Any time I see someone posting about how much they love watching the World Cup and how they have to wait four years between these emotions and experiences, I want to scream YOU ONLY HAVE TO WAIT A YEARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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Today is a good day to remember that authoritarianism is not inevitable, overthrowing fascists is possible, and good things can still happen. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Here's the group stage wrapup. Africa had 10 teams in the tournament, and 9 made it through! Incredible performance.

dog shit country, truly

Gabby yelling "For the gays!" postgame (h/t @saraziegler.bsky.social)

Crowd loved it

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WNBA single-game scoring record for Marina Mabrey, 53 points!

If the World Cup can agree to stop calling it Turkey and start calling it Türkiye, you can call your transgender coworker the right name.

This is such bullshit. Canada gets away with its own evils because the US demands so much attention, but it does the same things as the US while covering it with a veneer of niceness.

Older lady peeped the rainbow flag on my bike, asked in a thick Russian accent “It’s your Pride?” She told me her youngest grandchild is “not she berry or he berry but no berry.” I said “Nonbinary?” She got so excited. Yes! Yes! And “Is a secret, but they are my“ *looks around, whispers* “favorite.”

Technically, they’re Remains now.

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

We do now! Not counting repositioning flights, since 6/11 (the start of the World Cup), FIFA President Gianni Infantino has flown 18 times on his private jet for a total of 23,289 miles. For reference, the circumference of the Earth is 24,901 miles.

well this really fucking sucks for my hometown.

Helpful explainer on the significance of the powerful gesture by DR Congo superfan Michel Kuka Mboladinga (aka Lumumba Vea) that ensures former Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba remains part of the political conversation. By @jdnalton.bsky.social morningstaronline.co.uk/article/a-de...

Okay. Ai can go bankrupt then. This is not our problem, this sounds like a rich tech billionaire problem.

Egypt and Iran have requested that Pride events in Seattle during their World Cup match be canceled and… no. Welcome to Seattle. This might be the most patriotic I’ve felt in my life. Pride isn’t happening during your game; you’re here during Pride. Suck a rainbow. apnews.com/article/worl...

Balogun and Robinson grew up in England Dest grew up in the Netherlands Tillman and McKennie learned to play in Germany Pepi grew up between El Paso and Juarez Weah's dad was the fucking president of Liberia I don't think one nation means what they think it does

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Putting aside any moral concerns: They're different because they were not punished in any way and will not be punished in any way. It has had zero effect on their careers.

There are people who don’t celebrate Juneteenth just like there were people who didn’t celebrate the abolition of chattel slavery. Don’t mind those ideological descendants of enslavers and slaves. Today, is our day.

against the backdrop of our current political climate, it’s this sort of thing that gives me hope humanity will prevail. the people are so much better than the politicians, “world leaders”, and billionaires.

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Fucking what? By who???

Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly speaks out publicly on the US travel ban that curtails fans from his country—and others—from supporting their team at the 2026 World Cup. “Every team can have their people, so I don’t understand why people from Africa cannot.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

wow, trying to weaponize ADA to bring your pervert glasses into spaces is pretty diabolical. reminds me of @fractalecho.bsky.social writing about the "disability diversion", although this is more like an individual using it rather than tech co's (but i'm sure tech co's will capitalize on this)

*Tied with four women (Marta, Sinclair, Ebi, Sawa) and one behind Formiga, who played in SEVEN!

Second row, all the way to the right? Yeah, choose a good organization to donate to because that one's getting a lot of hits. Thanks to @yegphysio.bsky.social for this incredible way to participate in our #WorldCupPledge

Even if the crowds and the vibes are great at the WC now that games are going, there are still plenty of people who do not get to participate in any of this because of the draconian and racist policies of this administration. The pomp and the sport makes it too easy to forget about/overlook them.

For Vogue, I talked to Ramell-Correen Frederick, aka Cheeks, who embroidered Knicks gear in the streets of Brooklyn after Game 5. He uses a 104-year-old hand-crank, chainstitch embroidery machine that he named Jessica.

was watching ESPN FC and there was an interview with the duck's "grandma" and she says he gets one carnitas taco a week 🥹

inspired by @unusualefforts.bsky.social to come up with a fun donation idea for the men’s world cup, i present to you donation bingo! please share and play however you like! i’ll be donating per square, line, etc to an immigration support organization in canada (tbd, suggestions welcome) ☺️

While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...

Put differently, if you made a dollar EVERY SECOND, you would be a millionaire in just under 12 days. It’d take you 31.7 years to become a billionaire. You’d have to have been born 31,709 years ago — in the Upper Paleolithic era — to become a trillionaire. IF YOU MADE A DOLLAR EVERY SECOND!!!!

Also the world's first trillionaire directly responsible for the deaths of potentially millions around the world due to the illegal destruction of USAID

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i can’t believe this version of FIFA from 12 years ago is less evil and corrupt than what it is now 😩

love everything about this. it’s exactly why i’m all in for women’s sports (and quite happily don’t engage much with men’s sports anymore). thanks for capturing the joy, frankie!

Canada is co-hosting the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. It is being incorrectly shared that is is the "first" World Cup held in Canada. WRONG! Canada hosted the 2015 Women's World Cup. You're welcome.

Context for Belfast riots

The violent race riots in Belfast are exactly what Trump, JD Vance, and Fox News were trying to make happen to Haitians in Ohio during the campaign and what they wanted to happen to Somalis in Minneapolis as well

Regarding Musk and MAGA and attempting to incite race riots, this is a story from 2023 www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-mu...

NEW: Haiti forced to change World Cup jerseys after Fifa rejects ‘political’ elements. Second Haitian national team asked to make a last-minute uniform change in 2026. "Intended as a tribute to the men and women who contribute every day to Haiti’s future" www.theguardian.com/football/202...

I get the impression that some people aren't clear what this means. This is the UK state deciding to intervene directly in the healthcare of individual children, depriving them of medicine that their doctors have prescribed for their personal health & wellbeing, in defiance of global best practice.

The family of the Belfast stabbing victim have released a statement saying - like the family of Henry Nowak last week - that the attack should not be used to "divide people or fuel hostility" They condemned disorder and praised the "valuable contribution" by migrants inews.co.uk/news/politic...

don’t think i have ever seen a politician as feckless and cowardly as starmer

Omar Abdulkadir Artan, a Somali soccer referee who was denied permission to enter the U.S. to participate in the World Cup, received a hero’s welcome from a cheering crowd at the airport upon his return to his home country. nyti.ms/4ohh6ZU

It’s wild how Haiti continues to have the modern world shook by its presence.