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Olympics always accelerate displacement & militarization. No Olympics in LA. No Olympics Anywhere. Cancel #LA28
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NOlympics LA @nolympicsla.bsky.social · 29d
Hey! This website is really open to boycotting the World Cup & the Olympics, which we LOVE to see. We are organizing against the 2028 Olympics in LA as part of a broader fight against turning Los Angeles into a permanent host city for mega-events. We want NO Olympics anytime, anywhere.
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Who are you? What are you doing? NOlympics LA is a grassroots, all-volunteer coalition formed in 2017 in opposition to the LA28 Olympic bid. Our group includes individual members and a growing list o...
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We had a blast at the Really, Really Free Market in Echo Park. Free Markets are a perfect example of how we can organize in our public spaces without inviting capitalism and all the other -ism horrors
lastreetcare.bsky.social LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · 3d
Mutual aid builds relationships, strengthens communities, and makes us safer. We take care of us!

Organize with us: tinyurl.com/joinlasc
February 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman: A Lifelong Pattern of Abuse

New Research from NOlympics LA
LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman: A Lifelong Pattern of Abuse
Let’s talk about human abuse machine Casey Wasserman << Huge Trigger Warning: this is an inventory of one man’s participation in and relationship to hardcore abuse over a lifetime. >> LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman has spent the last several weeks lying and ducking questions about his r
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February 19, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Politico reporting that 10 state legislators who sit on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games committee are calling for Casey Wasserman to step down LA28 chair.

Asm. Josh Lowenthal, Asm. Nick Schultz, and Asm. Mark Gonzalez are quoted. State Sen. Ben Allen stopped short of saying he should resign
Los Angeles-area state lawmakers call for Wasserman to step aside
Ten lawmakers on the state’s legislative Olympics committees told POLITICO he should step down as chair of LA28.
www.politico.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:31 AM
nolympicsla.bsky.social
LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman: A Lifelong Pattern of Abuse

New Research from NOlympics LA
LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman: A Lifelong Pattern of Abuse
Let’s talk about human abuse machine Casey Wasserman << Huge Trigger Warning: this is an inventory of one man’s participation in and relationship to hardcore abuse over a lifetime. >> LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman has spent the last several weeks lying and ducking questions about his r
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February 19, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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thewrap.com
#Exclusive: The hits keep coming for Wasserman as Imagine Dragons exits the agency for North American representation.

https://bit.ly/4s3rrtj

Photo: Getty Images
February 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
nolympicsla.bsky.social
Casey Wasserman’s close relationship to Ghislaine Maxwell is problematic. His sexual relationships with subordinates is problematic. And as Alissa points out in this thread, his redeeming aspects are… actually not that great either
awalkerinla.bsky.social Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 1d
Casey Wasserman’s defenders insist he should stay on as LA28 chair because he’s doing such a great job raising money.

But the truth is that LA28 is such an opaque organization that we don’t actually know the truth — and all the deliverables we *can* track are severely overdue
February 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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awalkerinla.bsky.social
There's one more LA28 deliverable we're waiting on: the Cultural Olympiad plan. And with Maria Arena Bell out as chair (as Torched reported first) Wasserman will have to find deep-pocketed donors for an entire festival built around the one type of Angeleno fleeing his orbit in droves: artists
February 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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awalkerinla.bsky.social
The implosion of Wasserman’s own firm points to a bigger problem looming for LA28. If his businesses relationships are so key to fundraising, do these connections even still exist? Why is everyone so confident that Wasserman's own personal brand toxicity isn't going to become its own liability?
What Wasserman brings to the fold is not his political acumen but his business relationships: no one out there, apparently, has Wasserman's crossover portfolio of sports and entertainment. As an anonymous source told the LA Times' Jim Rainey, Wasserman is "crucial to landing the corporate sponsorships needed to make the Games succeed, without taxpayer subsidies." There are dozens of Wasserman clients competing in Milan-Cortina right now. He puts his own musical acts in the opening and closing ceremonies. The conflict of interest is a feature not a bug; Wasserman needs to win if we want LA to win, too. So if he's burning all these bridges as his own agency goes down in flames, are those connections still worth what they were before? Why is everyone so confident that Wasserman's own personal brand toxicity isn't going to become its own liability? When asked directly, even MLB commissioner Rob Manfred tried to distance himself: "Our dealings are not with Casey."
February 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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awalkerinla.bsky.social
Casey Wasserman’s defenders insist he should stay on as LA28 chair because he’s doing such a great job raising money.

