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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

In other professors’ syllabi, the bot flagged the Pulitzer Prize–winning play Angels in America by Tony Kushner, essays by the Mexican American MacArthur genius grant recipient Sandra Cisneros, and materials related to a class about the Holocaust (that professor was told to drop material regarding Nazi persecution of LGBTQ people).

Putting aside the ideological slant of the new rules, the bot, like many large language models, seems to “hallucinate,” or make mistakes. The AAUP lawsuit lists texts banned for their “sex-based ecofeminist framework” and “gendered ecofeminist frameworks.” These phrases might sound persuasively like academese, but the academics behind the lawsuit had never heard of them; these concepts “do not exist,” the complaint says. Matthew Pehl, a history professor at Tech, told me that he knew several people who’d received reports from the system that were “plainly written by an AI that had hallucinated content or confused content from one class to another.”

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Christopher Morlock @christophermorlock.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I look forward to seeing those inflatable bananas in a match vs. Plymouth Argyle

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Credit to Manchester City for stepping up and showing the world that they’re going to be very difficult to beat in League 1 next season

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Liz Sepper @lsepper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

THE SUPPORTER SECTION IS WALKING OUT. THE POLICE MADE THEM TAKE DOWN THE SIGN. All the normal signs are gone. No "y'all means all." No "trans lives matter." Nothing. It is now quiet. No music, no drums, no chants #AustinFC

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

CLAIM: the ICE agents fired into a vehicle with a child in it for no reason at all FACT: these keys here are jingling isn't that interesting? isnt the sound they make really something?

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Happy (slightly belated) Pub Date to ATHLETE AND ACTIVIST: 28 Sports Stars Who Changed the Game by @julesboykoff.bsky.social, Alex C. Davis, and @amirarose.bsky.social, with illustrations by Martin French! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0... #Sports #BlackStudies #WomensStudies #Activism

Athlete and Activist
28 Sports Stars Who Changed the Game
Author: Jules Boykoff, Alex C. Davis, and Amira Rose Davis Illustrations by Martin French

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I think it’s unconscionable that we are willing to move heaven and earth to find money for stadiums, but seemingly incapable of doing the same to prevent the closure of schools. My constituents are outraged. They are right to be. There’s still time to fix this, but we’re going to need to lock in.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Kissa the Kitten says you can get 30% off *Athlete and Activist: 28 Sports Stars Who Changed the Game* if you purchase it directly from @illinoispress.bsky.social using the discount code: F26UIP. www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...

photograph of Kissa the Kitten, a small orange cat, standing next to the book "Athlete and Activist: 28 Sports Stars Who Changed the Game." Both are on a green and gray sitting pad on a black wooden chair.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's publication day for *Athlete and Activist: 28 Sports Stars Who Changed the Game* & you can get 30% off the book if you purchase it directly from @illinoispress.bsky.social using the discount code: F26UIP. www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thrilled to announce that today is publication day for *Athlete and Activist: 28 Sports Stars Who Changed the Game*, a book I co-wrote with Alex C. Davis & @amirarose.bsky.social, featuring the🔥artwork of Martin French. Published by @illinoispress.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...

Screenshot of a book cover that is black with letters that are yellow white and light blue. The cover text reads "athlete and activist: 28 sports stars who changed the game" it also lists the authors names: Jules Boykoff, Alex, C Davis and Amira Rose Davis with illustrations by Martin French." in the middle are four. Illustrations, one of Megan Rapinoe, one of Colin Kaepernick, one of Jackie Robinson and one of Serena Williams

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Openly bragging about ethnic cleansing. That's how you know they're the Good Guys.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

By openly supporting Manchester City, Pep Guardiola—former manager & current "global ambassador with City Football Group"—risks squandering the goodwill he has built up supporting causes like Catalonian independence & Palestine. I wrote this for @gqmagazine.bsky.social www.gq.com/story/manche...

