Jules Boykoff
@julesboykoff.bsky.social
Political scientist. Poetry enthusiast. Author of Kicking (Duke UP, 2026); What Are the Olympics For? (Bristol UP 2024); NOlympians (Fernwood 2020); Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics (Verso 2016). www.julesboykoff.org
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FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With Absurd “Peace Prize”
With the world’s soccer fans watching, Gianni Infantino, the great toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed a made-up peace prize to the increasingly violent US president.
www.thenation.com
My latest, co-written w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social: "FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With Absurd 'Peace Prize'."
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed the confected "FIFA Peace Prize" to the increasingly violent US president @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed the confected "FIFA Peace Prize" to the increasingly violent US president @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
🔴⚽ My new book "Kicking" is available for preorder at the @dukepress.bsky.social website at a 30% discount w/ the code E26KICK. The book braids memoir w/ my analytical writing on soccer politics. Preorders help a lot, so I'd be grateful if you'd consider the possibility. www.dukeupress.edu/kicking
January 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
🔴⚽ My new book "Kicking" is available for preorder at the @dukepress.bsky.social website at a 30% discount w/ the code E26KICK. The book braids memoir w/ my analytical writing on soccer politics. Preorders help a lot, so I'd be grateful if you'd consider the possibility. www.dukeupress.edu/kicking
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The invasion of Venezuela is one thing, but Trump’s proposed plan to invade Cuba could seriously damage the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The invasion of Venezuela is one thing, but Trump’s proposed plan to invade Cuba could seriously damage the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
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In light of illegal actions by the U.S. gov't in Venezuela, we highlight a few teaching resources, starting with the classic "people's history" of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano, "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent." 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Book — Non-fiction. By Eduardo Galeano. 1997. 360 pages. Gripping history of the land and people of Latin America.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
In light of illegal actions by the U.S. gov't in Venezuela, we highlight a few teaching resources, starting with the classic "people's history" of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano, "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent." 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
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From the Department of Fresh Hell.
Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
gothamist.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:05 AM
From the Department of Fresh Hell.
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全米各地で反トランプ戦争のデモが起きている。心から応援し、連帯したい。ベネズエラに対する米国の攻撃は露骨な帝国主義、植民地主義の収奪。イスラエルによるパレスチナの侵略と同じ。
Photos from the NO WAR ON VENEZUELA protest in Portland, Ore. [photos posted w/ permission] #PDX
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 AM
全米各地で反トランプ戦争のデモが起きている。心から応援し、連帯したい。ベネズエラに対する米国の攻撃は露骨な帝国主義、植民地主義の収奪。イスラエルによるパレスチナの侵略と同じ。
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25 years ago I was marching in antiwar protests in Portland. It sickens me that we're forced to do this all over again.
Photos from the NO WAR ON VENEZUELA protest in Portland, Ore. [photos posted w/ permission] #PDX
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
25 years ago I was marching in antiwar protests in Portland. It sickens me that we're forced to do this all over again.
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NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
More behavior that's not very becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient
As we all said, international law, such as it was, no longer exists. The United States, following Israel’s precedent, considers itself to have the explicit authority to blatantly violate sovereignty anywhere in the world and abduct even leaders of other states.
There are no guardrails whatsoever.
There are no guardrails whatsoever.
January 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
More behavior that's not very becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient
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Could we counter this era of cruelty in the form of a deeply caring politics?
It is tempting to think so watching Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration today.
It is tempting to think so watching Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration today.
This era of cruelty must be countered by care
Mamdani’s inauguration demonstrates a surge of hope
open.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Could we counter this era of cruelty in the form of a deeply caring politics?
It is tempting to think so watching Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration today.
It is tempting to think so watching Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration today.
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Occupy the Future
Hello, world! 7 thought-provoking books I read in 2025 that I highly recommend: "Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune 2052-2072." A bracing futuristic look that somehow ripples w/ hope. By @genderhorizon.com & @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social via @commonnotions.bsky.social 1/1
December 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Occupy the Future
Hello, world! 7 thought-provoking books I read in 2025 that I highly recommend: "Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune 2052-2072." A bracing futuristic look that somehow ripples w/ hope. By @genderhorizon.com & @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social via @commonnotions.bsky.social 1/1
December 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Hello, world! 7 thought-provoking books I read in 2025 that I highly recommend: "Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune 2052-2072." A bracing futuristic look that somehow ripples w/ hope. By @genderhorizon.com & @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social via @commonnotions.bsky.social 1/1
Read @karimzidan.com on the conspicuous silence around the NBA’s shady new partnership with the United Arab Emirates. While UAE-backed forces are accused of mass killings in Sudan, the NBA is deepening its UAE partnership, no questions asked www.sportspolitika.news/p/nba-uae-su...