But the truth is that LA28 is such an opaque organization that we don’t actually know the truth — and all the deliverables we *can* track are severely overdue
And whether or not Wasserman gets booted, LA will still be stuck with LA28 and the bad deal we struck nearly a decade ago. LA28 may claim Wasserman is racking in the sponsorship dollars, but, as a private nonprofit, we have no way of verifying those figures. What we are able to track, as a city, are deliverables, and that's not looking great either. LA28's impact and sustainability plan, due March 31, 2025, landed nearly five months late and very light on details. The city services agreement known as the ECRMA, due October 1, 2025, is now more than four months late. The human rights strategy, due December 31, 2025, is nowhere to be seen. After the LA28 board's vote, Councilmembers Monica Rodriguez and Imelda Padilla introduced a resolution demanding more transparency from LA28 leadership to "reinforce public trust." In an interview with KCRW on February 4 - before she declared her candidacy for mayor - Councilmember Nithya Raman also conveyed a waning confidence in LA28. "The city council has asked for a lot of clarifications, we've asked a lot of questions about what the costs are that we are going to be incurring, what will be covered, and we have not received those answers," she said. "Our partnership with LA28, I think, needs to improve." That's why calls for Wasserman to resign are focusing on the wrong problem, argues civil rights attorney Connie Rice, who has been sounding the alarm about the city's contract with LA28. "The mayor needs to tell us: where is the ECRMA agreement that guarantees the city's taxpayers will not be left holding the bag for $1 billion in Olympics costs?" she tells me. "Casey Wasserman is a red herring."
February 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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awalkerinla.bsky.social
I wrote about why LA28's vote to keep Casey Wasserman in power should outrage LA taxpayers who are on the hook for the games — and how it signifies yet another way that this organization is out of sync with the city it claims to represent
LA28's big gamble
Casey Wasserman's own company forced him out — and now LA28 really expects the city to embrace him?
www.torched.la
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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bwd.bsky.social
I identified four (4) NBA teams part-owned by a firm that sold a property to the Department of Homeland Security for a planned ICE detention center. And I explain why more owners could follow in the warehouse to megajail business.

it's the new [eyeblack]:
An NBA investor in four teams profits from immigrant athletes — and immigrant megajails
[eyeblack] identifies four NBA teams tied to an investor that made $120M selling property for a planned ICE detention center, and explains why more owners could follow.
www.readeyeblack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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julesboykoff.bsky.social
Sports mega-events like the Olympics & World Cup create a pretext for security forces to test-drive new & invasive technologies amid the state of exception that the events bring.

Exhibit A: In Mexico, there will be robot dogs on patrol policing the 2026 World Cup
www.wired.com/story/robot-...
Robot Dogs Are on Going on Patrol at the 2026 World Cup in Mexico
The Mexican city of Guadalupe, which will host portions of the 2026 World Cup, recently showed off four new robot dogs that will help provide security during matches at BBVA Stadium.
www.wired.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
nolympicsla.bsky.social
Thank you to all the organizations that attended our retreat this year ✊

