Brendan O’Connor
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Beyond All Boundaries | Brendan O’Connor
The Enhanced Games, Aron D’Souza’s new multisport competition, embrace doping “to safely transition mankind to a new super-humanity.”
thebaffler.com
in this essay: the ideology of amateurism and the development of modern organized sports; the history of PED use and their regulation; transhumanism and Silicon Valley's obsession with death; athletic labor and the body thebaffler.com/after-the-fa...
If “AI” is a fundamentally a labor saving technology, what use does Wikipedia—which runs on the freely-given labor of its editors—have for it?
Wikipedia wanted to use AI summaries at the top of article pages. Editors said please please don't www.404media.co/wikipedia-pa...
Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
“This would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source,” one Wikipedia editor said.
www.404media.co
June 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
If “AI” is a fundamentally a labor saving technology, what use does Wikipedia—which runs on the freely-given labor of its editors—have for it?
Very sad to see that Jonathan Liew is still suffering from Ange Derangement Syndrome. Hope he recovers soon. www.theguardian.com/football/blo...
Ange Postecoglou’s triumphant sacking holds the key to modern football | Jonathan Liew
The Australian’s fluctuating fortunes at Spurs expose how much the game has become an act of persuasion
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Very sad to see that Jonathan Liew is still suffering from Ange Derangement Syndrome. Hope he recovers soon. www.theguardian.com/football/blo...
USMNT is greying Poch like he’s the president
It as odd that Mauricio Pochettino and his USMNT players were mostly upbeat after a third consecutive loss.
But it was just as telling that they found satisfaction in hitting what had long been considered a bare minimum for the program.
http://dlvr.it/TLDxsP
But it was just as telling that they found satisfaction in hitting what had long been considered a bare minimum for the program.
http://dlvr.it/TLDxsP
June 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
USMNT is greying Poch like he’s the president
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At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
June 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
Reposted by Brendan O’Connor
TRUMP VS MUSK will be a disappointment. Deep down we know this! nymag.com/intelligence...
June 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
TRUMP VS MUSK will be a disappointment. Deep down we know this! nymag.com/intelligence...
Your Saturday morning read: my Baffler essay on the reactionary futurism of the Enhanced Games thebaffler.com/after-the-fa...
Beyond All Boundaries | Brendan O’Connor
The Enhanced Games, Aron D’Souza’s new multisport competition, embrace doping “to safely transition mankind to a new super-humanity.”
thebaffler.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Your Saturday morning read: my Baffler essay on the reactionary futurism of the Enhanced Games thebaffler.com/after-the-fa...
Very good post mortem
Why Tottenham sacked Ange Postecoglou, the manager who ended their 17-year trophy drought
The inside story behind Levy's decision to sack Postecoglou, after a historically bad domestic season but also Europa League glory
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Very good post mortem
RIP Ange you did the impossible. Forever a Tottenham legend.
June 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
RIP Ange you did the impossible. Forever a Tottenham legend.
"The darkest prospect for literary studies is not its wholesale dissolution, but its residual subsidy as a loss leader for a few elite schools that can afford it." www.nplusonemag.com/issue-50/rev...
Crise en Abyme | Colin Vanderburg
Anyone who has ever emerged from a multiday academic conference will recognize this truth: as the sun sets on the jetsam of crumpled programs and the custodians vacuum the carpet, you set out for the ...
www.nplusonemag.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"The darkest prospect for literary studies is not its wholesale dissolution, but its residual subsidy as a loss leader for a few elite schools that can afford it." www.nplusonemag.com/issue-50/rev...
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A Fine Gael senator on the Seanad agriculture panel didn’t declare more than €16,000 in farming income while serving as a county councillor last year.
Paraic Brady was elected to the Seanad on the agricultural panel in February 2025.
www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-se...
Paraic Brady was elected to the Seanad on the agricultural panel in February 2025.
www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-se...
