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Derek Silva

@derekcrim.bsky.social
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// prof, writer, podcaster 🍉 // words in Time, LA Times, The Guardian, etc. // podcast @endofsportpod.bsky.social // book link in bio @uncpress.bsky.social uncpress.org/book/9781469683461/the…

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 12h
Deep-dive into the controversy engulfing the UEFA Nations League fixtures btw Ireland & Israel. Irish Sport for Palestine's Rebecca O’Keeffe breaks it all down w/ @privaricate.bsky.social & @nkalamb.bsky.social on @endofsportpod.bsky.social ahead of Sunday's rematch open.spotify.com/episode/0hbo...
screenshot of an image that reads in all-caps text "Ireland Plays Despite Israel's Genocide" with a photo to the right of Gavin Bazunu of the Republic of Ireland's national soccer team
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 15h
"Regardless of the final score in Ireland’s favour, they lost the minute they stepped on the pitch to play Israel." Exactly right. There are no victories when playing Israel "went vs the majority of the Irish people" + "succumbed to pressure to normalise genocide" www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
For the past few months, Irish Sport for Palestine (ISFP), which I am part of, has been campaigning for Ireland to boycott its football matches against Israel. We believe playing against Israel legitimises a genocidal regime and gives cover for international law violations, apartheid and war crimes.

On Sunday, the match between the two teams went ahead in an almost empty stadium in Hungary. Regardless of the final score (3-0) in Ireland’s favour, they lost the minute they stepped on the pitch to play Israel. They lost because they went against the majority of the Irish people who do not want these matches to be played. They lost because they succumbed to pressure to normalise genocide.
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 10h
I think the most striking thing for me is Rubin accuses **everyone else** of doing politics instead of looking in the mirror.
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This.
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 10h
Imagine using shitty evidence to argue the standards in sociology have lowered because of its "politicization." That's exactly what Ashley Rubin did. Funny how sociology is "too political" but Rubin's weak claims are devoid of politics entirely 🙄. scatter.wordpress.com/2026/09/19/g...
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guest post: scholarly malpractice and the vanderbilt-washington university report on sociology
The following is a guest post by Julian Go. By now readers of scatterplot will be aware of the Sociology portion of the Vanderbilt-Washington University Report (VWUR) by Ashley Rubin. Part of the “…
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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On two new @endofsportpod.bsky.social the team discuss ICE's kidnapping of international college athletes, the controversy surrounding Irish sport's response to Israel’s genocide, the implications for solidarity movements + more podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i... podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This (superb) reporting reveals ASU has basically attempted a full cover-up and the only reason they aren’t going to get away with it is the genuine courage and solidarity of his teammates. Very rare in college sport.
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Wonder if there's any consulting firms out there making the pitch to higher ed administrators that replacing football coaches with AI could save unis and athletic departments hundreds of millions of dollars. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A figure showing the large disparities in football scholarships and football coach salaries for top teams in 2023
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ONLY EIGHT PLAYERS GOT A WATER BREAK AT AN ARIZONA WORKOUT IN AUGUST???? This is literally criminal.
Rund’s report said Powers directed a water break roughly 20 minutes into the workout. The players said otherwise: Their only water break came 35 to 45 minutes into the roughly 75-minute workout, after a grueling bear crawl, and lasted just seconds. The only players who got water during the break — about eight — were the first finishers of the drill.

“The first of us to finish had a few seconds at the bottles before being ordered back while others, including Matthew, were still crawling,” players wrote. “This was the only water break.”
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ireland players wore black armbands in yesterday's match against Israel. Captain Dara O’Shea chose not to shake hands with Israel's captain. Ireland players bowed their heads during Israel’s national anthem. My latest w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My latest, co-written with @edgeofsports.bsky.social: "Irish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu’s Refusal to Play Against Israel Puts Him on the Right Side of History." For @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Irish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu's Refusal to Play Against Israel Puts Him on the Right Side of History
Bazunu's decision raises the perennial question: Why is a country that is currently committing a genocide allowed to compete in the first place?
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today’s absolute must read from @julesboykoff.bsky.social and @edgeofsports.bsky.social. 👇👇👇
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Exceptional solidarity from ASU hockey players who have demanded their coach be placed on leave for essentially overseeing the murder of their teammate and have disputed the university’s findings. www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
Seven Arizona State men’s hockey players asked the university’s president to place the Sun Devils’ coaching staff on administrative leave pending further investigation into the workout that left sophomore transfer Matthew Mayich on life support.

In a 26-page letter sent to ASU president Michael Crow on Monday and obtained by The Athletic, the players disputed numerous findings from the university’s initial review of the Aug. 20 workout, writing that Mayich did not receive water and was provided inadequate medical care after his collapse.
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Institutions that recruit international athletes & benefit from their athletic labor must build systems capable of supporting them when their immigration status places them at risk," write @nkalamb.bsky.social Simran Kaur Sethi, & @derekcrim.bsky.social in a powerful & important essay
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Infuriating story that @nkalamb.bsky.social, @derekcrim.bsky.social, & Simran Kaur Sethi unfurl with attention to how colleges are complicit in putting international students in danger. Destabilizing student visa process creates more detentions. That’s not disorganization. That’s design.
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ICE has abducted a college athlete. What are the NCAA and universities going to do about it?
Aminata Seck’s detention shows the bargain facing international college athletes: universities eagerly recruit them, but support can disappear when their immigration status becomes precarious.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The recruitment of international college athletes by universities is predatory. open.spotify.com/episode/5hnY...
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Priyansh @privaricate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'International college athletes are among the most exploited campus athletic workers in the current political economy of US college athletics...' @nkalamb.bsky.social, Simran Kaur Sethi, & @derekcrim.bsky.social shed light on the case of Aminata Seck who was abducted by ICE in August this year
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My latest for @theguardian.com: "What Can Halt FIFA’s Authoritarian Turn Under Infantino? Change from the Outside" www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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What can halt Fifa’s authoritarian turn under Infantino? Change from the outside | Jules Boykoff
The World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the people’s game
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Shoutout to SSHRC for making it impossible to submit a reference letter for a student that is finished and ready to go. Great use of everyone’s time and effort!
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
READ THIS.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
As someone who works on the plantation dynamics of college sports, I would say this qualifies as a “and they just tweeted it out?” moment for me.
Us department of education:

Make college football great again
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We finally dig deep on the crucial new @bmj.com study on CTE prevalence.
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Solidarity with my friends at @uwofa1.bsky.social who are looking for a fair agreement despite terrible conditions presented by Western admin!
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UWO Faculty Association @uwofa1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A YES vote strengthens our negotiating team’s position at the bargaining table and gives them the support to keep pushing for a fair agreement. Make a plan. Bring your colleagues. Vote. In person: today at Conron Hall until 6pm, Tues. at Social Science Kiosk, 9am-6pm Online: Wed. 9am to Thurs. 6pm
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Will the great Fitness Discourse™️of 2026 be the downfall of @nkalamb.bsky.social and I’s relationship? Find out on the latest @endofsportpod.bsky.social
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"CTE in football players is a health crisis. It’s time for us to stop watching." People may not want to hear it, but it's past time to listen to the evidence-driven arguments that @nkalamb.bsky.social & @derekcrim.bsky.social have been making. Their essay here is bracing. At least it should be.
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Michael F @michaelf617.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I stopped about six years ago and can also confirm that there are better ways to spend fall Sundays than watching the Falcons play the Jets just because it's on
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
lmfao these people are really out here saying “adult leadership” = inflicting mass brain damage
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
k.
cover of The End of College Footballcover of Game Misconduct
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Truly a beautiful soul. RIP Jabo.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Truly devastated that Jabo Burrow has passed away. He was a remarkable, delightful person whose life was marred by experiences in football, and yet retained the most incredible level of insight about that cost to himself and others. He taught me such an enormous amount.
John “Jabo” Burrow
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Rude Law Dog @esghound.com · 05/09/2026
one misconception about football is that you can minimize this through limiting big hits or changing tacking, but the fundamental mechanics of the game, especially at the time of snap when linemen engage each other, involves little head to head collisions that add up over a lifetime
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Given what we know about CTE, the violence inherent to football makes it a morally unsustainable activity. That also means it’s a moral question whether you turn it on to watch. @nkalamb.bsky.social and I for @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Whether we want to admit it or not, every NFL game is a snuff film. It's long past time fans of the sport faced up to a reality that becomes clearer every day: American football is simply too dangerous. This year, turn off the NFL. Our latest in @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com.
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CTE in football players is a health crisis. It’s time for us to stop watching
A new study offers more evidence that America’s biggest sport produces life-altering head trauma. The NFL will never turn itself off, so it’s on fans to do so
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Bobby Wagner of @tippingpitchespod.com explains how private equity is destroying sports.
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The End of Sport @endofsportpod.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Let’s Nationalize Baseball The amazing @tippingpitchespod.com crew Bobby Wagner and Alex Bazeley join to discuss the MLB labor negotiations and the influence of private equity and politics on the American national pastime. open.spotify.com/episode/5SPk...
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
These obscene military workouts are conducted at schools across the country. I heard about them from students I taught. That they are allowed to go on is a complete abdication of the responsibility athletic departments have to campus athletic workers. It's abuse. www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich was participating in a punishing military-style outdoor team workout when he collapsed Aug. 20 and was taken to a hospital, multiple sources briefed on the incident told The Athletic.

The Athletic spoke with multiple people briefed on the workout, which lasted approximately 60 minutes and was considered both atypical and extreme. Speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, they said it consisted of sprints, planks, push-ups and bear crawls with an emphasis on repeating instructions back to the instructor and keeping a correct count of each exercise. Players who failed to do either or lagged behind other groups were forced to complete extra sprints or exercises.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Crucial new piece in @thegrindto.bsky.social on how the Canadian state and major media outlets have used a deeply flawed 'study' to launder claims of antisemitism on campus. Turns out *the study itself* acknowledges it is *Zionist Jews* who report increased antisemitism. Antizionist Jews DO NOT.
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Campus Antisemitism Report Hid a Key Finding that Turns the Results Upside Down
In early August, mainstream outlets repeated the findings of a flawed report describing alarming levels of antisemitism on university campuses. Two weeks later, the authors stated that 92 per cent of…
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Regarding the intellectuals who signed that Guardian letter — I simply won’t believe that the published letter was different than what was signed until you make public the signed letter. It’s simple: share the letter you did sign so folks can see that text.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Omg this is incredible. UEFA is so serious they are digging up the bodies they buried for him!
Uefa paid off an alleged mistress of Gianni Infantino while he was its general secretary, The Telegraph can disclose.

The woman received a six-figure sum after the alleged relationship with Mr Infantino while he was a top official at European football’s governing body.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A thorough methodological critique that is frankly more than this ‘scholarly’ atrocity deserved.
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People for Peace, London, Ontario @ppl4peacelndont.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Here is Dr. @derekcrim.bsky.social 's debunking thread, on one convenient, shareable page: bsky.app/profile/unro...
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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Thread
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Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Some Canadian academics predicted that this study would be bogus and entered outrageous info into the surveys (that was easy to verify or check, had the study been designed properly). The authors HIGHLIGHTED some of that intentionally bogus material as key quotes in the final report.
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David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap @davidheap.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This report is based on a "study" so rife with methodological flaws that the pseudo-stats reported are largely meaningless, as @derekcrim.bsky.social details, below: it is disappointing that @cuasa.ca would choose to amplify such unprofessional, unscholarly nonsense. bsky.app/profile/dere...
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I read that Canadian Campus Antisemitism "report" so you don't have to (but you should). Simply put. we cannot accept the findings of this report because of its methodological flaws. Let's unpack a few of them. 🧵. www.canada.ca/en/canadian-... 1/11
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Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences (CASE) - Canada.ca
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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
#Evergreen reponse. bsky.app/profile/dere...
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Sparrows for Palestine @sparrows4palestine.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🐦🚨NEW: UofT Economics is offering a course on "Israeli Economy" taught by a Ben Gurion University in the Neguev visiting professor this fall. The course seeks to ask: "How can one small country teach us about the world's biggest economic questions? 🧵1/
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I really am quite speechless.
Trump's pick for the next UN Secretary General? Gianni Infantino, reportedly
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