Pascal Vrielynck

[Ali Abunimah @AliAbunimah]

Daily "ceasefire" massacres in Gaza, funded by the @EUinIsrael Association Agreement and greedy, depraved EU trade with Zionist land-theft colonies.

[Marwa Osman || مروة عثمان @Marwa__Osman]

This was the last photo published by Somali football referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been recognized among Africa's top referees and was officially appointed by FIFA to officiate at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Captioning the photo with excitement, he wrote:
"Off to Miami."

He was traveling from Istanbul to the United States, preparing for what should have been one of the greatest milestones of his career.

However, upon arrival, U.S. border authorities reportedly denied him entry and placed him on a return flight to Turkey, despite his travel being coordinated through FIFA and despite holding official travel documentation.

FIFA later confirmed that he would no longer participate in the tournament, reiterating that immigration and visa decisions remain solely within the authority of the host nation.

This raises serious questions about fairness and equal treatment in international sport. One of the most significant achievements of a referee's career, the opportunity to officiate on football's biggest stage, was effectively taken away not because of performance or merit, but because of a decision made at the border.

One cannot help but wonder what the global reaction would have been had a previous World Cup host nation, like Qatar for example, denied entry to a FIFA-appointed official from Somalia, Iraq, Iran, or any other country. The accusations of discrimination and intolerance would likely have dominated headlines and press conferences worldwide.

Yet when such incidents involve the US, the outrage often seems far more muted. The contrast highlights a recurring double standard in international discourse, where the same act can be judged very differently depending on who commits it.

Disgusting really.

[Antifa_Ultras @ultras_antifaa]

Another scandal has been added to the list:

The United States has cancelled the 8% ticket quota allocated to Iran for the #2026WorldCup.

[Zachary Foster @_ZachFoster]

Over the past 2.5 years, I’ve seen more Israeli soldiers dressed up in Palestinian women’s underwear than actually fighting Palestinian forces on the ground.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🚨 BOMBSHELL! NJ Transit President exposes FIFA's massive greed. They expect to rake in $11 BILLION in profits, yet absolutely refuse to cover the $50M transit costs.

FIFA expects local taxpayers to subsidize travel costs. The establishment is looting public funds!

[New Direction AFRICA @Its_ereko]

🚨 FIFA 2026 TICKET DISASTER EXPOSED

Financial Times just reported: Over 176,000 tickets already flooding the resale market — prices down 20% in a month.

Fans are dumping seats. FIFA is quietly shifting inventory. Empty stadiums incoming for the "biggest World Cup ever."

This is what happens when Gianni Infantino prices the people's game like a billionaire club for Western elites and corporate sponsors.

Same Infantino who stayed silent when US border agents humiliated Senegal’s Lions of Teranga and deported Africa’s top referee Omar Artan like trash.

Same Infantino who invented a fake "Peace Prize" for Trump while African dignity gets trampled.

Hypocrisy level: MAXIMUM.

Football belongs to the Global South too. We built this sport.

Not a luxury product for the few while Africa pays premium prices for second-class treatment.

Infantino’s FIFA is failing — on the pitch, at the border, and in the stands.

The mask is off.

Africa, demand better or build our own power in the game.

[Dr Rahmeh Aladwan @doctor_rahmeh]

It is time to declare it loud and clear: these dregs of humanity must be permanently expelled from Palestine.

[Zachary Foster @_ZachFoster]

Palestinian violence is used to bring an end to apartheid.

Jewish violence is used to maintain apartheid.

Violence against civilians is terror no matter who commits it …. even though there is a fundamental difference between the aims of Jewish v Palestinian violence.

[Adam Smith @adamndsmith]

The media really thinks you’re stupid.

Zack Polanski says, obviously, that vegetables for 7p is a sign of a broken system.

Farmers say that there’s a “race to the bottom on price” and Tesco is effectively “giving away” produce.

But look at the difference in the headline! Look at the number of comments!

If Zack Polanski said the sky was blue, the Telegraph would ask why the Green Party leader was so opposed to the colour red.

[The Gulag @WelcomeTheGulag]

Gold miners in Ghana working barefoot, shivering, covering themselves with bags against the rain

Capitalism isn't your iPhone. It's this. It's always been this

[Quds News Network @QudsNen]

The Israeli Knesset’s plenary approved, in its second and third readings, a bill that expands mechanisms for deducting funds from the Palestinian Authority, allowing Israel to withhold additional amounts from Palestinian clearance revenues to cover compensation and benefits paid by Israeli authorities for settlers killed in resistance attacks.

