Geordiedoonunder13

Geordie born & bred, family man who loves the toon and feels lucky to live in the best country in the world....Australia🌴😎🍹

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

Breaking news: Iranians just took down one of our Apache helicopters—after Marco Rubio swore under oath that this war was over.

I’m grateful our service members are safe, but how many more must risk everything because of this administration’s failures and lies?

This is not 'winning.'

[Geordiedoonunder13 @RirieSteve]

@Magpie24_7 🤞🤞💪💪👏👏🍾🥂

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Almost 180,000 World Cup tickets are still unsold on resale platforms just days before kickoff, amid a growing controversy for Fifa.

Fifa has been under scrutiny for its high ticket prices but its president, Gianni Infantino, says the tickets are priced at appropriate "market rates" for America .

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

❗️The person reportedly killed in a car explosion this morning in Balashikha was Lieutenant General Aleksandr Maksimtsev, Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Russia's Aerospace Forces. He is regarded by Ukraine as a war criminal.

[Gianl1974 @Gianl1974]

The FIFA Men's World Cup begins Thursday.
And the United States is already an international embarrassment.

Here is what has happened in the last 72 hours at American airports and border checkpoints:

🔴 OMAR ARTAN — Somali referee. Named the CAF Best Male Referee of 2025. Chosen by FIFA as one of only 52 referees for the entire tournament. Would have been the first-ever Somali World Cup official. He arrived at Miami International Airport on a Somali diplomatic passport with full FIFA documentation.

He was detained for 11 hours. Asked about Somali politics. Asked about al-Shabab. Shown his FIFA credentials. Shown photographs of his refereeing career.

Denied entry. Sent back to Istanbul.

FIFA confirmed: Omar Abdulkadir Artan will not officiate at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

🔴 AYMEN HUSSEIN — Iraqi soccer player. Detained at Chicago O'Hare International Airport for 7 hours before being allowed entry.

🔴 TALAL SALAH — Iraqi team photographer. Detained at O'Hare. Phone searched. Denied entry. Sent home. CBP cited "vetting concerns."

🔴 ZAKARIA EL OUAHDI — Moroccan player. Held up in the FIFA accreditation process.

🔴 DOZENS OF MOROCCAN FANS — who purchased tickets had their visas denied without explanation, per the president of a prominent Moroccan supporters organization.

🔴 SCOTTISH FANS — reporting ESTA application issues and denials.

🔴 AFRICAN AND IRANIAN JOURNALISTS — The International Sports Press Association sent a formal letter to FIFA on June 5 complaining that many have been denied entry to cover the event.

🔴 More than 120 civil organizations issued a joint travel advisory warning fans to "exercise caution" and have an emergency contingency plan when traveling to the United States for the World Cup.

Ian Wright — former Arsenal and England star, one of the most recognized faces in global football:

"Every few hours it's another story — another story about fans denied, players denied, officials denied, journalists denied, now refs. Is this how the hosts behave really for the greatest game, the greatest tournament in the world?"

He called it a "World Cup of chaos."

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WE PREDICTED THIS - THE OLYMPICS WILL BE EVEN WORSE!!!

We documented this months ago. We called it a potential disaster when:

🔴 The administration banned fans from four qualifying nations entirely
🔴 Required $15,000 visa bonds from citizens of 50 countries
🔴 Forced the Iranian team to sleep in Tijuana and commute to their games
🔴 Cut TSA staffing to 40-55% callout rates at host city airports
🔴 Had the DHS Secretary threaten to halt international flights to World Cup host cities
🔴 Watched international arrivals to the USA drop 17% in Q1 2026

Draw your own conclusions.

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📞 Call your representatives. Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121. Ask them where they stand on the treatment of FIFA officials, journalists, and fans at U.S. ports of entry.

🔗 Find your representatives at https://t.co/vVB2zuCsYX.

📢 Share this post. The world is watching. Make sure Americans are watching too.

🗳️ Remember in November. Every level. Every seat.

📎 Time (June 9, 2026): Somali World Cup referee denied entry to U.S.
📎 AP / https://t.co/mcF8KN7r5m (June 9, 2026): World Cup ref denied entry was about to make history for Somalia
📎 Globe and Mail (June 9, 2026): Somali referee denied entry sparks global uproar
📎 CBS News (June 9, 2026): Iraqi player detained 7 hours, photographer denied entry at O'Hare
📎 Front Office Sports (June 9, 2026): Travel and visa issues hang over World Cup
📎 International Sports Press Association letter to FIFA (June 5, 2026)
📎 Ian Wright Instagram video (June 9, 2026): "World Cup of chaos"

[Alex Tiffin @RespectIsVital]

South Africa, Germany and other recent #WorldCup hosts were forced by FIFA to promise all accredited officials, players and staff would be guaranteed visas and minimal immigration interference for the tournament duration.

Why is the United States exempt from that @FIFAcom?

[Tom London @TomLondon6]

Who will speak up for Omar Artan?

