Incredible stuff here

Putting on this spectacle while simultaneously kowtowing to institutional bigotry dishonors his legacy. Jackie Robinson is a legend and a genuine American hero, and he deserves much better.

and no doubt pretending that this is just another wonderful and celebratory Jackie Robinson Day like any other. But that is a charade. @mlb.com and the @dodgers-team.bsky.social , in their cowardice, have shown that they are not worthy of Robinson’s name.

To say I’m disappointed in MLB and the Dodgers is an understatement. It is shameful that these same organizations will spend the day today blasting out the usual feel-good PR emails, plastering Robinson’s number 42 on every player’s jersey,

watching the modern-day Dodgers shake hands and pose for smiling photos with this aspiring dictator who, given the chance, would gladly erase Jackie Robinson’s name from the history books along with any and all advancements in civil rights and equality that have been made since his time.

They were given a very clear opportunity to take a stand and make a statement, but instead chose to accept an invitation to the White House. I can’t help but wonder how Robinson’s family (including his incredible widow Rachel, now 102 years old!) must have felt

Instead, Major League Baseball continues to silently remove references to diversity from its websites in an obvious and nauseating effort to cozy up to the new fascist regime. Then you have the Dodgers. Robinson’s team, and the reigning World Series champions.

One would hope (if one were still capable of such a feeling) that the organizations who make such a public show of celebrating Jackie Robinson and his impact on baseball and American history, would make a bold statement in defense of Robinson’s importance and condemning his attempted erasure.

but also insisted that Robinson (as well as other recently “deleted” historical figures such as the Navajo Code Talkers and the Tuskegee Airmen) is not meant to be highlighted “through the prism of immutable characteristics, such as race.”

After the site’s removal was publicized, and widely criticized, the department backtracked to restore the page. The department’s spokesman claimed the removal was a mistake,

This was part of Trump’s so-called “DEI-purge,” as evidenced by the fact that, after its removal, the website’s URL was changed to add the letters “dei” (I have some very strong feelings about the way the MAGA movement has co-opted this phrase, but that’s a post for another day).

who could and should be taking a strong stand to honor Robinson’s legacy.

For those who may have missed this story, back in March the Trump Defense Department quietly removed a website honoring Robinson for his incredible story, particularly his service in the military.

Today is Jackie Robinson Day, typically one of my favorite days on the baseball calendar. But like so many things, this celebratory day has been tainted by the proud ignorance and bigotry of the Trump regime, and by the cowardice and servility of the organizations