Spent all day yesterday at home. DHL deliver a 25kg package instead to a pick up point in a shopping centre despite multiple notes telling them not to do that…

Binface getting 20% is humiliation territory for Farage

Europe Elects@europeelects.bsky.social · 3d ago

UK, Clacton national parliament by-election, Survation poll: Farage (REFORM~NI): 73% (+27) Count Binface (CBP-*): 20% (new) Fox (RECLAIM-*): 2% (new) +/- vs. 2024 election Fieldwork: 16-24 July 2026 Sample size: 502 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk

From this weekend’s ’debates’ it seems everyone is to blame for the rise of Nazis/fascists except for Nazis/fascists themselves and the people who repeatedly legitimise their views…

I cannot take anymore ignorance about migration and citizenship. I started a blocking spree on Facebook yesterday and now I’ll just delete my account

Frédéric Moreau@goodclimate.bsky.social · 5d ago

When Merkel accepted refugees in 2015, I remember a discussion on LBC about how they would quickly gain German passports and move to the UK.

Night 1 of Roland Kaisermania in Dresden and I will never understand this cultural phenomenon www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...

Dresden wieder im Kaisermania-Fieber: 50.000 Fans zu Konzerten erwartet

In Dresden feiern Fans aller Altersklassen das erste von vier Roland-Kaiser-Konzerten. Die Kaisermania wird an diesem und am nächsten Wochenende bei den Filmnächten am Elbufer mit rund 50.000 Besucher...

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So if FIFA really are engineering a conspiracy to ensure Argentina win world cups then forcing UEFA countries to boycott it would be a smart move right?

Well it’s been 20 years but I think I finally like a Muse album again for its entire vibe rather than a few songs that aren’t too silly/cheesy youtu.be/DvaRcVK9drY?...

Muse - Space Debris (Official Visualiser)

YouTube video by Muse

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Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · last wk.

aahhhhhhhhhhh can't we have anything, can't we do anything right www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Re: FIFA. The Sheffield FA should never have let go of control of the sport.

Pre-heatwave chill-out

At this point it’s more defensible to be on Truth Social than X. Being on the former at least is honest. Being on the latter is at best delusional.

Last minute prep before student assessments

The Liz Truss line is always a joy to see

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w ago

Useful context.

Bus fare caps - potentially good for reducing town and city centre traffic congestion. But is there going to be integrated ticketing? This was always my problem - two companies operating two separate companies, complex fares, some tickets allow any service, others locked to one provider....

More people on buses = less people in cars = better road conditions for drivers. Thank you for attending my lecture

Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 2w ago

No sh!t, Sherlock.

On the debate about moving No 10 up north - simply move the House of Commons to Old Trafford (crumbling icon of once powerful institution) and the Lords in the cricket ground (long, days where not much gets done, most people are asleep, everyone gets lunch). Call me for more helpful solutions

My latest paper was published online 3 hours ago. I've already been invited to be a Plenary speaker at a totally legitimate conference in a definitely relevant field due to the "incredible contribution" that my paper has made...

I would just wish someone to be bold and to claim The Bends or In Rainbows is actually the best Radiohead album.

David Higham@oldtrotter.bsky.social · 2w ago

From thequietus.com

My first memories of football really is around the epic 95-96 title battle. Sure there was *that* interview but every weekend just felt exciting to see what would happen next.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w ago

RIP Kevin Keegan. So many iconic eras over 3 decades as player + manager with Scunthorpe Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton, Newcastle, Man City & England on and off the pitch (Superstars!). I indelibly associate him with the first World Cup that I remember, when he battled with injury to play Spain

The Argentina v England rugby match took place in a stadium not far from a monument to the Falklands War, while the Argentinian team wore kits celebrating 40 years of the hand of God. 7 yellow cards, multiple fights, controversial ending. Trolling and utter madness

In retrospect England should have batted on rather than declaring. ENGvFRA

Absolutely absurd England rugby match and then I switch over to an even less believable football game…

Go Japan!

Joe Root is the best

Cricinfo@cricinfo.com · 3w ago

Joe Root revealed he told Gus Atkinson to win the game and not worry about leaving him on 99 not out srkl.in/6187B74uCh

On the plus side I feel no obligation to to watch the final and endorse the half-time show

BACK TO CRICKET

Teams lose but the England mentality of scoring and immediately going all out defense was completely absurd and the subsequent loss is completely deserved. This is not the first time this has happened in major tournament game…

Just accidentally cut and pasted my notes to a colleague discussing the slow pace of German university bureaucracy during the summer along with my actual message to a mass email to my students about their assessment sessions and going to go lie in a ditch for the next 10 days...bye.

Tortilla española > baguette

Finally lost patience and quit the gym to go elsewhere and in true German fashion I faxed my complaints