Dave C
@limey175.bsky.social
Raised in UK and US, Arsenal and general footie fan.
What a pleasure it is to speak to Hector Bellerin. Today he plays against Arsenal, his Arsenal, for the first time. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Héctor Bellerín: ‘When you leave a club like Arsenal, it’s scary. It hurts’
Spanish full-back Héctor Bellerín tells Sid Lowe about his elation at his old club ending their title drought and how Mikel Arteta has helped prolong his career
theguardian.com
Ken Paxton failed to disclose he secretly purchased real estate worth millions of dollars in Hawaii, Florida, and Utah. Experts say this is a direct violation of Texas state ethics rules.
At your next meal, take a second to think about the people working long hours in HOT 100° temps to put food on your table. They're not just statistics. They're real people who can't avoid the heat in an air conditioned house or office. #WeFeedYou
We've gotta make the Monorail Simpsons episode required viewing for every city councilor in the country. Every single thing he says here is a lie. A Potemkin Village Imaginarium.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
Talarico: When I get tough questions, I answer them. When Ken Paxton gets tough questions, he runs away, literally runs away from reporters, from voters, from anyone asking hard questions. If you've given an Epstein style sweetheart deal to a child predator, you should have to answer questions.
The only way Ukraine loses the war against Russia is if Ukraine gives up. And the only way the American people lose the war against fascism is if they give up. It’s a forever war. Rest if you must, but always be ready to stand and fight.
President Trump is refusing to say what happened to the billions his administration took from Venezuelan oil sales. trib.al/MPulfhX
Btw this is what ticket prices would be like in English football if supporters' groups didn't regularly campaign to try to keep prices down. They are still too high in many cases, but the campaigning works.
James Nalton@jdnalton.bsky.social · 2w agoLots of tickets unsold in all sections for Liverpool's game against Sunderland in Nashville tonight. Feels unusual for such a big club on a pre-season tour. But tickets in most sections cost over $150, many over $200.
🚩 My 2010 PhD thesis is ‘70% AI’ I ran my 2010 PhD thesis through an AI detector. It flagged 70% as AI, then tried to sell me a ‘humanise’ fix. Either I am a time traveller, or these tools do not work. Link to my thesis in the comments to try yourself. #AIDetection #HigherEd 🧪 #AI
Literally just yesterday formed OMB and HHS general counsel @sbagen.bsky.social explained on my podcast how Vought does this kind of thing.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w agoBreaking News: Federal officials acknowledged in court documents that they canceled grants to states that didn’t vote for President Trump in 2024. nyti.ms/4gRd5Kb
The FDA has announced that 1.6 million eggs have been contaminated with salmonella, forcing a nationwide recall. Last year, the Trump administration scrapped regulations to limit salmonella and laid off hundreds of food safety inspection workers.
“It’s an embarrassment for them to have done this.” Vietnam Vets just got Charlie Kirk’s name taken off Vietnam Veterans Highway, leaving egg 🍳 on the face of congressional hopeful Rep. Johnny Garrett + TN Republicans who did it w/o telling them. Full: www.newschannel5.com/news/tdot-re...
The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.
ICE is officially lawless. Racist thugs with a license to kill and the full backing of the American government. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...
WOW. The Trump admin just barred the FBI from investigating cases where DHS officers get into confrontations with immigrants or citizens. ICE HSI will lead all investigations, yet HSI has no jurisdiction to investigate civil rights violations. The fox is guarding the henhouse.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w agoBREAKING NYT: Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute DHS agents implicated in violent encounters.
Yes, call this out now. The White House is trying to lay a trap for the midterms. Video: buff.ly/SEC0HdB
Three congressional Democrats say that as much as $21.5 million paid by ABC, Meta, Paramount and X to settle lawsuits brought by Trump is now missing or has been spent without explanation and requested a full accounting from the foundation building his presidential library.
Democrats push Trump library to account for millions in lawsuit settlement funds
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Melanie Stansbury are calling for answers after they noted discrepancies in the president’s financial disclosures.
ms.now
THREAD: The boy is called a liar. He’s told not to defend himself. Then the private school owner encourages all of his peers to attack him, one by one. She hits him, repeatedly, with a plastic pipe-like object. How does this school still exist — and receive state funds? 🧵
NEW: A woman who sexually abused a minor. Boxer Mike Tyson, who served time for rape. Both of these people successfully launched private schools that collected public money. As the voucher system grows more popular, few states have guardrails in place.
Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter
propublica.org
Apart from being good in their own right, pre-K programs can also be great ways for public school districts to invest in future K-12 enrollment, at a time when population shifts and policy changes are leading to enrollment loss in many communities. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/kent...
Kentucky governor expands pre-K pilot programs for two more school systems
Gov. Andy Beshear is expanding his Pre-K for All pilot program to Franklin County Schools and to Glasgow Independent Schools in Barren County, he announced Tuesday.
newsfromthestates.com
BREAKING: 35,000 anti-sex trafficking advocates, survivors of Epstein’s abuse, and concerned citizens announce opposition to Todd Blanche's confirmation.
The World Cup half-time show changes the fabric of the match for pure guff. This is the crime those in power continue to commit: football is not a vehicle for other entertainment. Grow up or piss off. inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The World Cup final's half-time show is an abomination
The terrible music isn't even the most infuriating part
inews.co.uk
