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Brenda Elsey

@brendaelsey.bsky.social

Prof and Historian of politics, gender, and pop culture esp fútbol in LatAm. Views expressed are my own. Co-host www.burnitalldownpod.com; anti-discrimination work with www.farenet.org; she/her, books on gender and sport: https://utpress.utexas.edu

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 17h ago

(This video contains descriptions of sexual abuse.) At 15, Ashlee Orndorff was a rising basketball star in Hawthorne, Nevada. But behind her success on the court, Orndorff says she was carrying a terrible secret: Her Amateur Athletic Union coach, Matt Williams, had been sexually abusing her.

Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social · 3w ago

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

ysph.yale.edu

Brenda Elsey@brendaelsey.bsky.social · 2w ago

In research today, I learned that the “Mohawk team” won bronze in lacrosse at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, technically as the second Canada team. This makes the IOC’s refusal to let the Haudenosaunee play in LA 2028 all the more frustrating- there are precedents for how to make it happen!

Brenda Elsey@brendaelsey.bsky.social · 3w ago

Kalshi is gambling and predatory, hopeful ruling lays out regulation possibilities :) Yesterday, NYC council announced an investigation and hearing for Kalshi, Polynarket, Coinbase and Gemini Titan.

Kathryn Tewson@kathryntewson.bsky.social · 3w ago

A King County Superior Court judge in Washington state has found that Kalshi’s trick of calling itself a “prediction market” doesn’t make it not gambling under the Washington Gambling Act, and has therefore ordered Kalshi to stop almost all activity within the state. Read more here:

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · last mo.

I like this notetaking example. it is a good case of how gender works. Notetaking has never been about producing a transcript. It is a bureaucratic skill in the 20th c. organixarion because it is SENSEMAKING. Those women socialized to take notes? They have been doing men’s metacognition for them

Jennifer Romig @jennifermromig.bsky.social · last mo.

Notetaking in meetings is tiny case in point - used to be some predictable social assumptions who would do it; now anyone can offer to do ”notetaking” by turning on the AI listener. Further interesting scenario is human recollection / notes (taken by habit by a person) conflict with AI summary

Brenda Elsey@brendaelsey.bsky.social · last mo.

Remember when @ussoccer.com VP @ngc.bsky.social penned this op-ed just a bit ago? Let’s hope they are at the Concacaf emergency meeting right now rejecting this new Infantino scheme. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Infantino’s Faustian bargain with Trump has stained football’s biggest stage

Gianni Infantino sought influence with Donald Trump. Instead, Fifa’s president has entangled football in politics and wounded the game’s credibility

theguardian.com

Brenda Elsey@brendaelsey.bsky.social · last mo.

Seems like a good time for women’s national teams to reconsider their relationship to FIFA. They can forget about any development money or support for grassroots if it is just a one time 20 million dollar bribe going to their federations. Where is USSF leadership here?

Ella Brockway@ellabrockway.bsky.social · last mo.

What is in Fifa's 25-page sales pitch: a reference to more than doubling the number of global tournaments held each year, from 200 to 450 What is not in Fifa's 25-page sales pitch: a single reference to women's football

Fifa’s sales pitch revealed: more tournaments, more debt … but no mention of women’s game

Fifa’s sales pitch to persuade members to approve the sale of the World Cup’s commercial rights clearly states that their plans for financial growth will be achieved by staging more tournaments, havin...

theguardian.com

Brenda Elsey@brendaelsey.bsky.social · last mo.

There are 41 federations in Concacaf and 47 in AFC. Their sympathy with UEFA bodes poorly for Infantino’s plan to bribe federations 20 million each for selling WC to Kushner & co. Since Conmebol has only 10 voted, I expect Dominguez to do whatever will benefit him personally.

Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · last mo.

Now tell me why people need to use genAI to do stuff that many or even most people can do with some combo of practice, training, and patience. No person is an island. If there's a thing you can't or won't do, perhaps you can exchange a skill/time/money of your own with someone who can. 1/

France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins

Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say

theguardian.com

Brenda Elsey@brendaelsey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The same playbook of “calling for fifa” to care about human rights has not worked. Just to start the cycle of “calls” will not reform FIFA. I respect the work of many activists in this space, but we have to admit that it has not forced the change we are after: www.forbes.com/sites/minkyw...

For Next FIFA World Cup, Make Human Rights The Goal

When the 2026 World Cup concludes on Sunday, US President Donald Trump will be on stage to lift the trophy—making this World Cup a new sportswashing exemplar.

forbes.com

Brenda Elsey@brendaelsey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This has a causal relationship with decreases in women’s writing, interviewed, and invited as analysts during this World Cup. This tournament has taken a step backwards in gender equity. No wonder the plague of sexual assaults isn’t discussed- if we can’t even have women in the room.

Brenda Elsey@brendaelsey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Commentators and FIFA are so good at avoiding any reference to the Women’s World Cup in Brazil next year. I thought as the number of games dwindled and they searched for content, some major outlet may slip up and mention it. They’ve committed to the sexist bit!

Miami Herald@miamiherald.com · 2mo ago

NEW: A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.

Man dies during immigration encounter in Florida, the third ICE-involved death in a week

Third ICE-involved death in a week confirmed after fatal St. Augustine crash during joint agency operation. National outrage grows over enforcement and deaths

miamiherald.com

Brenda Elsey@brendaelsey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Commentators and FIFA are so good at avoiding any reference to the Women’s World Cup in Brazil next year. I thought as the number of games dwindled and they searched for content, some major outlet may slip up and mention it. They’ve committed to the sexist bit!