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Dave Robinson

@davidrobbo.bsky.social
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Lefty tosser. Fan of experts. Proud Scouser and Evertonian in Canada, Idiot-in-chief EFC Nova Scotia, season ticket at Halifax Wanderers. Disillusioned with politics, sick of losing in sports. Movies, music, books

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15h
There's a takeover of the American news industry going on, pushed by Elon Musk, the Ellisons, the Saudis and others. Democracy is impossible if the truth is buried under right-wing propaganda, so we've got to push back against this "media capture." My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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American oligarchs and foreign fatcats are attempting ‘media capture’
Your access to real news is threatened by Elon Musk, the Ellisons, the Saudis, and others
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 13h
Me when my parents rented DEEP IMPACT from Blockbuster
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J.A. Prentice @japrenticewrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"i miss vine"
Tarzan's last thought as he plummets to the jungle floor
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15h
Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative politician and novelist, dies aged 86
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Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative politician and novelist, dies aged 86
Lord Archer died peacefully at home between writing sessions, his publisher said The author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86. Archer, who was a Conservative MP for five years before serving as the party’s deputy chairman, died peacefully at his home between writing sessions on Monday, his publisher Harper Collins said. Continue reading...
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Homer's Odysseus spends his entire story trying to come home to Ithaca. Thign is - nobody knows where Ithaca actually is. Fascinating guest post from Honor Cargill-Martin
allancienthistory.substack.com
Has Homer's Ithaca been found at last?
Two scholars believe they have identified Odysseus' elusive homeland – shattering a longstanding Homeric myth in the process.
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 22h
The most obvious thing in the world is utterly puzzling to so many in the upper reaches of the Democratic Party, who believe the better idea is to spend the next 20 years on their knees before Republican voters, saying "We hear you, all your choices were wise and virtuous, please don't hate us"...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23h
“Zionism is racism” is not a policy but a slogan. It compresses a complex history, going back millennia, and a very wide set of beliefs into one narrow meaning. The answer to genocide is not discrimination. We don't fight racism with racism. I’m gutted to see this motion adopted by the Green Party.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/10/2026
I really hope whatever is happening in Russia stays in Russia, because the Trump admin isn’t equipped for a public health emergency. 📌 A worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia died after developing pneumonia of unknown origin. Nearly 200 people are reportedly under observation
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Ash @queerash.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
adding '5 British doggers' to the list of surprising defeats for the US military, alongside the IRGC, Viet Cong, and geography
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Dave Robinson @davidrobbo.bsky.social · 23h
If this isn't cause for a break up, I don't know what is
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Dave Robinson @davidrobbo.bsky.social · 23h
Goes with what I said yesterday; an idiotic move by the Greens enables awful bad faith actors such as the CAA to take potshots at them that the Greens are now unable to counter. An entirely self inflicted and pointless wound.
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Support for the 2 state solution among Israeli Jews went from 40+ in 1994 to a peak of 70% in 2007-8. Netanyahu came to power in 2009 and it has been falling ever since. Source: Israel Democracy Institute.
https://en.idi.org.il/articles/24664 
Support for the Two States, among Jewish-Israeli Population