FG senator didn’t declare more than €16k in farming income
He sits on the Seanad agriculture panel.
www.ontheditch.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A Fine Gael senator on the Seanad agriculture panel didn’t declare more than €16,000 in farming income while serving as a county councillor last year.
Paraic Brady was elected to the Seanad on the agricultural panel in February 2025.
www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-se...
Paraic Brady was elected to the Seanad on the agricultural panel in February 2025.
www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-se...
Jesus Christ man
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the government was arming factions in the Gaza Strip to combat Hamas, after accusations from an opposition politician. From @jimbohider.bsky.social and @danielestrin.bsky.social
Israel says it's arming clans to fight Hamas in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the government was arming factions in the Gaza Strip to combat Hamas, after accusations from an opposition politician.
www.npr.org
June 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Jesus Christ man
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in this essay: the ideology of amateurism and the development of modern organized sports; the history of PED use and their regulation; transhumanism and Silicon Valley's obsession with death; athletic labor and the body thebaffler.com/after-the-fa...
Beyond All Boundaries | Brendan O’Connor
The Enhanced Games, Aron D’Souza’s new multisport competition, embrace doping “to safely transition mankind to a new super-humanity.”
thebaffler.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
in this essay: the ideology of amateurism and the development of modern organized sports; the history of PED use and their regulation; transhumanism and Silicon Valley's obsession with death; athletic labor and the body thebaffler.com/after-the-fa...
Reposted by Brendan O’Connor
Incredible blog here. This is a gift link: defector.com/what-world-d...
What World Does Bitcoin Want To Build For Itself? | Defector
LAS VEGAS — “We often talk about baseball games as a metric for where we are, and we’re literally in the first inning,” one of the Winklevoss twins gloats. “And this game’s going to overtime.” It’s th...
defector.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Incredible blog here. This is a gift link: defector.com/what-world-d...
I know it's old hat by now but I would be curious to read a genealogy of this idea that a particular state has a "right" to exist. is it specific to Israel? to settler-colonial states? where/when does it come from and how has it spread?
June 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I know it's old hat by now but I would be curious to read a genealogy of this idea that a particular state has a "right" to exist. is it specific to Israel? to settler-colonial states? where/when does it come from and how has it spread?
one thing about a historical/hegemonic bloc is that it is cemented by more than personal affinities!
Here's the thing: even if Musk's relationship with Trump inevitably sours -- as every relationship both men have ever had has done-- Musk still has billions in federal contracts. His influence over the government isn't going away if they get into a Twitter feud. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The optical illusion of Elon Musk’s fading influence
The billionaire pledged to step back from DOGE, but his days of benefiting from Trump are far from over.
www.motherjones.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
one thing about a historical/hegemonic bloc is that it is cemented by more than personal affinities!
"Bathroom attendants offer two flavors of Zyn for the discerning gentleman."
What World Does Bitcoin Want To Build For Itself? | Defector
LAS VEGAS — “We often talk about baseball games as a metric for where we are, and we’re literally in the first inning,” one of the Winklevoss twins gloats. “And this game’s going to overtime.” It’s th...
defector.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"Bathroom attendants offer two flavors of Zyn for the discerning gentleman."
in this essay: the ideology of amateurism and the development of modern organized sports; the history of PED use and their regulation; transhumanism and Silicon Valley's obsession with death; athletic labor and the body thebaffler.com/after-the-fa...
Beyond All Boundaries | Brendan O’Connor
The Enhanced Games, Aron D’Souza’s new multisport competition, embrace doping “to safely transition mankind to a new super-humanity.”
thebaffler.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
in this essay: the ideology of amateurism and the development of modern organized sports; the history of PED use and their regulation; transhumanism and Silicon Valley's obsession with death; athletic labor and the body thebaffler.com/after-the-fa...
Last week, the Thiel-backed Enhanced Games announced that it had secured a venue in Las Vegas for 2026. Today, I have a long piece on the ideological currents running through the venture, and what I think it reveals to us about Silicon Valley’s vision for humanity. thebaffler.com/after-the-fa...
