Zsuzsika
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/
craniac@kottke Brutal Kottke has emerged from his feel good slumber. I like it.
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...
keith@kottke its prolly already melted down and turned into a moronlago toilet
Solarbird 
@kottke Literally another thing Putin is known for doing.
The shitstain has learned well, in some ways.
Ivey Janette McClelland@kottke The Olympics may be an all-white event. And in Orlando.
zeruch@kottke I really would not be surprised if we actually get our Olympic bid rescinded, with the justification being safety for both athletes and visitors.
Andrew@kottke what a flog
Tor Iver Wilhelmsen@kottke FIFA is corrupt so not really strange they suck up to other corrupt leaders, like Don the Con.
Assimilateborg
Peter Hald"Party like it's 1936"