"Please replace your tarpaulin. You're getting sunburned"

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3h ago

“Tarps off,” the term coined for the trend of fans going shirtless at games, has captivated U.S. sports in recent months. Now, for every packed section of dad bods and farmer’s tans, there are double the number of empty seats.

He’s 💯 right here. Easy to focus on the horse race of who could be the next one, but the real fix is breaking apart the system that allows these guys to rise in the first place

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2d ago

Infantino is not the problem ft.trib.al/5qdaL5k

Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney says he has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino. Canada one of the three co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup.

The reason they have all been summoned to Morocco is because Infantino is their on holiday with his family. That is kind of mad from an optics point of view given the current circumstances. Has the look of a royal summoning his court for a dressing down.

More incendiary stuff. Prince Ali, the FA president from Jordan, who was a rival to Infantino in his first election in 2016, alleges FIFA attempted to effectively blackmail theJordanian FA, withholding funds until they had provided backing to Infantino for next year’s election.

Collapsing bridge and piranhas in the water feature, nailed on bsky.app/profile/tari...

Tariq Panja@tariqpanja.bsky.social · 32m ago

Also heard that some of the people who were asked to go to Morocco for this meeting were anxious about going there for it given the high tension. Most having had to travel from Zurich, some asking why Infantino could not have met them at FIFA’s HQ, where they would have felt more comfortable.

Ed Miliband to broadcasters in Washington: Joshua Bonehill-Payne “should never have been a candidate…given the harassment that he visited on Luciana Berger, a colleague and a friend of mine”. Says Conservatives should "answer for why he was a candidate in the first place"

Another glorious vindication of Kemi Badenoch’s impeccable political judgment. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate

Kemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will now advise the Conservatives on tackling extremism.

bbc.co.uk

So I was pushed to check if ANY US politician doesn't use X. Apparently not one. Quite a few in the UK have left. I find it comprehensible that they stay, but morally indefensible. If this is how the world works, we're finished.

“Imagine you’ve been a functioning adult since before 2024. It’s simply not possible”

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 22h ago

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

At a certain point in academia, the responsibility is on *you*, the individual Pointing the finger at inadequate controls at John Moores & other places might be true, but by the time someone writes a PhD (at least 4 years into university systems) they must take most responsibility themselves

Shaking my head here reading the Jason Arday resignation letter goodlawproject.org/an-update-fr... There's no contrition here. Does he believe he did nothing wrong? Looks like he was hounded by all the wrong people, *and* embellished a lot of what he did, *and* institutions turned a blind eye

An update from Jason Arday | Good Law Project

goodlawproject.org

Lanre Bakare's Guardian report last weekend offers prob clearest single account of the contested claims & counterclaims about academic standards + adjacent controversies about truth & fantasy in this saga of academia + celebrity, race + political tribes www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor

Jason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but then questions about his work prompted scrutiny of his backstory and counterclaims of racism

theguardian.com

Prof Jason Arday has resigned from Cambridge after the University announced plans to investigate allegations of plagiarism www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism

Sociology professor to stand down after university announces investigation into his qualifications and career

theguardian.com

Good job Germany didn't send Ukraine those Taurus missiles. It really helped prevent an escalation.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 1h ago

The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe

Wick and East Caithness by-election set for the 1st of October. I, alas, will not be covering the results of this one when they come out because I will instead be cutting about *checks schedule* Lake Taupō.

Ballot Box Scotland@ballotbox.scot · last mo.

Headline here is about Highland's licensing committee but one of these four, Wick and East Caithness Independent councillor Willie MacKay, has also quit as councillor entirely, continuing Highland Council's almost permanent election footing.

Some wee repairs required for Neilston Parish Church. The windows by Stephen Adam, c 1900, the present building dates from 1790's but the site has 16th century gravestones and has been used as a site of worship since 1156. 🤗 #stainedglass #glasgow #scotland #stephenadam

Hackers linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service intercepted hotel Wi-Fi worldwide to steal officials’ and executives’ data The SVR-linked group Midnight Blizzard “collects intelligence in support of Russian foreign policy interests,” according to a report by @threatintel.microsoft.com.

Hackers linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service intercepted hotel Wi-Fi worldwide to steal officials’ and executives’ data

Russian state-linked hackers have been breaking into hotel Wi-Fi networks around the world to steal data from corporate employees on business trips, according…

theins.press

A massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed at least 17 people and injured dozens more in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast overnight as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported on Aug. 5.

Ukraine war latest: At least 17 killed after Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and surrounding area

Key developments on Aug. 5: * Russian ballistic missile attack kills 17, injures dozens in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue * Ukraine's air defense missile deliveries drop by tw...

kyivindependent.com

This is good to see! There are so many sites across the city with Douglass associations, at the moment unmarked.

The Past and other Places@pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 1h ago

A Frederick Douglass plaque has been approved. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe

The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe

Initial evidence suggests aerial drone, found near Ukrainian cargo planes at German airport, came from Russia

theguardian.com

Just another day as church caretaker

Vladimir Tkachuk, the head of the Russian drone manufacturer Uraldronzavod, was injured in Yekaterinburg when his car exploded. Tkachuk is reportedly in intensive care. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Russian drone developer seriously injured in car explosion in Yekaterinburg — Meduza

Vladimir Tkachuk, CEO of Uraldronzavod and creator of the Telegram channel Povernutye na voine (“Obsessed with the war”), was injured in Yekaterinburg when his Mercedes exploded, according to the…

meduza.io

Ukraine is moving to establish a National Pantheon to honor generations of people who defended, built, and shaped the nation.

Ukraine wants a National Pantheon to honor its heroes. Now it has to decide who belongs there

Ukraine is moving to establish a National Pantheon to honor generations of people who defended, built, and shaped the nation. The effort comes after years of Russian attacks that have damaged churche...

kyivindependent.com

Russia plans to station a missile unit made up of North Korean troops in the Voronezh region, according to Andrii Cherniak, a representative of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Ukrainian intelligence says Russia plans to deploy North Korean missile unit in the Voronezh region — Meduza

Russia plans to station a missile unit made up of North Korean troops in the Voronezh region, according to Andrii Cherniak, a representative of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, the Reuters…

meduza.io

Miami weather forecast calls for 70% chance of ~0.1 inches of rain and Waymo shutdown/paused, reportedly. Anecdotal reports from Miami say Waymo sometimes/often "pauses" for an hour or few there for a passing storm.

"We seek in you fire and earthquake but you come to us in silence. So now, we come to you in in silence, with awe and wonder at who you are, and at the depth of your love" #LectionaryPrayers for Proper 14A (August 9 2024) peterwnimmo.co.uk/2026/08/01/o...

Opening Prayers for Proper 14 Year A (August 9 2026)

Part of a series of opening prayers for Sundays in the Revised Common Lectionary. They take their inspiration from the Scripture readings in the Lectionary. Worship leaders are welcome to use them …

peterwnimmo.co.uk

A Russian passport, military benefits, and a fast track to citizenship convinced Egyptian student Mohamed Salah to sign a contract with the Russian army.

This Egyptian came to Russia to study. Now he's a POW in Ukraine

YouTube video by Kyiv Independent

youtu.be

my latest in “Global Catholic” “The future of US Catholicism and the return to the Council of Trent" www.globalcatholic.com/the-future-o...

The future of US Catholicism and the return to the Council of Trent - Global Catholic

The deeper story is not the SSPX schism but its overlap with US traditionalists still loyal to Rome, who defend the old Latin Mass while quietly contesting Vatican II itself and the authority governin...

globalcatholic.com

Joshua Bonehill-Paine steps back from being a Conservative council candidate following backlash