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Matt Browner Hamlin
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Director of Strategy, Systems & Insights for Greenpeace International // Arsenal fan & creator of the Arsenal+ & #Arsenal on BlueSky feeds
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · Nov 9
I am still withholding making big conclusions about the election losses this week. As I process, I’m finding some articles resonating with me more than others. While I’m not I’m not sold on 100% of everything here, I wanted to share some pieces I’ve found compelling. 🧵

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The long Obama era is over | Osita Nwanevu
The Democrats must learn to speak to voters who don’t believe in the politics of old and aren’t interested in returning to it
www.theguardian.com
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 9h
This is not morally or legally different than lining up two dozen men and shooting them in the face.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 9h
Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 9h
The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 8h
The 2026 World Cup is shaping up to have the most exciting race for the Golden Boot in ages, to be waged between Erling Haaland and Mikel Merino.
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 8h
My takeaway is this is big, if true. This will either be quickly replicated by academic researchers, or it won’t be. But it feels like quite a big finding to be only spotted now…
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 9h
I think the implication in the CR report & industry responses is that this is naturally occurring lead that is increased in concentrations in the protein powder to a level that is not healthy.
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 9h
Well sure. But the real answer is both anabolic steroids and protein powders have been subject to decades of research & decades of use…and one is strongly associated with anger issues (steroids) & the other, until today, was not.
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 9h
I just assumed that was steroids
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 10h
Protein is probably the most studied OTC supplement related to health & fitness - feels like a big thing to have missed previously! I'll be very curious to see if this article from Consumer Reports is replicated by academic researchers.
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 11h
I have to imagine that if the war has truly ended there is going to be a rush of grifters coming in to get rebuilding funds
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 17h
Two panel comic. The first strip a cartoon man with a mustache sips a cup of tea “sippp”. Second panel he says “bloody hell” while holding his tea cup
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
Not even agreement on the number of syllables in his name
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
An unimportant downside of Hincapie’s early injury & thus lack of minutes is that every Arsenal podcaster has picked their own pronunciation of his name & they’re all different
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
Though really in fairness to Bob that’s a difference between the 1st act & the 2nd
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
For sure. And also that his focused was on his sphere of influence, not grand proclamations & flair
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
Subtle resistance, non-cooperation, quiet bravery, acting based on trust & principle, not self-interest - all of this feels essential in this moment.
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
Benicio del Toro’s character - a community leader, acting for the good of others, not for money - commanding respect, being organized, helping people because people deserve dignity… it’s the most hopeful thread in the movie for me.
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
In my anti-foreclosure organizing days, it was really common that matriarchs & patriarchs in communities facing foreclosure became the people most critical to a campaign’s success. Either when they were impacted or when they stood up and said, “We’re going to help our neighbor keep their home”
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
The example I always go to is Okazaki during Leicester’s title winning season. It was “Go run like a demon for 45-60 mins and don’t save anything.” I’m surprised more managers don’t use players like that now, especially with five subs
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
I saw “One Battle After Another” last night. I went in knowing nothing about it & that was probably a mistake.

But the aspects of the movie that were most hopeful were built around community, solidarity & simple resistance built from those starting points.
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
For sure. I’m grasping at data slices that could be used to validate eye test stuff like “Saka is a 70 minute player” or “with no alternative, Kai got run into the ground at CF & we saw him with less energy” that focus less on long term impacts or injury risks, and more on immediate impact
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
And of course we still see this pushed by center-right pundits and activists as a means to disempower the left and push the party right.
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
Of course that’s all proxy data for a thesis about minutes management. But it’s the sort of way I’d look for it with public data
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
And comparing higher minute players vs those with fewer minutes to see if there is a bigger swing as minutes go up
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
So chart a 10 game rolling average xG+xA, but also broken down by quintile or decile of a game and see if production is lower later in games later in the season?
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Matt Browner Hamlin @mattbh.com · 1d
Thesis: a tired player contributes less xG+xA the more fatigued he is, ie later in season and later in games. So evaluating drop off or variation in expected output both over the course of a season & by game period (decile)
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