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SC Ellis-Blackwell

@scellisblackwell.bsky.social

"I need a new mind / I need a new brain / I want to take a ride on a mini train / You can have it all / At the shopping mall" (Auto Syndicate)

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Isabel Rogers@isabelrogers.bsky.social · 6d ago

Can't be the first to say this, but (and yay UEFA - brilliant) this works equally well if you swap out "football" for maybe "water" or "a stable climate". Look at me being the revolutionary socialist. "No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."

The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in FIFA competitions, football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the international calendar, every decision on competition formats and every decision shaping the future of football is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders. This model has no place in world football. Football's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain. Europe's position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.
SC Ellis-Blackwell@scellisblackwell.bsky.social · 4w ago

Gave Predator: Badlands a watch tonight as it looked fun, and I was def entertained. Never seen any of the Predator franchise before and this one takes it in a completely different direction from what I understand with its found family and dings on toxic culture.

SC Ellis-Blackwell@scellisblackwell.bsky.social · last mo.

Have spent part of The 4th reading this heartbreakingly and hopefully written piece and its follow-up "The Guadalupe Swept Us Away. This Is the Story of All That Came After." You should read them both today too.

Texas Monthly@texasmonthly.bsky.social · last mo.

Today marks the first anniversary of the Fourth of July flooding that devastated the Texas Hill Country. Senior editor Aaron Parsley was with his family at their river house when the water began rising. In the immediate days following the flood, he wrote about their shared experience:

Moira Donegan@moiradonegan.bsky.social · last mo.

The amount of human suffering, injury, and illness that has been avoided by the advent of hormonal contraception is staggering; the amount of human potential, talent, and innovation that it has unleashed should make you weep with gratitude.

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · last mo.

Wow. And no. “I am not completely opposed to contraception. I think, though, that women in particular should behave as if contraception doesn’t exist… Maybe that’s my concrete proposal: that you should use contraception within marriage rather than as a means of seeming to have consequence-free sex.”

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 2mo ago

After Secretary Hegseth scrapped the military’s flu vaccine mandate, it was only a matter of time before an outbreak occurred. It was a reckless decision that put troops in harm’s way and undermined our military readiness.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy? | George Monbiot

The right is obsessed with ‘two-tier policing’. This is indeed a two-tier government – but the real victims are progressives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2mo ago

i literally just wanted to own a two bedroom home in a walkable neighborhood where i can have three cats and a dog and wear nice outfits to go feed pigeons and now society is about to collapse