Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
mtracey's profile
Michael Tracey
Michael Tracey
Michael Tracey
Verified account
@mtracey

Tweets

Michael TraceyVerified account

@mtracey

Roving journalist, friend to all dogs mtracey@protonmail.com

NYC
patreon.com/mtracey
Joined March 2009

Tweets

  • © 2019 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 25
      • Report Tweet

      Michael Tracey Retweeted Jason Whitlock

      WTF are you talking about? My "agenda" is to discourage kids from getting irreparable brain damage. Brett Favre has called football a "violent sport" and suggested that he would not allow his sons to play. Is that also some sinister "agenda"?https://twitter.com/WhitlockJason/status/1165735287642738688 …

      Michael Tracey added,

      Jason WhitlockVerified account @WhitlockJason
      👇👇👇👇👇The agenda is obvious. https://twitter.com/jezzizzzz/status/1165730024953192448 …
      85 replies 77 retweets 603 likes
      Show this thread
      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 25
      • Report Tweet

      A 21-year-old football player killed himself last year, and an autopsy later showed that he already had extensive CTE. At 21. So no, children should not be subjected to this. Find another sport that doesn't involve repeated sub-concussive blows to the headhttps://www.apnews.com/9b80ee5f6a5e43d78e545300c549029b …

      4:06 PM - 25 Aug 2019
      • 41 Retweets
      • 213 Likes
      • Matt Wahl Kristin Kaul George Bailey 🗡DC🏍 Geoff greg Dianne Reeves FIGHT THE POWER BernieYells4Us Pat Connors BC
      28 replies 41 retweets 213 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 25
          • Report Tweet

          Young children lack the agency to make fully informed decisions for themselves. Habituating them into football at an extremely early age, and then blaming them for the ensuing brain damage because they weren't technically "forced" to play, is grotesque

          23 replies 20 retweets 174 likes
          Show this thread
        3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 25
          • Report Tweet

          If you pay property taxes, there's a good chance you subsidize a school football program. Which means your $$$ goes to funding something that the science overwhelmingly shows causes horrific brain damage. Football should be phased out of public life. If that makes you mad, tough

          41 replies 40 retweets 246 likes
          Show this thread
        4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 25
          • Report Tweet

          I get angry about this subject because who knows how many people have been consigned to lives of unnecessary stress, impaired memory, anger control issues, depression, and other mental/physical injury because a bunch of quasi-macho idiots decided it's good for their "character"

          68 replies 24 retweets 212 likes
          Show this thread
        5. End of conversation
        1. Mars Lucas‏ @MarsLucas Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          Andrew luck didn't retire because of CTE or concussions. He had a shoulder injury and a calf/ankle injury. Using luck's retirement to speak on head injuries is misleading.

          0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. massive corpse‏ @massivekorpse Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          I agree with you, but you also can't ignore the socioeconomic element here. Some of these guys are playing because it's their only way out of a bad situation. What do you suggest, they just play baseball even tho their skillset is geared towards football? This isn't simple.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Michael Hinojosa‏ @MichaelHinni Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          How many people play football Michael?

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. CubanThugLife702‏ @cubanthuglfe702 Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          pic.twitter.com/63gpRAygh5

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. benjamin_button‏ @heyschreiber Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          Football gives so much opportunity for these players. Everyone knows the risks. The game is working to be safer. Why not let people alone to make their own choices?

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. JJPeregrine‏ @JJPeregrine Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          Am grieved to hear of the sad ending of this young man. Have to wonder whether there are any upsides. Soccer players also get brain damaged. Bo Jackson got his injuries in a baseball game. Where do we go from here?

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Libertarianlady‏ @Libertarianlad1 Aug 26
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          Wrestling 😉

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. New conversation
        2. 𝙴𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚎‏ @erica_steussie Aug 26
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          Here you go— Interestingly, the traumatic brain disease is identified in both athletes and non-athletes. Largest study of CTE finds it in 6% of subjects by Kevin F. Bieniek, et al (Bieniek co-authored what was originally coined the Mayo ‘control’ study.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bpa.12757 …

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. 2 more replies
        1. New conversation
        2. Noman Flowers‏ @FlowerNoman Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          They're working on it...and no one needs the nanny state making individual parental decisions

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. 1 more reply
        1. The Drunken Jacobite‏ @Feuillantssuck Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          Ways to not be popular in America: 1) Try to kill football.

          0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Arnie Stimpleton‏ @DJKnoxs Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          Michael was a cheerleader in high school.

          0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Sir Euchre‏ @Sir_Euchre Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          It is voluntary.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. James Cressler‏ @LaissezLiberty Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          Nice cherry picking. The overwhelming majority of kids who grew up playing football don’t deal with those problems

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. John Giles #SackTomWatson #IamTulsi‏ @JohnGil44753362 Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          It's dumb wearing helmets.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. New conversation
        2. Guy Pearson‏ @iamwhoisme Aug 25
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @mtracey

          I'm not at all qualified to talk on the subject. But the obvious replacement seems to be Rugby. It checks a lot of the same boxes. But it's not just guys running straight into each other. And the lack of equipment means they can't hit as hard.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. 3 more replies

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2019 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Imprint
        • Cookies
        • Ads info