Matt
@matthewblott.bsky.social
Bluesky conservative, liberal leaning social democrat everywhere else.
Another player with questions over their sex. Europe hasn't had a high profile case so far but it's only a matter of time. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Temwa Chawinga named NWSL MVP, becomes the first to win the award twice in a row
The KC Current forward won the award after a season in which she scored 15 times in 23 games. Washington’s Tara McKeown was named defender of the year
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November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Another player with questions over their sex. Europe hasn't had a high profile case so far but it's only a matter of time. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
If it was me I'd have left it a few weeks, just for a laugh www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Man walks into police station days after five held on suspicion of his murder
Ismail Ali, who went missing in Bradford in 2020, is ‘safe and well’ after police said this week they thought he was dead
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If it was me I'd have left it a few weeks, just for a laugh www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
CDC backpedals on vaccines and autism, despite earlier assurances from RFK Jr.
The CDC, under the direction of an unqualified health secretary, is now promoting claims that flunk Logic 101.
www.ms.now
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Someone needs to ask some Trump vs Musk comparisons.
I asked grok who was the better role model for humanity, Jesus Christ or Elon Musk. GUESS WHAT.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Someone needs to ask some Trump vs Musk comparisons.
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Debunking podcaster Michael Hobbes insists that Yuval Noah Harari, a professor in the Department of History at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, consulted no research in preparation for writing Sapiens: a Brief History of Mankind—a book with 21 pages of footnotes.
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Debunking podcaster Michael Hobbes insists that Yuval Noah Harari, a professor in the Department of History at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, consulted no research in preparation for writing Sapiens: a Brief History of Mankind—a book with 21 pages of footnotes.
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
Fucking hell, I thought it was a doctored tweet 😂
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Fucking hell, I thought it was a doctored tweet 😂
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I mean who can't relate to a guy who rode horses for enrichment as a child, slid directly into mainstream media through his familial connections, and now takes paid trips overseas to film CCP-sponsored propaganda? He's just your regular average joe (:
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I mean who can't relate to a guy who rode horses for enrichment as a child, slid directly into mainstream media through his familial connections, and now takes paid trips overseas to film CCP-sponsored propaganda? He's just your regular average joe (:
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Devastating news for Your Party.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle, ex-Labour MP for Brighton K&P from 2017-2024, has joined the Green Party.
He was barred from being Labour’s candidate for the seat in the 2024 GE amid what he called a ‘vexatious and politically motivated’ complaint.
LRM's former seat neighbours Green-held Brighton Pavilion...
He was barred from being Labour’s candidate for the seat in the 2024 GE amid what he called a ‘vexatious and politically motivated’ complaint.
LRM's former seat neighbours Green-held Brighton Pavilion...
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Devastating news for Your Party.
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OTD in 2004 German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said of Prez that he was
"thoroughly convinced that the Russian president wants to transform Russia into a democracy & that he is doing so out of a deeply held conviction".
Aged well.
"thoroughly convinced that the Russian president wants to transform Russia into a democracy & that he is doing so out of a deeply held conviction".
Aged well.
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
OTD in 2004 German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said of Prez that he was
"thoroughly convinced that the Russian president wants to transform Russia into a democracy & that he is doing so out of a deeply held conviction".
Aged well.
"thoroughly convinced that the Russian president wants to transform Russia into a democracy & that he is doing so out of a deeply held conviction".
Aged well.
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Russians murdered this entire family this morning in Ternopil.
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Russians murdered this entire family this morning in Ternopil.
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My mother saved for years to go to Corfu she didn't get charitable status for it.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My mother saved for years to go to Corfu she didn't get charitable status for it.
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Catch-up: John McTernan yesterday called for Starmer to go www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Catch-up: John McTernan yesterday called for Starmer to go www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
😂
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
😂
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Due to the terror attacks against Polish railway tracks Poland is going to close the last remaining Russian Consulate, which is in Gdansk.
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Due to the terror attacks against Polish railway tracks Poland is going to close the last remaining Russian Consulate, which is in Gdansk.
Given everything this doesn't seem that bad to me? Autocrats often govern with most people hating them but crucially with a significant loyal following of worshippers. A lot of that 38% will be worshippers.
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Given everything this doesn't seem that bad to me? Autocrats often govern with most people hating them but crucially with a significant loyal following of worshippers. A lot of that 38% will be worshippers.
'The cumulative impact of the social revolutions of the 60s, and the epochal collapse of communism a generation later, led to a suspicion of communitarian-type thinking, and an emphasis on deepening minority rights and promoting individual aspiration.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How can Labour see off Reform? Both Andy Burnham and Shabana Mahmood offer clues | Julian Coman
A moral crusade won’t work. To defeat Faragism, Labour must revive a vision of social cohesion and collective responsibility, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
'The cumulative impact of the social revolutions of the 60s, and the epochal collapse of communism a generation later, led to a suspicion of communitarian-type thinking, and an emphasis on deepening minority rights and promoting individual aspiration.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🧵 For International Men’s Day, @moreincommonuk.bsky.social has new research into a cohort of disillusioned men who have lost faith in the social contract & the idea that hard work will support a good life, don’t think politics respect them & who are turning away from mainstream politics
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🧵 For International Men’s Day, @moreincommonuk.bsky.social has new research into a cohort of disillusioned men who have lost faith in the social contract & the idea that hard work will support a good life, don’t think politics respect them & who are turning away from mainstream politics
Firefox containers are a killer feature. Moving back from Brave I forgot how useful they are, so much easier to separate work and personal stuff without the inconvenience of multiple browser windows. I'm really surprised other browsers haven't introduced something like it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Firefox containers are a killer feature. Moving back from Brave I forgot how useful they are, so much easier to separate work and personal stuff without the inconvenience of multiple browser windows. I'm really surprised other browsers haven't introduced something like it.
Did Cat Eccles really accuse Shabana Mahmood of 'trying to appease the electorate'?
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Did Cat Eccles really accuse Shabana Mahmood of 'trying to appease the electorate'?
I have managed to configure my Proton account and send emails which is an achievement but it's hard to use and the docs are overwhelming. I will not give up.
Any NeoMutt users out there?
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I have managed to configure my Proton account and send emails which is an achievement but it's hard to use and the docs are overwhelming. I will not give up.
Very. They scored 3 bangers in one game, not many good teams do that!
This all feels deeply unScottish.
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Very. They scored 3 bangers in one game, not many good teams do that!
Any NeoMutt users out there?
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Any NeoMutt users out there?