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Russell
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North West based, but very much a southerner at heart. Southampton FC fan
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December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
esquire article with headline “why does gen z love rumours so much?”
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Google's search results are, sadly, damaging lots of websites. What does #Google actually want? And is it what a human being would want?
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Okay then, Google: tell us what to do | The future of entertainment websites
Google's search results are, sadly, damaging lots of websites. What does Google actually want? And is it what a human being would want?
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October 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Chotiner interviews Janeway
A back and forth between Isaac Chotiner and Captain Janeway made to look like a screenshot from The New Yorker.
September 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Isaac Chotiner interviews Cass Sunstein. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
= THE NEW YORKER ICO In terms of human rights, I've always found it a little bit puzzling, given what you write, and given who your wife is, that you two were so close to Henry Kissinger. Of all the pre-Trump political figures in America, he is the one I think of as in some ways the opposite of liberal, given his behavior toward the rest of the world. I'll tell you a story. I wrote a book a few years ago on Star Wars. We invited Dr. Kissinger to my Star Wars book party, and he said, "You wrote a book about Star Wars? Why'd you write a book about Star Wars?" He was puzzled and courteous, but really confused. And then he came to the book party, which was quite generous. He was a busy person. But, despite his busyness, he came to the book party. Yeah, and then I gave a talk on Star Wars, and he came up to me afterward and he said, "Oh, I see why you wrote a book on Star Wars. There's a lot there. It's, like, about families and it's about governments and freedom." The amount of curiosity and generosity that he showed was incomparable. I don't know anyone who showed that level of curiosity and generosity. And we really got into Star Wars. He just wanted to think about it. I know there are strong views about his career, and I'm hardly an expert on his career. But your wife is one of the great human-rights experts in the world. I asked you about him being anti-liberal, and your response was that he was very nice to you about your book. About Star Wars. It is certainly a touching story. But that's not totally an answer to the question. Yeah. Well, I don't know. What he would think of this book I'd love to know. But no second thoughts about being friends with him or anything? I feel generally very grateful for friendship, and he was, when I knew him, a person of immense kindness. Those who think of him as someone who was something horrible or worse, 1 don't know what to say about that. But you could have an opinion on it. You have an opinion on all kinds of things, right? Well, on him and his role in government, that's not something I've particularly studied, so I don't know. I know some people who think he was a horrible historic figure. They would say, "Would you be friends with Genghis Khan? Would you be friends with Stalin?" And I wouldn't be friends with Stalin, so I concede that. Well, the next time someone brings up a terrible anecdote about Cambodia or Vietnam, I will definitely drop the Star Wars story to show that people have two sides. Yeah. And I get those who think you shouldn't be friends with someone who did terrible things. I hear that. I can just say that he was, as a very large number of people would say, though many fewer would say it publicly, an extraordinarily generous friend. Professor, thank you so much for doing this. Great, thanks. If we go light on the Kissinger part, I wouldn't complain, because it could dwarf everything else. *
September 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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@kimischilling.bsky.social that latest newsletter on Levy is SUPERB. Makes all the relevant points clearly. Thank you!
September 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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League 1 Minus 10. Ipswich 1 Southampton 1. RPs appreciated.

#saintsfc learn how to not play well and not lose. Featuring Ed is a bastard, Josh Q mare, Saints Academy carrying the strikers, Bobby Madley refereeing genius and Duolingo required.
Championship Match 2 – Ipswich 1 Southampton 1
We've Found Another One in the Academy Virtually everyone who predicted the order that the Championship would finish in, at the start of the season, predicted Ipswich to be first, based almost entirely on the fact that they gave the Premier League a decent go last season. When I say decent, I mean that they were a lot better than us.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
rustyrl.bsky.social
It’s gonna be BBD - Fraser - Arma behind a lone striker again isn’t it? We’ll hear about needing to ‘gel’ afterwards. When the actual creative forward in dibling and Robinson play a weird pointless morning game. #saintsfc
August 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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@georgerees-julian.bsky.social suggesting getting Gunn back is absolutely world class trolling, well done!
July 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Meme showing Principal Skinner from The Simpsons in two frames. The first frame has him with the words "Am I out of touch?" The second frame has him with the words “No it is the entire corpus of human knowledge that is wrong."
June 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Andor Characters and Their Counterparts in ‘Allo ‘Allo 1.

Dedra Meero and Private Helga Geerhart.
June 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
rustyrl.bsky.social
@mixedknuts.bsky.social hey Ted, idea for future pods, how is data used in scouting for mental attributes? Not decision making, but non-dickhead / resilience to set backs, leadership qualities etc. is that still qualitative and added to quant data to make rounded picture? If so, how is it acquired?
June 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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I’m going to assume it has something to do with billions of sportswashing cash?
A screenshot of a podcast from the Athletic, asking how famously nation state backed club Paris St Germain have assembled the best squad in Europe
June 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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@kierongillen.bsky.social hi Kieron, sorry if really stupid question and I’ve just missed it somehow - why are Heavy’s hands always bandaged?
May 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Had to take a step out of my sports writing comfort zone this week to say a thing that needed to be said.

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Labour promised trans people dignity. I am not sure it knows the meaning of the word | Nicky Bandini
The terror I felt after coming out as a trans woman was assuaged by the acceptance I encountered in the real world. Someone should let our policymakers know, says football writer and broadcaster Nicky...
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May 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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The person who made this collage for the official Star Trek Instagram account knew that Lower Decks is a comedy but nothing else about it, so they searched the Trek media archive and went with Sito Jaxa from the TNG episode "Lower Decks". Either that, or they think it's hilarious that she died.
Screenshot of an Instagram post from @startrek. The image includes the words "Star Trek's funniest episodes" above a collage showing Sisko and Dax from "Trials and Tribble-ations", Kirk from "The Trouble with Tribbles", Dr. Chaotica and Janeway as Queen Arachnia from "Bride of Chaotica", La Forge from "Qpid", and, inexplicably, Sito Jaxa from "Lower Decks"
April 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
rustyrl.bsky.social
At this point, you have to consider that Juric just wants a payout? Going back to a back three and no striker at home to wolves is just bizarre. He can’t be this inept?
March 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#Saintsfc LOL
March 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
rustyrl.bsky.social
We hear a lot that success in modern football is down to planning and effective squad building. With that in mind, witness #SaintsFC starting a 3 man central defence of Joe Aribo, Bednarek and James Bree today. In 2025. Words fail me
February 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Amo-Ameyaw, sad to see him go, but he only had a year left and presumably zero chance he was signing a new one. It’s out fault for playing the likes of Fraser / Armstrong ahead of him this season. There is no pathway here for him.
February 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
rustyrl.bsky.social
Sulemana has found his level then
January 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Not sure what the team looks like when Onuachu fades? Armstrong’s lack of pace really restricts our threat up front
December 26, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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That is hilarious from Man City
December 26, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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Would Adam Armstrong start for any other premier league side? #saintsfc
December 22, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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December 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM