kottke.orgGood lord, the World Cup is going to be a total shitshow next year. And the 2028 LA Olympics. A jingoistic facade papering over a faded superpower careening towards ruin. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-kept-gold-club-world-cup-trophy-for-himself-so-fifa-had-to-give-the-winners-a-replica/
Bill Vinson@kottke All tournaments will now have to bring a decoy trophy to catch Trump's attention while the real celebration happens later.
It would be funny if it weren't so depressing & embarrassing...