Paris Olympics 2024 Thread

[MarqHusker]

I went bobsledding in SLC.  Awesome

Me in back of sled.

[ELA]

Projected 2028 Team USA if MLB lets players participate, as they want

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/projecting-usa-baseball-roster-at-2028-olympics-what-team-could-look-like-if-mlb-stars-play-in-los-angeles/amp/

[utee94]

[CatsbyAZ]

Gold Medal winning Algerian boxer to sue over online harassment questioning whether she should be allowed to compete as a women – from Variety:

“The abuse centered around a misguided notion that Khelif, who is a woman, is transgender or a man. The complaint, filed on Friday with the anti-online hatred center of the Paris public prosecutor’s office, is looking at aggravated cyber harassment. The investigation will apparently seek to identify not only which persons started sharing, incorrectly, that Khelif isn’t a woman, but also go after those who fueled the days-long firestorm of abuse.”

Now how is that supposed to work? Unless the lawsuit is filed in U.S. courts, I don’t see how it receives the legal treatment needed to target the platforms (facebook?), outlets (Daily Wire?), or personalities (Megyn Kelly?) that accelerated the criticism against Imane Khelif. Even in the right court venue, it’s all a longshot.

Anyway, good riddance to the Olympics. Not to be missed for another four years. Not when stories like this constitute Olympic headlines. Only going to be a worse product next time around when Los Angeles hosts.


https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1823008492283724220

[847badgerfan]

F her/it/him.

[MarqHusker]

Online harassment.   Isn't that what happens to one who ventures online?