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Chris Lawton

@cflfanuk.bsky.social
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Unofficial UK ambassador for CFL football: I write about the CFL for thetouchdown.co.uk

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 12h
New bro code: "Protect women. Respect women. Believe women." The code is accountability, human decency, human kindness, respect. It has to be.
New bro code:
"Protect women. Respect women. Believe women."

Photo of Mychal in Valkyries shirt.
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winnipegsun.bsky.social @winnipegsun.bsky.social · 17h
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell expects to return to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats next season.
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Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell intent on returning to Ticats next season
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell expects to return to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats next season.
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rev recluse @revrecluse.bsky.social · 13h
"CFL Roundup" October 1, 1979 #OTD #1970s #CanadianFootballLeague
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Chris Lawton @cflfanuk.bsky.social · 11h
So no #CFL awards ceremony this year huh? Stewie is not big on tradition is he?
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Nine players up for 2026 Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award
One player from each Canadian Football League (CFL) team has been nominated for this year’s Jake Gaudaur Veterans’ Award.
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Chris Lawton @cflfanuk.bsky.social · 13h
#CFL #BCLions
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Can the BC Lions repeat their 2011 season this year?
As CFL.ca's Pat Steinberg writes, there are plenty of parallels between the 2011 BC Lions and this year's BC Lions. Will 2026 end the way it did 15 years ago?
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Chris Lawton @cflfanuk.bsky.social · 13h
#CFL #CFLFantasy
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Start vs. Sit: 2 must-plays and who to avoid in Week 18
Who should you start and who should you sit in CFL Fantasy this week? CFL.ca's Brandon C. Williams has two must-starts and who to avoid in Week 18.
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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 15h
“When you open it, the cutesy avatar asks for a name. Then it asks for total control of your Gmail, calendar and entire computer if you're on a Mac.” Fuck no.
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Nlaglibs @nlaglibs.bsky.social · 17h
Roses are red, Pubmed is vast, You searched for two hours, But we found it fast. Clinical question? Deadline? Dread? Library staff: "Sure, done. Go to bed." #NHSLibraries #LibraryLove #Librarylife #medlibs #Nationalpoetryday2026
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Bugs Bunny: Just Saying
Alt: Bugs Bunny: Just saying, he shrugs and walks off to one side
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Nlaglibs @nlaglibs.bsky.social · 17h
My search: "chest pain" OR "heart" AND "help" Results: 40,000. I wept. I yelped. Then the librarian came, with a wave of their hand: The new Boolean line was Perfect. Just grand. #NHSLibraries #BooleanBliss #NHSLibraries #LibraryLove #Librarylife #medlibs #Nationalpoetryday2026
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Kristen Bell as Eleanor: Sorry Not Sorry
Alt: Kristen Bell as Eleanor: Sorry Not Sorry
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Chris Lawton @cflfanuk.bsky.social · 18h
#CFL #NFL
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You Don’t Actually Hate the CFL…You’re Just in Love with the NFL brand – PRO STATS CANADA
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The CFL Outsiders @thecfloutsiders.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#cfl youtu.be/dF0AxUIebPM When there is a Full moon in September the Redblacks are 0 and 14. Plus. Nathan shines. Grey Cup ½ time disappoints. Fire sale in Hamilton. Looking forward to Betts/Kelly interactions. And, of course, all the other amazing chaos that is the CFL.
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"Grumpy People, Talking Football" The CFL Outsiders S03 E20 #cfl
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Chris Lawton @cflfanuk.bsky.social · 18h
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College Football’s Weirdest Trophy Cabinet
Every college football fan knows about The Iron Bowl, Red River and The Game. But tucked away in trophy cabinets across the country are some truly bizarre...
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 20h
On National Poetry Day, here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
The Power of Poetry
 
with things falling apart
and anarchy let loose,
 
it was only poetry, he found,
which had any use,
 
so he reached for his copy  
of The Complete Works of Yeats
 
and bludgeoned the President
of the United States


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Nlaglibs @nlaglibs.bsky.social · 20h
Look at the way merchants hid their treasures! You know what else is a treasure? Access to Knowledge - and #NHSLibraries are unlocking that wherever they can for staff and students. #tenuouslink #sorrynotsorry #medlibs #librarylife
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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Toronto Argonauts @torontoargosbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The trust is still there 🤕😭 Go @MapleLeafs Go 👊
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CFLLandry @cfllandry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Bo Levi Mitchell Vows to Return to Tiger-Cats in 2027
Bo Levi Mitchell Vows to Return to Tiger-Cats in 2027, Updates Ankle Rehab
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Debuted on ABC 66yrs ago today. THE FLINTSONES (1960-66)
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Antique leather-bound folding library pole ladder. IG: Vivre Interieur Authentique Netherlands www.instagram.com/vivre.nl?stk...
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Canadian Football League @cflbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Canadian Football League and its 9 member clubs are proud to deepen their commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. Across the league, players donned orange warmup jerseys that displayed Indigenous-themed logos designed by local Indigenous artists. Some teams raffled off or auctioned the [1/2]
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
HEDY LAMARR escaped from her Nazi husband by disguising herself as her own maid, became a top actress in Hollywood, then co-developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes - the principles of which are incorporated into today’s Bluetooth and GPS technology. Helluva lady.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An 8th century puzzle: guide a knight across all 64 chess squares without repeating a single one. Euler cracked it mathematically in 1759, but the trick to do it by hand is even older.
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Canadian Football League @cflbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who are you taking in Week 18? 👀 CFL Pick Em
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers @wpgbluebombersbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"We all know when you have sacks, they're drive killers." Key Answers to Key Questions 🗒️ » bit.ly/4AGqBrs #ForTheW
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TSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
HE’S BACK! 🟢 Saskatchewan are bringing back K Brett Lauther in exchange for a 2027 fifth round pick to Ottawa. #CFL
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Chris Lawton @cflfanuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#CFL #Riders
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ROB VANSTONE: Resolute Roughriders won't give an inch down the stretch
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Chris Lawton @cflfanuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#CFL #Riders
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ROUGHRIDERS ACQUIRE KICKER BRETT LAUTHER IN TRADE WITH REDBLACKS
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CFL Stats Geek @cflstatsgeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Penalty Leaderboard W17 The bad boys of Alberta and Quebec would like to remind you that being less disciplined may still win you games. #CFL
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sports Fans in South Carolina Know the Difference! “Today was full of challenges, but somehow I managed to get through it all without ever mistaking the Iowa Hawkeyes for the Atlanta Hawks.”
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Nlaglibs @nlaglibs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Apparently today is silent movie day: silentmovieday.org I like to think our fiction books are a little like silent films sometimes. The plots are all there but you see the images in your imagination without all the noise of modern life. Always good to check out the books in your local #library.
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Silent Movie Day
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Missy update everyone wanted to see: 🥹 #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/aww/s/prUj...
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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just needs alt-text:
How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE* 

