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‘The Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, which El Mencho built, imports more weapons and military hardware, kidnaps and traffics more people and has a larger presence in the licit economy than any of its rivals.’
Forrest Hylton on Mexico after Mencho, from the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
The Right to Food Commission is bringing together trade unionists, community organisers, tenants’ unions, and NGOs to document the crisis driving hunger in modern Britain — and to build a new movement to end it.
For my contribution to #WomenWritersWeek at @ebertvoices.bsky.social I wrote a look back at the film industry 100 years ago – the arrival of synced sound, the death of Valentino, Gilbert and Garbo, and more – and what we might be able to glean from its storied history.
Screenshot of text: Failing to stop illegal migration will demolish trust in the state, the home secretary will warn on Thursday as new legislation to scale back asylum support is introduced in parliament. In a call on Labour MPs to back her, Shabana Mahmood says that without changes there would be a rise of "ethno-nationalism" on the "far right"
We can’t let the far right do the things they’d want to do in government… because it means I don’t get to do them myself.
"Part of me threatens to concede that what is lost cannot be retrieved, that history moves forward with or without our consent. Another part refuses to simply move on, to abandon what has been taken. Ramadan strengthens that refusal."
*sigh* oh god damn it. my storage unit is due again.
i need $200. any assist would be greatly appreciated ♥
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I thought she’d played 9 in the last set of international games? I don’t have access to them so couldn’t see for myself. Have always thought her one of those 9 1/2 types who can work as a 9 or 10.
It’ll end up being Wilson and Macario now? Tbh can’t think of any nations that have more 9 depth than that.
South Africa today.
India today.
New Zealand today.
This morning on UD, time to let rip on the absolute shambles that Spurs have been for a longer amount of time than they ever needed to be.
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I haven't seen anything from the game but I suspect you're not referring to Vicky, Salma or Imade 🙃
Back 5. Clogging their box. Although England have hit the bar, had one off the line, and should have had a penalty.
Plus: The Brit Awards rundown, which was hosted in Manchester for the first time in its history; the latest on the by-election, as Farage calls the result a "victory for cheating"; and the Iranian rally in the city centre following US-Israeli strikes.
Read it here:
An attempt to put criticism of Arsenal into perspective
"They dominated the line of scrimmage..."
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Chloe Sarwie in an interview saying. “"Once I'm on the pitch I just want to be my most relaxed self. Breathing techniques on the pitch really help me stay calm and I've been told I look arrogant doing this, but chewing gum on the pitch makes me relax as well.”
A 17 year old Black girl, who all of English football should be gassed about, is already having to consider this type of stuff 😞🫠🙄🤬
Wrote up the by-election, the Green victory and the conferences for Labour at the @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Had a conversation with this guy Ryan Coogler on behalf of @theankler.com youtu.be/4IZ8xJUEhlQ?...
Your weekend match is here. Horsham vs Southend United in the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy. Nearly but not quite, for the home team.
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May have been after. Emma Byrne said something to her in Spanish and she (playfully) acted like she couldn’t understand
I'm just remembering when she pretended she couldn't speak Spanish when asked what she said to Ramirez when she made her Chelsea debut 😅
Not off the table.
At some point in an undetermined part of the future, that kid is going to have his revenge by scoring the winner in the North London Derby. Against Arsenal.
February Book of the Month 📚
“The Mixed Marriage Project” interweaves historical research that might leave you wondering whether anything really changes in these United States.
Read why we picked it ⬇️
that being said, here's my latest. stacialbrown.substack.com/p/chromebooks
‘Unesco’s preliminary damage assessment for cultural properties in Gaza has so far verified damage to 157 sites since October 2023.’
@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the Gaza war’s damage to Palestinian culture and heritage, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...