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April 2025

The Role of Sports in Trump’s First 100 Days
From targeting trans athletes, doing a lap at the Daytona 500, and taking in a UFC show, here is how Trump uses sports to fuel a culture war & present a…
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Karim Zidan
MMA forums shaped one of the American Right’s most influential thinkers
Darryl Cooper, the podcaster spewing Nazi apologia, says he cut his internet teeth on MMA forums.It sounds odd—until you remember those same forums…
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Karim Zidan
China’s robots are winning the battle for the future
From winning half marathons to mastering Kung Fu, China's humanoid robots are a viral hit. But this isn’t just a show. It’s a battle for the future of…
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Karim Zidan
Not even WrestleMania can wash the Trump stink from WWE
No amount of pyro, pageantry, or rebranding can mask the stench of a political heel who lives and dies by the kayfabe illusion.
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Karim Zidan
At this woman-run gym, the workout is political
This isn’t your average fitness class.
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Karim Zidan
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Make America Tap Again
Trump showed up to UFC 314 to project strength amid his tough-guy trade war—but by night’s end, his MAGA fighters were outclassed by foreigners from the…
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Karim Zidan
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When the UFC’s Hitler fanboy got knocked the f*** out
Bryce Mitchell, the UFC's resident Nazi who fights again this weekend, once got shut down by a punch so perfect it could’ve been divine intervention.
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Karim Zidan
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MBS can have his megaprojects but he can’t have Mo Salah
While the Kingdom carves Egypt into pieces for profit, one piece refused to be sold: the Egyptian King.
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Karim Zidan
Sports Politika is 2 Years Old
We’re living in an era where sports aren’t just entertainment—they’re political theater, recruiting grounds, and soft power tools. If we want to…
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Karim Zidan
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In El Salvador, its waves for tourists, cages for deportees
As Trump’s deportees face prison in El Salvador, Americans are catching waves in a town that has become the centrepiece of Nayib Bukele’s authoritarian…
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Karim Zidan
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As war rages in Gaza, Palestine resumes its football protest
The Palestinian Football Association submitted a "protest note" to UEFA, lobbying against illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as well as…
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Karim Zidan
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