https://simanaitissays.com/2026/07/08/trump-and-two-meanings-of-the-word-pitch-part-1/Simanaitis Saysen2026-07-08T13:05:00+00:00TRUMP—AND TWO MEANINGS OF THE WORD “PITCH” PART 1"I Wouldn't Pay It Either" Simon Skinner "London Review of Books" (review of Wilson's World Cup history), "The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup" Jonathan Wilson, Simon Skinner's football fervor ("global soap opera"), football (soccer) vs American football, Fifa = Fédération Internationale de Football Association, first Fifa World Cup: 1930 Uraguay, 1934 Fifa World Cup Fascist Italy, 1936 Berlin Olympics (Hitler attended football match), Skinner: Fifa corruption over the years, Gianni Infantino (Fifa "clean-up candidate)https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/football_in_bloomington_indiana_1995.jpg?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/07/07/reality-101-part-2/Simanaitis Saysen2026-07-07T13:05:00+00:00REALITY 101 PART 2"Trump Called Climate Change a 'Con Job' at the United Nations. Here are the Facts and Context" Walling and Borenstein "PBS News", "July 4 America 250 Events Cancelled Nationwide Amid Sizzling Heat Wave" Mary Walrath-Holdridge "USA Today", "Without Climate Change U.S. Heat Wave Called 'Virtually Impossible'" Raymond Zhong "The New York Times", "Former CDC Official Says RFK Jr.'s Response to Measles Outbreak 'Not Based on Science or Reality'" Caitlin Yilek "CBS News", "The Weather July 4 1776" Thomas Jeffersonhttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/lede-2-1.jpeg?w=150