Gladwyn d’SouzaJul 11, 2023

Venue for the #Khashoggi Memorial #Whitewashing Trophy announced.

https://newrepublic.com/post/174210/saudi-backed-liv-golf-moves-championship-trump-resort

#DictatorialLove
#HumanRightsAbuses
#Sportswashing
#KeepItInTheGround
#TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence
#segregation

Trump Is About to Get a Ton of Money From Saudi Arabia via LIV Golf

A major candidate for president is receiving money from a sportswashing venture for Saudi Arabia, ignoring the human rights abuses behind it.

The New Republic
Gladwyn d’SouzaJun 8, 2023

#SemiFascists locked by #DictatorialLove: That America’s most Republican sport is now officially an appendage of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a little too on the nose. But golf is not the only sport Saudi Arabia is trying to take over, and LIV was not its only holy-shit deal this week.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/liv-pga-merger-saudi-arabia-mbs/

How to get away with murder

Mohammed bin Salman bought golf—and a whole lot more.

Mother Jones