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I don't have many fond memories of 2024 for many reasons, and can't say I'm overly optimistic for 2025.
However, a notable action from this year was waving goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn and X 👋🏽
#HappyNewYear
However, a notable action from this year was waving goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn and X 👋🏽
#HappyNewYear
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May 2020: our judgement on the UK’s covid-19 response was “too little, too late, too flawed.” @bmj.com
Today: the covid-19 inquiry reaches exactly the same verdict.
Today: the covid-19 inquiry reaches exactly the same verdict.
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
May 2020: our judgement on the UK’s covid-19 response was “too little, too late, too flawed.” @bmj.com
Today: the covid-19 inquiry reaches exactly the same verdict.
Today: the covid-19 inquiry reaches exactly the same verdict.
Wright was spot on with everything he said in the full segment.
I remember Oliver Holt on Talksport on the last international break whining that Jude doesn't speak to the press. Well, why tf should he?!
Hate Mail are fully leading this weird Jude campaign
I remember Oliver Holt on Talksport on the last international break whining that Jude doesn't speak to the press. Well, why tf should he?!
Hate Mail are fully leading this weird Jude campaign
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Wright was spot on with everything he said in the full segment.
I remember Oliver Holt on Talksport on the last international break whining that Jude doesn't speak to the press. Well, why tf should he?!
Hate Mail are fully leading this weird Jude campaign
I remember Oliver Holt on Talksport on the last international break whining that Jude doesn't speak to the press. Well, why tf should he?!
Hate Mail are fully leading this weird Jude campaign
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One of my favourite ever Manchester United goals. In a preseason friendly vs Juventus in 2003. The finish is deadly but the pass from Veron - oof 🤌🏽🤌🏽
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
One of my favourite ever Manchester United goals. In a preseason friendly vs Juventus in 2003. The finish is deadly but the pass from Veron - oof 🤌🏽🤌🏽
Best result and story of the international break.
At least someone, @sidlowe.bsky.social, had the idea to report on it.
At least someone, @sidlowe.bsky.social, had the idea to report on it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Best result and story of the international break.
At least someone, @sidlowe.bsky.social, had the idea to report on it.
At least someone, @sidlowe.bsky.social, had the idea to report on it.
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🇸🇩 Last night in Bilbao, a historic friendly match was played between the Basque Country and #Palestine teams, in front of 53,000 spectators at the San Mamés stadium.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🇸🇩 Last night in Bilbao, a historic friendly match was played between the Basque Country and #Palestine teams, in front of 53,000 spectators at the San Mamés stadium.
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Roses are red
Limes are lime
Limes are lime
November 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Roses are red
Limes are lime
Limes are lime
Benn won too comfortably against a drained Eubank.
Perhaps making the weight and over training(?) under BoMac were factors for the loss.
Not a fight to sell a trilogy and time for both fighters to move on.
#EubankBenn2
Perhaps making the weight and over training(?) under BoMac were factors for the loss.
Not a fight to sell a trilogy and time for both fighters to move on.
#EubankBenn2
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Benn won too comfortably against a drained Eubank.
Perhaps making the weight and over training(?) under BoMac were factors for the loss.
Not a fight to sell a trilogy and time for both fighters to move on.
#EubankBenn2
Perhaps making the weight and over training(?) under BoMac were factors for the loss.
Not a fight to sell a trilogy and time for both fighters to move on.
#EubankBenn2
Fantastic performance by Adam Azim on the #EubankBenn2 undercard 👏🏽
He controlled it, hit Scoby with tough shots and deservedly won 🥊
Comparisons to Amir Khan are understandable, but Azim seems much more well rounded.
He controlled it, hit Scoby with tough shots and deservedly won 🥊
Comparisons to Amir Khan are understandable, but Azim seems much more well rounded.
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Fantastic performance by Adam Azim on the #EubankBenn2 undercard 👏🏽
He controlled it, hit Scoby with tough shots and deservedly won 🥊
Comparisons to Amir Khan are understandable, but Azim seems much more well rounded.
He controlled it, hit Scoby with tough shots and deservedly won 🥊
Comparisons to Amir Khan are understandable, but Azim seems much more well rounded.
