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As U.S. Olympians Take on the Trump Administration, Trump Attacks Them While Kash Patel Parties As the winter Olympics come to a close, a number of athletes have drawn controversy for their political statements. U.S. athletes, in particular, have expressed conflicting feelings about representing...

It was a treat to recap the 2026 Winter Olympics with @democracynow.org's Amy Goodman today. We covered a lot of ground! From the Trump admin's politicization of the Games to the extraordinary outburst of athlete-activism to the LA28 Olympics train wreck www.democracynow.org/2026/2/23/ju...

🤡 FIFA President Gianni Infantino's buffoonish Arse-Smooching Festival for Donald Trump somehow reached new lows at today's "Board of Peace" meetings in Washington, DC. (Meanwhile FIFA Statutes read: “FIFA remain neutral in matters of politics,” but oh well) 🤡

Photo of us figure skater Alysa Liu with her hands on her face celebrating her gold medal in a white track suit

How could anyone in this wide world not admire Alysa Liu? What an amazing performance both on & off the ice

Mia Valentina Paz Faria A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas Detained for 70 days “I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by @micarosenberg et al for ProPublica:

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.

Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

As Oregon lawmakers & Trail Blazers ownership asks taxpayers to fork over💰for a stadium revamp, now's a good time to read this research-driven explanation of why this is a *terrible* idea (cc @ecosozialismus.bsky.social @drmitchpdx.bsky.social @councilorkanal.bsky.social @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social)

the Olympic spirit in action 😂

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. (1) ALFREDO ALEJANDRO ALJORNA and (2) JULIO CESAR SOSA-CELIS, Defendants. Government’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint with Prejudice The United States of America, by and through its undersigned attorneys, hereby respectfully moves the Court for an order to dismiss with prejudice the Complaint filed in this matter against the defendants, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, pursuant to Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit, filed on January 16, 2026, as ECF 1-1, as well as the preliminary-hearing testimony (ECF 18, 19) that was based on information presented to the Affiant. Accordingly, dismissal with prejudice will serve the interests of justice. Dated: February 11, 2026 Respectfully submitted, DANIEL N. ROSEN

Another shooting case falls apart (this time ICE, not CBP).

These are the Venezuelans that ICE excused shooting by claiming they beat him w/shovels.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

From: Casey Wasserman < To: ''Maxwell, Ghislane' Subject: Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 14:06:04 +0000 Where are you, I miss you. I will be in nyc for 4 days starting april 22... can we book that massage now? *** Because email may be altered electronically, the authenticity of this message Casey Wasserman voice fax

To: From: Sent: Subject: Casey Wasserman Thur 4/3/2003 2:14:44 PM Re: RE: Title: Re: RE: Never... take me! Will you be in nyc when I am there? -Original Message-. From: gmax Sent: Wed Apr 02 23:19:49 2003 To: Subject: Re: RE: Umm - all that rubbing - are you sure you can take it? The thought frankly is leaving me a little breathless. There are a few spots that apparently drive a man wild - I suppose I could practise them on you and you could let me know if they work or not? + just for the record the cigar concept currently has pride of place in my bedroom! + Just in case you are curious, I am now in Brazil - have you been here? Gix Original message attached.

To: *gmaxign From: Casey Wasserman Sent: Mon 4/7/2003 11:30:08 PM Subject: RE: Title: Message or something like that. *--Original Message-- From: gmax [mailto:gmax1@mindspring.com] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4:34 PM To: Casey Wasserman Subject: RE: What foggy enough so that you can float naked down the beach and no one can see you unless they are close up? At 04:23 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote: june gloom is the common phrase...very foggy in the AM, usually burns off in the afternoon...but still in the high 70's, low 80's... I like Carbon Beach the best, and of course, that is where my house is...and it is the best and nicest beach and closest to the city which is nice. ---Original Message--- From: gmax [mailto Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4?28 PM To: Casey Wasserman Subject: RE: Max will be relieved - Stephen Shapiro just called and is going to find out what is available in June to rent in the 3 different areas along the beach. I said I would look at all 3 and would make a decision based more on the house than the area probably. Do you have a view? I don't know anything about Malibu or LA for that matter. Anyway, regardless of that, Stephen told me that the weather is normally lousy in June -Is that right? What does lousy mean? Is it just hazy? Plse explain to the foreigner Gx PS - I can't sleep - where are you when I need you? - At 04:06 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote: that can be the exception...but only one. ----Original Message----- From: gmax [mailto: Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:12 PM To: Casey Wasserman Subject: RE: What about Max? - At 02:39 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:

To: From: Casey Wasserman Sent: Mon 4/7/2003 5:04:09 PM Subject: RE: Re: RE: Title: Message Among all my desires, that combination is pretty low on the list.. ХОХО *-Original Message From: gmax [mailto 1 Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 2:51 PM To: Casey Wasserman Subject: RE: Re: RE: Thank you - I'll call Stephen tom and see what he has available and then make a plan to come out and check out the local real estate. I'll let you know what he says, and then you can guide me as I really know nothing about the area - if there is a better bit etc. Now I have just made you my LA tour guide! I am going to go to London from here and then back to NY - can I bring you anything from London? I know you probably do not have the same Kitkat, cheddar cheese or baked bean problem I do - but you never know. My friends who come to visit me always bring a red cross (that is what they call it) food package for me Kisses Gx Stephen Shapiro is the best agent for the beach, his phone is picking a week to be in LA is a really good idea.. i think you The only thing that i want from paris is you. ---OriginalMessage From: gmax Sent: Sunday, Apnil 06, 2005 6:56 AM To: Casey Wasserman Subject: RE: Re: RE: I am looking forward to seeing you to - JE has just asked me to find a house to rent for 2 weeks (I am sure I will have to take it for longer) in Malibu in June. Who is the best real estate person to talk to - let me know. JE says I should pick a weck to go to LA and look? Thought you might like to know I am now in Paris - can I bring you back anything from here?

