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Dark Machine

@darkmachine.bsky.social

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Some thing on the internet. He/him. Tokyo. LFC. Red Sox. Yakult Swallows (sometimes). Football. Baseball. Sports. Politics. Music. Lefty. Scouser. EN/JP 英・日

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Went to a tea sampling event in the old post office building near #Tokyo station. Today and tomorrow is #Yakushima #屋久島 tea. It’s delicious, and only ¥100 for tea tasting and some sweets. B1, Kitte building. Worth it if you fancy a cuppa IMO. 🍵

A pop up stand displaying tea for sale from Yakushima. There is a display board in the foreground showing a tea farm from the island.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Just so no one gets too worked up about pre-season. This was our pre-season when we won the first 26 of 27 games, (and drew the other against United). #LFC

A screenshot showing Liverpool FC's Pre-season results from the 2019-20 season (when they went unbeaten until February and won the league).
Tranmere Rovers 0-6 Liverpool
Bradford City 1-3 Liverpool
Liverpool 2-3 Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool 1-2 Sevilla
Liverpool 2-2 Sporting Lisbon
Liverpool 0-3 Napoli
Liverpool 3-1 Lyon

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A photo of graffiti on a grey wall in Brooklyn New York. There is roughly painted pure white rectangular background, and these words in black atop it:
“Football without Origi is nothing”

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This says a lot. They're not playing for each other. The dressing-room culture isn't right. It looked like there were some thoughts of "We're done now." and "I'm not getting injured in a 50/50 before the World Cup." As well as the "Football is stupid, this doesn't matter. My mate's gone."

Quote from Szbozlai interview post Man City:
On trying to bounce back in the Champions League in the last bid for a trophy this season:
"We have to forget as much as we can and as soon as we can and just keep on fighting all the time.

"I always say when we do it and we are winning, when we don't do it we are losing. You have to fight, work hard, be there for each other and that's what we are missing sometimes."

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Trump. In the Oval Office. “We got him guys! We got the guy behind Minnesota. The leader of the Dem pizza-immigrant cabal! I have his mugshot right here. Beautiful shot. Beautiful work by our great agents to get him. *assistant flips board around*

A picture of Marvel villain “Mr. Sinister”. Red eyes, white skin, red glowing diamond on his forehead, goatee, and smirking severe expression. He has his hands clasped in front of him in a pensive manner.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Also, lol. lmao.

Scottish Premiership Game Stats Page
Dundee United 2 - 1 Celtic (Glasgow)
Possession 26.3% - 73.7%
Shots 16 - 17
Shots on Target 7 - 2
Expected Goals 1 - 2.8
Actual Goals 2 - 1

Basically, football is a weird sport vulnerable to wild statistical variance because it is low scoring and full of random events. Which is part of why we love it!
In this case, Celtic should've won by 3 or 4 goals. But they just, missed. Dundee United didn't miss, and won.
Somehow this is all the new Celtic manager's fault, obviously. The one who's been in charge 14 days. He's making the players miss the goal from 5 meters.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Denki Groove is unsurpassed.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

@flyingrodent.bsky.social I see UK institutions haven’t taken Rule 1 of the anti-tyranny handbook to heart then.

Text of rule one of Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny”

1. Do not obey in advance

Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

残酷な天使のテーゼ窓辺からやがて飛び立つほとばしる熱いパトスで思い出を裏切るならこのそらを抱いて輝く少年よ　神話になれ！

Pope Leo “singing” into a microphone while his entourage mills around behind him.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

This means that, barring something miraculous, relegation jeopardy in J3 has disappeared this season. Numazu are last, 6 points behind Sanuki with 4 games left. If they win all their games there could be something left, but Honda FC really have reduced that chance.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Reading “Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain” and it is teaching me so much about where I come from, but also saying things which will be painfully familiar to people around the world today. Liverpool really was a pétri-dish for the Neoliberal future. Everyone from the city should read this book!

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Super cute! Need a “Neko-koneko” picture of Maomao and Maomao asap tho.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I watched Poppoya (also known as Railroad Man) today. I wept. Deeply. From my heart.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

A painting of Jesus and his followers at the scene of the feeding of the five thousand (loaves and fishes).
Jesus is gesturing to the crowd while talking with another follower. Overlaying text reads:
“We can’t feed all these people. That would only create dependency.”

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

電グルのTakyuライブ、なう

DJ live event. Big screen in background. DJ truck, big crowd in the foreground.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.

Liverpool player Luis Garcia celebrates just after scoring against Chelsea in the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League semifinal. Three Chelsea players are in the background, including captain John Terry, appealing that the ball did not cross the goal line.
It did. Liverpool won the game 1-0 and went on to the final in Istanbul. Where something even more miraculous happened. But that’s a story for another time.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Four of my childhood heroes. Just when I began to understand what being a Liverpool supporter meant to me. What it would always mean. Unconditional love.

Karl-Heinz Riedle playing football for Liverpool.

Titi Camara playing football for Liverpool.

Emile Heskey playing football for Liverpool.

Vladimir Smicer playing football for Liverpool.

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Dark Machine @darkmachine.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Since everyone’s doing it these days. Introduce yourself with four video games.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mega Drive EU box art.

Command and Conquer Red Alert EU box art.

International Superstar Soccer 98 UK N64 box art.

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