Every team should be refusing to play until all of Iran's team and support staff can travel and stay freely throughout the World Cup host countries.

Hmm. I thought the World Cup wasn't supposed to impact regular @metrolosangeles.bsky.social service. But the 212 isn't running between SoFi Stadium and the 2 nearest Metro stations for 4 hours when today and Sunday's matches wrap up. Isn't this the exact bus we want fans to take to the train?!

Buses from Union Station to SoFi Stadium scheduled every minute ahead of Switzerland v Bosnia-Herzegovina? A transit dream! But how much are we paying for this?

Happy to see that USC's non-tenure-track faculty voted to unionize with @unitedfaculty-uaw.bsky.social. Non-tenure-track faculty make that place run. Now @usc.edu needs to do the right thing: respect the results of the vote and bargain USC alumni, add your signatures! tinyurl.com/uscalumnipetition

On June 2nd, non-tenure-track faculty at USC voted by a 70% margin to form our union. Hundreds and hundreds of USC alumni are signing on to a petition urging the USC administration to respect our vote, withdraw their objections, and bargain. Add your name at tinyurl.com/uscalumnipetition

Last night, 800 people came to Echo Park Lake to see the Argentina vs. Algeria game as part of 100 watch parties being staged in city parks. Today, LA's City Council is voting to doom the city's parks department

10 years after the Rio 2016 Olympics, the city is planning to build Latin America's largest data center hub on and around the Olympic park site. Ugh. Great article by RioOnWatch rioonwatch.org?p=83259

2 for 1 tickets for Sunday's fan fest... Is that because tickets aren't selling? 👀

We visited the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum FIFA Fan Fest tonight.

Spotted a mile from SoFi Stadium before USA-Paraguay: snipers on the rooftops of Inglewood businesses while kids played soccer on the street below

LA World Cup sponsor Archer Aviation got its ad in prime position for people entering the Coliseum. The fanfest also featured an "activation" site with a model aircraft. Key to know: Archer Aviation partners (proudly) with Palantir & Anduril, whose tech enables US State violence here and globally

Welcome to the LA FIFA fanfest where a beer is $19 and a water bottle is $7. And remember these are prices for watching the game ON A TELEVISION.

Big crowds and big police presence at the LA FIFA Fanfest for Mexico-SA. So far I'm seeing mostly LAPD and CA Highway Patrol, but US Marshals are also here... watching TV on their truck??

This morning Unite Here Local 11 announced that SoFi Stadium workers reached a tentative deal to avoid a strike during the World Cup The union secured wage increases and the "right to walk off the job" if feds "threaten worker safety," which is not a guarantee that ICE won't be around the stadium

SoFi workers who could walk off the job at any moment are making an announcement at the stadium on Tuesday. Although a strike was authorized last week, negotiations continued through today

At this World-Cup-themed networking event tonight, the panel facilitator asked: "where can people get a copy of that [LA 2028] bid?" The panelist repping Mayor Bass' office answered: "I have no idea." 🤦🤦🤦

I'm reluctantly joining Bluesky in time for this really-shouldn't-be-happening World Cup... You can find me posting updates from the ground in LA to a tiny / non-existent audience!