Rick Lehane
@ricklehane.bsky.social
Centre left. Awake to systemic injustice. Pro Europe. Dyslexic (their/ they’re/ there will be typos) Will occasionally post about the Arsenal (unless we win in which case, will mostly post about the Arsenal) all opinions expressed are entirely my own.
Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads. There's your two-tier policing, folks www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Port of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
Hundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port.
bbc.co.uk
Looking at Trump's situation in the US and his increasing desperation and the hordes of masked thugs on the streets of the UK, I'd say the next 6 months could be pivotal. Can we all stop the 'Burnam's a breath of fresh air' bullshit. There's a vital job to do and he's not doing it. Not even close.
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
Jesus Christ, famously stingy about giving fish to people
John Fugelsang@johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 2w ago
At what point does a British by-election get awarded to the silver medalist, à la Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis? Asking for a friend of a friend, i.e. me. #Clacton
Thought we were gettin U21 kid bt he surprised us. He is relentless, always represented Arsenal w pride, this team grew with him & eventually outgrown him there's no shame in that. His goals against Chels, 115, Madrid r unforgettable. Little Gabi will always have a place here ❤️ him & will miss him
ok great now do the racialised civil war stuff
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w agoMinister tells social media firms to remove posts that ‘celebrate’ dangerous driving after A66 crash
Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Spurs fan: CUP OUT. Sack the cup before any more damage is done and get in a cup that knows what it's doing.
@timoconnorbl.bsky.social · 4w agoOptimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Lawyers: The fullness of the cup, either in the manner alleged or at all, is not admitted, as if set out herein and traversed seriatim. Furnish full and proper particulars of the alleged fullness of the cup, which is not admitted.
Sure would be awful if anyone thought we were an island of strangers for whom an experiment in open borders had been a squalid chapter causing incalculable harm
Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister
Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enough
theguardian.com
Are City entering their own banter era? If so I'm so here for it.
I'm finding the whole king of the north thing a bit confusing. So far he's bit his tongue while the far right terrorises refuges and revealed that his grand plan to tackle the climate emergency is to discourage BBQs. Hardly the statesmen we'd been primed to expect.
Is there an alert we can send to the prime minister's phone that tells him not to drill for any more oil and gas?
Surreal eclipse effect. The trees in front of the building I live in worked as hundreds of pin hole cameras.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @sturdyalex.bsky.social Flag update. Almost every lamppost in Aldershot (home of the British army) has had a flag on it since last summer. In the last week then council has taken them down and replaced them with poppies.
They never told us if we win the Premier League you can't win the Emirates Cup and we have to ask ourselves if it was worth it...
If this is so, it surely follows that X should now be considered a threat to national security.
Robert Saunders@robertsaunders.bsky.social · last mo.More than half of accounts posting about violence in Belfast & Southampton on X were based overseas. Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK. X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content". www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
This is the most loser-coded image imaginable, big "villains in an '80s breakdancing movie" energy
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
No nothing journalists pontificating about lockdown then getting precious when medical professionals point out they don't know what they're talking about is reminding me of this cartoon. There is a public inquiry they could refer to if they could be bothered. That fact they can't speeks volumes.
What, you mean the anti net-zero guys are being paid handsomely for their stupid sound bites?
Barry Howard 🔶h@barryhow2c.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhilst the planet burns Reform takes large donations from fossil fuel companies, promotes fossil fuels and is anti Net Zero ‘Reform’s £24 Million/ Fossil Fuel Interests’ Farage’s anti-climate party has received two thirds of its income from oil investors.’ www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...
The 2nd sentence of this snippet of UEFA’s response to FIFA (the whole of which is fantastic) reminds me of Thatcher & everything she sold off - resulting in high utility & rail prices, dirty rivers & water shortages and a huge welfare bill as we pay market rent instead of using houses we owned.
Am I getting fatter or are dary milk chunks getting smaller? I appreciate both things could be true.
