Ben Parer
@benparer.bsky.social
Australian living in Britain for 25 years.
AFL - Geelong Cats
EPL - Spurs
Cricket - Australia
NBA - Pacers
Ukraine must win against Ruzzian invaders. NAFO. I’m against nationalists & authoritarian regimes. Ban the billionaire oligarchs. Eat the rich.
AFL - Geelong Cats
EPL - Spurs
Cricket - Australia
NBA - Pacers
Ukraine must win against Ruzzian invaders. NAFO. I’m against nationalists & authoritarian regimes. Ban the billionaire oligarchs. Eat the rich.
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The UAE deserves more backlash
This piece of shit is named Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan also known as MBZ. He’s funding the RSF terrorists in Sudan and Donald Trump.
This piece of shit is named Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan also known as MBZ. He’s funding the RSF terrorists in Sudan and Donald Trump.
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The UAE deserves more backlash
This piece of shit is named Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan also known as MBZ. He’s funding the RSF terrorists in Sudan and Donald Trump.
This piece of shit is named Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan also known as MBZ. He’s funding the RSF terrorists in Sudan and Donald Trump.
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'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than anyone thought possible
Thwaites is responsible for 4% of all sea-level rise
At 75 miles wide and 1.2 miles thick, its complete meltdown will unleash enough water to put half a metre (1.6ft) on global sea levels
www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
Thwaites is responsible for 4% of all sea-level rise
At 75 miles wide and 1.2 miles thick, its complete meltdown will unleash enough water to put half a metre (1.6ft) on global sea levels
www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
This 'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than anyone thought. Now Earth's biggest cities are in danger | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Antarctic expeditions and outlandish geoengineering schemes could delay the flooding of the world's coastal cities… if there's still time.
www.sciencefocus.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than anyone thought possible
Thwaites is responsible for 4% of all sea-level rise
At 75 miles wide and 1.2 miles thick, its complete meltdown will unleash enough water to put half a metre (1.6ft) on global sea levels
www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
Thwaites is responsible for 4% of all sea-level rise
At 75 miles wide and 1.2 miles thick, its complete meltdown will unleash enough water to put half a metre (1.6ft) on global sea levels
www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
The country that’s conducted spying rings and manhandled and threatened British citizens outside their embassy in Britain says the UK had shown “disregard for contractual spirit, acting in bad faith and without integrity”.
Define irony.
Define irony.
China threatens UK with ‘consequences’ over delayed London mega embassy
Diplomatic tensions escalate amid rows over planning hold-ups and collapse of spying trial
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The country that’s conducted spying rings and manhandled and threatened British citizens outside their embassy in Britain says the UK had shown “disregard for contractual spirit, acting in bad faith and without integrity”.
Define irony.
Define irony.
A really good interview on the recent Ukrainian battles.
Not sure why I hadn’t previously understood that in the rain and high winds no drones operate apart from the fixed wing type, so this is and opportunity for massed assaults to happen
Not sure why I hadn’t previously understood that in the rain and high winds no drones operate apart from the fixed wing type, so this is and opportunity for massed assaults to happen
Inside The Fight To Stop Russia’s Biggest Battlefield Advance In A Year
The chief of staff of First Corps Azov offers exclusive details about the ongoing battle for Dobropillia in eastern Ukraine.
www.twz.com/news-feature...
The chief of staff of First Corps Azov offers exclusive details about the ongoing battle for Dobropillia in eastern Ukraine.
www.twz.com/news-feature...
Inside The Fight To Stop Russia's Biggest Battlefield Advance In A Year
The chief of staff of First Corps Azov offers exclusive details about the ongoing battle for Dobropillia in eastern Ukraine.
www.twz.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
A really good interview on the recent Ukrainian battles.
Not sure why I hadn’t previously understood that in the rain and high winds no drones operate apart from the fixed wing type, so this is and opportunity for massed assaults to happen
Not sure why I hadn’t previously understood that in the rain and high winds no drones operate apart from the fixed wing type, so this is and opportunity for massed assaults to happen
The alternative dimension in Peacemaker season 2, where the Nazis won, appears to be what the good ol’ US of A is aiming for
October 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The alternative dimension in Peacemaker season 2, where the Nazis won, appears to be what the good ol’ US of A is aiming for
Follow the money from Farage to Moscow and Putin
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
September 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Follow the money from Farage to Moscow and Putin
Reform funded by oil money that comes from Russia but now here’s confirmation of clear dubious Russian allegiance
Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Reform funded by oil money that comes from Russia but now here’s confirmation of clear dubious Russian allegiance
September 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Two giants battled in the depths and the sperm whale returns to the surface to finish its feast
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Two giants battled in the depths and the sperm whale returns to the surface to finish its feast
Leading up to the #AFL Geelong v Brisbane Grand Final I’ve just discovered this 2 part podcast on Chris Scott that is probably the most revealing thing I’ve ever heard on him
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
91: Chris Scott (Pt A)
Podcast Episode · The Howie Games · 22/04/2020 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Leading up to the #AFL Geelong v Brisbane Grand Final I’ve just discovered this 2 part podcast on Chris Scott that is probably the most revealing thing I’ve ever heard on him
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The fact Chris Scott has never won the coach of the year award absolutely makes this award suspect.
