Heidi

Concerned American. Child of Chinese Immigrants. Proud AAPI Democrat. Activist.

[Heidi @HeidiHugh8]

Remember the rage and sorrow we felt on November 8, 2016? Remember how powerful it felt to see millions of us pouring into the streets for the 2017 Women’s March? And remember how we all vowed to get politically active and to enact change? Well let’s do it!

[Swing Left @swingleft]

This year the midterms are more important than ever. So grab your friends. Grab your family. Grab @KevinBacon (if you’re @KyraSedgwick) and volunteer on #TheLastWeekend before Election Day. https://t.co/ratbT5fm5x

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy, Japanese in Japan, and Africans in Africa.

Then why is this South African in America?

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

For this year's FIFA World Cup opening ceremony, the FIFA Peace award winner bombs a competing nation.

[Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @NotHoodlum]

Nailed it here. 👇

[Congressman Robert Garcia @RepRobertGarcia]

If you think California is taking a while to count votes, wait until you hear how long the Trump Administration is taking to release the Epstein files…

[Heidi @HeidiHugh8]

@BettyYeeforCA @DrDinD Thank you for doing the right thing and dropping out. I will remember your integrity if you decide to run for office again—I hope you do!

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Nailed it

[Covie @covie_93]

BREAKING: FIFA peace prize recipient is bombing Iran a day before the start of the FIFA World Cup.

[Heidi @HeidiHugh8]

@shaunrein

[Apu @Apu_elrojo]

Es acojonante que la FIFA ponga anuncios de "No al racismo" cada dos por tres y luego permita que el anfitrión del mundial de fútbol trate a los jugadores negros como si fueran delincuentes.

¡¡Cuánta hipocresía!!

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

I'm mortified by how the Trump administration is openly discriminating against officials, players, and fans from around the world--cancelling visas, invasive searches, detainments, racism, etc.--but none of it's surprising. He's a white supremacist, and FIFA are bootlickers.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Canada have invited Omar Artan to referee in Vancouver.

It needs to happen we have had far too much racism from the USA in this World Cup.

Lets see some anti-racism.

[New Direction AFRICA @Its_ereko]

🚨 🇲🇽 WHILE THE US HUMILIATES AFRICAN TEAMS ON THE TARMAC, MEXICO WELCOMES THEM LIKE KINGS!

🇿🇦 South Africa’s Bafana Bafana arrive in Pachuca — greeted by full mariachi band, smiles, and real hospitality.

🇯🇵 Japan’s Samurai Blue land in Monterrey — Governor personally gifts sombreros, norteño music, warm embrace.

Real respect. Real culture. Real football spirit.

Now compare that to America: Somali referee Omar Artan locked 11 hours and deported like a criminal. Senegal champions frisked and searched on the tarmac. Uzbekistan teams treated like suspects.

This is the difference between a Global South brother and an empire that hosts the World Cup but hates the teams from the Global South.

Mexico showing the world how it's done. The US exposing its true face.

[André Fran @andrefran]

Já é uma das imagens mais vergonhosas desta Copa. 🇸🇳

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

What an absolute disgrace. A FIFA-certified referee being denied entry to the United States purely because he is Somali.

The World Cup is meant to bring people together. This is racism, plain and simple. Shameful.

https://t.co/rpSgTmmPU4

[Hussain Shiyam 🇵🇸❓🎈 @ShiyamHussain]

This is utter bullshit. When Indonesia refused to grant the Israeli under 17 team visa’s for the 2023 U-20 World Cup, FIFA stripped Indonesia’s hosting rights and moved it to Argentina. So @FIFAcom can stop with the lies.

[Antifa_Ultras @ultras_antifaa]

What has happened at the #2026WorldCup over the last 48 hours:

• Swiss footballer Embolo's visa was put under review and he was only able to join his team days later.

• Iraqi national team player Aymen Hussein was held for questioning for nearly 7 hours upon entering the United States.

• The Iranian national team spent days dealing with visa procedures at the U.S. Consulate in Türkiye. The U.S. only allowed them entry on match days. Fifteen members of the delegation were denied visas.

• Omar Abdulkadir Artan, named CAF's Best African Referee of 2025, was denied a visa. Despite travelling to the U.S. with a diplomatic passport, he was refused entry and sent back. FIFA announced that he will not be able to officiate at the tournament.

• The South African national team arrived in the United States much later than planned because part of the delegation was not granted visas.

• Members of the Senegal national team staff were forced to remove their shoes and subjected to lengthy searches, sparking accusations of racism.

• The Uzbekistan national team was searched with bomb-sniffing dogs and the footage went viral in international media.

• Some Scottish supporters, despite being eligible to enter the U.S. visa-free under the ESTA programme, had their travel authorisations revoked just days before departure.

• Many supporters who had already bought tickets and booked accommodation had their visa applications rejected, resulting in financial losses.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

As a World Cup host, the U.S. shouldn't be flippantly barring officials from entering the country to do their jobs.

It's terribly backward.

It's also counterproductive.

Global sports competitions should improve international exchange and relations, not the reverse.

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

A really sad day….😔

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

They cancelled the watch party and screwed over all of the bars and businesses in the area just so he could get booed fall asleep in a luxury box.

[Heidi @HeidiHugh8]

@MilenaAmit @DMichaelTripi I would call it an “Epstein” visa.