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John Foot

@footymac.bsky.social
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Historian specialised in contemporary Italy - has published books on Italian football, radical psychiatry (Franco Basaglia), Fascism. Book on the Red Brigades out in 2025. John-foot.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 10h
I think he means he’d get 25%
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 30/09/2026
This is the person who first hacked and released all the documents that lead to Manchester City being found guilty of perhaps the biggest case of cheating in football on the planet bsky.app/profile/annb...
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
James Talarico walks out to a standing ovation from 50,000 Texans at the State Fair Classic.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
Q: You're going to Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Alabama, and Nebraska. Why such Republican states if you're so confident your party is gonna do alright? TRUMP: I won all of them by a lot. I'm going just to make sure
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 13h
the ratings on fox news actually dropped during trump's convention www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
Trump’s midterm convention was a ratings dud, even on Fox
The ratings stand in stark contrast with the president’s claims about viewership.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 14h
City’s irrefutable evidence looks quite thin.
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Nathan Phillips @nathanphillips.bsky.social · 17h
Apparently City's defense rests on the concept that it wasn't the owner putting money in "as the owner" but the owner putting money in "as the government" No wonder this guy is still vehemently protesting his innocence. One of his personalities did nothing wrong!
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 14h
I think we know what they will say.
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now.arsenal @nowarsenal.bsky.social · 21h
🚨BREAKING: William Saliba has returned to the grass and is running again. The French centre-back is on course for a return at the start of November.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is a dreadful argument from Burnham. Empirically false - almost 6m people were granted settled status; about 4m are currently resident. More importantly panders to racism/xenophobia, and directly contradicts argument made in his speech about migrant contributions.
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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 23h
Someone is listening to a history podcast about WWII on speaker on the bus. It makes a change from music, but still… don’t do this.
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Irrefutable proof cats are evil @cats-are-evil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#caturday #cats
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Daniel Trilling @trillingual.bsky.social · 23h
Some news... 1. If We Tolerate This sold just shy of 5,000 copies in its first two months. Thanks to everyone who has read, responded to or shared the book so far. 2. If you haven't yet, it's only 99p on kindle for the whole of October. Get involved! www.amazon.co.uk/If-We-Tolera...
The cover of "If We Tolerate This: How the British Establishment Made the Far Right Respectable", which features the title plus an illustration of a frog in boiling water.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22h
Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch
Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 21h
www.ft.com/content/1256... wtf?
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Manchester City chair shielded by diplomatic immunity
Khaldoon al-Mubarak was granted immunity six years ago, protecting him from potential legal proceedings in the UK
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 23h
The chairman of Manchester City was granted diplomatic immunity in 2020. The investigation into the club began in December 2018. www.ft.com/content/1256...
ft.com
Manchester City chair shielded by diplomatic immunity
Khaldoon al-Mubarak was granted immunity six years ago, protecting him from potential legal proceedings in the UK
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mind-boggling, indeed.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This shit is literally all they have.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Zia Yusuf is really quite dumb.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Man City are going to break football aren't they. Can't say many people didn't warn about this - years ago.
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Orbinho @orbinho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The threats begin. news.sky.com/story/man-ci...
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Man City's sponsor warns of potential legal action against Premier League
Man City's main sponsor, Etihad Airways, has said it could take legal action against the Premier League after the club was found guilty of "serious breaches" of financial rules.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Literally nothing to do with the English Channel.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Did his car have petrol in it?
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I genuinely couldn't stifle a laugh at this list. Newt Gingrich is 83!
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Has anyone told him about Trump's love for the Presidents of North Korea, China and Saudi Arabia.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He will be going on about 'precious bodily fluids' in a minute.
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Might as well light the Constitution on fire at this point.
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Jenny DeMilo @jennydemilo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
SNL cold open?
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Utterly mad.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 30/09/2026
Donald Trump’s handpicked board has spent all the money the prestigious institution has. trib.al/ueMXjmE
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New Details Show Trump Is Running the Kennedy Center Into the Ground
Donald Trump’s handpicked board has spent all the money the prestigious institution has.
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Diveden, California Girl @diveden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another Mourning Cloak butterfly that we saw at the park. This one is a nice healthy one 🦋 #photography #art #butterfly
Butterfly landed on a twisted rope. The butterfly is dark brown with lace-like yellow tips on its wings and little blue dots following the yellow
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What is this absolute lunatic wittering on about? If a person has diplomatic immunity, you cannot “bail” them!
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Almost everything we were told about the RAF ‘incident’ has turned out to be bullshit.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
"Father, we just thank you for President Trump ... President Trump, I ask the Lord right now to anoint you with the fresh anointing oil so you can move this nation forward in the name of Jesus Christ"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is a strange looking creature.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
GOP Senator John Kennedy: “Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy?” Jack Smith: “I do not.” Kennedy: “Do you believe in the Easter Bunny?” Smith: “Not anymore.”
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Worth noting that Juve also claimed it was all a conspiracy in 2006.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Superb
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It does seem odd…
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Mark Valentine @kickerbeat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If I truly had incontrovertible evidence that would exonerate me of seriously damaging allegations, the last thing I would do is pay a truckload of cash to a bunch of expensive lawyers to prevent anyone from ever seeing it.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is nonsense.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nottingham on strike, Edinburgh on strike. Comment from the government? Zero.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
this guy can barely talk, folks
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mentions on Fox shows of the very newsworthy confrontation between Schmitt and Jack Smith: Ingraham (7-8pm): 0 Watters (8-9): 0 Hannity (9-10): 0 Gutfeld (10-11): 0 Fox & Friends this AM: 0
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nobody in the press wants to ask me about calciopoli?
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We won on the pitch didn’t convince anyone but Juve fans in 2006.
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