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No Refs, No Coaches (they/them) ⚜️🍁

@norefsnocoaches.myatproto.social

Soccer, cricket, baseball, basketball, and running Honestly, there'll probably be politics Anarchist, punk-as-possible at my age, and lucky parent Also on Mastodon: @norefsnocoaches@mastodon.social

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No Refs, No Coaches (they/them) ⚜️🍁 @norefsnocoaches.myatproto.social · 15/04/2026

Easily my all time favorite, laughed to myself just now when I brought it up even though I knew what it was and had already seen it dozens of times

Headline from The Onion reading: New Study Shows People With Panic Disorders Respond Poorly To Being Locked In Underwater Elevators.

Under it is a picture of about 7 people in various stages of distress in a closed elevator.

At the bottom of the picture is the beginning of the article reading: Published:
July 11, 2011
NEW HAVEN, CT—A study published Monday in the Journal Of Abnormal Psychology found that individuals who suffer from panic disorders react negatively to being locked in underwater elevators for indefinite periods of time.

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No Refs, No Coaches (they/them) ⚜️🍁 @norefsnocoaches.myatproto.social · 26/01/2026

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No Refs, No Coaches (they/them) ⚜️🍁 @norefsnocoaches.myatproto.social · 15/01/2026

Would love to know how famously famously protective sports teams and associations feel about ICE using their trademarked logos to celebrate the destruction of communities

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No Refs, No Coaches (they/them) ⚜️🍁 @norefsnocoaches.myatproto.social · 11/02/2025

How dare ESPN classify this as Clark approving of the aquisitions! Looking at the quote this seems to be typical editorials rather than a reflection of Clark's attitude about it, but she is lucky to be playing with these talents that built the league not the other way around. Do better ESPN

ESPN Headline: Caitlin Clark offers ringing endorsemebt of Fever's offseason

Snippet from ESPN article: And then the franchise brought in WNBA champs DeWanna Bonner and Natasha Howard.

The team welcomed Bonner on Monday, and Clark was there to give a ringing endorsement of the offseason moves.

"They know what it takes to win, they know what it takes to get to the Finals, they know what it takes to win championships," Clark said, referring to the newcomers. "I think it's exactly what we needed in our locker room. But also they're not just really good basketball players, they're great leaders and great people and I know the front office prioritized that."

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No Refs, No Coaches (they/them) ⚜️🍁 @norefsnocoaches.myatproto.social · 28/01/2025

Article Continued: In July 2019, New London police inadvertently captured a man fleeing from ICE agents outside New London Superior Court. The man was seen running from “tactically dressed individuals” who police officials said were not recognized as ICE agents. Police officials later said ICE did not inform them of any enforcement activity planned for that day in the city.

Passero reminded residents that they possess basic rights, regardless of their immigration status, including the right to remain silent; the right to refuse to sign documents; the right to a lawyer; the right to make a phone call; and the right to request a bond hearing.

End of article: the right to request a bond hearing.

Passero said if ICE attempts to enter a school, they must show a judicial warrant signed by a judge for a specific person or item.

Superintendent Cynthia Ritchie said she was also made aware ICE agents were in the city, but none were at any New London schools.

ICE officials could not be reached to comment on Monday.

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No Refs, No Coaches (they/them) ⚜️🍁 @norefsnocoaches.myatproto.social · 28/01/2025

Southeastern #CT folks, heads up that The Day reported this a.m. that ICE has contacted New London police and school superintendent to notify them of ICE activity in the city. At print no other towns in the area had reported similar contact

The Day
Front Page

Headline: Agents of ICE said to be here
Subhead: New London officials notified of presence, but actions unclear
By line: John Penney, Day Staff Writer, Jan 28, 2025

Article: Federal immigration enforcement agents notified the city’s emergency dispatch center Monday morning they would be in New London, but hours later city officials had no knowledge of whether anyone had been apprehended.

Mayor Michael Passero said such a

Article Continued: Mayor Michael Passero said such a notification by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials is extremely rare. Police Chief Brian Wright confirmed his dispatch center was contacted by ICE but could not say the last time the department fielded such a call.

“We have no information on if anyone was targeted by ICE or taken into custody,” Passero said. “The only credible report we have is that three men wearing coats with ICE on the back were seen at the 7/11 on Broad Street on Monday.”

Passero said other reports, including that of ICE agents conducting mass arrests on Briggs Street,

were not credible.

Article Continued: were not credible.

“I think the hysteria is going to mount,” Passero said. “There’s going to be people with bad intentions spreading misinformation and stoking fears.”

Since taking office this month, President Donald Trump has made the arrest and deportation of undocumented immigrants his administration’s priority.

“We’re in uncharted territory now,” Wright said.

Police in Norwich, Montville, East Lyme and the Town of Groton said they were not contacted by ICE personnel on Monday.

“It is not uncommon for agencies

Article Continued: "It is not uncommon for agencies to give a courtesy call to the local police department of the jurisdiction they will be in,” East Lyme Lt. Dana Jezierski said in a Monday email.

Jeanne Milstein, New London’s director of human services, said she can’t recall the last time ICE agents were reported in the city.

Passero and Wright said the city is playing no role in the apprehension of ICE suspects, including interfering with their actions.

In July 2019, New London police

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