Beyond All Boundaries | Brendan O’Connor
The Enhanced Games, Aron D’Souza’s new multisport competition, embrace doping “to safely transition mankind to a new super-humanity.”
thebaffler.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Last week, the Thiel-backed Enhanced Games announced that it had secured a venue in Las Vegas for 2026. Today, I have a long piece on the ideological currents running through the venture, and what I think it reveals to us about Silicon Valley’s vision for humanity. thebaffler.com/after-the-fa...
People will say that players almost always say nice things about their managers but this really does seem different
![“I’m not thinking about club football right now because I am here with Spain and we have two important games this week,” he says, “but him continuing would be good for the dressing room. He has built a very good group and coaches also need time. In the league things didn’t go well but he makes you win a trophy. That’s important too. The people in the dressing room with weight have to understand that. But as I say I’m thinking about the national team now; there will be time for that.”
Hang on, do you mean there are some players who don’t understand that? “No, it’s simply just that ... we’re inside and we know more or less how things are, no? I’m not going to lie, it did impact me to see [people say] they were going to sack him to be honest. I’m very close to him. He’s been an important coach for me and it’s thanks to him that I have brought out my [best] football these two years. It’s complicated because in football in general things don’t always depend on you but, honestly, in the team – I think, in my opinion – we’re happy with him.”
Pedro Porro on Ange Postecoglou](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gi7reyxarwcu5ww7yxfu65rt/bafkreiahlxitzdrs5krc7offnp5bg45ugkqacr2xs35kvxq7pdnxkvrd3u@jpeg)
June 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
People will say that players almost always say nice things about their managers but this really does seem different
Four days in a row
"Israeli forces have killed people waiting for food in Gaza for a fourth morning in a row. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says the aid distribution centres backed by the US & Israel have become death traps"
June 3, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Four days in a row
one common denominator in all the situations described here is the French police
Paris Saint-Germain's historic win in Saturday's Champions League final sparked scenes of unbridled joy in the French capital.
But — as has become worryingly familiar — it was also accompanied by violence and widespread disorder.
@tomwfootball.bsky.social
But — as has become worryingly familiar — it was also accompanied by violence and widespread disorder.
@tomwfootball.bsky.social
Inside Paris chaos: Violence and disorder prove familiar footnote to historic game
The havoc in the capital city shows that even at the most glorious moments in France’s footballing history, tragedy has seldom been far away
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
one common denominator in all the situations described here is the French police
remember when a couple elections went their way immediately after Trump was inaugurated and American libs convinced themselves that a global repudiation of right-wing politics was imminent www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/w...
Nationalist Is Elected Poland’s President, in a Setback for the Centrist Government
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
remember when a couple elections went their way immediately after Trump was inaugurated and American libs convinced themselves that a global repudiation of right-wing politics was imminent www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/w...
Graph looks like a fish
Huge opportunity for a political party that believes government can do good things. Public opinion is finally shifting after 50 years of right wing anti-government propaganda. This isn't the time for cowering and throat clearing www.cnn.com/2025/06/01/p...
June 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Graph looks like a fish
There are risks in both keeping Ange and sacking him. The only guarantee is that getting rid of the guy who promised and delivered a trophy would destroy the squad’s morale and unity www.football.london/tottenham-ho...
Levy to decide on Postecoglou future amid fears of Spurs dressing room backlash
A decision needs to be made over whether the Europa League-winning Tottenham head coach is going to get backed or sacked this summer
www.football.london
June 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
There are risks in both keeping Ange and sacking him. The only guarantee is that getting rid of the guy who promised and delivered a trophy would destroy the squad’s morale and unity www.football.london/tottenham-ho...
Ugh, fine
People asked to avoid swarms of stinging insects as truck hauling 250 million bees rolls over near the Canadian border.
Truck accident unleashes 250 million honeybees in northwestern US
People asked to avoid swarms of stinging insects as truck hauling 250 million bees rolls over near the Canadian border.
bit.ly
May 31, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ugh, fine