Swiftenburg
@swiftenburg.bsky.social
King of Greenwich; Boundary Estate club sec; Brighton and Hove Albion; sofa revolutionary; huge fan of Moritz Seider; love pubs, hate genocide; he/him; former King of Kentish.
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The Albion are up and running for the season and so is your favourite independent advert-free Albion mag; Dogma Issue 16 is GO.
The issue will drop next week, but confirm your sub NOW to make sure a copy hits your gaff.
What’s in it? Absolutely LOADS:
www.dogmabrighton.co.uk/articles/iss...
The issue will drop next week, but confirm your sub NOW to make sure a copy hits your gaff.
What’s in it? Absolutely LOADS:
www.dogmabrighton.co.uk/articles/iss...
Dogma 16 Issue Notes — Dogma, a Brighton and Hove Albion fanzine
Dogma Magazine Issue 16 issue notes.
www.dogmabrighton.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Albion are up and running for the season and so is your favourite independent advert-free Albion mag; Dogma Issue 16 is GO.
The issue will drop next week, but confirm your sub NOW to make sure a copy hits your gaff.
What’s in it? Absolutely LOADS:
www.dogmabrighton.co.uk/articles/iss...
The issue will drop next week, but confirm your sub NOW to make sure a copy hits your gaff.
What’s in it? Absolutely LOADS:
www.dogmabrighton.co.uk/articles/iss...
Obsessed with this. Probs account for 1k of the 2k all time listens.
Owen - 2025
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Owen - 2025
open.spotify.com/track/6hjN4p...
2025
Owen · 2025 · Song · 2025
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May 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Obsessed with this. Probs account for 1k of the 2k all time listens.
Owen - 2025
open.spotify.com/track/6hjN4p...
Owen - 2025
open.spotify.com/track/6hjN4p...
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@swiftenburg.bsky.social asks if Albion have a racism problem, and @motski.bsky.social l celebrates THAT Mitoma goal.
JBD investigates BHAFC’s EDI shortcomings, we meet Mark Ormerod, one of our Hereford heroes and Charlie Butler pines for Europe again.
JBD investigates BHAFC’s EDI shortcomings, we meet Mark Ormerod, one of our Hereford heroes and Charlie Butler pines for Europe again.
May 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
@swiftenburg.bsky.social asks if Albion have a racism problem, and @motski.bsky.social l celebrates THAT Mitoma goal.
JBD investigates BHAFC’s EDI shortcomings, we meet Mark Ormerod, one of our Hereford heroes and Charlie Butler pines for Europe again.
JBD investigates BHAFC’s EDI shortcomings, we meet Mark Ormerod, one of our Hereford heroes and Charlie Butler pines for Europe again.
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DOGMA ISSUE 15 / Publishing mid-May 2025
Pages of dogmatic opinions, long-form articles and THE best Albion artwork.
Featuring cover photography from Dogma’s @aforsyth.bsky.social , Jason Therios previews the arrival of his countryman Stefanos Tzimas.
#bhafc
Pages of dogmatic opinions, long-form articles and THE best Albion artwork.
Featuring cover photography from Dogma’s @aforsyth.bsky.social , Jason Therios previews the arrival of his countryman Stefanos Tzimas.
#bhafc
May 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
DOGMA ISSUE 15 / Publishing mid-May 2025
Pages of dogmatic opinions, long-form articles and THE best Albion artwork.
Featuring cover photography from Dogma’s @aforsyth.bsky.social , Jason Therios previews the arrival of his countryman Stefanos Tzimas.
#bhafc
Pages of dogmatic opinions, long-form articles and THE best Albion artwork.
Featuring cover photography from Dogma’s @aforsyth.bsky.social , Jason Therios previews the arrival of his countryman Stefanos Tzimas.
#bhafc
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After a monumental footballing shitshow this weekend, what better way to start the week than have this land on my doormat. Can't wait to get into the latest @dogmabrighton.bsky.social fanzine. It really is a superb bit of work. #BHAFC
February 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
After a monumental footballing shitshow this weekend, what better way to start the week than have this land on my doormat. Can't wait to get into the latest @dogmabrighton.bsky.social fanzine. It really is a superb bit of work. #BHAFC
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No surprise that the latest edition of @dogmabrighton.bsky.social is a sublime read as always.
Doff of the cap to @swiftenburg.bsky.social for his piece on the IFR in particular. Resonates with my own view on the benefits of the regulator, but also some of its vocal detraftors #BHAFC
Doff of the cap to @swiftenburg.bsky.social for his piece on the IFR in particular. Resonates with my own view on the benefits of the regulator, but also some of its vocal detraftors #BHAFC
February 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
No surprise that the latest edition of @dogmabrighton.bsky.social is a sublime read as always.
