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sop

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Fri Jul 25, 2025, 03:22 PM Friday

'Venezuelan baseball team denied visas into US, Little League International says'

"A Venezuelan baseball team was denied visas into the United States and will miss this year's Senior Baseball World Series, Little League International confirmed Friday."

"The Cacique Mara team, from Maracaibo, Venezuela, was scheduled to participate in the tournament after winning the Latin American championship in Mexico."

“ 'The Cacique Mara Little League team from Venezuela was unfortunately unable to obtain the appropriate visas to travel to the Senior League Baseball World Series,' Little League International said in a statement, adding that it is 'extremely disappointing, especially to these young athletes.' "

https://www.foxsports.com/articles/other/venezuelan-baseball-team-denied-visas-into-us-little-league-international-says

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'Venezuelan baseball team denied visas into US, Little League International says' (Original Post) sop Friday OP
JFC. underpants Friday #1
Hey World Cup and Olympic committees, I hope you're watching!! aeromanKC Friday #2
If they had any integrity, they would cancel the whole thing now. NoRethugFriends Friday #3
These are not... GiqueCee Friday #4

NoRethugFriends

(3,449 posts)
3. If they had any integrity, they would cancel the whole thing now.
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 03:51 PM
Friday

That would help teach the kids a lesson bigger than baseball

GiqueCee

(2,603 posts)
4. These are not...
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 05:13 PM
Friday

... isolated incidents; they are a diseased pattern of behavior indicative – and reflective – of the scorched and perverted soul of the worst thing that has happened to this country since the Civil War: Donald J. Trump.
They are children, for fuck's sake, you evil bastard!
There can be NO forgiveness for the conspirators, sycophants, and enablers that let this malicious monster cheat his way into a second term. None. EVER.
And calling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion threats to national security is most obscene lie ever perpetrated on the American people.
I have always despised racism, but now that hatred has gone supernova.

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