The law, introduced by Likud Knesset member Avihai Boaron, allows deductions to cover compensation and insurance payments related to these incidents.

It also requires the Finance Minister to submit an annual report on these payments, with the cabinet determining the amount to be deducted from Palestinian clearance revenues.

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

Vean el estado paramilitar de excepción que tiene montado el régimen de Rodrigo Paz en Bolivia, apoyado por EEUU, ha matado ya a 10 trabajadores que están en huelga para detener la privatización y el saqueo de los recursos del pais.

Si estas imágenes fuesen de Cuba, tendrías que tirar la televisión por la ventana para que dejasen de contártelo.

[Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis]

The least the UK can do is investigate war crimes by its citizens. [Don't hold your breath, though...]

[Israel Exposed @xIsraelExposedx]

A British doctor gives witness testimony on how Israeli drones systematically targeting children.

[Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 @jacksonhinkle]

🇧🇴 HUGE PROTESTS CONTINUE IN BOLIVIA!

[Hussain “Hoz” Shafiei @HussainShafiei]

Support and donate if you can't, then please share the campaign to extend its reach.

Dr Ranjeet Brar (@Rango1917) is launching a judicial review challenging the use of the IHRA definition after his suspension by King's College Hospital NHS Trust.

The case raises major questions about free speech and the right to criticise Israel without fear of punishment.

#FreeSpeech #Palestine

[Sony Thăng @nxt888]

You want to know what imperial conditioning looks like from the inside?

It looks like a person who knows that the United States has the largest prison population in the history of human civilization, and still describes other countries as "unfree."

It looks like a person who knows their healthcare system allows people to die from rationed insulin, and still describes other countries' economics as "failed."

It looks like a person who watched their government spend $2.3 trillion over twenty years building a state in Afghanistan that collapsed in just 10 days, and still trusts that same government's assessment of which other countries are "stable" or "democratic" or "ready for self-governance."

It is not stupidity.

It is something more structurally interesting than stupidity.

It is what happens when the story a person needs to believe about themselves is in direct conflict with the evidence their own eyes can see, and the story wins.

Not because the evidence is unclear.

But because the cost of following the evidence to its conclusion is too high.

Better a comfortable contradiction than an uncomfortable clarity.

The empire is built on that choice, made daily, by millions of people.

[Alan MacLeod @AlanRMacLeod]

Never believe anyone who tells you a better world is not possible.

[Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده @RamAbdu]

"My leg went to heaven. I want a second leg to walk, run, and play. I want to see my mom, wear clothes, and be able to stand and walk on my own."

Listen with your heart before your mind to a child from Gaza whose foot was amputated by Israel. #Gaza

[The Cradle @TheCradleMedia]

Israel leaves dozens homeless as ethnic cleansing campaign intensifies across the occupied West Bank
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Israeli forces demolished at least nine Palestinian homes and a carpentry workshop across the occupied West Bank on Monday, displacing families and advancing a broader campaign of ethnic cleansing through home demolitions, land confiscation, and forced displacement. The demolitions took place in Barta'a, southwest of Jenin, and in Khirbet Qalqas, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), targeting homes, livelihoods, and agricultural land.

In Barta'a, Israeli bulldozers demolished eight homes, including two inhabited residences, after forcing residents to evacuate. According to WAFA, the demolition orders target 20 homes housing more than 100 people, while around 120 additional homes remain under threat. Residents attempted to stop the demolitions, leading to confrontations during which Israeli forces fired tear gas. The town, located behind the separation wall built on Jenin Governorate land, is also subjected to severe movement restrictions through the Barta'a military checkpoint.

Meanwhile, in Khirbet Qalqas, south of Hebron, Israeli forces demolished a two-story home housing a family of five and destroyed a carpentry workshop. Family members said Israeli bulldozers also leveled surrounding land, tore down boundary walls, and uprooted fruit-bearing trees, causing further damage to the family's property and source of income.

The demolitions come amid an accelerating Israeli campaign across the occupied West Bank marked by home demolitions, land seizures, settlement expansion, military restrictions, and the displacement of Palestinian communities. Palestinians face near-impossible obstacles to obtaining building permits, while Israeli authorities continue using permit denials as a pretext to remove families from their homes and expand control over Palestinian land.