on red text "Show Israel the red card". beneath the text is a rectangular red card
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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 3d
Protests ahead of Norway - Israel.
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Lars Johnsen @reporterlars.bsky.social · 3d
OK oppmøte og trøkk på Karl Johan.1
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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 4d
My latest piece written with @julesboykoff.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA—But He Should Push Harder"
Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA—But He Should Push Harder
Mamdani is right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing its fans. But cheaper prices won't matter if you end up in the back of an unmarked van.
www.thenation.com
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