W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 7hDoubles is great for mons traditionally hurt by stealth rock though most glass cannons are hurt by the format 000
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yep, Ian Hislop has one of the best demolitions of the argument for capital punishment I’ve seen youtu.be/_DrsVhzbLzU?...youtu.beIan Hislop on Capital PunishmentYouTube video by Captain Soul 010
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yeah but if you’re losing 3-0 to Ireland you’re very, very bad, so not forfeiting will remove them from the nations league 110
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Basically all Pokémon that are canonically stupid are hits 0231
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026For the aristocracy most probably trace lines of decent to Norman lords I imagine 000
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Culturally, linguistically, ethnically, it’s pretty unavoidable for anyone who thinks for a second what being ‘English’ could mean. The phrase that we’re ‘mongrel’ is definitely something I’ve heard most of my life! 120
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 21/09/2026To be fair even the best historians are terrible at predictions. I guess the tip top would not make predictions because they recognise that (or for example - it’s hard to understand all the causes behind something until it’s long happened and you can analyse it) 000
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 19/09/2026He only dislikes welfare spending for the poor, he lobbies a lot for subsidies aimed at him 010
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It’s because a lot Americans just use the UK and some of its similarities as a way to project their anxieties about the US. They often haven’t been there nor know anything avout it 120
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Management Consultancy is just this in PowerPoint form! There’s a lot of money in ‘prove I’m right’ 000
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Always RoI plays lipservice to reunification but in reality their policy positions represent a pragmatic policy - it’s not worth it to reunify at the price of a possible civil war in the North! Sometimes, peace is a justifiable goal! 100
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Generally Americans don’t believe in national self determination 110
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 12/09/2026In WW2 Churchill offered Northern Ireland to the Republic in exchange for joining the allies against the Nazis, twice, and twice the Republic’s government said no. Sums it up. 100
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Obv. gay marriage is good but the fact it was legalised by de facto legislation from appointed judges rather than through a democratic process exactly highlights the dysfunction of American politics and vulnerable position of minority rights 0281
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 29/08/2026There’s a big Leeds supporter base in Norway! If you’re in Oslo while there’s a match on you can head to Dr Jekyll’s pub as that’s the Leeds sports bar 000
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Yeah this confused me when I went to NYC years ago! Did not expect that as a concept on a subway. 010
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Celtic were comically terrible and still won the league. That was a once in a generation chance and it’s gone. 010
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The recent Anthropic one was exactly that - the container allowed downloading and running packages but meant to limit access overall. Which makes sense because real agents can install packages and run them. 100
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Immediately followed by: “The Trojans are dehumanised by their masks; we know none of them by name or face.” But she’s contradicting herself here because she mentions Athena’s visage is a victim of war earlier the essay. It just doesn’t make sense. 050
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Indeed. E.g. “Any serious depiction of violence, ancient or modern, must show the perspectives of the victims as well as the perpetrators, and the Homeric poems easily clear the bar – but Nolan doesn’t.” Who says? Is this a royal decree on fiction? 140
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 27/07/2026We literally see a bunch of them get slaughtered helpless by armoured soldiers! I feel like some people are unable to put 2+2 together watching this film! 0150
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Football is X heavy, but Reddit can be a bit of a workaround. It’s pretty bad on Bluesky frankly. Really I replaced the news part of X with “legacy” media. 010
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I don’t particularly like The Economist, but every time a major election happens they write something like ‘here’s how X could solve the problems in Y country’ and every time the replies are like “why are you endorsing them” 010
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 25/07/2026One of those weird leftist tendencies to be enraged by analysis. The Afternath wrote an angry blog post recently essentially saying it’s morally wrong to care if a game studio’s game sells well unless you’re a shareholder. Just fury at even having an interest in topics beyond vibes 221
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The irony after all this is that the cable is in fact a conspiracy theory 0140
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Even if the ball trajectory was slightly changed by an impact (which there’s no evidence for), the reaction to this is histrionic in Norway. Bellingham still beat 4 defenders and the goalie to score on the other side of the pitch. 0150
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 12/07/2026There’s just no clear photo or video showing the ball hitting a cable, anywhere. And the sensor didn’t detect anything. 130
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Yeah he might not be a radical today but he’s still a raw milk guy! He’s not going to be a Rashford or Mbappe 020
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Right, but NIF’s revised approach to sport only came in in 2007 - when Haaland was 6 years old 100
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Argentina would not be the same without Messi but is anyone going to argue that the country is not great at producing footballers? 100
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Yeah of course he makes a massive difference but it’s still a team sport 100
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Also as someone actually watching Eliteserien - increasing improvement of the domestic league and incredible run from Bodø this year. «Ball knowledge» people might have missed that I guess 210
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Incredible winter Olympic success, one of the elite beach volleyball teams, elite cyclists, elite at chess, successful handball teams - all with a population less than London. Mad to think that’s not impressive 110
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Whizzing by on the discover feed but I think generating anti-Farage turnout is much easier for Binface than for Farage to get people to turnout for him in this situation! 040
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I’d rather England lose than cheat and that’s not some kind of crazy attitude that’s unique to me. When Trump offered to ‘swap’ Iran with Italy every Italian comment was disgusted by the offer 130
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 06/07/2026It might not be ‘important’ but the USA creating a victimhood narrative to justify cheating through an international sports tournament, with significant public support, sure says a lot about where it’s culture is. 220
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Good logic. USA has got further than Germany so clearly he is better than every player in Germany too 030
W @cosmicpace.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Mendel was educated *because* he was a monk - that gave him his education for free and an environment where he could focus on research. 100
