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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 6h

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 · 10h

Oregon knows how to show up rain or shine! With treats!

Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 13h

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 · 13h

Really sweet resistance scene outside ICE in Portland of coffee, donuts and morning.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

People around the world want to issue Israel a red card. (A stencil I saw in Helsinki on Thursday )

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d

As seen stenciled on the concrete outside Helsinki Olympic Stadium ahead of the Finland-Lithuania FIFA World Cup qualifier

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

“Public expression activities” forbidden in this space

UGH

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 2d

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 · 1d

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.

Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d

As seen stenciled on the concrete outside Helsinki Olympic Stadium ahead of the Finland-Lithuania FIFA World Cup qualifier

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 1d

As seen stenciled on the concrete outside Helsinki Olympic Stadium ahead of the Finland-Lithuania FIFA World Cup qualifier

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 1d

Protests ahead of Norway - Israel.

Lars Johnsen @reporterlars.bsky.social · 1d

OK oppmøte og trøkk på Karl Johan.1

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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 2d

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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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 4d

I missed this. Jules always brings the mustard.

Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 17d

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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JosimarFootball @josimarfootball.bsky.social · 6d

Uefa and Fifa’s failure to sanction the Israel Football Association is a moral and political failure.

By @ncgeehan.bsky.social and @antoineduval.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/10/06/m...

More political theatre while Gaza burns - josimarfootball.com

Uefa and Fifa’s failure to sanction the Israel Football Association is a moral and political failure.

josimarfootball.com

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 7d

BOOM 🔥:

Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 7d

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

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Kaia Sand @mkaiasand.bsky.social · 8d

🧵Resistance is local. It is many other things also — international, rhyming with history, whispered by trusted sources, mediated through trusted sources. But faced with the consolidation of federal power, in Portland, it certainly is local.

Portland must resist authoritarianism

Whether through deep-fake images or old images presented as new, Trump is distorting reality to suppress dissent

open.substack.com

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 17d

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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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 8d

Honestly, I can't recall reading an NYT piece stuffed with this many cut-and-paste vapidities. It's the How-Many-Trite-Portland-Stereotypes-Can-You-Jam-In-One-Article Challenge. And the timing is unconscionable.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 8d

Facts 👇🏻

Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 8d

Pep is objectively correct. On average, Israel kills 35 children every day in Gaza. With Israel blocking most food aid, around a quarter of all Gaza residents were suffering from famine in August. Together, this constitutes genocide, according to the International Association of Genocide Scholars

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 8d

Man City manager Pep Guardiola:

“On 4 October at 12.00 pm we will flood the streets to demand an end to the genocide.”

www.onmanorama.com/sports/footb...

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 8d

Pep is objectively correct. On average, Israel kills 35 children every day in Gaza. With Israel blocking most food aid, around a quarter of all Gaza residents were suffering from famine in August. Together, this constitutes genocide, according to the International Association of Genocide Scholars

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 8d

Man City manager Pep Guardiola:

“On 4 October at 12.00 pm we will flood the streets to demand an end to the genocide.”

www.onmanorama.com/sports/footb...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has spoken out strongly on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, describing it as a “genocide in real time” and urging people across the world to mobilise and pressure governments into action.

“We are witnessing a live, ongoing genocide in which thousands of children have already died and others may still perish,” Guardiola said in a statement. “The Gaza Strip is devastated, and masses of people wander without direction, without food, drinking water or medicines.”

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Jason Sisney 🏳️‍🌈 @jasonsisney.bsky.social · 13d

This is an important debate & a solid argument by @julesboykoff.bsky.social. My personal view is: athletes from all countries should be able to compete to promote peace. For the Olympics, participation of athletes from warring states has been key since antiquity. www.olympics.com/ioc/olympic-...

Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 17d

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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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 9d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 9d

Migrant workers who traveled to Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup building spree are now finding themselves at the front lines fighting for Russia against Ukraine. @samindrakunti.bsky.social & Håvard Melnæs connect the dots @josimarfootball.bsky.social
josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...

The migrant soldiers - josimarfootball.com

For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine.

josimarfootball.com

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