Shane Thomas
tokenbg.bsky.social
Shane Thomas
@tokenbg.bsky.social
South London
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The increasingly common habit of screenshotting the AI summary of a Google search and presenting it as evidence must be nipped in the bud immediately. That is nothing. That is not anything, it is not a thing.
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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I have a terrible head cold. I'm gonna go to urgent care tomorrow to get a nose swab and all that jazz just in case. My ex has been sniffling all week, claiming "it's just allergies."
I didn't believe it. I still don't.
January 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
January 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
January 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
January 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Morning my loves. It was off to Burgess Hill Town yesterday for their match against Billericay Town, where the game wasn't especially good, but at least my hands were warm.

unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
The Weekend Match: Burgess Hill Town 1-2 Billericay Town - It is Cold, But I am Warm
An artificial pitch is enough the guarantee this weekend's match will take place, and an unexpected gift keeps my extremities in order.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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The Trump Regime Smear Machine is now a taxpayer funded venture that smears victims of state violence by justifying their killing. This should be familiar, it is a common practice in the aftermath of police shootings of black people (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Today in Proximities:

- Burkina Faso says foiled plot to assassinate Ibrahim Traoré
- Iran says “no leniency” for protesters, blames U.S. and Israel
- Chinese foreign minister begins annual Africa tour

As always, you can read it in under two minutes.
www.proximities.news/p/burkina-fa...
Burkina Faso, Iran, China
Today's three stories you should know
www.proximities.news
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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"Whitlock didn’t steal scenes as much as he elevated them, becoming a part of the fabric of storytellers like David Simon and Spike Lee, who knew exactly how to use this stealthy genius,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social in his tribute to the late Isiah Whitlock Jr.
A Brilliant Actor and Even Better Person: Isiah Whitlock Jr. (1954-2025) | Tributes | Roger Ebert
A tribute to the star of The Wire and several Spike Lee joints.
www.rogerebert.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
yeah, just what we need right now: more dependence on US software companies with strong links to #trump and full of right-wing nutters #palantir
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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‘The US occupation of Iraq happened in part because no one learned the lessons of Vietnam, and it seems that whatever happens in Venezuela, no one has learned the lessons of Iraq or Afghanistan – forever wars against which Trump campaigned.’

Forrest Hylton on the blog:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
Forrest Hylton | Murder Inc.
US foreign policy in South America used to differ from its approach to Central America and the Caribbean. In the 20th...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 AM
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Today in Proximities:

- At least 50 killed in Nigeria market attack
- Syrian government and Kurd-led SDF fail to reach deal
- Myanmar releases 6,100 prisoners in amnesty

As always, you can read it in under two minutes.

www.proximities.news/p/nigeria-my...
Nigeria, Myanmar, Syria
Today's three stories you should know
www.proximities.news
January 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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On Maresca, Amorim, Nancy, head coaches, managers, and the difference between the last of those two.

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Chelsea, Manchester United & Celtic kick off what promises to be a year of Too Much News in style
We're only five days into 2026, but already two of the Premier League's big-hitters and a Glasgow Giant have dispensed with their managers. Slow down please, everybody.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
A Jackson Pollock painting or England's bowling?
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Saturday turned out to be a freeze-out across the non-league game, but I didn't have anything like a wasted Saturday.

But we do need to talk about what feels like a lack of process when it comes to matches being postponed.

unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
The Weekend Match: We need to talk about the late postponement of matches
We all knew it was going to be bad on the first weekend of the new year, but the circumstances of some match postponements was, frankly, farcical.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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In 2026, we must stop letting techbros decide what art is and how it should exist.
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Was just saying in a group chat how in the past year she stopped being an exciting young talent with a world class ceiling. She’s now just world class.
January 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM