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[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically.

Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country.

Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case.

Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve.

In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota.

The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.

[VamosLasRojas @pduncanio]

@RaggedTP Wow, you should be ashamed. You’ve just dismissed justice as a concept.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Gary Myers reveals that Bill Parcells has secretly paid over $4,000,000 to 20 of his former players who were struggling financially because he believed they sacrificed to make him financially secure and there is no better way to spend the money

“Over the years, Parcells had loaned out a total of four million dollars to 20 of his former players who have come to him, I won't say destitute, but certainly having financial hardship.”

“And Bill sat down and wrote checks for about four million dollars, which to me is completely unprecedented in sports. I've never heard of anything like that. And I said, 'Bill, why would you do something like that? Why do you feel obligated?' And he explained to me that he set aside all the money he needs for, hopefully, another 30 years of his life.”

“He just turned 82. And he's given money to his three daughters and to his grandchildren, and then he has a certain amount of money left. And he says, 'What better way is there to do it than if some of my players who gave so much to me and helped make me a Hall of Fame coach and make me financially secure?”

“It was because of their hard work and me driving them to be the best they can be. They gave so much to me. Now that I'm in a position to help, and unfortunately they're in a position where they need help, why shouldn't I be the one to help?'”

“And, you know, people who remember Parcells, there's this hard-driving coach who had a love-hate relationship with his players. And now to see the transformation where he has become the patriarch of that team.”

[VamosLasRojas @pduncanio]

@Chris_Morley_ @_SignalNotNoise Nobody “did it” you strange man.

[VamosLasRojas @pduncanio]

@FeoNo2 @_SignalNotNoise @Chris_Morley_ It wasn’t, you weirdo.

[Gareth Roberts @robbohuyton]

Football is in crisis here. Genuinely think people will fuck it off if City aren’t punished accordingly, and soon. The limbo only makes it worse.

I’ve always resisted conspiracy theories about officials, mainly because if that’s what’s going on, what are we all doing here?

But why make appointments that feed the conspiracy? Chris Kavanagh, from Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, for this game?

When trust is already on the floor, when people are already questioning the integrity of the competition, surely you look at that appointment and think: why invite it?

[Adam Keys @adamkeys_]

In the last month, City have had an offside goal given against United, an Elliot Anderson handball not given against Sunderland, Gravenberch sent off for two soft yellows against Liverpool, and they’ve been found guilty of industrial scale cheating. The Premier League is a farce.

[Mark Goldbridge @markgoldbridge]

Sickening. Haaland asks for a red. Then he scores. The league has zero integrity at the moment. It's a farce

[Sacha Pisani @Sachk0]

Absolute chaos at the end of the Eternal derby between Hajduk and Dinamo.

Pitch waterlogged making for an extraordinary end to the big Croatian showdown.

Bodies flying around everywhere.

Just look at the final moments 😳

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

"Get lost! How dare you ruin what's part of our country, our DNA in this country."

Ian Holloway had some very strong words when asked about the Man City charges.

[VamosLasRojas @pduncanio]

@PhilipH21343285 Royal Family get about £100m a year in benefits. Probably Tory constituencies. I don’t think they want to lose their benefits either.

[VamosLasRojas @pduncanio]

@alexwickham @AlexDooler @DNair5 The games is almost completely compromised at this point. Can barely be bothered with professional football anymore. It’s a million miles from its roots.

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

It’s a good job Man City have always claimed they aren’t state owned then isn’t it? And if they aren’t state owned, why would there be a risk of state vengeance for something that is merely a private man’s hobby? 😃😃😃😃

[Melo☔ @Melo_lfc]

Looking back at it now, THIS WAS INSANE

[Colin the Dachshund @DachshundColin]

"I once had irrefutable evidence that I hadn't laundered £1bn to break football fair play rules, but didn’t present this to the investigation."

[1947production @1947prod]

Roberto Firmino but it's only backheels

[Melissa Reddy @MelissaReddy_]

Manchester City’s reiteration of their “confidence and intent in proving the club’s innocence” given their “comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence” is incredibly at odds with their own behaviour and the intensity in which they blocked the Premier League’s process of investigation at every step since December 2018.

The scale of their obstructing was revealed in a July 2021 British court judgment. City simply refused to supply information and documents requested by the league, which then issued a disciplinary complaint in August 2019. The club challenged the disciplinary process and the commission that was set up.

The league proposed an ad hoc procedure of appointing a new commission, but City objected to that too. The PL were forced to bring legal arbitration against the club, to be decided by a tribunal of three senior lawyers.

City countered the PL had no power to do that, and challenged the impartiality of the tribunal. That was rejected and the club were again ordered to submit all the documentation and info.

City then appealed to the high court to strike the tribunal down. In March 2021, a judge ruled against the club and that her findings should be published.

City unsuccessfully fought against it being made public knowledge; the judgement published in July illustrated just how hard and long they resisted providing information.

With all that confidence, intent and irrefutable evidence, why the YEARS of non-cooperation and active, intensive blocking?

[Kevin Gallagher @KevG163]

The NFL, as it looked 87 years ago today

Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Detroit Lions,
University of Detroit Stadium

September 24, 1939

[Jay McKenna @JayMcKenna87]

This is low, even by the standards of the UK Football policing unit, casually linking the Taylor report post Hillsborough and football tragedies to changes in the law on drinking at matches

Drinking in view of the pitch didn’t cause deaths or injuries - policing failures did

[Scotland National Team @ScotlandNT]

#SCOW17s | After Thursday's draw, our Women's Under-17s face Germany again this morning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#YoungTeam