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MLS's 'independent investigation' into the Portland Timbers' handling of DV allegations against a player provided the club cover. But @EdgeofSports & I reviewed audio recordings & police docs & arrived at a very different conclusion. Big questions linger. thenation.com/article/societ…
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Facebook has hired dozens of ex-CIA agents (+ many more from the FBI & Department of Defense) to run content moderation & security. "It becomes difficult to see where the US national security state ends & Facebook begins."-@AlanRMacLeod for @MintPressNews mintpressnews.com/meet-ex-cia-ag…
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After the horrifying stadium disaster in Indonesia, FIFA's president somehow made things worse, high-fiving at a soccer match &more. "This was sickening behaviour from the most powerful man in the game. Tone-deaf, insensitive, disconnected"-@AdamLeventhal
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Mike Davis, 1946-2022. Beyond brilliant. RIP
Political scientist. Author of NOlympians (@Fernpub) & Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics (@VersoBooks). Poetry lover.