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Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola, City’s stratospherically successful manager, risks squandering the goodwill he has built up supporting causes like Catalonian independence and Palestine. Guardiola posted on X: “I want every single @ManCity fan to know I am here; more than ever. I am, always have been, always will, be behind my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran, the players…and you, our unique supporters.” But only a few years ago, he said of club brass: “If you lie to me, the day after I am not here. I will be out and I will not be your friend any more.” Will the real Pep Guardiola please stand up?

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

City’s slick public relations machine has helped sell us the comfortable delusion that whatever is happening somewhere over *there* isn’t happening *here*. As this case is finally revealing in full, the UAE’s abuse of power is happening right on our doorstep. josimarfootball.com/2026/10/05/m...

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Mob Rule - josimarfootball.com

Manchester City is run by, and in the interests of, the United Arab Emirates, a state whose appetite for conflict and violence is matched by its contempt for rules and norms. By Nick McGeehan, the dir...

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu's refusal to take the pitch against Israel again today speaks to his principle, & his solidarity very much matters to Palestinians. @edgeofsports.bsky.social & I wrote about Bazunu's boycott for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Kevin B. Blackistone @kevinbblackistone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

NY Times says this Columbia, MD, company www.lmdagency.com/about-us was paid by Trump admin to make the loathsome narcissistic ads flooding TV now. LMD quotes Howard Zinn in its business philosophy. “Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer $$$ for Ads Praising His Presidency www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)

The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Let's not forget, this isn't Manchester City’s 1st run-in with corruption allegations. In 2014, Gianni Infantino, then head of UEFA, ran interference for his Abu Dhabi pals. Der Spiegel concluded “Infantino cut secret deals with Manchester City” to help them avoid penalty www.gq.com/story/manche...

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Everything You Need to Know About the Explosive Manchester City Scandal

Last week, an independent commission determined that the illustrious soccer club had engaged in extreme financial chicanery totaling a whopping $1.2 billion.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Manchester City exec Simon Pearce once responded to a question about whether club staff could retroactively doctor financial documents by stating, “Of course, we can do what we want.” Whatever happens on appeal, that brand of arrogance has won itself a thunderous rebuke www.gq.com/story/manche...

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Everything You Need to Know About the Explosive Manchester City Scandal

Last week, an independent commission determined that the illustrious soccer club had engaged in extreme financial chicanery totaling a whopping $1.2 billion.

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

From Etihad's "RESPONSE TO CLAIMS RAISED ABOUT STATE-OWNED AIRLINES" filed with the US gov. in 2015. "The assertion that the Abu Dhabi government paid for Etihad’s sponsorship of English Premier League football club Manchester City is [...] false".

The assertion that the Abu Dhabi government paid for Etihad’s sponsorship of English Premier League football club Manchester City is equally false. In 2011, Etihad and Manchester City entered into a 10 year sponsorship agreement, which included naming rights for Manchester City’s stadium. Etihad funded this sponsorship from its own liquidity. It is not uncommon for airlines to have sponsorships with sports teams and their venues.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I wrote about the Manchester City scandal as a textbook case of sportswashing in plain sight. In our whipsaw age of impunity, some potential accountability—if not comeuppance—for Manchester City is conspicuously refreshing. For @gqmagazine.bsky.social www.gq.com/story/manche...

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Everything You Need to Know About the Explosive Manchester City Scandal

Last week, an independent commission determined that the illustrious soccer club had engaged in extreme financial chicanery totaling a whopping $1.2 billion.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The City case should be a starting point for naming and understanding the ways in which football has been colonised by economic and political power and how we might resist them. By @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social for @josimarfootball.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2026/10/01/y...

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You're Manchester City and we know what you are - josimarfootball.com

The City case should be a starting point for naming and understanding the ways in which football has been colonised by economic and political power and how we might resist them.

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Manu Luksch @manuluksch.com · 02/10/2026

The moment of accountability has arrived at #ManCity doorstep. Important report from @fairsqprojects.bsky.social why it matters! @ciluna27.bsky.social

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 02/10/2026

I have advocated in the past for announcers addressing the off-field gendered violence committed by athletes during games. But I am coming around to the belief that this is a bad idea. These men cannot handle the assignment and aren’t qualified. They could learn, yes, but they won’t.