Doff of the cap to @swiftenburg.bsky.social for his piece on the IFR in particular. Resonates with my own view on the benefits of the regulator, but also some of its vocal detraftors #BHAFC
Doff of the cap to @swiftenburg.bsky.social for his piece on the IFR in particular. Resonates with my own view on the benefits of the regulator, but also some of its vocal detraftors #BHAFC
Please, please, please read Caleb Nelson’s Small Worlds.
Open Water was class, this follow-up even better.
A beautifully written story on music, relationships, migration, identity, racism, belonging, understanding and tough moments in life.
Blew me away.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
open.spotify.com/playlist/0Je...
Open Water was class, this follow-up even better.
A beautifully written story on music, relationships, migration, identity, racism, belonging, understanding and tough moments in life.
Blew me away.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
open.spotify.com/playlist/0Je...
January 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Please, please, please read Caleb Nelson’s Small Worlds.
Open Water was class, this follow-up even better.
A beautifully written story on music, relationships, migration, identity, racism, belonging, understanding and tough moments in life.
Blew me away.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
open.spotify.com/playlist/0Je...
Open Water was class, this follow-up even better.
A beautifully written story on music, relationships, migration, identity, racism, belonging, understanding and tough moments in life.
Blew me away.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
open.spotify.com/playlist/0Je...
Some general thoughts:
- I will listen to any Christine and the Queens song at any time
- Boosted by the Girls Aloud reformation, the Nicola Roberts Cinderella’s Eyes (2011) obsession crept up on me
- leavemealone won the title in January when I really did want everyone to leave me alone
- I will listen to any Christine and the Queens song at any time
- Boosted by the Girls Aloud reformation, the Nicola Roberts Cinderella’s Eyes (2011) obsession crept up on me
- leavemealone won the title in January when I really did want everyone to leave me alone
December 8, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Some general thoughts:
- I will listen to any Christine and the Queens song at any time
- Boosted by the Girls Aloud reformation, the Nicola Roberts Cinderella’s Eyes (2011) obsession crept up on me
- leavemealone won the title in January when I really did want everyone to leave me alone
- I will listen to any Christine and the Queens song at any time
- Boosted by the Girls Aloud reformation, the Nicola Roberts Cinderella’s Eyes (2011) obsession crept up on me
- leavemealone won the title in January when I really did want everyone to leave me alone
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Stunning description of the Trafalgar Tavern via @thefence.bsky.social.
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November 26, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Stunning description of the Trafalgar Tavern via @thefence.bsky.social.
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thefence.substack.com/p/off-the-fe...
Max inherited some clothes so we had a couple photoshoots. He was disgusted at best.
November 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Max inherited some clothes so we had a couple photoshoots. He was disgusted at best.
Love this Time article on the French Revolution origins of being politically on the left / right.
"...those who thought the king should have an absolute veto sat on the right of the president... and those who thought he should not... sat on the left..."
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"...those who thought the king should have an absolute veto sat on the right of the president... and those who thought he should not... sat on the left..."
time.com/5673239/left...
What to Know About the Origins of ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ in Politics, From the French Revolution to the 2020 Presidential Race
How did such seemingly benign descriptions come to define the political spectrum?
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August 13, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Love this Time article on the French Revolution origins of being politically on the left / right.
"...those who thought the king should have an absolute veto sat on the right of the president... and those who thought he should not... sat on the left..."
time.com/5673239/left...
"...those who thought the king should have an absolute veto sat on the right of the president... and those who thought he should not... sat on the left..."
time.com/5673239/left...
This wonderful @publicdomainrev essay by Peter Keeling explains how there were plans to build a tunnel between England and France in the 1800s (!)
A fascinating array of engineers likely had the technology but war and an army general's fear of invasion scuppered the plans.
bit.ly/3UgIFFM
A fascinating array of engineers likely had the technology but war and an army general's fear of invasion scuppered the plans.
bit.ly/3UgIFFM
Liberal Visions and Boring Machines: The Early History of the Channel Tunnel
More than a century before the Eurostar and LeShuttle, a group of engineers and statesmen dreamed (and fretted) about connecting Britain to France with an underwater tunnel. Peter Keeling drills into ...
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January 26, 2024 at 8:25 PM
This wonderful @publicdomainrev essay by Peter Keeling explains how there were plans to build a tunnel between England and France in the 1800s (!)
