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Don't even get us started on the broken promises of 'affordable housing' in the Lympics Park.
Faster, stronger, higher, more genocidal?
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February 19, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Faster, stronger, higher, more genocidal?
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The LA mayor finally weighs in on Casey Wasserman and calls for the LA 2028 Olympics head to step down
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LA mayor calls for head of 2028 Olympics to step down over Epstein ties | CNN Politics
Mayor Karen Bass joins The Lead.
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:24 AM
The LA mayor finally weighs in on Casey Wasserman and calls for the LA 2028 Olympics head to step down
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Zany as it may sound, Germany is bidding on the 2036 Olympics, which would mark the 100-year anniversary of the "Nazi Games" overseen by Hitler & Goebbels (and in the very same stadium no less). The anti-Olympics group @nolympiaberlin.bsky.social is organizing against it.
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Berlin presents bid to rehost Olympics with 100th anniversary of 1936 Games looming
Berlin has formally presented its bid to rehost the Olympic Games. The presentation took place in the same stadium where Jesse Owens starred during the 1936 Games under the Nazis.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Zany as it may sound, Germany is bidding on the 2036 Olympics, which would mark the 100-year anniversary of the "Nazi Games" overseen by Hitler & Goebbels (and in the very same stadium no less). The anti-Olympics group @nolympiaberlin.bsky.social is organizing against it.
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One might question why musical artists and athletes are willing to part with their beloved agents over Casey Wasserman’s close relationship with a child sex trafficker, but the LA28 organizing committee isn’t 🤔
The organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics announce that entertainment mogul Casey Wasserman will remain committee chairman amid scrutiny on his ties to Ghislaine Maxwell.
L.A. Olympics committee backs chairman Casey Wasserman amid Epstein scrutiny
The entertainment executive, under scrutiny for his email correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell, “should continue to lead LA28,” the board said.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
One might question why musical artists and athletes are willing to part with their beloved agents over Casey Wasserman’s close relationship with a child sex trafficker, but the LA28 organizing committee isn’t 🤔
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Pressure mounting on LA2028 head
Chappell Roan leaves Wasserman Music over exec's Epstein ties
Chappell Roan leaves Wasserman Music over exec's Epstein ties
Roan is the highest-profile act to leave Wasserman after the release of Epstein documents revealing his intimate relationship with child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
www.latimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Pressure mounting on LA2028 head
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"I’m here because these Olympics are unsustainable—economically, socially, and environmentally," said one protester.
Thousands Take to Milan Streets to Protest Olympics' Environmental and Social Harms, ICE
10,000 passionate protesters in Milan demand change against the harmful effects of the Winter Olympics and ICE presence in Italy. Are we willing to sacrifice our values for the sake of these events? #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalActivism
www.commondreams.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"I’m here because these Olympics are unsustainable—economically, socially, and environmentally," said one protester.
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Oh wow. LA City Council Member Monica Rodriguez is also calling for Casey Wasserman to resign: "No one associated with Epstein & his associates can provide credible leadership in the planning of these Games, which now includes Casey Wasserman." HT @awalkerinla.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Oh wow. LA City Council Member Monica Rodriguez is also calling for Casey Wasserman to resign: "No one associated with Epstein & his associates can provide credible leadership in the planning of these Games, which now includes Casey Wasserman." HT @awalkerinla.bsky.social
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To their credit, @nolympicsla.bsky.social has been clear-eyed from the very beginning that sports mega-events like the Olympics embolden & further empower ICE. It's right there in one of their logos.
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
To their credit, @nolympicsla.bsky.social has been clear-eyed from the very beginning that sports mega-events like the Olympics embolden & further empower ICE. It's right there in one of their logos.