NOlympics LA 2026 Coalition Retreat Recap On February 1, NOlympics gathered together with our coalition members for a day-long retreat to exchange ideas and dream up plans to fight the Olympics and the injustices it inflicts on our communities. The retreat took place at a critical moment, as Los Angeles is gearing up to host the World Cup, and elected officials push for our city to become a permanent host of mega events, while offering no protection from the horrors of Trump-fueled capitalism, and all its policing, surveillance, gentrification, and displacement. Our retreat offered space to realign, reimagine, and recommit to our resistance efforts. We had great attendance, with nearly sixty participants representing 25 members from our growing coalition of organizations, aligned on our common platform. We had great conversations about past Olympic resistance efforts and our concrete plans for the coming years of Olympics resistance. All this was supported by meeting space generously provided by our long-time coalition member org, SAJE, and nourishing food prepared by People’s Cafe LA. Our hope is that, throughout the day, participants gained a deeper knowledge about how mega-events like the Olympics are connected to many other struggles, and left with a renewed determination to stop LA from becoming the host of The Forever Games We deeply appreciate our participants for their attendance and engagement in the retreat, and are energized to keep working together in the years ahead.
February 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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fraunora.bsky.social
The IOC didn't have any problems with posting Nazi-propaganda on the 1936 Olympics in 2020 already. They even paid money to be able to show the film bits by Leni Riefenstahl.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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nolympiaberlin.bsky.social
Hosting the 2036 Olympic Games in Berlin would be a total slap in the face to history — absolutely out of the question!
We will soon begin collecting signatures for our #NOlympia -referendum.
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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julesboykoff.bsky.social
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.
apnews.com/article/berl...
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
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julesboykoff.bsky.social
The IOC has banned the courageous & principled Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych for his “helmet of memory” commemorating Ukraine’s war dead.

Meanwhile the IOC is selling a $42 "Heritage T-shirt" commemorating the 1936 Olympics, known as the Nazi Games. shop3.olympics.com/en/olympic-g...
screenshot of a website for the Olympic Shop selling a t-shirt commemorating the 1936 Olympics. At the top is information about the shop and below is a t-shirt with images from Berlin 1936 on it. To the right there are sizes for the t-shirt and a tab to click to add to cart.
February 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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alexkirshner.com
It's completely untenable for him to keep running the LA Olympics but the board is packed with his own people (like, literally including his lawyer) so I expect a lag of weeks to months before common sense prevails on that front
February 14, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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apnews.com
Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
LA Olympics leader Wasserman will sell talent agency in wake of Epstein emails discovery
Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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plessinger.com
Email the LA 2028 Olympics Press office at press@la28.org and let them know how you feel with Casey at the helm.
February 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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walrusmaster.bsky.social
I've added alt text to the original image excerpt.
When asked by The Athletic if the T-shirt, which is listed as “out of stock”, had sold out or been withdrawn from sale, an IOC spokesperson said it was the former. “While we of course acknowledge the historical issues of ‘Nazi propaganda’ related to the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games, we must also remember that the Games in Berlin saw 4,483 athletes from 49 countries compete in 149 medal events,” they explained.
February 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
nolympicsla.bsky.social
Because elites practice class solidarity like no others.
cheryllynneaton.bsky.social Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 5d
How is he not stepping down from the Olympic Games position?
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d
Casey Wasserman, an entertainment executive and chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics whose name surfaced in the Epstein files, said on Friday he has started the process of selling his talent agency. More than two dozen of his clients had denounced him in recent days or sought other representation.
February 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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nytimes.com
Casey Wasserman, an entertainment executive and chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics whose name surfaced in the Epstein files, said on Friday he has started the process of selling his talent agency. More than two dozen of his clients had denounced him in recent days or sought other representation.
Casey Wasserman Will Sell Entertainment Agency Amid Epstein Files Fallout
Casey Wasserman, a Los Angeles entertainment executive and the head of the 2028 Olympic Games, has lost clients since his emails with Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
nolympicsla.bsky.social
It’s NBA All-Star weekend in LA, in case for some reason you thought that hosting megaevents would deter bad behavior
melbuer.bsky.social Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 5d
Looks like after I left the MDC in Los Angeles night, the intimidation party swung back out and an SRT agent shoved a gun in a woman’s face
February 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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streetsforall.org
The City of LA is about to give back millions of dollars of previously won money for active transportation projects because it can’t build things in any reasonable amount of time.
February 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM