Fuck Shaq and UFC, WWE and any other sport that welcomes Trump or benefits from his presence. All sports are now doing that weird thing were they become fascist because the Dear Leader appropriates them, and fans really need to push back against that before they, too, get jammed up in fascism. - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

formergregsamsa.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Fuck Shaq and UFC, WWE and any other sport that welcomes Trump or benefits from his presence. All sports are now doing that weird thing were they become fascist because the Dear Leader appropriates them, and fans really need to push back against that before they, too, get jammed up in fascism.

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Shaq and President Trump at UFC tonight.

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amockingbird.bsky.social•1 day ago

Goddamnit Shaq. I’m not into sports but he’s a local guy and I always liked him. I saw him once at the McDonalds near the LSU campus, he had to duck under the ceiling lights. His son played here too. The fucking sports betting ads had already turned me off.

formergregsamsa.bsky.social•1 day ago

Like I said, Trump is trying to overtake sports, and worm his way into everything through them. So sports people need to make their choices now, because Trump knows Hitler tried and failed with sporting events, so he's not gonna make the same mistake. I am not a crackpot.

amockingbird.bsky.social•1 day ago

He hates sports but sports fans love him so he goes for the adoration. His brain is goo and I don’t think he understands more than “these crowds love me more than the players,” but his idiocracy wants to keep him getting cheered and the fans on their side, so yeah, he’s going to sports.

formergregsamsa.bsky.social•1 day ago

He's pissedoff that in his first term most teams dissed him. So now he's burrowing in and taking control of wrestling, racing, and any other sport that will welcome him. It makes him seem like an inevitability. Ugh. I hope there's a Jesse Owens at the Olympics.

amockingbird.bsky.social•1 day ago

God, if LA pours all that money into the Olympics and other countries boycott because we suck and they should, I think Angelenos will be New Yorker level of mad at their city government. Most never wanted the games there.

formergregsamsa.bsky.social•1 day ago

I keep wondering what the opening ceremony will be like. Trump is having a goddamn military parade for his birthday in a few months--do people think the Olympic games are gonna be DEI-friendly?

shelleyelwood.bsky.social•1 day ago

Shaq is also in a billion different ads for sports betting if you're wondering why he's doing this broke-ass shit

juliemoonthego.bsky.social•1 day ago

Was never a sports person, but it looks like time to block some sports.

formergregsamsa.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yup. Same. Trump is all over the sports stuff and if the fans don't start caring about that, I'm very much gonna be more annoyed than usual about the sports comments.