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
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A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
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A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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The day of a World Cup draw is a day of uncertainty and possibilities when teams discover who they’ll play and where they’ll be in their bid for football’s ultimate prize. There is little uncertainty about another prize: FIFA’s hastily arranged peace prize
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Award
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The day of a World Cup draw is a day of uncertainty and possibilities when teams discover who they’ll play and where they’ll be in their bid for football’s ultimate prize. There is little uncertainty about another prize: FIFA’s hastily arranged peace prize
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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RIP Billy Bonds
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West Ham legend Billy Bonds dies aged 79
Billy Bonds, West Ham's record appearance maker who led them to two FA Cup titles, passes away peacefully on Sunday morning.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
RIP Billy Bonds
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I've also written about how the Olympics are definitely not the end game for LA boosters. There are already megaevents booked well into the 2030s. This is not going to be magically over for the city in 2028
The forever games
With fewer cities stepping up to welcome the games, the IOC is keeping a handful of previous hosts on heavy rotation. And it might mean more Olympics are on LA's horizon
www.torched.la
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I've also written about how the Olympics are definitely not the end game for LA boosters. There are already megaevents booked well into the 2030s. This is not going to be magically over for the city in 2028
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The biggest change in that area in my lifetime is more middle class white people. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
EastEnders star Anita Dobson says east London has become 'unrecognisable'
The actress has been living in Surrey since 2021 with rock legend husband Brian May
www.standard.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The biggest change in that area in my lifetime is more middle class white people. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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The Football Association of Ireland has approved a resolution to submit a formal motion to UEFA to suspend Israel.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Football Association of Ireland has approved a resolution to submit a formal motion to UEFA to suspend Israel.
www.reuters.com/sports/socce...
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22 authors in a new OA peer-reviewed article in Soc of Sport Journal:
Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
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Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
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November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
22 authors in a new OA peer-reviewed article in Soc of Sport Journal:
Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
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100 days until the 2026 Winter Olympics begin in Italy. "If the upcoming Olympics feel like the first 'normal' Winter Games since 2018, then some of the issues facing them also feel typical...overspending, gentrification & enviro impacts." By @andrewgreif.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/sports/olymp...
In 100 days, the Winter Olympics are back — bringing fans and far-flung logistics
Athletes say they are excited for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, the first truly open Winter Games since 2018.
www.nbcnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
100 days until the 2026 Winter Olympics begin in Italy. "If the upcoming Olympics feel like the first 'normal' Winter Games since 2018, then some of the issues facing them also feel typical...overspending, gentrification & enviro impacts." By @andrewgreif.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/sports/olymp...
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Here is the story showing a line between the man who owns Manchester City to the Rapid Support Forces linked to all manner of atrocities in Sudan
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
The Sheikh Who Conquered Soccer and Coddles Warlords
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Here is the story showing a line between the man who owns Manchester City to the Rapid Support Forces linked to all manner of atrocities in Sudan
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
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Galatasaray tonight. Image posted on club’s social media. Event governed by UEFA, like Villa’s game v Maccabi. Villa fans warned against “political” messaging by club with threat of stadium ban. PSG fans, others and UEFA themselves (obliquely below) have posted messages too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Galatasaray tonight. Image posted on club’s social media. Event governed by UEFA, like Villa’s game v Maccabi. Villa fans warned against “political” messaging by club with threat of stadium ban. PSG fans, others and UEFA themselves (obliquely below) have posted messages too.
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In our latest blog, we explore the flood risk associated with building on the Thames Water Depot and how the transformation of the site into @elwaterworks.bsky.social would mitigate flood risk - a fitting local response to a Climate & Nature Emergency
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/10/14/f...
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/10/14/f...
Flood risk building on the Thames Water Depot
Google map illustrating the site’s proximity to the Old River Lea and Lee Navigation The following text is adapted from a speech that Save Lea Marshes was intending to give last year. Waltham…
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In our latest blog, we explore the flood risk associated with building on the Thames Water Depot and how the transformation of the site into @elwaterworks.bsky.social would mitigate flood risk - a fitting local response to a Climate & Nature Emergency
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/10/14/f...
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/10/14/f...
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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
October 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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...
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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...
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
October 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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...
By @ncgeehan.bsky.social and @antoineduval.bsky.social
josimarfootball.com/2025/10/06/m...
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Chelsea hit with 13 years worth of charges, the majority of sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich's reign during which time the team was transformed into one of the biggest in the world. Revelations the result of not only change of ownership but work by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism too.
September 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Chelsea hit with 13 years worth of charges, the majority of sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich's reign during which time the team was transformed into one of the biggest in the world. Revelations the result of not only change of ownership but work by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism too.