theclasp
@theclasp.bsky.social
London-based, left-leaning, Newcastle exile. Committed member of #nufc social family.
A 'new era of state lawlessness [has] taken hold around the world.'
The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing before our eyes of the rules-based world order, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Si...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A 'new era of state lawlessness [has] taken hold around the world.'
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Recall that Trump's father was the child of immigrants, and that his mother and two of his wives were immigrants.
Trump on immigrants: "They send up their worst people. They send up people that are criminals. They send up people from jails. And the best ones they send are people that don't work very hard and that are on a social form of welfare."
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Recall that Trump's father was the child of immigrants, and that his mother and two of his wives were immigrants.
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Led By Donkeys have got Fartrage's number.
September 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Led By Donkeys have got Fartrage's number.
Oh, for the love of all that is good!
Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War
Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War
Order directs Pete Hegseth to seek congressional approval for permanent change from Department of Defense
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a callback to the department’s original name used from 1789 to 1947.
The directive will make Department of War the secondary title, and is a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency, an administration official said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Oh, for the love of all that is good!
‘So begins life after Isak.’ Great article this; well worth a read. #NUFC
Newcastle sell Alexander Isak: Inside club's transfer window
Newcastle United have had a breathless end to the transfer window after the club agreed to sell Alexander Isak and struck a deal to sign Yoane Wissa.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
‘So begins life after Isak.’ Great article this; well worth a read. #NUFC
Don’t know what to feel about this.
September 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Don’t know what to feel about this.
Well, this makes for pleasant viewing. #nufc
Nick Woltemade - All 33 Goals & Assists 2024/2025
YouTube video by ScoutNation
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August 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Well, this makes for pleasant viewing. #nufc
Trust the process. #nufc
🚨💣 BREAKING: Nick Woltemade to Newcastle, here we go! Agreement in place after official bid accepted. Fee over €80m plus add-ons, medical in England in the next 24 hours with travel being arranged right now. Long term deal agreed with Woltemade who says yes to #NUFC. ⚪️⚫️🇩🇪
August 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Trust the process. #nufc
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‘…it has been handled very badly, to the extent the hard commercial reality is now poking through and interfering with the fantasy realm of loyalty and honour that ultimately pays for it…’ #NUFC Barney Ronay, nailing it here.
The undeniably massive Alexander Isak affair has created its own sub-reality | Barney Ronay
Battle between real and fake is an active front in sport and the Newcastle striker transfer saga is vast but strangely hollow
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
‘…it has been handled very badly, to the extent the hard commercial reality is now poking through and interfering with the fantasy realm of loyalty and honour that ultimately pays for it…’ #NUFC Barney Ronay, nailing it here.
Very humorous take on Man Utd’s continued struggle. Not to mention sweet schadenfreude for embittered #NUFC fans.
Manchester United have sunk to ground zero, caught in an endless cycle of hope and regret | Barney Ronay
Against Fulham, Sesko looked like he had just realised what he had let himself in for, thrown into the meat grinder and asked to fix everything
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Very humorous take on Man Utd’s continued struggle. Not to mention sweet schadenfreude for embittered #NUFC fans.
@liverpoolecho.co.uk, this is a scandal of a headline to use for an article which in reality features a journalist giving their opinion and news of a new deal for a young squad player!
August 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
@liverpoolecho.co.uk, this is a scandal of a headline to use for an article which in reality features a journalist giving their opinion and news of a new deal for a young squad player!
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If #nufc delay the announcement so much that we miss out on using the #MalickMonday hashtag then what's the point of any of this?
Announce Thiaw.
Announce Thiaw.
August 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If #nufc delay the announcement so much that we miss out on using the #MalickMonday hashtag then what's the point of any of this?
Announce Thiaw.
Announce Thiaw.
Good article by one of the new team at The Athletic. It’s a bit soon to pin ya hopes on another up-and-coming young European talent but then we also need some distraction 😩 #nufc
Newcastle have missed out on Sesko. Here are the strikers they should target instead
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Good article by one of the new team at The Athletic. It’s a bit soon to pin ya hopes on another up-and-coming young European talent but then we also need some distraction 😩 #nufc
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Starmer: UK will recognise Palestine
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
August 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Starmer: UK will recognise Palestine
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
We may not always like her opinions or her press conference demeanour, but you have to say this is sound piece of analysis from Louise Taylor #nufc
Transfer trouble and boardroom bother: vexed Newcastle face a puzzled future | Louise Taylor
A summer without a sporting director and failure to keep Alexander Isak happy has left the club with an almost dysfunctional feel
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
We may not always like her opinions or her press conference demeanour, but you have to say this is sound piece of analysis from Louise Taylor #nufc
This would make things feel A LOT better.
Benjamin Sesko: Newcastle make €80m bid for RB Leipzig striker
The bid is comprised of €75m up front with a further €5m in potential add-ons, and was tabled by Newcastle in the past 24 hours.
www.nytimes.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This would make things feel A LOT better.
Great article this. Made me excited about Aaron Ramsdale to #nufc. Recommended.
Aaron Ramsdale to Newcastle is a move rooted in ambition - on both sides
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Great article this. Made me excited about Aaron Ramsdale to #nufc. Recommended.
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“All Gaza will be Jewish"
"There’s no hunger in Gaza."
"We don’t need to be concerned with hunger in the Strip. Let the world worry about it.”
"The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out.”
~Minister Amichai Eliyahu
Can we call it a genocide now?
"There’s no hunger in Gaza."
"We don’t need to be concerned with hunger in the Strip. Let the world worry about it.”
"The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out.”
~Minister Amichai Eliyahu
Can we call it a genocide now?
July 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“All Gaza will be Jewish"
"There’s no hunger in Gaza."
"We don’t need to be concerned with hunger in the Strip. Let the world worry about it.”
"The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out.”
~Minister Amichai Eliyahu
Can we call it a genocide now?
"There’s no hunger in Gaza."
"We don’t need to be concerned with hunger in the Strip. Let the world worry about it.”
"The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out.”
~Minister Amichai Eliyahu
Can we call it a genocide now?