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Dale Johnson @dalejohnsonbbc.bsky.social · 20h

The intricate web Man City spun to con the Premier League 📌 Problem became apparent very quickly 📌 Sham contracts and disguised funding scheme 📌 Project Longbow 📌 Contracts paid by other means 📌 City's witnesses 'lied knowingly' 📌 Money breakdown 👇 www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

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Manchester City charges: The intricate web spun to con the Premier League

The 40-page document which confirmed Manchester City were found guilty of inflating sponsorship income makes fascinating reading. Here's what it sets out.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Excellent statement from the EPL and Martin is exactly right. It’s unclear to me why the cut off is the 2017/18 season because the behaviour of the sponsors and ADUG did not change from that point forward.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Harry Lloyd is inspired casting as Cantor. Although not that we need any help hating a billionaire. #SlowHorses

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Guilty. It’s absolutely beyond doubt as well, so hopefully the appeals won’t go anywhere. And now we wait for the punishment…

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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz358bs

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hong Shao Rou / Red Braised Pork Belly. Basically sticky and sweet popcorn pork. Utterly delicious. Served it with a wood ear mushroom salad (Xiang Cai Mu Er) and hot and sour courgettes (Tang Cu Yi Da Li Gua). #foodsky 🍜🍽️

It’s a close up photo of a white bowl full of braised pork belly. It’s a deep red colour and sticky with a sugar and soy based sauce. Traces of the sauce cling to the side of the bowl.

It’s a photo of a pile of wood ear mushrooms with plenty of red chilli and garlic. The sauce of black vinegar and chilli oil really makes the dish zing.

It’s another bowl with thin slices of courgette/zucchini that have been salted and stir fried with garlic and black vinegar. A nice release when the chilli hit of the mushrooms gets too much.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This week’s Song Exploder is terrific. Paula Cole gives the smallest glimpse of what it’s like to be a woman in the music industry and it’s brutal. A song that always deserved attention beyond its theme tune status.

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Episode 320: Paula Cole

"I Don't Want to Wait"LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSPaula Cole is a singer, songwriter and producer from Massachusetts. She put out her first solo album, Harbinger

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I think Wrexham should give Phil Parkinson a big hug, thank him for everything he’s done, and go get Scott Parker.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 08/09/2026

Alex Gibney, Ashley St. Claire, and Zoe Schiffer are now speaking to the press about MUSK

Press conference at the Venic3 Film Festival

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Finally watched the Kenny Dalglish documentary with my closest Liverpool supporting mate. @asifkapadia.bsky.social absolutely got us. Film making that is thrilling and heartbreaking and heartbreaking in equal measure. We’re both kind of in a puddle, but so happy we lived through his era. #LFC #YNWA

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Headed goal this half gets Isak the German perfect hat-trick (assuming he gets the third goal of the match). #LFC #YNWA

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is a great adventure game. Genuinely laugh out loud with a nice balance of puzzles. Worth checking out if you missed it on PC.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@bbc5live.bsky.social crashing from a news item about how Ski Sunday has been cancelled into a promotional jingle for their Premier League coverage feels a little too on the nose #BBC #SkiSunday

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I know a lot of fans hate him, but we’ll miss Gakpo if he goes. He’s the most productive forward at the club. #YNWA #LFC

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Hard to say we deserved that; however, I’ll gladly take it. Will be a long old season, but Munoz is a silver lining. #YNWA

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Bought my dad a smoker 2.5 years ago and he’s never used it, so I’ve gone home and smoked 4kg of pork ribs. #foodsky 🍽️🍜

It’s a photo of two 2kg racks of pork breast ribs sitting on the grill in the smoker. The left one has a Kansas style rub, and the right Memphis.

It’s a photo of the ribs after they’ve been cooked sitting on a serving plate. At the back are the Memphis ribs, and in the foreground are the glazed Kansas ribs.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This week’s #Reacher is like 50% large man running, or simply walking away from men he’s just beaten up, and I am here for it.

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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Liverpool fans - and football - could do with explanations on intentions behind the consortium The oddity is Bezos could buy a club outright if he wanted But this is seen as these types of investors holding game assets for bigger reasons than money www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Jeff Bezos is buying into Liverpool – this is why

The world’s third-richest man is part of a consortium that has bought a 30 per cent stake in Liverpool. While the Amazon founder may be a ‘silent partner’ in the deal, it is clear that the uncertainty...

