Matthew Fricker
@matthewfricker.bsky.social
I was on the smart people quiz on the telly.
Mahmood as Home Sec is a red line for me, I will not vote Labour while she's in post.
That whole thing was awful, but the singing kids were truly awful. I think they were called "BTS".
The main reason a half time show works for the superbowl but not for the world cup or champions league final is that American football is a shit sport and people appreciate a break from it, but association football is actually good.
Aside from being evil and corrupt, FIFA just have appalling taste.
One of the things that told me I really needed to get out of teaching was that every day, before going to work, the phrase "time to go to work in the shit factory" in that voice would play in my head.
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat’s the cultural reference you must frequently have to stop yourself from making at work, because no-one else would get it? Mine is “ze price stabilité is ze most important thing”.
Kinda gross to make this about Gaelic, and not the actual targets, which are mostly immigrant languages like Bengali or Chinese.
David Bol@davidbol.bsky.social · 3w agoWild proposal by Reform (first reported by @josiahmortimer.bsky.social) to ban Gaelic and any other language other than English or Welsh from election material, with those flouting the ban facing prison. The SNP has branded it a "despicable anti-Scottish" proposal. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
I don't like how harsh Amol Rajan is being with minor pronunciation differences in answers this series. Felt especially cruel to do it to a student competing in his second language. #UniversityChallenge
From the way some people talk about Haaland you wouldn't realise that Kane outscored him last season by a big margin. 61 v 35.
Bit of a harsh way of referring to Robert Kenyon, but fair.
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 4w agoA lot of people on here desperately need to get a hobby that isn’t politics. “He had to stand against a novelty candidate, and then won.” So too did Andy Burnham and every re-elected PM.
Clacton by election could be an absolute shitshow, but I think its unlikely the opposition will be united enough to unseat Farage, so he can claim a victory.
If he's not quitting this is a disastrous speech.
Getting real sick of that "more than just a game its our DNA" song. Ejae's voice is particularly grating, since she's trying so hard to put emotion into the tedious lyrics.
England v Norway in Miami? Surely it should be at Stamford Bridge
Kinda funny to imagine the bluesky reaction if some English pub made a poster depicting Raul Jimenez being burned at the stake.
Leigh Jones@leighsus.bsky.social · last mo.I have such an expertly curated algorithm that I'm seeing posts from Mexican street food restaurants in the US and this is how they're advertising the game tomorrow night. "Good vibes"
i guarantee you zero people in mexico are at all bothered by this. it is entirely a concern of middle class english bluesky posters concerned all that football is a bit rowdy.
Fourfoot@fourfoot.bsky.social · last mo.England is insane.
I don't buy that "Northerners all hate each other". There are rivalries, but they are mostly just banter and are taken far less seriously than the resentment towards London.
Alan Beattie@alanbeattie.bsky.social · last mo.Calling Andy Burnham King of the North is convenient for London media wanting a north-whisperer but it's gibberish. 1. Northerners hate each other. 2. Northerners disagree on what The North is. 3. If Burnham conflates Manchester with The North he'll have multiple peasants' revolts on his hands. 1/2
I get that the jokes are fun but the DRC wasn't a British colony and if anything the UK was the major power campaigning against Leopold's rule there. These countries do not have historic beef.
How the fuck have we gone from having more right backs than we knew what to do with to having to start Djed Spence in a world cup knockout match?
JD Vance looking up at an "In this house we believe" sign: "Well do you believe the son is homoousian with the father or not? This resolves none of the questions of the trinity"
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · last mo.Vance: People hang out those hideous signs in their yard that say, "in this house we believe blah blah blah blah blah. You know, love is love, science is science, whatever. No person is illegal." That sign is such a disgusting butchering of the Nicene Creed
Playing Heaven's Vault. Really enjoying the story and the world so far, and the mystery is quite compelling. The translation mechanics are a bit weak so far though, maybe having already played Chants of Senaar set me up for disappointment on that front.
This is such a weird match, neither side feels like they deserve to be here.
One of the lessons of the last two years is that Labour urgently needs to stop being afraid of its own shadow. Burnham should appoint whoever he thinks would be the best Chancellor and throw his authority behind them. The Daily Mail will try to kill them anyway. So just govern.
Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · last mo.Hard not to regard this as a classic example of a pre-emptive campaign by certain sectors, along with their media sympathisers, to discourage a new prime minister from appointing someone who might damage their interests in the long and short term. And it will almost certainly work.
Pretty sure at least one of the big VPN providers is a CIA front. Access to a bunch of security conscious people's data is surely too good to pass up.
James Ball@jamesrball.com · last mo.I like this. Go on, let's get a few more: what's your low stakes conspiracy theory?
We've had hydration break, but what about second hydration break?