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From conscience to platforming Trump: inside the slow death of ‘woke’ ESPN
From conscience to platforming Trump: inside the slow death of ‘woke’ ESPN
The broadcaster was once attacked by critics for being too progressive. But that stance appears to have changed for good in Trump’s second term
“What happened to the Redskins, by the way?” Donald Trump asked in an interview on the Pat McAfee Show that notably did not stick to sports. His call-in appearance on Tuesday’s program to mark Veterans Day was meant to be a major coup for ESPN, the first time Trump had been interviewed on the network as a sitting president. But viewers could have just as easily been mistaken into believing they were watching Fox News.
Trump took his usual shots at Joe Biden, claimed credit for the Department for Veteran Affairs’ high approval ratings and declared victory over the Democrats in a government shut down that dragged on for a depressing 43 days. Rather than push back against the political self-promotion, McAfee cheered Trump on before opening the floor to his lackeys to ask him which NFL coach would make a great president. It was all delivered live from South Carolina’s Parris Island, the US’s oldest Marine depot, which gave McAfee further excuse to goad the commander-in-chief into barking “oorah” – a Marine battle cry that the recruits present were duty bound to respond to in kind. The only thing missing from the jingoistic scene was a monument to ESPN’s fallen integrity. Continue reading...
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
From conscience to platforming Trump: inside the slow death of ‘woke’ ESPN
Drew returning was a surprise but makes sense for him to join Team Vision.
Who will be their fifth guy as I'm sure Roman will return to join Team Punk?
A decent #Smackdown that highlights how a three hour episode would be a bad move!
Who will be their fifth guy as I'm sure Roman will return to join Team Punk?
A decent #Smackdown that highlights how a three hour episode would be a bad move!
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Drew returning was a surprise but makes sense for him to join Team Vision.
Who will be their fifth guy as I'm sure Roman will return to join Team Punk?
A decent #Smackdown that highlights how a three hour episode would be a bad move!
Who will be their fifth guy as I'm sure Roman will return to join Team Punk?
A decent #Smackdown that highlights how a three hour episode would be a bad move!
It looks like Matt Cardona's endless begging for a WWE return has finally paid off 😁
Kevin Owens is at home laughing I bet 😂
#Smackdown
Kevin Owens is at home laughing I bet 😂
#Smackdown
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It looks like Matt Cardona's endless begging for a WWE return has finally paid off 😁
Kevin Owens is at home laughing I bet 😂
#Smackdown
Kevin Owens is at home laughing I bet 😂
#Smackdown
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This is really good from Phoebe Greenwood on Keir Starmer, Gaza and the strategic and relentless targeting of journalists who hold Israel to account.
Greenwood's novel - Vulture - is excellent. It's a biting satire on how western journalists cover Israel and Palestine.
Greenwood's novel - Vulture - is excellent. It's a biting satire on how western journalists cover Israel and Palestine.
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is really good from Phoebe Greenwood on Keir Starmer, Gaza and the strategic and relentless targeting of journalists who hold Israel to account.
Greenwood's novel - Vulture - is excellent. It's a biting satire on how western journalists cover Israel and Palestine.
Greenwood's novel - Vulture - is excellent. It's a biting satire on how western journalists cover Israel and Palestine.
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And these NHS staff are the immigrants the U.K. says that it actually wants: no-one’s safe and of course that’s how fascists want it. (This hits home because I have relatives who have done house visits for many years.)
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
NHS staff who care for patients in their own homes fear some areas have become “no-go zones” for them because of the presence of St George’s flags, health leaders have said.
Black and Asian staff have been left feeling “deliberately intimidated” as a result of the flags that were put up in many parts of England during the summer, according to the chief executive of one NHS trust in England, who asked to remain anonymous. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
And these NHS staff are the immigrants the U.K. says that it actually wants: no-one’s safe and of course that’s how fascists want it. (This hits home because I have relatives who have done house visits for many years.)