A fascinating array of engineers likely had the technology but war and an army general's fear of invasion scuppered the plans.
bit.ly/3UgIFFM
A fascinating array of engineers likely had the technology but war and an army general's fear of invasion scuppered the plans.
bit.ly/3UgIFFM
Your Saltburn hate is not welcome here. Bloody loved it.
Here's me, drinking it all in:
Here's me, drinking it all in:
January 9, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Your Saltburn hate is not welcome here. Bloody loved it.
Here's me, drinking it all in:
Here's me, drinking it all in:
Ali & Ava is truly wonderful. A really moving story, beautifully told, excellently acted.
Actually made me quite proud to be British. More of a rom than a romcom, but it has funny moments.
Currently on @BBCiPlayer. Get involved.
bit.ly/3vhfZCi
Actually made me quite proud to be British. More of a rom than a romcom, but it has funny moments.
Currently on @BBCiPlayer. Get involved.
bit.ly/3vhfZCi
Ali & Ava
Devoted mother and grandmother Ava is offered a lift home by the charismatic Ali.
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January 6, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Ali & Ava is truly wonderful. A really moving story, beautifully told, excellently acted.
Actually made me quite proud to be British. More of a rom than a romcom, but it has funny moments.
Currently on @BBCiPlayer. Get involved.
bit.ly/3vhfZCi
Actually made me quite proud to be British. More of a rom than a romcom, but it has funny moments.
Currently on @BBCiPlayer. Get involved.
bit.ly/3vhfZCi
Start the new year on the right foot by listening to this superb BBC R4 documentary with Shaun Keaveny on planned obsolescence.
It’s where companies deliberately shorten the lifespans of their products to sell more - a tactic invented by a bunch of dodgy companies 100 years ago.
bit.ly/4aHMKbI
It’s where companies deliberately shorten the lifespans of their products to sell more - a tactic invented by a bunch of dodgy companies 100 years ago.
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BBC Radio 4 - Incandescent: The Phoebus Cartel
Shaun Keaveny marks the centenary of planned obsolescence by exploring the Phoebus Cartel.
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January 1, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Start the new year on the right foot by listening to this superb BBC R4 documentary with Shaun Keaveny on planned obsolescence.
It’s where companies deliberately shorten the lifespans of their products to sell more - a tactic invented by a bunch of dodgy companies 100 years ago.
bit.ly/4aHMKbI
It’s where companies deliberately shorten the lifespans of their products to sell more - a tactic invented by a bunch of dodgy companies 100 years ago.
bit.ly/4aHMKbI
Merry Christmas from the lads, x 🎄
December 25, 2023 at 3:47 PM
Merry Christmas from the lads, x 🎄
Please read this Portland Press Herald article via The Browser on one person's experience of being homeless in Portland, Maine.
Incredibly important humanisation by Grace Benninghoff.
Insane that people are still allowed to be homeless.
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Incredibly important humanisation by Grace Benninghoff.
Insane that people are still allowed to be homeless.
bit.ly/485KKbM
December 21, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Please read this Portland Press Herald article via The Browser on one person's experience of being homeless in Portland, Maine.
Incredibly important humanisation by Grace Benninghoff.
Insane that people are still allowed to be homeless.
bit.ly/485KKbM
Incredibly important humanisation by Grace Benninghoff.
Insane that people are still allowed to be homeless.
bit.ly/485KKbM
Despite my initial reluctance, one of the best experiences of my life was partying in a Mexican graveyard for Day of the Dead in 2011.
Read this superb article by Mathew Sandoval in The Conversation on the origins of the famous 'La Catrina' mask, designed by José Guadalupe Posada.
bit.ly/46My3BW
Read this superb article by Mathew Sandoval in The Conversation on the origins of the famous 'La Catrina' mask, designed by José Guadalupe Posada.
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How 'La Catrina' became the iconic symbol of Day of the Dead
An obscure Mexican engraver named José Guadalupe Posada created the satirical skull in the early 1900s and sold it for a penny. But after he died, it took on a life of its own.
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November 2, 2023 at 9:22 AM
Despite my initial reluctance, one of the best experiences of my life was partying in a Mexican graveyard for Day of the Dead in 2011.
Read this superb article by Mathew Sandoval in The Conversation on the origins of the famous 'La Catrina' mask, designed by José Guadalupe Posada.
bit.ly/46My3BW
Read this superb article by Mathew Sandoval in The Conversation on the origins of the famous 'La Catrina' mask, designed by José Guadalupe Posada.
bit.ly/46My3BW
Already knew Jennifer Egan as a superb fiction author (A Visit from the Goon Squad, esp.), but this piece on homelessness for the New Yorker is incredible.