sexual violence centre cork 

1 DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS 

4 WHEN YOU SEE A WOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF, LEAVE HER ALONE. 

3 WHEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DRUNK OR ASLEEP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT RAPE THEM. 

6 CARRY A WHISTLE. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT RAPE SOMEONE, BLOW THE WHISTLE UNTIL SOMEONE COMES TO STOP YOU.

2 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! IF YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF FROM SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE, ASK A TRUSTED FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY YOU AT ALL TIMES TO STOP YOU. 

5 IF YOU ARE IN A LIFT AND SOMEONE STEPS IN, REMEMBER NOT TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.

*for perpetrators.
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CFLLandry @cfllandry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨👀 cfl.ca/article/alou...
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Alouettes acquire Julian Howsare in trade with Tiger-Cats
The Montreal Alouettes announced Tuesday that they have acquired American defensive lineman Julian Howsare from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, along with the best seventh-round pick of Hamilton in the 2027 ...
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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A little reminder that the Doctor has spent multiple lifetimes, battling evil world-challenging robots, in a whole variety of guises. Take this shit, and fucking shove it.
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OldeNaturalist @oldenaturalist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Will it be completely composed of private companies fleecing us? Any service like this needs to be nationalised, so that carers are paid properly and private companies can't rob the taxpayer blind. I paid over two grand a week for my mother's care... Of that, the carer got about 400!
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Canadian Football League @cflbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How the Power Rankings line up down the final stretch. 👀 READ MORE: cfl.visitlink.me/CNB-IO
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BC LIONS @bclionsbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Short yardage? No problem for Zander Horvath 💪 Follow the running back's journey in the latest episode of Arrow Up out now on YouTube ‼️ Watch here ➡️ bc-lions.visitlink.me/ySwReL
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On this day in 1945, the Calgary Stampeders formed as part of the Western Interprovincial Football Union. In their first game on Oct. 20 at Metawa Stadium in Calgary, they defeated the Regina Roughriders 12-0 in front of 4,000 fans.
1945 Calgary Stampeders team portrait showing three rows of players in vintage leather helmets and numbered jerseys posing on a snowy field with stadium bleachers behind; caption reads "Calgary Stampeders Football Club 1945."
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Chris Lawton @cflfanuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#CFL #Specialteams #Elks
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Am old enough to remember Sam Altman or someone airily asserting that *of course* some companies should have AI CEOs by 2027 and I wonder if that assessment is due some revision www.ft.com/content/488c...
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OpenAI axes next model citing safety issues
AI lab will hold back GPT-6.1 Astra following mounting pressure over misbehaviour by its agents
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight
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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Whether you’re a student, researcher, or use technology for work, improving on digital literacy can open a new world of opportunities. Being digital features FREE activities designed to develop your digital literacy skills – take a look 👉 ow.ly/ajFg50ZQUIY #BeingDigital
A blue graphic which contains text which reads "Helping you develop essential skills for study, work and lifelong learning. Being Digital".
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Nlaglibs @nlaglibs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
National coffee day huh? I'm a tea drinker myself (also from Yorkshire - it really is the law), but you know what goes well with a good brew? A good book? Why not check them out at your local #library? #NHS workers - your local #NHSLibrary will have a fiction section too. #librarylife #medlibs
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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 29/09/2026
It's National Coffee Day? Hold our tea (sorry - we are from Yorkshire it's the law)... How about this fancy pants coffee pot made in York in 1799 for your morning brew?!
We are looking at a silver coffee pot in a vase form, reeded borders, engraved with foliate decoration and an initialled cartouche, hinged raised cover with a knop finial, on an oval foot, the underside inscribed.
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SubRosa )✿( Magick (chat to book a reading) @subrosamagick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Toronto Argonauts @torontoargosbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Developing the next generation & growing the game across Canada 🏈🇨🇦
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Chris Lawton @cflfanuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Decades of male-focused medical research could bias healthcare AI
Studies may include both sexes yet leave differences unexplored. That gap becomes more consequential when old evidence helps train medical AI.
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