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Out of all the wrestlers he could have chosen 😁
Michael Owen Dresses Up As Hulk Hogan For His Daughter's 18th Birthday
Michael Owen Dresses Up As Hulk Hogan For His Daughter's 18th Birthday - Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News
Former soccer player Michael Owen has dressed up as Hulk Hogan for his daughter's 18th birthday in new photos.
www.fightful.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Out of all the wrestlers he could have chosen 😁
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Corrected version: Table showing MUFC results in between international breaks since 2013. This most recent one the first time since 2017 where a defeat has been avoided.
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Corrected version: Table showing MUFC results in between international breaks since 2013. This most recent one the first time since 2017 where a defeat has been avoided.
All those colleagues rushing to praise him ignoring he dropped a horrendous libel on Frankie Boyle for which Ronay has "apologised" for.
Maybe step back from this journalism lark and leave it to people who can actually do research properly.
Maybe step back from this journalism lark and leave it to people who can actually do research properly.
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
All those colleagues rushing to praise him ignoring he dropped a horrendous libel on Frankie Boyle for which Ronay has "apologised" for.
Maybe step back from this journalism lark and leave it to people who can actually do research properly.
Maybe step back from this journalism lark and leave it to people who can actually do research properly.
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"Things have gone horribly backwards over the past five or six years."
With far right rallies being held across the UK, our latest podcast episode disucusses how racism affects doctors.
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social
Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/1zS9...
Or podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
With far right rallies being held across the UK, our latest podcast episode disucusses how racism affects doctors.
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social
Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/1zS9...
Or podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"Things have gone horribly backwards over the past five or six years."
With far right rallies being held across the UK, our latest podcast episode disucusses how racism affects doctors.
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social
Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/1zS9...
Or podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
With far right rallies being held across the UK, our latest podcast episode disucusses how racism affects doctors.
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social
Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/1zS9...
Or podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
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Three points better off now. This could be wiped off if Everton win at Old Trafford two weeks on Monday.
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Three points better off now. This could be wiped off if Everton win at Old Trafford two weeks on Monday.
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It's around this time of year that we should remember them...
Those brave souls who made Twitter a great social media platform
#LestWeForget
Those brave souls who made Twitter a great social media platform
#LestWeForget
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It's around this time of year that we should remember them...
Those brave souls who made Twitter a great social media platform
#LestWeForget
Those brave souls who made Twitter a great social media platform
#LestWeForget
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Spurs didn't deserve 3 pts and perhaps, neither did we.
It feels #MUFC aren't strong enough to hold onto leads consistently so they need to wrap up the game at the other end.
Casemiro sub questionable when he was playing well.
Win at Forest and this period of form looks even better.
#TOTMUN
It feels #MUFC aren't strong enough to hold onto leads consistently so they need to wrap up the game at the other end.
Casemiro sub questionable when he was playing well.
Win at Forest and this period of form looks even better.
#TOTMUN
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
An example of football journalism selectiveness, where this by @barneyronay.bsky.social rightly gets lauded (but fairly obvious imo) yet his work - and Henry Winter's efforts - on the Villa-Maccabi doesn't get any critical thinking.
Other than @jonathanliew.bsky.social and @jdnalton.bsky.social
Other than @jonathanliew.bsky.social and @jdnalton.bsky.social
“… It is literally the same people. Club owner. Government. Football match. Bodies. The choice is simple. You either care or you don’t.”
Important piece by @barneyronay.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Important piece by @barneyronay.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
An example of football journalism selectiveness, where this by @barneyronay.bsky.social rightly gets lauded (but fairly obvious imo) yet his work - and Henry Winter's efforts - on the Villa-Maccabi doesn't get any critical thinking.
Other than @jonathanliew.bsky.social and @jdnalton.bsky.social
Other than @jonathanliew.bsky.social and @jdnalton.bsky.social
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Sir Jacob Harrence Maguire will be the first recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize after uniting football by scoring the winner at Anfield
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sir Jacob Harrence Maguire will be the first recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize after uniting football by scoring the winner at Anfield
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✨ @muslimcouncil.bsky.social congratulates and welcomes the historic win of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social who has become the first Muslim Mayor of New York City!
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
✨ @muslimcouncil.bsky.social congratulates and welcomes the historic win of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social who has become the first Muslim Mayor of New York City!