British Columbia Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social has invited Somali referee Omar Artan to referee in Vancouver, after he was denied entry to the US
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Thomas Seal
James Grimmelmann
Utterly shameful for the United States Secretary of Defense, the hinge in the chain of command that orders troops into battle, to say this out loud, much less at a commemoration of D-Day.
First, he didn't blame the refs for the loss. He said they made it harder to win against a great team like the Spurs, and that his team didn't execute. Second, any coach who sees his star get mauled like that in a playoff game with no call needs to call out the refs. It's part of his job.
There are only two things you need to be a true New Yorker:
1. Presence
2. Intent to remain
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Jamal Greene
This is in the running for the most wildly off-key public statement by a federal official in my lifetime.