As a side note King Hinkley has 2.
As a side note King Hinkley has 2.
‘An inspiring leader’: Premiership coach named as AFL’s best by rival coaches again
‘An inspiring leader’: Premiership coach named as AFL’s best by rival coaches again
www.foxsports.com.au
September 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The fact Chris Scott has never won the coach of the year award absolutely makes this award suspect.
As a side note King Hinkley has 2.
As a side note King Hinkley has 2.
Leading up to Friday’s #AFL Geelong v Hawthorn game I treated the home and away classic from earlier in the year and wondered who Hawthorn have to stop the speed of Max Holmes. The little hand slap to dismiss Worpel is magic
September 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Leading up to Friday’s #AFL Geelong v Hawthorn game I treated the home and away classic from earlier in the year and wondered who Hawthorn have to stop the speed of Max Holmes. The little hand slap to dismiss Worpel is magic
September 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Apologise that it’s a Murdoch link, but it’s a really good personal insight on the impact last nights booing has on fellow #AFL fans.
I’m a queer footy fan. Last night’s targeted booing by Crows fans just set the game back, says Monique Van Der Heyden
I’m a queer footy fan. Last night’s targeted booing by Crows fans just set the game back
www.foxsports.com.au
September 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Apologise that it’s a Murdoch link, but it’s a really good personal insight on the impact last nights booing has on fellow #AFL fans.
It’s a long read, but the Shinboner finals dossiers are the best in the #AFL biz. Ahead of tonight’s #Geelong v #Brisbane clash at the MCG tonight here’s Geelong’s but you can find all the finalists easily enough on the site
#CatsvLions
#CatsvLions
2025 Finals Dossier: Geelong Cats (2nd, 17-6)
The 2025 Finals Dossiers continue with another appearance by the ever-present, Geelong.
theshinboner.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It’s a long read, but the Shinboner finals dossiers are the best in the #AFL biz. Ahead of tonight’s #Geelong v #Brisbane clash at the MCG tonight here’s Geelong’s but you can find all the finalists easily enough on the site
#CatsvLions
#CatsvLions
Trump is a Russian asset - Portuguese President
❗️It is obvious that the US leader is a Soviet or Russian agent. Objectively speaking, the new American leadership has strategically facilitated the Russian Federation — Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
August 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Trump is a Russian asset - Portuguese President
Had a good time in Vietnam recently in Vietnam but as always in the background lurked the #AFL #Geelong (me) v #Hawthorn (him) rivalry. I recruited Stevie J and Cam Mooney to help me stir up the banter between us
youtu.be/TyU893S87to?...
youtu.be/TyU893S87to?...
Two mates in Vietnam return for a bit of Hawthorn v Geelong banter with Cam Mooney
YouTube video by Ben Parer
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Had a good time in Vietnam recently in Vietnam but as always in the background lurked the #AFL #Geelong (me) v #Hawthorn (him) rivalry. I recruited Stevie J and Cam Mooney to help me stir up the banter between us
youtu.be/TyU893S87to?...
youtu.be/TyU893S87to?...
A fantastic article that gets to the crux of homophobia in the AFL and how the media is complicit in a conversation that doesn’t address the obvious issue - the men’s AFL is the only major sporting code in the world that doesn’t have an openly gay person. They’re too afraid to come out openly.
There has long been a link between elite sports and homophobia. #AFL
Australian sports media is compounding the AFLâs homophobia problem
There has long been a link between elite sports and homophobia.
www.zerohanger.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A fantastic article that gets to the crux of homophobia in the AFL and how the media is complicit in a conversation that doesn’t address the obvious issue - the men’s AFL is the only major sporting code in the world that doesn’t have an openly gay person. They’re too afraid to come out openly.
Mamdani will fight for what he believes in that’s for damn sure.
NY Assemblyman and Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Confronts Border Czar Tom Homan Over Threats to Flood NYC with ICE Agents and Plans for Detentions at Guantanamo Bay, an Infamous Military Black Site That Has A Long History Of Human Rights Violations insane
August 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Mamdani will fight for what he believes in that’s for damn sure.
Kaboom!
This is the level of politician we all deserve.
This is the level of politician we all deserve.
August 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Kaboom!
This is the level of politician we all deserve.
This is the level of politician we all deserve.
At the Fairmont hotel In Singapore tonight when a Russian was verbally abusing a local I told him it was inappropriate behaviour and he grabbed me by the throat and threatened to kill me. I wrongly assumed Singapore law would sort him out He laughed and said Russian oil money I do whatever I want
August 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
At the Fairmont hotel In Singapore tonight when a Russian was verbally abusing a local I told him it was inappropriate behaviour and he grabbed me by the throat and threatened to kill me. I wrongly assumed Singapore law would sort him out He laughed and said Russian oil money I do whatever I want