Here are a few of the emails from Casey Wasserman, current chair of LA28, to Ghislaine Maxwell in the latest Epstein files drop

LA28 Olympics Organizers Say Wasserman Will Remain Chair After Epstein Release The group’s board said it had conducted a review with outside counsel and determined that Wasserman should continue to lead the group.

To make an extraordinary understatement, this does not speak well of the ethical compass of the LA28 Olympics: Despite writing disturbing emails that appear in the Epstein files, "LA28 Olympics Organizers Say Wasserman Will Remain Chair After Epstein Release"
www.wsj.com/us-news/case...

US Athletes School Trump in the Olympic Spirit ​When Trump attacked one of their own for speaking his mind, Olympians stood up in support of their colleague.

Trump wouldn’t recognize the Olympic spirit if it came up and kissed him on the cankle, writes @julesboykoff.bsky.social.

US Athletes School Trump in the Olympic Spirit | Common Dreams ​When Trump attacked one of their own for speaking his mind, Olympians stood up in support of their colleague.

My latest @commondreams.org: US Olympians at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics are standing up in solidarity against Donald Trump. After Trump attacked US skier Hunter Hess, calling him "a real Loser," athletes have stood fierce & firm, rallying in powerful ways www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-o...

In this video Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych points to examples of athletes—including an Israeli Olympian— who honored dead athletes at the Games, but without being penalized by the International Olympic Committee [video via @jensweinreich.bsky.social, a must-follow on Olympics politics]

photograph of Olena Smaha, an Olympian from Ukraine who is competing in luge at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, supported her fellow Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych by wearing a message on her glove during her competition that read: “Remembrance is not a violation.” Image via Getty Images, Richard Heathcote

Olympian Olena Smaha supports her fellow Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych—who was banned by the IOC for wearing a helmet commemorating athletes killed by Russia in war—by wearing a message on her glove during her competition that read “Remembrance is not a violation.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...

‘It’s emptiness’: banned Ukrainian athlete accuses IOC of fuelling Russia’s propaganda The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been kicked out of the Winter Olympics after he refused to back down from wanting to wear a ‘helmet of memory’ in honour of Ukraine’s war dead

‼️Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych is barred from racing in the 2026 Winter Games because he wanted to wear a “helmet of memory” in honor of Ukraine’s war dead. He calls out the International Olympic Committee for doing Russia’s propaganda for them www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

First Billie Eilish (after reporting that LA28 Olympics Organizing Committee Chair Casey Wasserman was a serial cheater with workplace subordinates) & now Chappell Roan. Meanwhile, numerous local politicians in LA are demanding that Wasserman resign from running the 2028 Olympics. Pressure is on

Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.

Thank you! Very proud of this article. Always great to coauthor on Olympic issues with @julesboykoff.bsky.social

It took a movement—and Ms. Rachel—to stop Israel from demolishing a soccer field in a West Bank refugee camp. But @edgeofsports.bsky.social and @julesboykoff.bsky.social argue that UEFA needs to do more: They need to kick Israel out of European soccer.
https://bit.ly/4jRwolP

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Certainly not the most important point, but a number of the countries on the Trump travel ban list have qualified for the 2026 men's World Cup: Iran, Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal.

FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With Absurd “Peace Prize” With the world’s soccer fans watching, Gianni Infantino, the great toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed a made-up peace prize to the increasingly violent US president.

My latest, co-written w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social: "FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With Absurd 'Peace Prize'."
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed the confected "FIFA Peace Prize" to the increasingly violent US president @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Please help if you are able!!! 💕

A Quote Tweet from NYC Councilmember Vickie Paladino @VickieForNYC stating: “We’re in the midst of a global jihad the likes of which the world has never seen, and we cannot ignore it. “We need to take every seriously the need to begin the expulsion of Muslims from western nations, or at the very least the severe sanction of them within western borders. “The administration needs to begin developing a formal legal framework for the denaturalization process and get it over with before we end up with another 9/11 or worse. Enough is enough.” The quoted tweet from @DrewPavlu stating: “AUSTRALIAN HERO TOOK GUN OFF SHOOTER “TERROR ATTACK SYDNEY AT LEAST 10 DEAD “AUSTRALIAN HERO TOOK DOWN GUNMAN”

A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.

This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.

Same

🚨Urgent🚨

A trusted local PDX private shelter has an immediate need for community support. All their heater units have broken but the county doesn't want to invest in fixing them.

They are requesting donations for the purchase of heaters & heated blankets.

Cashapp for donations:
$ObattybatO

Reminder this Veterans Day: While comprehensive data on the relationship between military service & incarceration is not available, one thing is clear -

The U.S. has left many veterans behind & does not provide enough support for one of the most vulnerable populations. 🧵