Amnesty International UK posting today is a bold move, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays for them.

Amnesty International UK@amnestyuk.bsky.social · 5d ago

Is clapping illegal in the UK in 2026?

You really have to feel for Joe Gomez #LFC #YNWA

Look, you don't have to do alt text on your photos, but writing "a screenshot from the article" instead of copying and pasting the text you are sharing - which you can easily do right from the alt text screen - is worse than doing nothing. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

That 2% is bullshit

@thecolorfulkit.com · 2w ago

Damn, @futi.live had Argentina as 2% deserving to win. Just total domination by Spain.

I really wish Last Week Tonight was available on HBO Max in the UK. It’s like a beloved possession lost in the divorce with Sky.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver@lastweektonight.com · 3w ago

Trump’s primetime speech tonight will reportedly contain yet another effort to discredit the 2020 election, so here’s a quick refresher on the greatest hits of his election-denial claims that immediately fell apart!

I have a lot of sympathy on this point as – after a game at altitude at one in sweltering heat – his team were dead on its feet. Momentum was lost long before the defensive substitutions. But the squad selection was exposed. Henderson’s injury screwed England as he didn’t trust Mainoo.

Paul Hayward@paulhayward.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thomas Tuchel is being very cunning here. He's blaming the players for his substitutions (they'll see that, and won't like it.) He's within his rights to say England don't keep the ball as well as other top nations in big knockout games, but he's casting himself as a bystander.

I can’t think of much that would give me more pleasure than seeing Arne Slot lead the Netherlands to victory at Wembley in two years. Wales, obviously, but I’m a realist and my boys are far from certain to qualify.

A lot of US politics is very funny, but the fact that they’re basically Weekend at Bernie’s a sitting senator is hilarious. Also, I think we really need a new reference point for pretending someone is dead. That terrible movie is 37 years old!

9/ And this is probably the best comprehensive piece on air con in Europe @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/eight-facts-...

Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief explains why AC rates in parts of Europe are relatively low and clarifies some of the misleading claims about the technology.

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And Super Furry Animals at Ally Pally!

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 4w ago

London is absolutely buzzing this weekend. ☀️ Wimbledon finals ☀️ England v India at Lord's ☀️ Lewis Capaldi at BST ☀️ Kaleidoscope Festival ☀️ England's World Cup quarter final on screens across the capital Whatever you're into, there's nowhere quite like London in the summer.

@joshuajfriedman.com This post made me realise we need a Wait, What? feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Mike Masnick@masnick.com · 4w ago

WAIT WHAT?

Nothing good comes from the murder of political figures

This is the most hilarious little league home run I've ever seen, the Royals have outdone themselves

Six of the eight quarterfinalists coming from UEFA is worthy of debate, but it’s hard to argue that any don’t deserve to be there.

Greens not standing. Polanski: “desperate stunt from a desperate politician whose lifetime of grifting is finally catching up with him”

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 4w ago

In an apparently coordinated effort to show Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is alive and on the mend, a handful of his allies made public statements today saying they have spoken to him on the phone this week and discussed a variety of issues. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

I completely understand the reasoning but I do think Mr Lewis would be the best and most important independent to stand since Martin Bell. It might just take a national treasure to beat someone like Farage.

Martin Lewis@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 4w ago

I've had a few suggesting me as a unity candidate for the Clacton today. It's flattering, thank you, but i'd rather have unanesthetised root canal work than get engaged in party politics. It's for people with far thicker skin than me, & I think my independence from all parties is important.

GET LOST is your Summer Beach Read. It’s a hilarious whodunnit about washed up baseball player and his daughter trying to find what happened to his ex and her mom. If you like Carl Hiassen/Elmore Leonard mysteries you’ll love this. @justinhalpern.bsky.social creates a world you don’t want to leave.

EXC - The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection

theguardian.com

So many Egypt / Stolen / British Museum jokes… Just a shame that the game want stolen. Amazing performance by Egypt but sadly the best team on the day did go through.

It is quite funny that Messi isn’t great at penalties. The same holds true for Salah, to a degree.

(via @belgiumtouch.bsky.social) 🇧🇪

Look if you think it’s fine for Trump to corruptly get a red card revoked (or “suspended”) bc FIFA is already corrupt, maybe you understand the MAGA mindset better than you think. “All politicians are corrupt so it’s ok for Trump to be corrupt” is a very common maga rationalization

Almost got gaslit by US fans into thinking that the red card for Balogun was soft as shite and only looks bad in super slow-mo/freeze frame. I went back and watched the live coverage on iPlayer: 1. He goes through the back of the defender 2. He's not in control 3. It definitely could have injured

I think this is the most comprehensive and fair minded article covering the latest clown show decision by Fifa.

Dale Johnson@dalejohnsonbbc.bsky.social · last mo.

Folarin Balogun escaped a suspension, so why not Jarell Quansah? A look at the disarray caused by Fifa's incredible intervention to overturn Florian Balogun's ban. Do we think this would have happened to anyone other than the United States? 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Best qualifying record in Europe and best striker in the world. Not a shock at all that this Norway side have knocked out Brazil. They may even go and win it.

If you want to know how Trumpists can hoot and cackle over their side “winning” based on corruption, just look at the universal smirking of Americans over the FIFA decision. Go Belgium!

A Mexican victory in a TdF stage today. Wouldn’t mind similar good news later.

America did what now?

The Economist@economist.com · last mo.

America saved the world from tyrants three times over. Its economic dynamism has long sustained it as a superpower. By and large it has held out republican virtues as the salvation of people everywhere

The meat wall is dead! Good job the Premier League opted out of the new rules at corners, eh?