A fascinating insight into being homeless, and how we can fix it.
bit.ly/3S00Tdw
A fascinating insight into being homeless, and how we can fix it.
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A Journey from Homelessness to a Room of One’s Own
At a supportive-housing facility, chronically unhoused New Yorkers get a new lease on life, with a gym, a computer room—and on-site mental-health and medical services.
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October 15, 2023 at 6:54 PM
Already knew Jennifer Egan as a superb fiction author (A Visit from the Goon Squad, esp.), but this piece on homelessness for the New Yorker is incredible.
A fascinating insight into being homeless, and how we can fix it.
bit.ly/3S00Tdw
A fascinating insight into being homeless, and how we can fix it.
bit.ly/3S00Tdw
Completely obsessed with Barry Keoghan, especially after such a compelling turn in the latest series of Top Boy.
Really looking forward to seeing Keoghan in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, released on 17 November, and the topic of this Vogue feature.
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Really looking forward to seeing Keoghan in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, released on 17 November, and the topic of this Vogue feature.
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Toff Boys: Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn Uncovers The Dark Side Of The British Upper Class
Dreaming spires, sexual obsession and indie sleaze collide in Emerald Fennell’s scintillating new thriller ‘Saltburn’. Hayley Maitland meets the director and cast.
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October 14, 2023 at 7:59 PM
Completely obsessed with Barry Keoghan, especially after such a compelling turn in the latest series of Top Boy.
Really looking forward to seeing Keoghan in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, released on 17 November, and the topic of this Vogue feature.
bit.ly/46KMZ38
Really looking forward to seeing Keoghan in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, released on 17 November, and the topic of this Vogue feature.
bit.ly/46KMZ38
Really enjoyed this J. B. MacKinnon article, fabulously illustrated by Sarah Gilman, for the superb @hakaimagazine.bsky.social.
In Defense of the Rat | Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than we think. Can we learn to live with them?
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In Defense of the Rat | Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than we think. Can we learn to live with them?
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In Defense of the Rat | Hakai Magazine
Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than we think. Can we learn to live with them?
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October 13, 2023 at 8:09 PM
Really enjoyed this J. B. MacKinnon article, fabulously illustrated by Sarah Gilman, for the superb @hakaimagazine.bsky.social.
In Defense of the Rat | Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than we think. Can we learn to live with them?
bit.ly/3rGXjKN
In Defense of the Rat | Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than we think. Can we learn to live with them?
bit.ly/3rGXjKN
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Fewer than 1 in 5 Americans surveyed in the 2021 General Social Survey said they go outside every day to enjoy leisure activities.
Now, your Apple Watch’s Time in Daylight feature can use the watch’s ambient light sensor and its GPS and motion sensors to detect whether a person is outside.
Now, your Apple Watch’s Time in Daylight feature can use the watch’s ambient light sensor and its GPS and motion sensors to detect whether a person is outside.
How much sunshine are you getting? Now your watch can keep track.
Daylight exposure has been shown to boost alertness, mood and the body’s production of vitamin D, mitigate eye strain and regulate a person’s circadian rhythm.
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October 12, 2023 at 5:48 PM
Fewer than 1 in 5 Americans surveyed in the 2021 General Social Survey said they go outside every day to enjoy leisure activities.
Now, your Apple Watch’s Time in Daylight feature can use the watch’s ambient light sensor and its GPS and motion sensors to detect whether a person is outside.
Now, your Apple Watch’s Time in Daylight feature can use the watch’s ambient light sensor and its GPS and motion sensors to detect whether a person is outside.
This is a fascinating, yet boring, article that genuinely deserves a read.
Also worth noting that, if my dad built the first Thames tunnel, I’d probs be as successful as Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines | Brian Potter
bit.ly/3LRZ1Qo
Also worth noting that, if my dad built the first Thames tunnel, I’d probs be as successful as Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines | Brian Potter
bit.ly/3LRZ1Qo
The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines
Tunneling is an important technology for modern civilization, as a tunnel is often the only reasonable way to create a direct path between two points. When the Hoosac tunnel was completed in 1875, it ...
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October 11, 2023 at 7:35 PM
This is a fascinating, yet boring, article that genuinely deserves a read.
Also worth noting that, if my dad built the first Thames tunnel, I’d probs be as successful as Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines | Brian Potter
bit.ly/3LRZ1Qo
Also worth noting that, if my dad built the first Thames tunnel, I’d probs be as successful as Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines | Brian Potter
bit.ly/3LRZ1Qo