America’s Fascist Playbook Is Wreaking Havoc around the World - The Walrus

Art by Ivan Ehlers, Pulitzer finalist and cartoonist behind L. A. TACO's "Sunday Taquitos" series. Before anyone else says it, yes, there ain’t no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism, blah blah blah. Major league sports owners have basically always been hella rich foos with questionable ambitions, to say the least. The current moment feels different, however. Today, there are many plausible arguments being made about the insane frequency of professional sports teams and leagues being converted into tax havens, additional tools for hedge funds, venture capital, and private equity, and instruments of political soft power. The year-long, public bromance between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump was the icing on the FIFA Peace Prize-shaped cake of it all. Locally, the Dodgers have taken the worst of all criticisms—and for plenty of legitimate reasons. However, they aren’t the only guilty parties in town. Whether you root for the Dodgers, Lakers, Kings, Clippers, Galaxy, LAFC, or Angel City, we’ve got some receipts on your L. A. team of choice.

The Mustangs took the field against the Marauders on a gorgeous September afternoon, but despite Western’s win, the sights on the field were anything but pretty. The Western University Mustangs improved to 4–0 on the season Saturday, holding off a previously unbeaten McMaster University Marauders squad for a 35–28 win in a game that featured interceptions, cramps and several special teams errors. Over 14,000 fans — according to Mustangs head coach Michael Faulds — were in the stands for the famous Homecoming fixture when Western’s first drive stalled at midfield and McMaster jumped ahead to an early 3–0 lead from a field goal shortly thereafter. Facing a McMaster defence that had given up the fewest points in the Ontario University Athletics coming into the game, Western came up empty on their second drive as well. But a well-placed punt by third-year punter Oliver Griffiths led to an intentional safety by the Marauders due to poor field position. By the time the Western faithful actually had something to cheer about, 15 minutes had come and gone.

World·UpdatedFifty-three people were killed and 200 were injured in an attack on Monday by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels on a government security forces training camp in ‌Yemen's coastal Shabwa province, according to the local authority. Fighting intesifies as Iran-backed rebels fire ballistic missiles during training exerciseThomson Reuters · Posted: Oct 19, 2026 10:13 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. This file photo shows members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces as they patrol a road in Taiz province on Sept. 30. Dozens of Yemeni forces were killed in a Houthi attack on a training camp in Shabwa province on Monday. (Ebrahim Al-Suhaibi/Reuters)Fifty-three people were killed and 200 were injured in an attack on Monday by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a government security forces training camp in ‌Yemen's Shabwa province, according to the local authority, as fighting in the country intensifies.

Britain’s Lib Dems are having a mini-meltdown. Here’s what’s going on. A surprise resignation followed by an extremely long show of unity: Britain’s centrist force — a potential key player in a future coalition — doesn’t seem ready to topple its leader just yet.