Spirit of '74
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Aspiring historian of Latin American fútbol & dictatorships (aka current grad student). Supporters over club, club over country. Sounders, Liverpool, Boca Jrs, anti-fascist fútbol/football/soccer. Free Palestine.
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RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."
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Exclusive: More than three dozen organizations and individuals are expected to attend a dinner with Trump on Wednesday after opening their checkbooks to support a $250 million White House ballroom.
Trump Invites Ballroom Donors to Glitzy White House Dinner
The dinner is set to include representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Palantir Technologies.
on.wsj.com
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My latest @theguardian.com: "Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel." As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for soccer’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel
As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for football’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold
www.theguardian.com
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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
www.sportspolitika.news/p/nfantino-p...
For Infantino, anything is possible, so long as it is sponsored by Coca-Cola and Aramco
www.sportspolitika.news/p/nfantino-p...
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
To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
Italy beat Israel and close the gap to Norway in Group I.
But Stale Solbakken's side still have their fate in their hands, and it looks likely that Gennaro Gattuso's team will have to go through a play-off to qualify for next summer's World Cup.
But Stale Solbakken's side still have their fate in their hands, and it looks likely that Gennaro Gattuso's team will have to go through a play-off to qualify for next summer's World Cup.
SDOT plans to make improvements to Occidental Ave in advance of the World Cup, but we definitely can't change parking on the street, so we're going to get a "walkway" between the road and parked cars.
Not D'Angelo too. RIP. Their poor child.
This is from a really, really lovely piece in the Seattle Times. Absolutely made me cry. www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...