Tom Mortimer
@tmortimer.bsky.social
Psychotherapist (MBACP). Sometimes football and politics writer. Occasionally: Guardian, BBC, Balkan Insight, NQATpod. Hungary 🇭🇺 and United, lots
Hungarians literature cleaning up right now. Mighty Magyars are back
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Hungarians literature cleaning up right now. Mighty Magyars are back
Is Barney Ronay okay? What a year he's having
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Is Barney Ronay okay? What a year he's having
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Two fullbacks at wingback, few chances created, but flashes of brilliance from Amad, Mbeumo, and another late comeback. This week's pod. @danielharris.bsky.social
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November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Two fullbacks at wingback, few chances created, but flashes of brilliance from Amad, Mbeumo, and another late comeback. This week's pod. @danielharris.bsky.social
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Consistently the best political podcast I listen to, this. So good, and this one in particular so terrifying
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Consistently the best political podcast I listen to, this. So good, and this one in particular so terrifying
Can't say I'm a rugby aficionado but I've never seen someone like SFM. Unbelievable
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Can't say I'm a rugby aficionado but I've never seen someone like SFM. Unbelievable
Thank god we didn't lose that but maaaann we need to learn to become more ruthless. Got in behind Spurs so many times in that second half and failed to attack the box with purpose or intensity. I'm all for game management but in the right areas. Comfort at 1-0 is an illusion, win the game
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thank god we didn't lose that but maaaann we need to learn to become more ruthless. Got in behind Spurs so many times in that second half and failed to attack the box with purpose or intensity. I'm all for game management but in the right areas. Comfort at 1-0 is an illusion, win the game
Been so passive in attack this second half
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Been so passive in attack this second half
Think Casemiro might be my player of the season so far. Some resurgence
November 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Think Casemiro might be my player of the season so far. Some resurgence
1 minute 50 seconds for that corner to be taken and it went straight out of play
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
1 minute 50 seconds for that corner to be taken and it went straight out of play
The framing and both siding of this is so NYT
Aston Villa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday night - but the football felt secondary.
It was a night of heavily policed political protests, where tensions between pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel and far-right activists threatened to spill over.
This is the full story of what happened.
It was a night of heavily policed political protests, where tensions between pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel and far-right activists threatened to spill over.
This is the full story of what happened.
Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: The inside story of a night of toxicity, tension and protest
Thursday's Europa League tie was overshadowed by events off the field. This is the full story of how the night played out
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November 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The framing and both siding of this is so NYT
What an arc from Alan tho. From that nervous wreck to the uncontainable delight bubbling through his face when fucking Joe over. What. An. Arc, and what a series
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What an arc from Alan tho. From that nervous wreck to the uncontainable delight bubbling through his face when fucking Joe over. What. An. Arc, and what a series
Ngl, I so prefer an ending like that to watching someone who really needs the money to miss out on 30k in such cruel circumstances. That was beautiful humanity with no guilt
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Ngl, I so prefer an ending like that to watching someone who really needs the money to miss out on 30k in such cruel circumstances. That was beautiful humanity with no guilt
Fuck me, this is so grim. Every week another tragedy
The sport is long, long overdue a massive reckoning with regards to their athletes' mental and physical health. How can this be allowed to continue unabated
The sport is long, long overdue a massive reckoning with regards to their athletes' mental and physical health. How can this be allowed to continue unabated
Kneeland died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after crashing his vehicle following a police chase, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Thursday.
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Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland dies by suicide after police chase, officials say
Kneeland, 24, was in his second season with the team after being drafted in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Fuck me, this is so grim. Every week another tragedy
The sport is long, long overdue a massive reckoning with regards to their athletes' mental and physical health. How can this be allowed to continue unabated
The sport is long, long overdue a massive reckoning with regards to their athletes' mental and physical health. How can this be allowed to continue unabated
This is one of the many things Andor depicted so well. Man what a show that was
The dialogue is a whole other thing but the bit about "fuck you shoot me I'll die for this shit" and the reaction is the crux here, from Gandhi's time on down, no authoritarian in history ever knows how to respond to this and it's why it beats them whenever deployed
"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
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November 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This is one of the many things Andor depicted so well. Man what a show that was
Bring it on eh. A victory for the strong, the authentic, the unapologetic who aren't afraid of staying true to what they believe in in the face of a maelstrom of tabloid, liberal and far right pressure
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Bring it on eh. A victory for the strong, the authentic, the unapologetic who aren't afraid of staying true to what they believe in in the face of a maelstrom of tabloid, liberal and far right pressure
My point but articulated like a pro
new CL format is probably good if (a) you follow one participating club, as they play a wider range of teams or (b) if you want to red-zone it as there's so much going on. But for the increasingly rare (c) "just want to sit down and watch a good game where you know what's at stake" it's quite dull
November 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
My point but articulated like a pro
I am quite a big football fan but man I find the though of these group games so dull
Even though we've got PSG - Bayern and Liverpool - Madrid I'm almost looking at them like pre season games with barely any inclination to watch
Even though we've got PSG - Bayern and Liverpool - Madrid I'm almost looking at them like pre season games with barely any inclination to watch
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I am quite a big football fan but man I find the though of these group games so dull
Even though we've got PSG - Bayern and Liverpool - Madrid I'm almost looking at them like pre season games with barely any inclination to watch
Even though we've got PSG - Bayern and Liverpool - Madrid I'm almost looking at them like pre season games with barely any inclination to watch
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Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
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not only does the richest known nazi in the world endorse andrew cuomo but he’s boosting it as a paid ad on twitter
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
not only does the richest known nazi in the world endorse andrew cuomo but he’s boosting it as a paid ad on twitter
It's kinda startling just how much this lad's face has aged and distorted since owning Twitter. Almost like being an evil cunt ain't good for you
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It's kinda startling just how much this lad's face has aged and distorted since owning Twitter. Almost like being an evil cunt ain't good for you
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Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
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This is incredibly dystopian. It needs to be stopped.
I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train
November 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is incredibly dystopian. It needs to be stopped.
What has happened here? Can't remember a loss like that against a team other than City
October 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
What has happened here? Can't remember a loss like that against a team other than City
One of the best run chases I've ever seen for drama, execution, atmosphere. Unbelievable stuff
October 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
One of the best run chases I've ever seen for drama, execution, atmosphere. Unbelievable stuff