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Neil

@izzyeviel.bsky.social
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Recovering Psephologist. Cycling & baseball enthusiast. Made the dumbass decision to study history & elections. Forever calling out stupidity. Sometimes I even make interesting & amusing posts.

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Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys @deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When Porsche announced its intention to enter the Can-Am series with its twin-turbocharged 917, it marked the beginning of the end for the greatest form of racing in the world. But did Porsche REALLY kill Can-Am? www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ7d...
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Did Porsche kill Can-Am? The rise and fall of the 917 and Penske Racing
YouTube video by Elizabeth Blackstock
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Prefab Sprouts.
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Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What makes the Iran War especially stupid? In this post I show how it meets key criteria for stupid wars: it went ahead despite likelihood of a bad outcome and decisions on its conduct made situation worse. Comparison are made with Iraq and Suez. (£/free trial), samf.substack.com/p/good-wars-...?
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Good Wars, Bad Wars, and Stupid Wars
Could the war in Iran do even more damage to the US than Iraq?
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
These my chemical romance tribute bands are getting sillier & sillier.
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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He’s been prime minister for five minutes and he’s already playing with the emergency alert.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Anyone just had the jump scare of their lives? 😂
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/07/2026
Motorbikes and mountains: photographing the 2026 Tour de France – photo essay
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Motorbikes and mountains: photographing the 2026 Tour de France – photo essay
Pete Goding has been photographing the Tour de France for 20 years – here he gives an insight into what it’s been like to document this year’s race
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I honestly thought this was a picture of Andy burnham.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
That’s not a hand towel. It’s a polka dot jersey. They must’ve really loved mountains.
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Gene Ha creator of 2026 IL Reads pick MAE The Definitive Edition @geneha.com · 28/06/2026
In the concept art this arch was supposed to be a perfect miniature of Trump's planned 250 ft (76m) tall arch. The rushed and limited planning time led to this Home Depot scrap plywood wrapped in vinyl debacle.
Contrasting photos of the Freedom 250 concept art the Trump's state fair, with a fully detailed miniature triumphal arch, and and actual photo of the event with a crude plywood wrapped in vinyl sheeting arch.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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Tiny Stonehenge Descending with Nigel Tufnel
ALT: Tiny Stonehenge Descending with Nigel Tufnel
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Good morning!
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Captain Holt Yells 'BAGEL! BAGEL!' in Brooklyn 99
ALT: Captain Holt Yells 'BAGEL! BAGEL!' in Brooklyn 99
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A surrender treaty at Versailles, you say?
there's a humiliating surrender at Versailles with massive reparations that will almost certainly lead to future conflict down the road
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I don’t think folks realise how hard it is to push a leaflet through a letterbox. I’m lucky I didn’t lose a hand. 🤣
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I hope to live long enough to be able to piss on his grave.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Who keeps saying ‘moby dick’ is a great book? It’s not even readable.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I’m just waiting for the first ‘son of a plumber’ MP…
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
This brings me joy.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
A life well lived.
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Dylan Difford @dylandifford.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Ahead of the local elections, here's an easy guide of how best to assess the results as they come in, including the best metrics to use and some historical benchmarks. It's on the longer side, but is split into sections and filled with lots of (hopefully) useful data, and completely free-to-read.
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How to assess the 2026 local elections
A cut-out-and-keep guide of benchmarks for the 2026 council elections
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
what a fucking moron
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Are you waving? #artemis2
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Never before in the history of the world, have so many people waited for a few minutes of silence. 'Where were you when the silence happened?' 'Did you stay up for the silence?' #Artemis2
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I for one am not impressed with storm Rodney.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
FYI, Artemis 2 has not left Earth orbit. Don’t believe the BBC when it tells you that.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I've waited my entire life for a moon mission, and they've only gone and put an intern in charge of the cameras. How hard can it be to film a rocket?
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
HABOOBS!
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a woman wearing a choker that says vba on it
ALT: a woman wearing a choker that says vba on it
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Most stupid & pointless bus of all time.
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Bloody hell
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
How can someone who craves being humiliated in public be left ‘red-faced’? 😂
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
😂
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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
i saw this last night and cannot stop laughing at it
an IG post from “natemorebikes” that is a comic with 4 panels 
panel 1: a poorly drawn person saying “penis on my butt”
panel 2: same person says “please do not pee inside there”
panel 3: same person says “pee is for toilets”
panel 4: two people at a table tell the person “you have single-handedly ruined an art form.” in the background is a sign that says “haiku competition”
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Venezuela have beaten America in the baseball world cup. Not a sentence I thought I'd ever write.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
You got to feel for Matt Goodwin. Sorry missed a word. You got to feel contempt for Matt Goodwin.
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Baseball Reference @baseball-reference.com · 22/02/2026
31 days until Opening Day
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Any day now….
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Quite enjoyed the afternoon of football. Bit chilly. Shame about the loss. There’s always next season…
Two pictures of 22 millionaires running around a field kicking a football in front of 30,000 fans yelling at the lowest paid person on the pitch.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The worst people in the world will be forced to watch this. If that doesn't make you smile, nothing will.
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 21/01/2026
‼️ Today @americansunlight.org launches TrumpCensorship.com, a public dataset visualizing 200+ censorship actions by the Trump Admin against journalists, researchers & citizens since his 2nd term began. From our weekly "Last Week in Censorship" monitoring → one interactive archive you can't ignore.
screen shot of trumpcensorship.com dashboard including timeline, map, and bar charts in red, white, and blue
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This is a great story :) #f1
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Wolves v Shrewsbury town fa cup 3rd. I must be mental attending this in a blizzard.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
🎯
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Don’t think we need to worry about AI taking over anytime soon.
A picture showing ChatGPT doesn’t know how many letters are in ‘sliceup’ (it’s not even a word) I got the correct answer ‘sliced’ before ChatGPT got it.
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Neil @izzyeviel.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I’ve got chills. They’re multiplying.
A picture that shows John travolta is following me on Bluesky. Yes that one. Obviously.
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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 04/11/2025
I haven’t posted about politics for a while. [clears throat] FUCK ANDREW CUOMO!
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 03/11/2025
I have shed tears repeatedly over this
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@primediscussion
I know people seemingly don't care about this anymore (like at all), but one of the biggest tolls paid by the last 2 decades of politics is a generation of children witnessing outwardly vile, unkind and dishonest people and behaviors repeatedly rewarded.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Oh this is perfection
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