When I was growing up in the 1980s, If an American-born-and-raised athlete had taken millions of dollars to compete for the Soviet Union in the Olympics, there would have been no question of numerous media puff-pieces like this-- the only question would be whether he/she could walk down the street safely. And we'd be planning to strip their citizenship and deport that person ASAP.
Now, Eileen Gu does this for our greatest geopolitical rival (China) and the media acts like this is somehow normal.
Look, I'd never, ever do it, but there are edge cases where someone who could never compete for the U.S. team competes for somewhere else where they may be eligible for citizenship. Or an athlete who might be able to compete for the U.S. competes for another country that is not OUR BIGGEST GEOPOLITICAL RIVAL. I can wrap my head around that, even if I strongly disagree with it.
But this is someone born, raised and trained in America, who could have competed for America, instead choosing to take millions of $ to give honor and glory to our authoritarian rival. It's an unthinkable betrayal of our country, and the fact that so much of our media has normalized it is a sign of major decline and decadence, at least among our "elites."
NEW: The mom of Mamdani's aide, who said owning a house is a weapon of "white supremacy," has a $1.6M house in Tennessee, according to the New York Post.
Office of Tenant Protection Director Cea Weaver thinks NYC should be able to "seize private property."
She also bizarrely claimed back in 2019 that "private property including any kind of ESPECIALLY homeownership is a weapon of white supremacy."
According to Weaver's own logic, her mom, Celia Applegate, is fueling white supremacy, considering she has a $1.6 million home in Nashville, according to the Post.
The house was purchased by Applegate and her partner for over $800,000 in 2012. It is now worth about $1.6M.
🚨THIS IS REAL “FEAR”: Father pistol-whipped in the mouth, beaten, robbed and carjacked by Chicago thugs in front of his child on Halloween.
But ICE and Border Patrol Agents are “Nazi’s”?
NEW: Father of 22-year-old woman who was brutally killed by a career criminal, absolutely unleashes during a House hearing against soft-on-crime policies.
"[He] dragged her out of bed naked, forced on her knees with her hands over her head ... BANG! Dead. Gone."
"Why? Because Alexander Davante Dickey, who was arrested 39 godd*mn times, 25 felonies, was on the street..."
Logan Federico was visiting friends at the University of South Carolina on May 3 when career criminal Alexander Dickey, 30, broke in and shot her before stealing her credit cards and going on a shopping spree.
Dickey had 39 previous arrests and 25 felonies.
Everyone responsible for keeping this man on the streets should be thrown in prison.
BREAKING NEWS: Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, 31, has died after being shot at an event in Utah. An appalling assault on free speech and democracy. Charlie always welcomed debate, with anyone. This is disgusting, and heart-breaking.
RIP Charlie. 🙏
Bruh I’m NEVER going to stop laughing at this sh*t
The Nuggets fired Michael Malone and now Nikola Jokic gotta coach the team too LMAOO
Bro literally has to do EVERYTHING HIMSELF 😭
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