Thomas Atcheson

@thomasatcheson.bsky.social

Wannabe metaphysicist interested in media, sport, politics, history and random nonsense. #pusb

A lot of people today talking about an awful person who died but i want to make everyone aware of a good person who died: Northern Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket, who you should all look up if you don’t know. 10/10 all around wife guy, dad, granddad, and just a generally solid person

The idea that #LongCovid is somehow “disputed at best” is ignorant at best, and at worst a mean lie. It’s not disputed, either that it is a physical illness or that it derives from having COVID 19 by my GP, neurologist, endocrinologist, cardiologist, health insurer, government, the EU or the WHO.

Seems like the next World Cup will be like the World Series or the Superbowl and the USA will be the winners of the Trump/Kurcher Cup. They'll have ad breaks every ten minutes, and they can all have shinny rings instead of medals.

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · last wk.

⚽ CONCACAF followed UEFA on Wednesday by criticising FIFA's controversial plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary. ➡️ u.afp.com/Srzs

US President Donald Trump and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino hold the FIFA World Cup trophy during the award ceremony following the tournament final between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, on July 19, 2026.

The BBC thinks drought is the worst thing in the West Midlands. They seem quite dispassionate that South Lincolnshire, East Anglia and the East Midlands seems to have crumbled into dust and the sea, and now the West Midlands has a coastline.

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