Eric McMurray

Just an old guy trying to keep up.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Iran’s soccer federation says its ticket allocation had been pulled just days before the World Cup starts, leaving supporters who had already made travel plans unable to attend their team’s matches. https://t.co/fG6EXikg9e

[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

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

Iranian Football Federation announces the 8% ticket quota allocated to Iran has been revoked by the U.S., leaving the federation currently unable to distribute tickets to supporters.

A case study in political interference, discrimination and FIFA looking the other way.

[Ian L Richardson @ianrich15813274]

When one of the most respected referees in world football is refused entry by the host nation, because they don't like his home country, the correct response of the other referees should be to boycott the tournament unless he is allowed to do his job. Sadly, that won't happen.

[Hend Amry @LibyaLiberty]

The U.S. World Cup in one horrible photo:

[The Footy Feed @TheFootyFeed]

Ian Wright is an absolute hero for saying how we all feel about this World Cup…

“I've just read that the Somalian referee has been denied entry. Every few hours it's another story, another story about fans denied, players denied, officials denied, journalists denied, now refs," Wright said.

"You know something I'm laughing but it's not funny, it's actually not funny and something has to be said.

"The expensive tickets, the most expensive tickets ever, expensive accommodation, transport through the roof. It has to be said.

"Is this how the hosts behave really for the greatest game, the greatest tournament in the world, is this how the hosts behave?

"Are we not hearing more? Are we seeing how Qatar got dragged, are we not hearing more? Is this the spirit of football, really?

"You know who I feel for? I feel for the American fans who are desperate for this, American soccer fans who are desperate for this, how embarrassed they must be. How embarrassing for them this must be.

"This is the World Cup, this is a World Cup of chaos. Whoever wins this World Cup is going to have to go through some serious chaos to get this done.

"I hope we can do it, but something has to be said now. This is the World Cup."

[John Collins @Logically_JC]

Excellent community note.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

BREAKING: The boos aren’t just inside MSG, they are OUTSIDE too.

We’re getting reports that every-time Trump’s face is shown on screen New Yorkers can hear booing from residents all over the city. This is historic.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Rollins on Screwworm: This does trace back to the last administration….

[Rachel Nichols @Rachel__Nichols]

Louder than the boos for the Spurs, louder than any boos I've heard in this building in a while.

[Janice Hough @leftcoastbabe]

From the Texas Tribune:

After Mexican officials confirmed case of screwworm in Nov. 2024, USDA, under Joe Biden, closed southern ports of entry to live cattle imports to prevent spread of screwworm into U.S. Move also strained supply of cattle in Texas....
USDA reversed course in Feb 2025, after Trump took office, announcing opening of ports"

[Decoding Fox News @DecodingFoxNews]

Right-wing media outlets will probably try to alter the audio but this is how the crowd at Madison Square Garden reacted to President Trump at the Knicks game. I left in a cheer from the same crowd to show contrast.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump, shown on camera during the national anthem, is booed loudly at MSG

[vibe instructor✌🏾🐝 @Vanessa_ABee]

was it by “drinking raw milk”

[Bitcoin Teddy @Bitcoin_Teddy]

Corporation: "We made $4B but spent $3.9B so we only owe taxes on $100M."
Government: "Totally reasonable."

You: "I made $60K but spent $58K on survival."
Government: "You owe taxes on $60K."
You: "That's not—"
Government: "File by May 15."

[Nick Sehnert @nick_sehnert]

My waitress at a sports bar in Bricktown just told me that when Nebraska Basketball fans came to OKC, they tipped her enough in four days to cover two months of her rent.

“That week turned me into a Nebraska fan.”

Oklahoma City belongs to Nebraska fans.

[MLB @MLB]

One of the wildest stories you may read today ⬇️

A couple accidentally showed up to a game with tickets to the next night's game

So they bought 2 more tickets and ended up catching Willy Adames' home run ball

Then they came back the next night with their original tickets, sitting nearly in the exact same spot as the night before ...

Then Adames hit another home run and they caught it AGAIN 🤯

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Sources reveal that Peter Navarro reportedly rammed a $620,000,000 Pentagon loan through to a startup with ties to Trump's son:

"The call came from the White House: We have to get this done.”

[Michael Freeman @michaelpfreeman]

How does anyone defend this as acceptable?

If only this country had a Congress.

[Eric Spracklen 🇺🇸 @EricSpracklen]

February 2025: President Trump says DOGE will be going to Fort Knox to "make sure" all the gold is there

May 2025: Elon Musk steps down from DOGE

November 2025: DOGE effectively shuts down

May 2026: CIA officer found with $40M in gold bars inside his home