“The fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim marker of the devastating costs of impunity. Governments should move beyond statements of concern and press for justice for serious crimes in Afghanistan, including the crime against humanity of gender persecution." New from @hrw.org ⤵️

Afghanistan: Taliban Assault on Rights Deepens 5 Years on

Afghanistan’s Taliban have entrenched one of the world’s worst human rights crises and systematically dismantled the rights of women and girls since taking power five years ago.

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"Almost half of Serie A clubs offer an adult season ticket for €300 or less." Stares at my annual payment to Spurs.

Calcio England@calcioengland.bsky.social · 4d ago

🎟️🇮🇹 How much does it cost to watch Italian football in 2026/27? We compare season ticket prices across #SerieA - ranking each club by price and revealing where you can watch football for just £9.45 per game Read more 👉 calcioengland.com/2026/07/31/j...

you gotta talk about Gloria here, right

Rich Raho@richraho.bsky.social · 6d ago

Pope Leo received singer and songwriter Patti Smith in private audience this morning. The Pope and Smith are both Chicago natives. She was accompanied by @antoniospadaro.bsky.social, undersecretary for the Vatican's Dicastery for Culture and Education.

this was the rehearsal show for the Carnegie Hall Sinead & Shane benefit. few musicians so generous with their spirit. youtu.be/QwwZXtf4oHI?...

A Man You Dont Meet Everyday - Glen Hansard (Pogues cover)

YouTube video by dagalagas

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Is it too much to hope that today's speech presents social care as a positive thing in itself? Not just an adjunct to healthcare, not just for older people, but a service which can & should enable 1000s of people with physical disabilities, mental health issues, learning disabilities to thrive? 1/2

Dave West @ HSJ@davewwest.bsky.social · last wk.

Aside from hospitals - preventative support and care in the community surely need to be a big part of 'neighbourhood health' and 'integrated health organisations'. At the moment the connection is rather sketchy . Ends

It’s Day 70 and the guy chronicling his construction of a Carthaginian war elephant outfit to cross the Alps in has added a homunculus elephant driver centered on his own head It’s “supposed to distract the viewer from my real body by making me look like I’ve got a little one riding the elephant”

Wesley Morgan@wesleymorgan.bsky.social · last mo.

If you’re not following this guy on Instagram’s day-by-day account of building a lightweight Phoenician war-elephant outfit centered around his toddler in the command seat so that he can hike over the Alps in it in the footsteps of Hannibal—you should be. www.instagram.com/reel/DaOO7iV...

Send three and fourpence, we're going to a dance.

The Journal@thejournal.ie · last wk.

A mishearing in a courtroom led to reports a bomb suspect had spent years in "Syria". She actually had been in Saoradh, a political group named after the Irish word for liberation. jrnl.ie/7114590

“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa

Honestly thought someone had created a funny video with audio from completely separate event. But no, this really is insane.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is the equivalent of asking how a £1.5m turnover company is going to pay for £100 of drinks at the Xmas party.

It says something when Emi Martinez is the least annoying player in a team.

Me, a casual soccer liker, in the 97th minute: Arrest all FIFA referees and bomb Argentina

He looks like a subbuteo figure!

Son of Bengt@sonofbengt.bsky.social · 3w ago

You know he has that box made taller about 5 times?

The Russians have launched over 20 missiles in the last 20 minutes at Kyiv. Multiple explosions and fires reported throughout the city.

There's a funny scene in Passion Fish that demonstrates this. Only the line is, "I didn't ask for the anal probe." youtube.com/watch?v=hkcI...

"PASSION FISH" COMIC SCENE

YouTube video by withlotsabutta

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Felicity Hannah@felicityhannah.bsky.social · 3w ago

My son just told me is favourite sentence is: “I didn’t say we should kill him” because if you emphasise each different word it changes the entire meaning

Haiti were not allowed their jersey with this tiny image. It really could not be clearer as to how the pitch it tilted, could it? www.espn.com/soccer/story...

FIFA forces Haiti to remove political imagery from World Cup jersey

Haiti has been forced to change the design of its World Cup jersey after it was deemed too political by FIFA just months after the Caribbean nation had to amend its Winter Olympic uniforms.

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Paul Brand@paulbrand.bsky.social · 3w ago

But a rainbow bucket hat is too political?

A German coach throwing away England's best chance of a world cup final in 60 years - and losing to Argentina in the process 😬😬😬

We'd have won that if we hadn't scored.

The thing is, as soon as they actually start playing football, they look like a proper football team. It's starting to feel like Tommy Tickle bet the house on defence and that it's now unlikely to come good.

Don't think this bus driver realises we all just want to get back for the match. No one cares about your doors, mate.

This article is everything that’s wrong with the way we talk about health in the UK. Healthy life expectancy is framed almost entirely as a problem of healthcare rather than the conditions we live in. Despite valiant interventions from @sebrees1.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social

Shai@shaiuk.bsky.social · 4w ago

Why the NHS is under huge strain is more complex than a public-private system argument. Between 200-2012, the NHS was one of the best healthcare systems in the world. The interplay between austerity, consumer behaviour & culture change in medicine is core. Privatisation won’t address this.

These remind me that @okwonga.bsky.social and @ryanhunn.bsky.social did a great Stadio episode on footballers and managers as characters from The Wire during lockdown. Sadly seems to be no longer available.

Emily✨@emilyoram.bsky.social · 4w ago

Outstanding. Marc Guehi took me out. www.instagram.com/reel/DamqSbB...

I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year

"I'll Just Put the Game On in the Background": A Memoir

The ultimate spiritually onside goal @stadio.football.

This. Pochettino also torched a whole lot of goodwill too. His players deserved much better.

Thierry Ennui@heisenbergkamp.bsky.social · last mo.

One unfortunate thing is I do think this was a legitimately interesting, likeable team, but that narrative didn’t really break through the noise of Trump/corruption and having Pulisic as the face of the team

C'mon England, give us all a laugh and appeal Henderson's yellow.

Tuffy@smtuffy.bsky.social · last mo.

Outstanding. www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...

Governor of Florida getting ready to welcome England to Miami.

Come on people. If Trump had really struck a deal with FIFA, Balogun would be suspended for the next two years, Belgium would be given a 2-0 lead to start Monday's game, and we'd all have to pay FIFA $10 to watch the game.

The game’s not gonna move and this is all some sort of Polymarket scam