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Sports writer covering mainly but not exclusively Hibernian FC these days. Best selling author. Coach of SWFL side Edinburgh South. Just hang in there, folks. Pretty sure the billionaires will be pitching in to save us all any day now.

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WAR in IRAN
WAR in IRAN YouTube video by Jonathan Pie

youtu.be/iAcgIMDQsog?...

06.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please, my kettle, it cries every time it boils, I think it's really suffering

06.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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WAPO: β€œ.. Since the war began Saturday, Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft, said the three officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.”

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

06.03.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 2253 πŸ” 1187 πŸ’¬ 239 πŸ“Œ 186
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The fuck kind of answer is this

06.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 14121 πŸ” 4745 πŸ’¬ 2022 πŸ“Œ 690

Everyone needs to be talking about this.

06.03.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 1306 πŸ” 663 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Slurs Filled a Chat Created by a Republican Party Official in Florida

β€œSlurs Filled a Chat” as if by magic! Who can say how those slurs teleported into that chat! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

06.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 529 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 6
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On the one hand, a clearly deranged lunatic in the White House starting a dangerous illegal war on Iran with already-serious repercussions for the region and world...

Or having a pop at Keir Starmer.

You just knew which side the Right would come down on.

06.03.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 1279 πŸ” 310 πŸ’¬ 128 πŸ“Œ 24

It implies exactly what you think it implies

05.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 405 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano The Italian "influencer" who has never worked as a real journalist, has 100m+ followers on social media and leverages them for cash. This is a tale about modern sports media

open.substack.com/pub/sporting...

05.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

feels like a minute since i have pointed out that donald trump has pardoned more child sex offenders than every other president of the united states combined

05.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 3162 πŸ” 1073 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 24

Oh.

05.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 750 πŸ” 217 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 7
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: β€œA party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said β€œwe have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said β€œmaybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: β€œA party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said β€œwe have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said β€œmaybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

05.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 4796 πŸ” 1747 πŸ’¬ 250 πŸ“Œ 336

you need to understand that Platner is not just a candidate , he is a canary in the coalmine to a certain kind of man that the world has not changed and they still can get plush gigs and pole position in society and life with zero qualification and even less aptitude for the work .

05.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 2000 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 16

They killed 180 children and their teachers in a double-tap strike on a school. The girls were 7 to 12 years old.

05.03.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 4376 πŸ” 1807 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 30

Anyone old enough to remember the first Gulf War will remember similar levels of nerding out over early smart bombs. Ooh, look at the video game. Wow, it took out that truck on a bridge. How clever. And really not like war at all, when you think about it …

05.03.2026 07:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. Here's what remains. The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released.

The Trump DOJ has been taking down Epstein files.

The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released, according to a CBS analysis β€” and the number continues to fluctuate.

04.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 2189 πŸ” 1020 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 66

There need to be tribunals when this is over

04.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 376 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Intercontinental World Cup playoffs in doubt as Iraq squad face travel chaos The intercontinental World Cup playoffs are in doubt with officials from the Iraq Football Association in crisis talks with Fifa

Things are going great! www.theguardian.com/football/202...

04.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
White House @WhiteHouse
The Revolution that began in 1776 has not ended
β€”it still continues, because the flame of Liberty and Independence still burns in the hearts of EVERY American Patriot.
And our future will be bigger, better, brighter, bolder, and more glorious than ever before. -
2:46
Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer
It didn't begin in 1776 you fucking morons
S.V. DΓ‘te
@svdate
Looks like the kids running the White House social media account didn't bother taking
American history.

White House @WhiteHouse The Revolution that began in 1776 has not ended β€”it still continues, because the flame of Liberty and Independence still burns in the hearts of EVERY American Patriot. And our future will be bigger, better, brighter, bolder, and more glorious than ever before. - 2:46 Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer It didn't begin in 1776 you fucking morons S.V. DΓ‘te @svdate Looks like the kids running the White House social media account didn't bother taking American history.

04.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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These. Should. Not. Exist.

The problem is not "inadequate guardrails". LLMs are fundamentally incompatible with a functioning humanistic society.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

04.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I, on the other hand, live in fear of β€˜fitness’ watch posting my stats on Bluesky …

04.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GB News loses Β£22m, taking their total losses to over Β£130m. Except it's not a 'loss', it's an investment by Paul Marshall in providing a propaganda service to platform right wing grifters, gobshites, conspiracy nutters and contrarian fuckwits.

04.03.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 1090 πŸ” 352 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 17

A German court has ruled that it is legal to state that the man who runs the MΓΌller (Rice) empire is a supporter of the far-right AfD. MΓΌller repeatedly denied it, which says everything about how bad he knew that association could be for his business. I hope the boycotts intensify.

04.03.2026 08:43 πŸ‘ 287 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 19

Our ally.

03.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally normal Western Democracy.

03.03.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh now I get it. Dubai is Golgafrinchan Ark B.

03.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 1814 πŸ” 411 πŸ’¬ 198 πŸ“Œ 108

β€œIf you want to know how it feels to have slaves, in the modern world – and not be blamed openly for this desire – visit Dubai.”

newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

03.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1470 πŸ” 493 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 11

There is a book in this guy. So many questions.

03.03.2026 11:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bangladesh are currently 2-0 down to China in their Women's Asian Cup opener. Their head coach is former West Ham player Peter Butler. His career journey sounds amazing:

03.03.2026 09:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"

03.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 6591 πŸ” 1563 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 45