Absconded Smethwegian
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So, basically, they simply exercised discretion, of a kind that no one has ever exercised before, and they chose to do so, entirely independently, right after Trump asked them to, and just before he boasted about getting the ban suspended. What do you take us for, @FIFAcom ?
Statement from the Chairperson of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee - 6 July 2026
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#FIFAWorldCup
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It seems with the collapse of any meaningful commitment to a rules-based international order - replaced instead by a raw-power dialogue shaped by might over right - every country in the global South watching Gaza burn and witnessing strikes on Iran is asking the same question: Are we next?
Some will now draw the darkest of conclusions. That to avoid the fate of Gaza or Iraq, or Libya - they too must consider acquiring biological or even nuclear capabilities.
Deterrence, not diplomacy, becomes the lesson.
We are not making the world safer. We are making it infinitely more dangerous. And for Britain to so uncritically align itself with the actions of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu - two hard-right authoritarians with little respect for democracy or the international norms that sustain it - is not just morally indefensible. It’s a dangerous travesty that risks dragging us into wars we did not start, and whose consequences we will all have to bear.
I've written a piece for the cycling club website. It's sort of about cycling... but there are one or two (literal and figurative) diversions. If you don't like rambles or ramblings, you won't like this, so don't bother with it.
beaconrcc.org.uk/touring-rep…
Really enjoying the new rails over Holte End gangways, @AVFCSupport @AVFCOfficial. Are these seats now going to be classed as restricted view and sold at a discount price? Who comes up with these ideas? Serve no purpose whatsoever.
Farewell Ukraine. Farewell democracy. Farewell NATO. Farewell a predictable climate. It was nice knowing you all. – at Bruges, Belgium
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Beautifully put.
Some people cause constant chaos around themselves to avoid getting caught. teapawt.org/aDatingDad/status/1843…
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If your bath is overflowing, you don't start investing in fancy new mops
You turn off the tap
Applied to me personally, this represents a call to inaction, since I never spend anything inside the ground anyway. But I hope others will pay heed.
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#AVFC have increased the price of disabled matchday parking spaces outside the North Stand by a whopping 100%, from £190 to £380.
Disabled fans were given no prior warning when asked on the week before the first home game of the season to pay double to keep their spot.
What shall I call my new horse-riding holiday business? Hmmm... it needs to be something friendly and inviting that appeals to parents and children by evoking cosy associations.... I know!
None of my children are apparently interested in any of their late grandmother's Wedgwood collection. This is making me more than a little concerned about the ultimate fate of all my beer mats.
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Thanks to @SimonFosterPCC investment, @WMPolice has had more than 11,000 submissions to its dashcam portal in a year 🚘 📲
#OpSnap slams the brakes on reckless motorists who put people’s lives at risk ⛔
For every 🔟 films sent in, 9⃣ of them are resulting in a positive outcome
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To stay on X or to go, now that Musk has turned this platform into an incubator for fascism?
I don't blame anyone for leaving. But I'm staying. Why? Because of this solid political principle:
*Never let the far right drive you out of any space.*
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*clears throat*
How revolting! This is shocking news and I hope he went quietly without resistance and has now been charged. Guessing he was pretty amped up, and probably an ohmosexual. Hopefully it is just a phase and this abuse of power finds a more healthy outlet in the future
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This is funny, because he's insisting that words which suggest he's responsible for violent crimes could result in him becoming a victim. While ALSO insisting his words suggesting migrants are responsible for violent crimes played no part in them becoming victims.
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"There’s an incredibly important conversation that needs to be had. But it's not about boats... and it certainly isn't about people attacking shops and looting Greggs."
Historian David Olusoga talks to @JonnyDymond about the need for a conversation about immigration.