Which governments, which football authorities, which referees and teams at the World Cup?

Who will stay shamefully SILENT?

[Roslyn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @ind3pendent7]

WTAF a Scotland fan with Visa turned from approved to not authorised to travel was told he needed to get some sort of Police form showing he has no criminal past.
The fan works in Fire & Safety which is already subjected to Disclosure Scotland checks! 🤬

[NSTRIKE @NSTRIKE1231]

🇷🇺🔥 A Russian economist who attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum organized by Putin a few days ago metaphorically warns society that Russia is in an extremely dire situation. He compares it to a doomed airplane rapidly descending toward the ground.
📌 “I attended all four days of the 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, and the whole thing resembles a situation where we are on a plane that is falling… Now, let’s summarize it quickly.”
📌 “Russian economists, companies, investors, officials — all of us are on a plane that is hurtling downward and doomed to crash… The passengers of this plane are discussing the situation, thinking, and sometimes complaining, considering how to stabilize it… However, the real power is in the isolated cockpit (a hint at the Kremlin)… The only thing left for the passengers is to pray that the pilot pulls the yoke toward himself and stabilizes the plane. Therefore, we should pray.”

This is a remarkably candid and pessimistic assessment coming from a Russian expert who participated directly in Putin’s flagship economic event. The airplane metaphor vividly illustrates the sense of helplessness and impending crisis felt even among those inside the system. It highlights the growing disconnect between official propaganda and the harsh economic reality in Russia.

Video is generated by grok AI

[Geordiedoonunder13 @RirieSteve]

@SupportersNufc Spot on, we only need committed players that will give 100% for the shirt & not just the money 🤞🤞💪💪

[Geordiedoonunder13 @RirieSteve]

Why show/announce this, just get it out there and use it, don’t warn ruzzia what is coming their way 💪💪💙🇺🇦🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🤞🤞

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

Ukraine has launched serial assembly-line production of highly advanced supersonic missiles of its own design.

The new weapon is capable of reaching speeds several times greater than the speed of sound, making it extremely difficult for enemy air defense systems to intercept. The missile's warhead is designed to destroy heavily fortified strategic targets and command centers at long range.

According to experts, the large-scale launch of such production could significantly strengthen Ukraine's military capabilities and elevate the country's defense industry to a new technological level on the global stage.

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

🗣️ Omar Abdulkadir Artan tells @nytimes he had the correct paperwork to enter America.

"I had the right papers and everything. I had the right visa...

"I'm very, very disappointed. I'm just simply a referee who's trying to live his dream, the biggest dream of my life, to come to the World Cup."

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

Trump froze Medicare enrollments for home health and hospice providers — immediately, no warning.

Seniors and disabled Americans needing care at home are now blocked from getting it.

They call it “anti-fraud.”
We call it what it is: abandonment.

#TrumpMakesUsSick

[JASSIM THANi 🇶🇦 @JBT_86]

This is how the welcome should be for the world’s biggest tournament , not by humiliating players, referees, and fans or treating them like criminals. Thank you, Mexico, for this spirit and hospitality. You should teach the Americans how to welcome and respect their guests.”
🇲🇽❤️

[Geordiedoonunder13 @RirieSteve]

@jurgen_nauditt Is there not a bridge or something along these roads to cut it off altogether 🤔🤔🇺🇦💙😉😉🤞🤞

[Geordiedoonunder13 @RirieSteve]

@swinburne_mark Dave MacCreery

[Pyotr Kurzin @PKurzin]

🇷🇺⚠️Every Russian general who ordered strikes on civilians is now a marked man.

Retired US Army @general_ben, in an exclusive interview, says the GUR has already started the clock — and there is nowhere to hide.

"Every officer in the chain of command — for the rest of his life — is going to have to be checking under his car. Because the GUR is going to hunt them down."

Russia can't protect everything. And neither can its generals.

Full interview in first comment ↓ | Extended cut for X subscribers

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Does referee case show Fifa has lost control of its own World Cup? https://t.co/BoqbS2vk3N

[Geordiedoonunder13 @RirieSteve]

@BBCNews @StewartPearo Yes

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

The Kremlin elite has really become brazen. It seems they've completely lost their sense of reality.

"Russia has demanded that the United States withdraw all of its nuclear weapons from Europe.

The United States must remove its nuclear weapons from Europe and dismantle the infrastructure used to host them, according to Andrey Belousov, Russia's Ambassador-at-Large. As quoted by TASS, he stated that Moscow views the deployment and storage of such arsenals in Europe as a threat.

'Given the possibility of strikes against critical civilian and military infrastructure on Russian territory, the American nuclear weapons deployed in Europe are essentially strategic in nature. Therefore, we insist that they be withdrawn from Europe and returned to the United States,' Belousov said.

The statement comes amid a Financial Times report that the United States and its European allies are discussing the deployment of American nuclear-capable aircraft in NATO countries bordering Russia. According to the newspaper's sources, these discussions are linked to the war in Ukraine and the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail."