I’ll leave it here, but I find it astonishing that American colleagues I respect, in sports and beyond, are either celebrating or minimizing what should be obvious: overt political interference in a disciplinary decision at a World Cup is unethical, unacceptable and profoundly dangerous. Whatever one thinks of Balogun and the red card itself, the debate is now beyond it and precedent is indefensible. The integrity of the tournament depends on the idea that what happens on the field is judged by the rules of the game, not by pressure from political power.
To celebrate this is...baffling.
This does not reflect well on the ADA
Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration https://t.co/OgG6MDtPgr via @NYTimes
Today in 1982: Jim Eisenreich, a rookie outfielder for the Twins hitting .309, left the game at Fenway in the middle of an inning.
He suffered from twitching and it became uncontrollable when Boston fans continuously taunted him.
When the team returned to Minnesota, Jim checked into a hospital for treatment. Doctors diagnosed him with Tourette's Syndrome.
He tried several comebacks the next few years, but could never control his symptoms. He retired from baseball in 1984.
Over the next two years, doctors found a way to treat his Tourette’s, and Jim returned to baseball in 1987 with Kansas City. He was named the MVP of the 1989 Royals, a team that featured Bo Jackson and George Brett.
After his comeback, he went on to play 12 more years in the big leagues, and batted over .300 in 5 of those seasons.
He now has a foundation that helps children with Tourette’s Syndrome.
#MLB #baseball #Royals @TouretteAssn
@JonahDispatch Primary care MD here. No, this is not part of the MoCA. Subtracting backward from 100 by 7’s is one of the questions to test attention and concentration.
If Trump’s legal interpretation holds, it would mean he could keep all his records to himself — or sell them or destroy them or pick and choose which ones are available to historians.
It would be a huge blow to public understanding of the Trump presidency https://t.co/44tQ6DX7zZ
With an increasingly sour national environment for Republicans, the Senate battlefield is shifting. We are moving four ratings, all in Democrats’ favor.
Read more from @JessicaTaylor:
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Impeach and remove Kristi Noem.
Congress must not fund DHS.
No more money without disciplined leadership and massive reforms—real training, body cameras, no masks—and clear rules for how federal agent misconduct will be investigated, prosecuted, and punished.
Europe found a little bit of spine and Trump is backing down. I hope all world leaders remember this, Trump is a bully and he doesn't like people who fight back.