Mike Diamond
@timetopretend14.bsky.social
Teacher. Soccer addict. Meme lover.
Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing.
Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing.
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The beautiful game
It finishes Macclesfield 2, Crystal Palace 1. It's the biggest upset in FA Cup history. 117 league places between the two teams is the biggest gap overcome. Macclesfield are a semi-pro National League North team (sixth-tier), Premier League Palace are the current holders. #FACup #footy-live
Macclesfield now 2-0 up vs Palace. Would be one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history due to the gap between the two teams in the league pyramid. More significant still as Palace are the current cup holders.
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The beautiful game
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
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can't really read this as anything but Cristian Romero calling out Spurs executives and ownership for leaving the players and the manager as the only people out dealing with the displeasure of fans and media
January 8, 2026 at 1:33 AM
can't really read this as anything but Cristian Romero calling out Spurs executives and ownership for leaving the players and the manager as the only people out dealing with the displeasure of fans and media
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chat gpt, how easy is it to run a country
January 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
chat gpt, how easy is it to run a country
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I haven’t seen Alabama come out flat like this since THE LAST GAME THEY PLAYED WHICH FOR SOME REASON THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF COMMITTEE PRETENDED DID NOT HAPPEN
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I haven’t seen Alabama come out flat like this since THE LAST GAME THEY PLAYED WHICH FOR SOME REASON THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF COMMITTEE PRETENDED DID NOT HAPPEN
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get in loser we're doing tv timeouts for soccer
News: Every 2026 World Cup match will feature two "hydration breaks," no matter the weather.
Each half will pause for exactly three minutes midway through.
It's a player welfare measure. It also has sporting & commercial implications.
More @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
Each half will pause for exactly three minutes midway through.
It's a player welfare measure. It also has sporting & commercial implications.
More @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
2026 World Cup to feature three-minute hydration breaks in every half throughout tournament
Every game will pause for three minutes in the middle of each half, which will essentially split the match into quarters.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
get in loser we're doing tv timeouts for soccer
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(peasant dying in a ditch during the Thirty Years' War) at least I didn't have to watch Wayne Gretzky and Shaquille O'Neal take the stage during the 2026 World Cup draw, live from the Kennedy Center in beautiful Washington, DC
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
(peasant dying in a ditch during the Thirty Years' War) at least I didn't have to watch Wayne Gretzky and Shaquille O'Neal take the stage during the 2026 World Cup draw, live from the Kennedy Center in beautiful Washington, DC
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Fifa are supposed to serve the voters, the national associations, not the other way around.
How many will speak up about how the World Cup has been used to make highly politicised points, and push specific agendas?
How many will speak up about how the World Cup has been used to make highly politicised points, and push specific agendas?
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Fifa are supposed to serve the voters, the national associations, not the other way around.
How many will speak up about how the World Cup has been used to make highly politicised points, and push specific agendas?
How many will speak up about how the World Cup has been used to make highly politicised points, and push specific agendas?
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I love the idea of the World Cup draw tbh. it's really fun to have a random drawing determine which 3 countries I should hate for a few months for sports reasons. it's too bad it has been co-opted by an administration which believes we should hate everybody all the time
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I love the idea of the World Cup draw tbh. it's really fun to have a random drawing determine which 3 countries I should hate for a few months for sports reasons. it's too bad it has been co-opted by an administration which believes we should hate everybody all the time
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I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR
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DAVE TOUB THE LEGEND
this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
DAVE TOUB THE LEGEND
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I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
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it's not that what's going on in the US is worse than what's been going on in many WC host nations, or that FIFA's shameless toadying is more shameless or toadlike
but it's *my* country it's happening in and it makes me hate it more and feel more conflicted about how much fun I know I'm gonna have
but it's *my* country it's happening in and it makes me hate it more and feel more conflicted about how much fun I know I'm gonna have
Man it really stinks that our government is using the World Cup as an opportunity to advance their fascist agenda because the soccer is going to kick ass
Scotland [4] - 2 Denmark - K. McLean 90+8'
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
it's not that what's going on in the US is worse than what's been going on in many WC host nations, or that FIFA's shameless toadying is more shameless or toadlike
but it's *my* country it's happening in and it makes me hate it more and feel more conflicted about how much fun I know I'm gonna have
but it's *my* country it's happening in and it makes me hate it more and feel more conflicted about how much fun I know I'm gonna have
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Man it really stinks that our government is using the World Cup as an opportunity to advance their fascist agenda because the soccer is going to kick ass
Scotland [4] - 2 Denmark - K. McLean 90+8'
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Man it really stinks that our government is using the World Cup as an opportunity to advance their fascist agenda because the soccer is going to kick ass
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It's astounding how consistent this is:
Every photo of Pat McAfee makes him look like the only guy in the movie theater who doesn't understand the big plot twist
Every photo of Pat McAfee makes him look like the only guy in the movie theater who doesn't understand the big plot twist
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It's astounding how consistent this is:
Every photo of Pat McAfee makes him look like the only guy in the movie theater who doesn't understand the big plot twist
Every photo of Pat McAfee makes him look like the only guy in the movie theater who doesn't understand the big plot twist
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Infantino has to go. He’s sold the game to cozy up to Trump and whatever dictator pats him on the head. Somehow makes Blatter look like a man of courage.
www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Infantino has to go. He’s sold the game to cozy up to Trump and whatever dictator pats him on the head. Somehow makes Blatter look like a man of courage.
www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
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Trump is so good at gathering all the worst people together
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to attend a meeting at the White House, on a day when U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the Oval Office, multiple sources have confirmed to The Athletic.
@henrybushnell.bsky.social & @adamcrafton.bsky.social
@henrybushnell.bsky.social & @adamcrafton.bsky.social
Cristiano Ronaldo expected to attend White House meeting as Trump hosts Saudi Prince MBS
Ronaldo's appearance in Washington, D.C., will mark his first known return to the U.S. in over a decade
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Trump is so good at gathering all the worst people together
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Good
🔴 BREAKING: More than 70 athletes have signed a letter calling on UEFA to suspend Israel over atrocities in Gaza and systemic rights abuses against Palestinians. Signatories include Paul Pogba, Hakim Ziyech, Adama Traoré, and Anwar El Ghazi, alongside rights groups like the Hind Rajab Foundation...
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Good
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“This is a response to something entirely unrelated”
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“This is a response to something entirely unrelated”