Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 27/09/2026They’re really not. There’s a gap between British Indians and British Pakistanis here too bsky.app/profile/chej... 100
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It is true. I’m British Pakistani and can attest to it being a really mainstream position I’ve always encountered, among people who grew up in this country and even born here Part of the problem with the research is “South Asians” includes British Indians who do identify more as British and English 100
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The wider point he’s making about national identity over ethnicity is spot on. In a uk context it challenges both the British Pakistanis identifying as Pakistani. Also challenges the far right who says Rishi Sunak isn’t English. It’s healthy that america focuses on national identity more. 011
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m British Pakistani and would say the anecdote he’s describing is exactly matching my life experience. The amount of times I’ve heard that line “I’m Pakistani. Not British” from people with British passports who grew up from very young in the uk! I think it’s likely different for British Indians 220
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Yes! I had to literally cover my ears with my hands during various scenes, a movie doesn’t need to be that loud. No marvel movie with any of its action scenes I’ve ever experienced that for example, same with Star Wars. 100
Reposted by CheemsAlissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026This is bananas and I’m so happy to see it. 5616
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Twitter > Threads to this day for me. Threads is just unusable. So many posts don’t feel like they’re real people. Instagram made a choice very early on that they didn’t want to copy Bluesky/Twitter and go fully in another direction, more suited for average Instagram users 000
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Interesting, I think from a neutral perspective it could be superb imo Real potential for a very high scoring end to end game with both teams weak defensively. And any game where Messi plays can be really captivating. His equaliser v Egypt was just an incredible sports moment. 000
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 12/07/2026It can’t really be broken! It’s in the ball. The trajectory shift is just an illusion from lower quality footage Fox Sports put out. 100
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 12/07/2026FIFA also posted a reasonable explainer. You can see there’s no “spike”. You can’t just fake a graph like that. x.com/fifamedia/st...x.comFIFA Media (@fifamedia) on XBefore England’s goal in minute 45+2 against Norway, the sensor in the Connected Ball showed no peak in the 'heartbeat of the ball' when in the air, and therefore no evidence that the ball touched the... 100
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 12/07/2026One of my oldest takes since I first started watching the sport was always “the threshold for a yellow card has to be higher than it is for the first yellow card”. It’s a first yellow card offence, not a second yellow card one 110
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I think it’s intentionally a joke headline. Otherwise you’d say Taylor Swift producer for SEO purposes. 000
Reposted by CheemsMichael Cox @zonal-marking.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Another World Cup, another round of “the European dominance is collapsing!” after a couple of results...then another last eight dominated by Europe. The emergence of serious challengers from around the world, anticipated for decades, still hasn’t happened. www.nytimes.com/athletic/743...nytimes.comEurope is dominating another World Cup. That does not look like changing anytime soonWith six of the eight quarter-finalists coming from Europe, the continent's grip on the world game has tightened 5165
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 04/07/2026There’s a lot of quotes from tennis players who’ve played in Mexico talking about it, which is a useful reference point 000
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 28/06/2026You can bookmark her byline NYT page They all get put there 010
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Lot of Bluesky folks don’t remember the 2010 World Cup for starters 010
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Every once in a while I hear the sound of “Stop glazing me Zohran!” in my head. 000
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The Scottish invasion of Boston has been beautiful. Don’t know if there’s any clips of it on Bluesky, but on Twitter you can see how they invaded Fenway and created an incredible atmosphere. Love the World Cup bringing stuff like this to America 010
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 14/06/2026A collective experience not defined by trauma and tragedy. So well put 000
Reposted by CheemsAlissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026This is just some good writing man www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/n...nytimes.comKnicks Give Their City Something New: Impossible Joy 17117
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 12/06/2026the decision to kill Ned that early basically catapulted GoT to elite level historic television overnight 020
Reposted by CheemsAlan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 09/06/2026My picks for the best TV of 2026 so far:whatsalanwatching.comThe best TV of 2026 so farOddballs and unlikely heroes highlighted the first half of the year in television 4906
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Ah ofc! Yeah American version of the word Gooners is very different 020
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Is this a gag or does Arsenal actually get mentioned in this episode?? 100
Reposted by CheemsEric Goldman @theericgoldman.bsky.social · 17/05/2026People would give them shit for canceling cool Sci-Fi shows quickly (…that the other networks would never try) but FOX made some very strong programming decisions back in the day considering the long term popularity of these titles. Also funny how every one of these shows are Disney properties now. 4195
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Though also confuses me the ownership stuff in the industry. Disney own Fox, no? So surely these all being Disney properties is logical 000
Reposted by CheemsBilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Loved the fact that various Oscar bits and clips "spoiled" the endings of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and WEAPONS and other films last night. It was almost like the show had finally stopped worrying about appealing to people who don't bother to watch the movies. www.vulture.com/article/the-...vulture.comFinally, an Oscars for People Who Actually Bother to Watch MoviesIn between spoilers for movies like Weapons and One Battle After Another, the 2026 ceremony took aim at the tech bros and execs threatening cinema. 111119
Reposted by CheemsAlissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 16/03/2026This is the last thing I will be saying about this year's Oscars (with @manohladargis.bsky.social): www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/m...nytimes.comFor Once, the Oscars Got a Lot Right (Even the In Memoriam Segment) 2494
Reposted by CheemsRyan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · 03/03/2026The Premier League has been terrible to watch this season, and the league is stuck in a tactical stalemate that can seemingly only be broken by corner kicks and throw-ins. I wrote about how one brave coach might be able to break free: www.espn.com/soccer/story...espn.comThe Premier League is boring now: A tactical way to save itThe Premier League just isn't as fun as it used to be. But ESPN's Ryan O'Hanlon has figured out a way to fix it, if one coach is brave enough. 1142
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 07/02/2026He doesn’t even run Amazon anymore, he hasn’t been the CEO there for a while. Unclear what irrelevant side project companies he’s doing this all for really 020
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Will Lewis’s background is British tabloid media, which isn’t actually “journalism”. He’s just a deeply incompetent hack, I think that’s all there is to it. Lot of alarms were raised when he was first hired. There’s no real path or plan to anything going on. 000
Reposted by CheemsAlissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I first saw NATCHEZ on something of a whim last August when I was up in Middlebury, VT to speak on a panel about journalism at the film festival there, and I have thought about it an awful lot since then. It's starting its theatrical run, and worth your attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...nytimes.com‘Natchez’: Histories Clash in a Complex Look at the City 2377
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Bluesky is just terrible for this stuff. Old Twitter when it was more left dominated wasn’t this bad 020
Reposted by CheemsMichael Cox @zonal-marking.bsky.social · 29/01/2026The old Champions League group stage was a bit dull. The new one is too mad to understand what's happening. How about a compromise? www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...nytimes.comThe Champions League group phase has merits but it’s bloated. This is how to fix itThe 'Swiss-style' format produced last-day drama but still feels bloated - a compromise is needed 3151
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 29/01/2026You’re completely correct but bluesky isn’t gonna be the audience to grasp this point sadly 100
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The autoplay video thing being turned on by default is terrible, option in settings to turn it off here 000
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 22/01/2026“We want generational change!” Pete Buttigieg: Hi “No no not like that!!” 053
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Interesting how this all went down on Threads, the one platform I’ve never touched or really get what the point of it is relative to bluesky or x. 100
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 03/01/2026lol yes, as someone who follows both politics and soccer, having twitter/bluesky feeds combining both at times - leads to an over saturation of the same reference. 020
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 06/09/2025We don’t appreciate enough sometimes how far modern streaming and technology has made sports so much better and easier to consume. In the old days, people struggled to find certain games on tv depending on where they lived 110
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Think it’s a legal thing so they don’t get sued if someone slips over because of the rain or something 000
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Someone help me out. Why is it Ben’s last episode for a while? 000
Cheems @chejective.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Try “Line of Duty” for British stuff that was popular a few years ago during its run if you haven’t. 020
Reposted by CheemsThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 25/07/2025Joe Root is now the second highest runscorer in Tests thanks to another flawless century. He is the Peter Pan of cricket who just gets better and better. He is now closing on Sachin Tendulkar - surpass him and the record will surely be his forever. 🔗 theathletic.com/6515751/?sou... 2387
Reposted by CheemsAlex Speier @alexspeier.bsky.social · 17/07/2025The Red Sox are 16-9 since the Devers trade. Are they a better team now than they were before dealing one of the best hitters in baseball? "I do know we're a different team." A look at what's gone into the Sox surge, and what does - and doesn't - relate to Devers: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/s...bostonglobe.com 9486
