PhilippaB
@philippab.bsky.social
Spoilt by Feminism. Intersectionality is context. Context is vital. She/her. If you say nothing, you can never be wrong. Go you Huskies. Check out the FFW podcast: https://soundcloud.com/frenchfootballweekly https://open.spotify.com/show/0rN6ZTcQz57T1oIB
OK but 'Egyptian (ancient)' means hieroglyphics are used for your file and prescriptions? Unlike the usual illegible scrawl from the doctor...
David Brody@dbrody.bsky.social · 6h agoFilling out the intake form for a new doctor's office, and I'm just gonna go out on a limb and guess that their patient portal was at least partially coded by AI... This does not inspire confidence in their HIPAA compliance.
What an artful way of saying that Rod Liddle was prone to lies and bullshit in his copy. (From Krissi Murison’s Sunday Times piece reminiscing about editing him)
This always horrifies me. I pay about €800 *a year* in France for my top-up insurance, and *everything* medical is covered - shrink, scrips, physio, long-term care...
Katelyn Burns@katelynburns.com · yesterdayi love paying $600/mo to my health insurance company for the right to pay the first $3500 of my health care expenses every year.
Found 'Debris' on TFI+ and quite enjoyed it. Annoying that it was cancelled after 1 season, for low ratings, but I understand - apart from the usually-cited reasons, can't help thinking that having three different possible pronunciations of the title wasn't great for 'brand recognition'...
People have done their bit. Now they need a Government response to match. Sign the petition here: buff.ly/kJh4NBO
I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.
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I appreciate that cabbies might not like taking shorter journeys, but openly bitching about it to me and then your radio guy when you know I can hear you is not conducive to a pleasant ride experience.
Might be paywalled and is in French, but this is a fascinating - and worrying - read. www.lequipe.fr/France-Footb...
La dure vie des joueurs prêtés à l'infini : « En dix ans, je n'ai jamais pu choisir ma destinée »
Bloqués dans une spirale de prêts presque sans fin, beaucoup de joueurs ont vu leur carrière et leurs rêves dégringoler. De Chelsea à la Juventus en passant par Manchester City, plongée dans les couli...
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the City of Boise's increasingly aggressive campaign against the state's repeated attempt to ban pride flags flown by cities is extremely funny
rev. howard arson@theophite.bsky.social · last wk.i have never seen a higher density of pride flags than in Boise
Watched Dracula (the Besson version) last night, which was an interesting take, but plot-wise I can't help thinking that the whole kerfuffle could have avoided if Elisabeta had just stayed in the castle, it looked pretty secure...
In the history of the WWC, CAF has routinely gotten the short end of the straw, whilst things have changed elsewhere, Africa's continued development has been overlooked in confed allocation (imo). Upcoming WWC is AFC (6) CAF (4) Concacaf (4) CONMEBOL (3) OFC (1) UEFA (11) + 3 inter-confed play-off
Expected Own Goals@xowngoals.com · 5d agoThe biggest issue here — CAF only is allocated 4 automatic World Cup qualifying slots (with two additional play-in possibilities) while UEFA has ELEVEN.
“The moon has clearly seen better days” now seared into my brain
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days."
Unregulated landlord tax firm Property118 just surprisingly won against HMRC in a tax tribunal. Unsurprisingly, they're using it to resume marketing their very dubious scheme. Our analysis of what this means, and HMRC's chances on any appeal: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/08/05/p...
Property118 v HMRC: the tribunal win that changes nothing
Property 118 won its DOTAS appeal, but the tribunal only decided its schemes needn’t be disclosed - not that they work. Clients remain under HMRC enquiry.
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Not sure 'unintentional' is needed here. On second thoughts...we do know what he's like.
Some years back, I went to Toulon. That was the main port for the French Mediterrarean fleet. They were told to hand over their vessels. Nope. They sank most of them. The rest went to North Africa. Don't tell me the French didn't show resolve.
Rob Jacques@knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 7d agoThis is profoundly upsetting
"I have a letter here from a Mrs Trellis of North Wales..."
Nick Ames@nickames82.bsky.social · last wk.English FA also to send a letter withdrawing support for Infantino.
There can be no let-up now. Infantino must stand down or be removed: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
There can be no letup. Humiliated Infantino must stand down at Fifa or be removed | Nick Ames
Uefa’s decisive call for a boycott and declaration of no confidence must be the opening salvos in a concerted push to dethrone the game’s global leader
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I'm seeing so many tributes to Glen Hansard. When he performed at Shane MacGowan's funeral, many people were in tears. Many others had problems. He met Markéta Irglová when she was a child. Don't check his Wiki, check hers.
I saw the Baumhaus on a walking tour in Berlin some years ago. It's a wonderful story. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
‘A symbol of resistance’: the fight to save treehouse built on no man’s land next to Berlin Wall
Supporters fear structure could be torn down as safety hazard and want it to become memorial to postwar foreign labourers in honour of its Turkish creator
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Plume just brought in a large winged creature. I retrieve it, chuck it off terrace. She retrieves it, brings it back inside. I retrieve it, chuck it off terrace. She retrieves it, brings it back inside. I retrieve it, chuck it off terrace. Updates to follow...
Pre-season friendlies - Love 'em. I wrote this a while back. Like, a loooooong way back. 2012. philippabwitters.blogspot.com/2012/07/frie...
Friendly Rivalries and Footballing Reasons
After the Euros, and at a time when L'Equipe is running breaking news items on the number of Ligue 1 teams' Academy players to have passed t...
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Infantino's FIFA salary (who knows what else) is 4.8m CHF which is about $6m. So... inside.fifa.com/official-doc...
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When Carlos Cordeiro issues a statement like this, you wonder if Infantino can actually survive.