(%) 1994-2018
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Dave Robinson @davidrobbo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Seconded. Just watched this a couple of weeks ago for the first time. Outstanding film.
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Dave Robinson @davidrobbo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
None of them can claim over the next few years that they didn't know what they were voting for, and more than Americans over the past two years can. None of them.
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Dave Robinson @davidrobbo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hard to know what to say. Like Americans, Brazilians had a taste of fascism, saw said fascist try to overthrow their successor, and decided to reward the fascist by re-electing them at the ballot box. This may be the last free election in Brazil for a long time. This is what Brazilians have chosen.
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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Unbelievably depressing... the kind of result that drains you of all hope for the future
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Results from Brazil very discouraging thus far. Gap might close a bit but it’s not good.
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Jennifer C. Martin @notreallyjcm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Extremely grateful for these two grocery store ladies recreating Prodigy’s Firestarter
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Is there a subtle contrast being drawn between who Labour help and who the Tories help 🤔 #CPC26
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The ironic thing, of course, is that "Woke 1" was the exact opposite of the Witch Trials. There were no actual witches. That's why the Witch Trials were bad.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 04/10/2026
founder member of the new Abu Dhabi Premier League?
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Dave Robinson @davidrobbo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I knew it!
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The richest man in the world is agreeing with some explicitly crazy sexist shit about how only high-testosterone men should vote (no women, no “low-t” men).
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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Canada national team coach said the World Cup moment was an example of Americans feeling they "deserve to be treated differently". www.nytimes.com/athletic/765...
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Folarin Balogun ban decision would ‘never happen’ anywhere but the United States – Jesse Marsch
The Canada national team coach said the World Cup moment was an example of Americans feeling they "deserve to be treated differently".
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Linda Grant @lindasgrant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Gary Younge on Zionism and antisemitism
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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is depressing. If you are against antisemitism, I am afraid it is now impossible to vote Green. What is happening in Gaza is genocide and in the West Bank ethnic cleansing, at minimum. That does NOT mean that Zionism is racism, or — ffs — that attending a Zionist synagogue makes you a racist*
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Dave Robinson @davidrobbo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It's a mixture of ignorance, rage, and too often actual bigotry. With Labour it undermined legitimate and credible arguments, aided bad faith actors in their attacks on the party/politicians/voters, and put good people in impossible situations. Now the Greens will have to face similar consequences.
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Dave Robinson @davidrobbo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Unfortunately the Greens have the same issue that Labour had; far too many supporters either misunderstand the term 'Zionism', pigeonhole it so that it only means one it's various strands, or use it frequently/interchangeably when talking about something else entirely.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well said greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/04/j...
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Joint statement from the Greens' 5 MPs, Leader and Co-Deputy Leaders - Green Party
As Green Party leaders and MPs, we will always uphold universal human rights. We will never tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. We will continue to stand in opposition to genocide, ethn...
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 04/10/2026
Just in: The U.S. Coast Guard is still searching for the six people who were on Latitude Air Ambulance jet that went missing early Saturday morning. The Coast Guard has confirmed it found debris from the plane.
thestar.com
U.S. Coast Guard searches for survivors of Hamilton air ambulance jet that disappeared off Nantucket coast
The plane went missing early Saturday carrying four staff and crew from the GTA and Hamilton areas, along with a patient and family escort.
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What people fail to understand is also that Zionism was not just a plan/ideology for Jews in Palestine, it was also a vision for Jewish *diasporic* identity. Much of Zionist activity has always taken place outside Palestine/Israel and was about communal identity and politics. Hence the attachment.
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Many of the policies it advocates are fine - many are TUC policy too, e.g: - Boycott, divestment and sanctions - Deproscribe Palestine Action - Release of political prisoners None of that requires defining zionism as racism.
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Did you weave Angela Rayner in? Sure did boss, real cool and relatable just like you asked for Great....wait what? #CPC26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Having seen lots of commentary on it, I've finally read the 'Zionism is Racism' motion before Green Party conference. Its main flaws: 1) Badly written 2) Conflates zionism with Israeli Government actions (about as logical as conflating socialism with the USSR) 3) Defines a contested term singularly
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Big election today and a real crisis decision for Brazil. And the world.
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What to know about Brazil's election pitting Lula against Flávio Bolsonaro
Polls suggest the election will be a closely run contest between the left-wing incumbent and his right-wing rival.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Do you have to be white to be English?" That this is even being asked is a sign of how much racism has been legitimised by our media & politics over the last two decades
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There's an argument for scrapping the £100K salary limit for childcare but saying those on £100K salaries are uniquely hard working is bollocks. Workers on the early bus on their way to cleaning, caring, hospitality jobs work just as hard. Tories believe wealth is acquired by virtue. It ain't.
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 03/10/2026
"no one elected you" dude it's an internationally acclaimed election watched by billions around the globe
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
1. Tonight at Gillette Stadium, Zach Bryan, one of the biggest country music artists in the world, wore a Free Palestine shirt onstage. Gillette Stadium is owned by Robert Kraft, who pushed Ed Sheeran and his promoter to drop Macklemore from his tour. Bryan isn’t just a major country artist.
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The Blue Room - Everton Podcast @theblueroomefcpod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🗣️ Succession: Colin Harvey and his time as Everton manager 🎙️ @mattjfootball.bsky.social and @lesroberts.bsky.social speak to @nathanohagan.bsky.social about his new book looking back at a fascinating spell in #EFC history. Listen 👉 tinyurl.com/2aewjbdz Watch 👉 tinyurl.com/53z39has
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"I'm supposed to be a tough guy," Curtis confided. "I can hold your hand," the mayor offered "What happens if I faint?" Sliwa asked. "I've got you," Mamdani assured him, grabbing his hand as Sliwa received his flu shot. abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...
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Mayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shot
An apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals.
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 03/10/2026
Zach Bryan came out saying FREE PALESTINE in the first show at Gillette Stadium since Ed Sheeran and Robert Kraft silenced Macklemore, AND he played a new, still unreleased anti-AI song and some of y’all are still sleeping on the liberatory potential of Americana
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
Twenty years after the beloved football and family drama, “Friday Night Lights,” premiered, the show’s creator, Peter Berg, and the stars Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch, Gaius Charles and others look back on its legacy.
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‘Friday Night Lights’ Oral History: ‘I Remember Watching and Bawling’
Twenty years after the beloved football and family drama premiered, Peter Berg, Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch and others look back on its legacy.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump fell asleep - for a full four minutes - on camera - during tonight’s White House media session. The monkeys around him had to keep jabbering to fill the embarrassing silence.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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