@MenInBlazers@guardian_sport Rescinding Balogun's red was FIFA being self-serving: they wanted the worldโs biggest media market & host nation in the Cup as long as possible. Much like FIFA benefitted Ronaldo vs Croatia, etc, where bigger teams w/marketable stars got favorable VAR calls vs small market teams.
@NoaMagid Freedom of the press, indeed: Israel should let the international press into Gaza. They don't. And Israel has killed well over 200 journalists -- considerably more aggressive than wresting away a microphone. But yes, let's clutch our pearls over clutching at a microphone.
@SenJohnKennedy How'd you vote on the resolution to require a further report and account of Israel's detention and killing of American citizens, Senator?
@SenPeterWelch Thank you, Sen. Welch. What is our ambassador to Israel, @GovMikeHuckabee, doing to intervene or raise the profile of these murdered American journalists and detained American citizens? Time to ramp up diplomatic pressure for some account of our fellow citizens, Mr. Ambassador.
@JamesSurowiecki Exactly this: he wasn't interlocutor but accuser. And his accusations were malicious and entirely ill-founded. He's trying to explain it away when the only honorable thing to do is apologize. Which he will not do, as he has no honor.
@dylanotes@NickKristof Such a review long overdue. On the subject of US citizens killed by Israel's military: Was the U.S.S. Liberty incident ever investigated by Congress?
@HawleyMO You, Senator, should be charged with helping to incite a mob that attacked the Capitol and sought to subvert the peaceful transfer of power -- the cornerstone of our Democracy. And then you ran out of the Capitol like an absolute pansy. You are odious, sir.
@fifamedia There's renewed skepticism about the many dubious VAR interventions (& Balogun red card) that benefitted star players & countries at the expense of smaller, less marketable rivals. Was Infantino already trying to manipulate the game to favor the most marketable players and teams?
@SamCKx It also invites fresh skepticism about dubious VAR interventions (& Balogun red card) that benefitted star players & countries at the expense of smaller, less marketable rivals. Was Infantino already trying to manipulate the game to favor the most marketable players and teams?