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Sports historian/author of 5 books you’ve never heard of. Boxing/black boxers in the UK & Liverpool (who knew?). Views my own. Donate to Teenage Cancer Trust. Ta. G
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Nick Ball dominates second half for decisive Sam Goodman defense https://www.worldbox... #ItaumaWhyte #boxing
Nick Ball dominates second half for decisive Sam Goodman defense - World Boxing News
Nick Ball retains his WBA featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Sam Goodman in a hard-fought contest in Riyadh.
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August 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Nick Ball dominates second half for decisive Sam Goodman defense https://www.worldbox... #ItaumaWhyte #boxing
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The Diary of Anne Frank is among books banned from school libraries in Florida. Maybe it gets boring to repeat this over and over again, but this really is literal fascism.
August 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Diary of Anne Frank is among books banned from school libraries in Florida. Maybe it gets boring to repeat this over and over again, but this really is literal fascism.
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London 20th Sept!
There will be a carnival for David Graeber to mark 5 years since his death.
It will be in Rowley Way by the Alexandra Road Estate that is in the borough of Camden. Come along!
There will be a carnival for David Graeber to mark 5 years since his death.
It will be in Rowley Way by the Alexandra Road Estate that is in the borough of Camden. Come along!
August 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
London 20th Sept!
There will be a carnival for David Graeber to mark 5 years since his death.
It will be in Rowley Way by the Alexandra Road Estate that is in the borough of Camden. Come along!
There will be a carnival for David Graeber to mark 5 years since his death.
It will be in Rowley Way by the Alexandra Road Estate that is in the borough of Camden. Come along!
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Worth remembering that Terence Stamp was the son of a ship's stoker.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
August 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Worth remembering that Terence Stamp was the son of a ship's stoker.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
Could have been 12-3 that game. One day soon like.
December 22, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Could have been 12-3 that game. One day soon like.
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I really hope Donald Trump sees this as somebody’s going off the rails.
December 22, 2024 at 10:22 PM
I really hope Donald Trump sees this as somebody’s going off the rails.
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Tonight is the ‘lluvia de peluches’ at Real Betis. The annual tradition of stuffed toys thrown on to the pitch and collected for disadvantaged children ahead of Christmas. An estimated 15,000 toys are expected for collection.
December 22, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Tonight is the ‘lluvia de peluches’ at Real Betis. The annual tradition of stuffed toys thrown on to the pitch and collected for disadvantaged children ahead of Christmas. An estimated 15,000 toys are expected for collection.
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Child Poverty % (children living in households below the minimum wage)
Denmark 2.4%
Finland 3.2%
Norway 3.6%
Sweden 3.6%
The UK 32.1%
All four of those countries have child benefits, paid by taxing the rich, that make it almost impossible for a child to be in poverty.
Denmark 2.4%
Finland 3.2%
Norway 3.6%
Sweden 3.6%
The UK 32.1%
All four of those countries have child benefits, paid by taxing the rich, that make it almost impossible for a child to be in poverty.
December 9, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Child Poverty % (children living in households below the minimum wage)
Denmark 2.4%
Finland 3.2%
Norway 3.6%
Sweden 3.6%
The UK 32.1%
All four of those countries have child benefits, paid by taxing the rich, that make it almost impossible for a child to be in poverty.
Denmark 2.4%
Finland 3.2%
Norway 3.6%
Sweden 3.6%
The UK 32.1%
All four of those countries have child benefits, paid by taxing the rich, that make it almost impossible for a child to be in poverty.
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🎉 CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON was released in the USA 24-years ago
Michelle Yeoh trained and learned Mandarin for a year, performing many stunts despite tearing her ACL. The movie became the highest-grossing foreign-language film in U.S. history, earning over $100 million.
Michelle Yeoh trained and learned Mandarin for a year, performing many stunts despite tearing her ACL. The movie became the highest-grossing foreign-language film in U.S. history, earning over $100 million.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
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December 9, 2024 at 1:48 AM
🎉 CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON was released in the USA 24-years ago
Michelle Yeoh trained and learned Mandarin for a year, performing many stunts despite tearing her ACL. The movie became the highest-grossing foreign-language film in U.S. history, earning over $100 million.
Michelle Yeoh trained and learned Mandarin for a year, performing many stunts despite tearing her ACL. The movie became the highest-grossing foreign-language film in U.S. history, earning over $100 million.
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Well worth a watch for anyone not old enough to stand on the Kop in the 70's and 80's
youtu.be/g8zpu6yukyM?...
