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Tim Walters

@timwalters.bsky.social

Canadian college professor. Writes about football, degrowth, culture, political economy, and the climate emergency. Walks a lot.

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Shit. This is more excellent, scary work, Jules. Do you know if they’ve applied the same National Special Security Event designation to the 2026 World Cup?

08.07.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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04.07.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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04.07.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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FIFA’s 2026 World Cup could emit 70 million tons of CO2 with deadly human costs The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest yet, and possibly the most destructive. College professor Tim Walters projects that the World Cup could emit nearly 70 million tons of CO2 and lead to the premat...

My latest for @playthegame-org.bsky.social, where I attempt a true cost carbon accounting of the Canada-Mexico-USA World Cup, and conclude that it will be the deadliest sporting event in history, producing emissions that will kill more than 70,000 people. I call this madness "Infantinocide."

04.07.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

"Infantinocide" or degrowth football.

04.07.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Burning up the planet: the rise-and-rise of long-haul summer friendlies by major clubs "Pre-season tours in distant locations are a growing problem β€” for both the planet and exhausted players ... long-haul flights are among the most polluting forms of travel."

Burning up the planet: the rise-and-rise of long-haul summer friendlies by major clubs
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/burning-up...

03.07.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAthleticide”

01.07.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
8th Fire Rising – Elbows up against the oligarchy! 8th Fire Rising is a united coalition in Canada to protect Indigenous, labour, and environmental rights.

Happy Canada Day! 8thfirerising.ca

01.07.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Wild. What a time to be alive!

28.06.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A weather map of the USA for Monday, June 23, showing a heat index above 35Β°C forecast from Houston to Chicago, and Maine to Florida.

A weather map of the USA for Monday, June 23, showing a heat index above 35Β°C forecast from Houston to Chicago, and Maine to Florida.

As we head into this FIFA Club World Cup weekend in the USA, meteorologists are warning of dangerous heat and humidity up and down the east coast. Temperatures will rise through Sunday and could last all week, with a heat index of 43ΒΊC by Monday.

21.06.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Show Your Stripes Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

showyourstripes.info/s/northameri...

21.06.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hot take!

20.06.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Important.

19.06.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You reap what you sow…

19.06.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More excellent, depressing reporting from @josimarfootball.bsky.social. Really important to support this kind of journalism, so subscribe to Josimar if you are able - they’re on the ropes and need the support right now, and it would be a tragedy if we lost this resource. There is no one like them.

18.06.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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S4, E2: FIFA2026 on Fire Podcast Episode Β· Climate Champions Β· 2025-06-02 Β· 51m

Really enjoyed being a part of this conversation about FIFA, the World Cup, and the climate emergency, organized by the great folks at the Sport Ecology Group.

17.06.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone sneak some salmon jerky into Trump’s pockets.

17.06.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bayern Munich fans at the Club World Cup held up a banner saying "world football is more poorly governed than before" and "smash FIFA".

They are not going out on a limb here.

A 🧡 on the experts and organisations that recently said the same thing...

16.06.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 376    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 9

Correct! Exciting to see players stepping up.

16.06.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The responses to this post are encouraging.

12.06.2025 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Harry and Meghan: The union of two great houses, the Windsors and the Celebrities, is complete After Harry and Meghan, the monarchy looks archaic and racist. Well duh

Still among the greatest opening paragraphs in journalism history: www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

26.05.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now If you need to see the 2026 World Cup in person, stick to Canada and Mexico. The US isn’t safe for visitors.

"Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now." My latest, co-written with @edgeofsports.bsky.social for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

20.05.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 193    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 12
Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

This is really great. This segment is a complete demolition of the opportunistic stupidity of the discourse around this non-issue. youtu.be/flSS1tjoxf0?...

18.05.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boycott the 2026 World Cup - Boycott USA 2026 In the summer of 2026, the USA will partner with Canada and Mexico to host the FIFA World Cup. Join us in calling for a boycott of the USA as a host.

It's time to Boycott the 2026 World Cup

Next summer, the USA will partner with Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Join us in calling for a boycott of the USA as a host.

#BoycottUSA2026 #Boycott2026WorldCup

15.05.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No sticks for them.

15.05.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent thread. This is resulting in many 1000s of fewer course offerings at the moment when we need them the most. Instead of investing more in education during a crisis for which it’s a ready solution, the BCNDP are allowing the kind of cuts the Liberals only dreamt of. Disgusted as an NDPer.

28.04.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely correct. This is resulting in many 1000s of fewer course offerings at the moment when we need them the most. Instead of investing more in education during a crisis for which it’s a ready solution, the BCNDP are allowing the kind of cuts the Liberals only dream of. Disgusted as an NDPer.

28.04.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You do great work. Well done. Keep it up!

24.04.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trans musician Bells Larsen was forced to cancel his US tour: β€˜My livelihood has been robbed’ The Canadian singer-songwriter is releasing an album about his transition. Trump’s β€˜dehumanizing’ new passport rules mean he won’t perform it for US fans

If the USA will not issue travel visas to trans people then it cannot host the FIFA 2026 World Cup. β€œUniting the World” my ass. Shameful.

23.04.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous.

23.04.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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