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Stanis Elsborg @staniselsborg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With the breaking news about Manchester City's cheating, I think its time to make all of you aware of this group of people! The City case underlines the value of persistent investigative journalism. Great initiative by @philippeauclair.bsky.social go.bsky.app/6oxTr7j

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

At the match between Ireland & Israel that Irish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu boycotted in solidarity with Palestine, supporters of Israel chanted "IDF" & heckled Ireland players during warm-ups. @edgeofsports.bsky.social & I wrote about it for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Has UEFA lied to the Football Association of Ireland about its anti-racism rules and protocols? If so, it should be a big problem for UEFA and the Israel Football Association. But only if the FAI takes this seriously and puts this latest incident in context. A 🧵 www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...

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FAI investigating alleged racial abuse of Idah

An alleged racist incident involving Ireland goalscorer Adam Idah during the Israel Nations League game is being assessed by the FAI.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"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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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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...

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gavin Bazunu's refusal to play against Israel merits a lot more attention, as does the fact that gross UEFA/FIFA misgovernance is (yet again) at the root of things. @julesboykoff.bsky.social and @edgeofsports.bsky.social give Bazunu the credit he richly deserves 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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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When Ireland attacker Jack Moylan scored, he removed his black armband honoring Gaza. He then kissed the Ireland badge on his shirt, directing the gesture at supporters of Israel, some of whom had heckled Ireland during warm-ups. Ireland then walloped Israel 3–0. 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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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ireland attacker Jack Moylan scores against Israel & removes his black armband, honoring Gaza. He then kisses the badge on his shirt, directing the gesture at supporters of Israel, some of whom had heckled Ireland players during warm-ups. See our breakdown here: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My latest piece for @thenation.com written with the inimitable @julesboykoff.bsky.social His name is Gavin Bazunu and it's a name worth knowing. www.thenation.com/.../ireland-... "Irish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu’s Refusal to Play Against Israel Puts Him on the Right Side of History"

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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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Josh Alston @joshalston.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I've been saying for years that being a Bolton Wanderers fan is morally the right thing to do and this is just more evidence in my case

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David Hulloween 胡大衛 @hushuo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ireland just really stepping it up lately.

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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

Love the tidbit in this excellent piece about pubs in Ireland refusing to show the game out of BDS solidarity. I think the attempt by some on the Irish team to talk up the black armbands and handshake refusal is overstated. They had the opportunity to make a profound statement and that wasn’t it.

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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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Catherine Baker @richmondbridge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

‘This is a footballer with a future, and in a climate where billionaire stadium owners notify artists that they won’t perform if they say “Free Palestine,” taking such a stand puts that future at risk’

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.

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Bradford William Davis @bwd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm so grateful for @jessicawluther.com and BIAD inviting me on their show!! She's been a model for me for years and I'm honored. Here's a primer on everything I've reported this year, and how you can help support what im after with [eyeblack] www.readeyeblack.com/p/investigat...

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Help us investigate how pro sports responds to victims of abuse

We've extensively detailed MLB's dysfunctions, and we're starting to look at the NBA and NFL. Take our survey to help.

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Catherine Baker @richmondbridge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Also in things 🏳️‍🌈 venues have been working out since #Eurovision 2024: 140+ 🇮🇪 pubs didn’t screen the football when they always would have bsky.app/profile/jule... One club’s pro-boycott commercial officer compares this to Ed Sheeran/Macklemore 🇮🇪’s Bambie Thug on their own in same circs 3 years ago

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Dorian @tinkersalvage.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I have never really followed Fútbol, but I am now a Bazunu fan, specifically.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In Ireland, numerous pubs refused to screen today's soccer match between Ireland and Israel. Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu stood on his principles and refused to play. Ireland players wore black armbands. And Ireland walloped Israel on the pitch 3-0. www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...

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‘It’s a mass movement’: Pubs in Ireland refuse to screen Israel match

Ireland has been thrust into the global spotlight over two controversial Nations League football games against Israel.

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