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1974: The KOPITES of Liverpool FC | The Kop | Classic BBC sport | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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December 9, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Well worth a watch for anyone not old enough to stand on the Kop in the 70's and 80's
youtu.be/g8zpu6yukyM?...
youtu.be/g8zpu6yukyM?...
gutted that for second week in a row most results went our way but not enough to stop Palmer from winning the league and getting an open-topped bus ride this week ahead of the one the rest of his chelsea team mates are in. well done on winning it tho. thought we had it tbh. sigh
December 9, 2024 at 10:04 PM
gutted that for second week in a row most results went our way but not enough to stop Palmer from winning the league and getting an open-topped bus ride this week ahead of the one the rest of his chelsea team mates are in. well done on winning it tho. thought we had it tbh. sigh
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Tomorrow we host a Zoom meeting to discuss David Graeber's piece: There Never Was A West.
If you'd like to join, you can register at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
If you'd like to join, you can register at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 4, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Tomorrow we host a Zoom meeting to discuss David Graeber's piece: There Never Was A West.
If you'd like to join, you can register at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
If you'd like to join, you can register at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Just to note. Contract negotiations have never EVER worried me. Who’s arsed? We move on. PEWL!
December 4, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Just to note. Contract negotiations have never EVER worried me. Who’s arsed? We move on. PEWL!
Didnt agree with idea that newcastle away was a ‘tough’ game (seen Us win there more than lose) but after that draw there (avoidable - we should have won) needs repeating that would’ve took draw before game tbh. Looked at table after. 7 points clear. Cry me a river. PEWL!
December 4, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Didnt agree with idea that newcastle away was a ‘tough’ game (seen Us win there more than lose) but after that draw there (avoidable - we should have won) needs repeating that would’ve took draw before game tbh. Looked at table after. 7 points clear. Cry me a river. PEWL!
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Medical historian here to remind people the start of a pandemic is based on science, while the “end” is based on politics.
Reader: we are still in a pandemic.
Reader: we are still in a pandemic.
Folks stop referring to the pandemic in past tense I beg. Oftentimes, you mean “post-lockdown.” The pandemic is ongoing and we shouldn’t contribute to the detrimental erasure of it and its consequences.
December 4, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Medical historian here to remind people the start of a pandemic is based on science, while the “end” is based on politics.
Reader: we are still in a pandemic.
Reader: we are still in a pandemic.
Come on you wolves!
December 4, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Come on you wolves!
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Recall what happened with the FBI when Nixon politicized it by appointing Patrick Gray director. The rank and file leaked, leaked and leaked up to the assistant director (aka Mark Felt/Deep Throat) level. They destroyed Nixon. Trump is inviting big trouble with Kash Patel.
December 1, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Recall what happened with the FBI when Nixon politicized it by appointing Patrick Gray director. The rank and file leaked, leaked and leaked up to the assistant director (aka Mark Felt/Deep Throat) level. They destroyed Nixon. Trump is inviting big trouble with Kash Patel.
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I've often pondered the fact that when I became a US Attorney, I had to stop selling the occasional skein of hand-dyed yarn on Etsy (I'm a knitter for those of you who don't know me) to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest. That seems quaint & laughable now.
Kash also sells a line of merchandise, as an FBI director is known to do
December 1, 2024 at 9:47 PM
I've often pondered the fact that when I became a US Attorney, I had to stop selling the occasional skein of hand-dyed yarn on Etsy (I'm a knitter for those of you who don't know me) to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest. That seems quaint & laughable now.
2-0. Without connor bradley.
December 1, 2024 at 6:20 PM
2-0. Without connor bradley.
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⚡️🇸🇾 " The Iraqi president declared that all the necessary tools will be provided to the Syrian government to defend the country against terrorism. "
🔎 The US backs the Sharia Iraqi regime, who's friends with Iran, and stopping the US regime change in Syria.
We are literally this meme.
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🔎 The US backs the Sharia Iraqi regime, who's friends with Iran, and stopping the US regime change in Syria.
We are literally this meme.
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November 30, 2024 at 11:49 PM
⚡️🇸🇾 " The Iraqi president declared that all the necessary tools will be provided to the Syrian government to defend the country against terrorism. "
🔎 The US backs the Sharia Iraqi regime, who's friends with Iran, and stopping the US regime change in Syria.
We are literally this meme.
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🔎 The US backs the Sharia Iraqi regime, who's friends with Iran, and stopping the US regime change in Syria.
We are literally this meme.
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