People keep comparing this World Cup to the 1936 Nazi Olympics but that's really unfair because by 1936 Germany hadn't attacked any sovereign countries, assassinated any heads of state or committed any holocausts
This the quintessential story of how sports reflects the state of the world. Thousands of fans have waited for Game 3 their whole lives and now theyโre priced out of entering the game and canโt even celebrate outside because one billionaire gets to attend the game for free.
If you live in a country that sends poor people to jail for using drugs, but doesn't send rich people to jail for raping kids, you live in a shit hole country.
ZIOS: it's antisemitic to say Jews control the media
ALSO ZIOS: controlling all the media is a lot of work. "Instead of trying to control the whole world," [yes, that's a direct quote], all we have to do is control AI, because people trust AI and that's where everyone is getting their information.
"I just wish we can get the analytics out the way... Why are we creating these stats? I think that's the problem with baseball right now." -Manny Machado
(via @MartyCaswell)