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The much-awaited episode on Heated Rivalry is out👀

Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.

This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.

Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.

McKenzie Forbes on the different impacts that athlete activism can make. From our latest ep

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The reason the Canadian government and Hockey Canada are so keen to embrace Heated Rivalry is that it’s the best PR campaign the federally-funded governing body has received since they used children’s registration fees to pay for a sexual assault settlements. Only 4 years ago.

This is so real.

Instagram post from Friends of the IDF celebrating that’s Deni Avidja was drafted into the NBA

Not enough people are talking about the fact that Deni Avidja served in the IDF.

Well, tiny victories.

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American basketball star Stephen Curry is investing in tech startups run by former IDF operatives who were integral to building Israel’s digital architecture of apartheid and genocide. Curry, considered one of the sport’s all-time greats and who positions himself as an advocate for social justice, has invested in the companies, both run and staffed by former Israeli spies, through his venture capital firm Penny Jar Capital.

Apparently Steph Curry has made recent investments in tech start-ups run by former IDF/Israeli intelligence operatives.

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

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Sporting is the polar bear in Arlington meme

Even as some athletes speak out, the PWHL is silencing its players. From our latest episode:

‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America World Series winner Sean Doolittle, Super Bowl champion Doug Baldwin and college star McKenzie Forbes have strong opinions on a troubled era

“I’m really mad so thank you for letting me vent.

Abolish ICE.

We keep us safe.”

@seandoolittle.bsky.social and other athletes opened up to us about the DHS murders and the campaign of state terror being waged in Minneapolis and beyond.

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"Yeah, PR has tried, but I'm not going to sit here and give some politically correct [answer]," the Frenchman told reporters after practice at Victory Capital Performance Center. "Every day I wake up and see the news, and I'm horrified. I think it's crazy that some people might make it seem like or make it sound like the murder of civilians is acceptable."

Victor Wembanyama says that “PR tried” to stop him from speaking about ICE.

I’m not surprised, because while working on a story that will be released tomorrow, the PWHL denied me permission to speak to someone who wanted to talk to me about the violence in Minnesota.

Capital has undertaken a coordinated assault on athletic labour in recent years, as explained here by @derekcrim.bsky.social

ironic, since this will mark ICE's first effort *as* a transnational criminal organization

Thanks! More coming soon :)

If they're going after transnational criminal organizations i guess we won't have an Olympics (cuz the IOC is a criminal org, basically)

In light of the T20 World Cup fiasco, I explain how India turned cricket into a decolonial nightmare

BIG NEWS: I'm delighted to join the @endofsportpod.bsky.social as a co-host. Excited for the opportunity to scrutinise sport & capitalism on a regular basis. In this ep, we chat about athlete activism in the wake of ICE shootings, India's manipulation of the T20 World Cup, and more

ICE agents from US set to help with security at Winter Olympics in Italy The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are set to begin on February 6, with shock at the late news of ICE involvement.

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“ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organisations,” the agency said in a statement.'

The IOC's militarised spectacle

The NBPA says they “stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice” and offer “deepest condolences to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.”

The exorbitant World Cup ticket prices is a Ponzi scheme 👇🏽

Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.

Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social

Isaiah Thomas: 6 guys beating the shit outta ONE person then KILLING him!! Fuck the ICE agents. 6 against one and yall still shoot and kill somebody. Yall had him out numbered and decided to KILL him like it was a video game and he can just he his life back smh

GOAT

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How one year of ‘America First’ has left workers behind:
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These are exactly the words that are needed.

Now we just need the commensurate action:

Strike.

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.    Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman.    The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed.    Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you”

Statement from Alex Pretti’s family.

“Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man.”

You can truly count on the NHL not to do the right thing. Ever.