The Price of Looking the Other Way
While UAE-backed forces are accused of mass killings in Sudan, the NBA is deepening its partnership with the controversial Gulf state.
www.sportspolitika.news
December 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Read @karimzidan.com on the conspicuous silence around the NBA’s shady new partnership with the United Arab Emirates. While UAE-backed forces are accused of mass killings in Sudan, the NBA is deepening its UAE partnership, no questions asked www.sportspolitika.news/p/nba-uae-su...
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In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.
Inflatables, rainbow crosswalks, flooding snitch lines — creative action was off the charts in 2025
In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.
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Proud of this one. I don’t horn-toot as a rule but it’s my birthday so screw it. This was my most read column of the year and the third most read story of year at @thenation.com . I was one of two writers to have more than one in the yearly top ten. Ok. Stopping now. Making myself sick. Got issues.
December 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Proud of this one. I don’t horn-toot as a rule but it’s my birthday so screw it. This was my most read column of the year and the third most read story of year at @thenation.com . I was one of two writers to have more than one in the yearly top ten. Ok. Stopping now. Making myself sick. Got issues.
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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You can do a lot locally with a dedicated group of 15 to 40 people. Regular people should be thinking at that scale rather than at the scale of thousands.
December 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
You can do a lot locally with a dedicated group of 15 to 40 people. Regular people should be thinking at that scale rather than at the scale of thousands.
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Nice surprise in the mail today.
December 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Nice surprise in the mail today.
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Our new Substack is up.
America First, Football Last.
How U.S. immigration policies and visa reforms spell disaster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Please read, comment or share.
Thank you.
open.substack.com/pub/thepitch...
America First, Football Last.
How U.S. immigration policies and visa reforms spell disaster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Please read, comment or share.
Thank you.
open.substack.com/pub/thepitch...
America First, Football Last
How U.S. immigration policies and visa reforms spell disaster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Our new Substack is up.
America First, Football Last.
How U.S. immigration policies and visa reforms spell disaster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Please read, comment or share.
Thank you.
open.substack.com/pub/thepitch...
America First, Football Last.
How U.S. immigration policies and visa reforms spell disaster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Please read, comment or share.
Thank you.
open.substack.com/pub/thepitch...
fully off the hinges
December 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
fully off the hinges
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Anti-trans demagogue and fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines earned $470,000+ last year from a conservative non-profit.
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
December 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Anti-trans demagogue and fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines earned $470,000+ last year from a conservative non-profit.
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
Just wild that a Bari Weiss, a supposed journalist, watched this segment and thought it should be kept from the public. Talk about the Streisand Effect. Everyone's scrounging the Internet to watch a bootlegged 60 Minutes segment that was censored by CBS. Seems like a historical pivot in slow motion.
December 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Just wild that a Bari Weiss, a supposed journalist, watched this segment and thought it should be kept from the public. Talk about the Streisand Effect. Everyone's scrounging the Internet to watch a bootlegged 60 Minutes segment that was censored by CBS. Seems like a historical pivot in slow motion.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Your regular reminder that the city of LA has no mechanism to enforce illegal Airbnb rentals as World Cup bookings skyrocket.
"Last year, the LA Housing Department estimated that 7,500 short-term rentals were violating the city’s Home Sharing Ordinance, but the city only issued 300 citations"
"Last year, the LA Housing Department estimated that 7,500 short-term rentals were violating the city’s Home Sharing Ordinance, but the city only issued 300 citations"
Demand surges for Airbnbs during the World Cup in L.A., with prices jumping 56%
Demand surges for Airbnbs during the World Cup in L.A., with prices jumping 56%
The World Cup is still six months away, but demand is surging for Airbnbs in Inglewood and beyond.
www.latimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Your regular reminder that the city of LA has no mechanism to enforce illegal Airbnb rentals as World Cup bookings skyrocket.
"Last year, the LA Housing Department estimated that 7,500 short-term rentals were violating the city’s Home Sharing Ordinance, but the city only issued 300 citations"
"Last year, the LA Housing Department estimated that 7,500 short-term rentals were violating the city’s Home Sharing Ordinance, but the city only issued 300 citations"
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a big part of the issue surrounding the use of chatgpt/LLMs in academic research comes down to process vs. product. a lot of us know that the process of doing research matters because that's where intellectual work is done; but some "academics" and lots of techies only care about a fast product
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
a big part of the issue surrounding the use of chatgpt/LLMs in academic research comes down to process vs. product. a lot of us know that the process of doing research matters because that's where intellectual work is done; but some "academics" and lots of techies only care about a fast product