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Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

PRECOGNITION aims to do what Her Story did for Detective Games, but for (Messed Up) Time Travel After receiving an experimental implant, Diana gains the ability to see her own future. Use her precognition to navigate kaleidoscopic possibilities and change the world for the better… or for the worse

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My big handsome man is back, and #Reacher season 4 has got off to a rollicking start.

It’s a photo of Alan Ritchson as Reacher being held at gun point on the SEPTA Metro in Philly. His arms are spread wide. He is both large and handsome.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I believe Clacton deserves an MP who will spend their time shining a light on everything the area has to offer. And why wait till I'm elected? I've been to visit one of the constituency's most stunning landmarks.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I know both the @theguardian.com and @newyorker.com articles were written by women, and both articles are far more nuanced than the headlines imply, but the answer is clear: we should just stop talking about women’s bodies. The constant media scrutiny is the thing that’s actually unhealthy.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Amnesty International UK posting today is a bold move, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays for them.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You really have to feel for Joe Gomez #LFC #YNWA

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 22/07/2026

Look, you don't have to do alt text on your photos, but writing "a screenshot from the article" instead of copying and pasting the text you are sharing - which you can easily do right from the alt text screen - is worse than doing nothing. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I really wish Last Week Tonight was available on HBO Max in the UK. It’s like a beloved possession lost in the divorce with Sky.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I have a lot of sympathy on this point as – after a game at altitude at one in sweltering heat – his team were dead on its feet. Momentum was lost long before the defensive substitutions. But the squad selection was exposed. Henderson’s injury screwed England as he didn’t trust Mainoo.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I can’t think of much that would give me more pleasure than seeing Arne Slot lead the Netherlands to victory at Wembley in two years. Wales, obviously, but I’m a realist and my boys are far from certain to qualify.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A lot of US politics is very funny, but the fact that they’re basically Weekend at Bernie’s a sitting senator is hilarious. Also, I think we really need a new reference point for pretending someone is dead. That terrible movie is 37 years old!

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

And Super Furry Animals at Ally Pally!

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

@joshuajfriedman.com This post made me realise we need a Wait, What? feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Nothing good comes from the murder of political figures

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

This is the most hilarious little league home run I've ever seen, the Royals have outdone themselves

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Six of the eight quarterfinalists coming from UEFA is worthy of debate, but it’s hard to argue that any don’t deserve to be there.

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Greens not standing. Polanski: “desperate stunt from a desperate politician whose lifetime of grifting is finally catching up with him”

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I completely understand the reasoning but I do think Mr Lewis would be the best and most important independent to stand since Martin Bell. It might just take a national treasure to beat someone like Farage.

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 07/07/2026

GET LOST is your Summer Beach Read. It’s a hilarious whodunnit about washed up baseball player and his daughter trying to find what happened to his ex and her mom. If you like Carl Hiassen/Elmore Leonard mysteries you’ll love this. @justinhalpern.bsky.social creates a world you don’t want to leave.

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

EXC - The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

So many Egypt / Stolen / British Museum jokes… Just a shame that the game want stolen. Amazing performance by Egypt but sadly the best team on the day did go through.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It is quite funny that Messi isn’t great at penalties. The same holds true for Salah, to a degree.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Look if you think it’s fine for Trump to corruptly get a red card revoked (or “suspended”) bc FIFA is already corrupt, maybe you understand the MAGA mindset better than you think. “All politicians are corrupt so it’s ok for Trump to be corrupt” is a very common maga rationalization

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 06/07/2026

Almost got gaslit by US fans into thinking that the red card for Balogun was soft as shite and only looks bad in super slow-mo/freeze frame. I went back and watched the live coverage on iPlayer: 1. He goes through the back of the defender 2. He's not in control 3. It definitely could have injured

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I think this is the most comprehensive and fair minded article covering the latest clown show decision by Fifa.

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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Best qualifying record in Europe and best striker in the world. Not a shock at all that this Norway side have knocked out Brazil. They may even go and win it.

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Patterico @patterico.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

If you want to know how Trumpists can hoot and cackle over their side “winning” based on corruption, just look at the universal smirking of Americans over the FIFA decision. Go Belgium!

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