Can't be the first to say this, but (and yay UEFA - brilliant) this works equally well if you swap out "football" for maybe "water" or "a stable climate". Look at me being the revolutionary socialist. "No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."

Strong J.G. Ballard 'The Drought' vibes.

Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · 6d ago

It's not just the Rhine, but also the Danube going into crisis mode. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Nice one Polly. #NiceThings

Donation from PJ Harvey backs final push to save Bridport's Lyric Theatre

A personal donation from PJ Harvey has given fresh momentum to a campaign to save the much-loved Lyric Theatre in Bridport.

bridportnews.co.uk

'Siri, find me an example of left-wing veggie confirmation bias and fake news.' Why certainly.... Such a shame though. Hahahaha.

Full Fact@fullfact.org · last wk.

Have you seen a fake Guardian front page claiming there are “genetic links” between eating bacon in the morning and far-right activism? Of course it isn’t real, but many people sharing it online seem to think it is. fullfact.org/politics/fak...

So many curious related parties. This guy Michael Rubin has been all over FIFA and Infantino through his company Fanatics which FIFA dumped 60 year partner Panini for. His company just happens to have Trump son in law Jared Kushner’s brother and potential FIFA partner Joshua as a major investor

I made y'all a guide so you can decide whether to post your reply, inspired by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social.

Guys. I'm going to get a Cornetto. Anyone want one? Snoop, two for you? Wow, and Tupac, you want eight? Tidy.

👀 Anas Sarwar lost his seat, delivered Scottish Labour’s worst-ever result and previous promised Labour would scrap the House of Lords. Now it’s being reported that Andy Burnham is going to put him in it. Failing upwards?

Well, this will be fun in a few minutes

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

Trump: "Spain is a wasted cause. We don't want to do any trade business with Spain anymore, by the way. I'd like to cut it off. Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. Cut off all trade with Spain, please. Including visits. We don't want anything to do. They're hopeless. Bad people."

This has been such an abject performance by Argentina that Scots are no longer going to cheer them next time they put England out. Aye, it's that bad.

Mexico, a country co-hosting this tournament which absolutely bloody loves football, should have hosted the final

Me: *slowly and carefully attempting to quietly open a tin of beer* Dentist: What was that?

Lloyd Cole's solo electric tour hit the rock'n'roll capital of, uh, Kilmarnock and he played a fantastic set of hits (cleverly reinterpreted) as well as solo 1990s and his latest songs. Criminally underrated says I, his early songs now have a wistful tone, his new stuff is terrific, mature music.

Turns out 'Send the bloody foreigners back, taking our jobs' is a near universal trope. Even if those foreigners are from Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. Nightmare.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 3w ago

A South African app that links households with domestic workers is reeling, delivery drivers are fleeing, and a key textile hub has lost workers as anti-migrant protests push tens of thousands of people to leave the country. Read more: bloom.bg/44xmf7h 📷️: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images

Astonishing statement from Finnish FA president in which he explains that, despite reservations, he will support Infantino as he fears Fifa money will dry out if he does not - perfect illustration of how the current system is propped up by fear and bribery. Via @staniselsborg.bsky.social

Jalkapallo | Palloliiton Infantino-päätös ei ollut yksimielinen – seuroille kannanmuutos tuli yllätyksenä

Palloliiton puheenjohtajan Ari Lahden mukaan Fifan asiat nähdään Suomessa usein hyvin suppeasti.

hs.fi

“32 Broken Bones that Changed My Face”

"Emarketer’s data finds that standalone chatbots like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot app, Google AI Mode, and Amazon Alexa for Shopping (formerly Rufus) in U.S, will generate less than $1 billion in ad revenue this year, and just $5.41 billion by 2030" Lol www.adweek.com/media/openai...

On the plus side, Scotland should qualify. Though I hear the Faroe Islands have a great youth development programme.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w ago

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Gianni Infantino said FIFA will examine expanding the World Cup by a further 16 nations to a 64-team tournament ahead of its next edition in 2030. The 2030 tournament will be spread across six nations and three continents. nyti.ms/4pmQ1Fu

Enshittification no longer a metaphor.

The War Monitor@warmonitor.net · 4w ago

The CDC stopped monitoring the parasite now linked to widespread outbreaks of severe diarrhea across the country about a year ago. Surveillance of Cyclospora, Campylobacter, Listeria, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia was also discontinued.

They’re rowing home, they’re rowing home, they’re rowing Norway rowing home…..

I ❤️ NY

“You, boy! Get us some fucking chicken”

What's the point of 'playing the game' if the game is rigged? What would you do? henryfudgeofficial.substack.com/p/degeneracy...?

Degeneracy is a Symptom

On Conspicuous Despair, the Ponzi stage of being alive, and why your grandparents are wrong about you.

henryfudgeofficial.substack.com

RIP to a real one. Charlie Cunningham was a pioneer of modern mountain biking and a co-founder of Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB) who “viewed bicycles as a means of combining technology and nature in a friendly symbiosis that the automobile could never match.”

Charlie Cunningham, Mountain Bike Innovator, Dies at 77 (Gift Article)

In the late 1970s, he built what is considered the first off-road bicycle with a frame that was aluminum rather than steel, one of his many inventions.

nytimes.com

It feels like a good time to re-post this. If you’re Irish you’ll know who Gerry Anderson is. If not, it won’t matter. You are going to love this. Genuine phone in to a radio show. NOT staged or made up. Enjoy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=2TOR...

On The Air with Gerry Anderson: Hypno Hen

YouTube video by flickerpixvideos

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There Must And Shall Be Aspirin@boscobel1975.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is brilliant! All the more so as Werner Herzog had such strong views about chickens. m.youtube.com/watch?v=QhMo...

🇪🇺 Meta must change Facebook's and Instagram's "addictive design" or face a heavy fine, the EU warned on Friday. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKD4

Wow. You go on a huge US/international podcast and chat about the 'right to bear arms' but somehow you get the worst massacre in modern British history so woefully, woefully wrong? 'Wanker' doesn't even come close.

Snigdha@snig.bsky.social · 4w ago

Rupert Lowe, leader of Restore Britain, rewrote history after describing the Dunblane school shooting as "one murder". Criticising the UK's gun ban on the Joe Rogan podcast, he said the ban came after "there was a murder in Dunblane". SIXTEEN children AND their teacher were killed in 1996 shooting.

Ultra niche. Watching the Tour on French TV and heard the unmistakable call of a Red-tailed Buzzard when the director cut away to the observatory on the Pic du Midi du Bigorre. Since this is a North American species, I smell 'un rat.' Alas, perhaps not the only thing fishy on our Tour screens today.

Huh, how about that? They let a journalist in to a NATO presser and he asked Rutte the question we've been wondering about for months. Rutte, the man who called Trump 'Daddy' at a 2025 NATO summit.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 4w ago

Q: "You sit next to Donald Trump at moments when he talks about conquering Greenland, talks about lashing out at allies…Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?" Rutte: "I think we should praise Donald Trump for the fact that NATO is so much stronger."