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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Who cares, you’re gonna die soon anyway, vote for me” is one hell of an election pitch.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

He makes it soooooo hard to turn him into a demon!

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I’m sorry, I’m too old and I’ve seen too much for Bill Kristol … Bill Kristol! … to turn out to be one of the good guys. 🤯

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If anyone wanted to have a word with Lt Oyan, he’s going to be pretty easy to find for three hours on Sunday morning … Nothing wrong with peacefully expressing your views, multiple times, at various points of the course.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I love this video. Towards the end of Hull’s first game back in the prem, holding a shock 2-0 lead over Man U, the ground announcer informs the crowd that trains back to Manchester have been cancelled. (Bonus - you can see Lucas Herrington a few minutes into his Premier League debut).

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Is there anything on TV that's more wholesome fun than Alyssa Healy interviewing Mitch Starc? #AUSvBAN

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Question for any criminal lawyers out there. If you’re the defendant in a single judge trial, is it good if your counsel pisses the judge off so much that he has to take a break to calm down or no?

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

If you’re not already long the battery supply chain …

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Posting this purely to establish the first recorded use of the nickname “the Aussie Rodri”. You’ll see!

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I’d be up for it. (This is an op-ed by the Mayor of Seattle reflecting on what hosting the World Cup brought to to Seattle).

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Claudio Fabiano’s (I think) hot mike moment on the SBS coverage during the World Cup trophy lift is starting to do the rounds … global fame awaits if he wants to lean into it 🤣

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Rodri putting his arm around Trump’s back to force him off the stage before the trophy lift was elite awareness, positioning and technique.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

How it’s done, in two parts. (JJ Watts is a well-known former American football player and his wife Kealia is a former pro (soccer) footballer).

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

OG Sam Neill for the real ones. He’s gonna be missed.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I have no problem with speaking ill of the dead, but no-one else is going to remember him, so it hardly seems worth the effort.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Oh, geez … the cut straight after the goal to Courtois on the bench … If there were an Emmy for best direction of a sports telecast … #ESPvBEL

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A community service announcement: Count Binface is on Bluesky.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It’s ok, people, Sen. McConnell has invited me to his beach house this weekend.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The trick for major party leaders with the Clacton by-election is to signal to their supporters that it’s OK to vote for Count Binface without sounding ridiculous or investing their credibility on the result. Something like “well, it would be very funny, and we sure could use a good laugh”?

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Odessey women stunning Paris. What could possibly go wrong?

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

New AP polling of Jewish Americans— Mamdani (+5): 44% Favorable; 39% Unfavorable Netanyahu (-27): 32% Favorable; 59% Unfavorable Trump (-42): 29% Favorable; 71% Unfavorable Where's all the breathless wall-to-wall coverage on Netanyahu & Trump making Jewish people feel unsafe?

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Yeah, looking at the way Argentina overran Egypt in the final 20 mins … I mean, fuck it, let’s just say it: I should be the Socceroos coach, right?

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Brian Larkin @derrymanc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Colombia v Switzerland being referred to as Charlie v The Chocolate Factory.

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The World Cup is truly amazing for people with ADHD. You mean I get to have an immediate hobby that also involves deep research, repeated daily highs, and all-encompassing interest for approximately six weeks then completely forget about it? Sign me the hell up!

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A proposition: by acknowledging that that he thinks Kylie Minogue is hot, Albo did more to defeat One Nation than any other political action this year other than the Budget.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Based on my socials, I do not believe that any of the Aussies ditching their day jobs and making six figures are doing so quietly.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Very proud of the Socceroos. Penalty shootouts are always a lottery; no point crying over what went wrong. I do wonder, though, whether the better gamble might have been to push a bit harder in extra time and trust our pace and fitness to cover the gaps. But easy for me to say from the couch…

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Dear American friends: as you can see at the link below, the law on serious foul play says nothing about intent. I have nothing but respect for the quality of the USMNT, but for god’s sake, Flo Balogan’s red card was deserved. www.thefa.com/football-rul...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

IFAB Laws of the Game

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I am personally offended by what this has done to my “the big teams are getting the close calls at the World Cup” narrative.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Holy crap. That’s gotta be the worst VAR decision I’ve ever seen. #GERvPAR

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Ecuador beating Germany and Sweden drawing with Japan are both unhelpful results if the Socceroos fail to get a result against Paraguay bc it means two more third-place teams with 4 points.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I would like the press corps to spend the next six weeks interrogating Sen. Hanson to get to a definitive list of what is and isn’t part of Australian culture. Perhaps they could get a ruling on say six a day: Cathy Freeman? Fat Pizza? Dami Im? Halal Snack Packs?

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Yeah, I’ll say. Two years is a long time in politics, but if I were Chuck Schumer, I’d be wondering whether it was time to start thinking about a graceful exit.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Ya boi made the Socceroos insta feed 🤣

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I had a very similar thought this week. We politely refer to education as being one of the key vectors in voting choices, but education and intelligence are closely related, and there is clearly an intelligence dimension in voters’ susceptibility to right wing popularism.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Here’s a Socceroos line-up. Not sure if I’d call this a prediction, or wishful thinking, but I’d sure enjoy watching this group play together.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Correction: they *have* been eliminated, because they will definitely finish 4th in the group: even if they beat the U.S. and there is a winner between Australia and Paraguay, the loser would finish ahead of Turkey due to the head-to-head tiebreaker.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Who had Türkiye losing its first two games and facing almost certain elimination?

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Daniel Muñoz: pretty nice goal for a right back.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Feels like a statement performance. England very, very good.

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Saka and Rashford. It’s 2022 all over again!

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

(Also, the football is pretty good)

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Gee, visuals of the #ENGvCRO game are beautiful: the strips (love the Croatia shirt), the playing surface, the stadium …

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John Nicolay @johnnicolay.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Ok, I won’t say this is a prediction, more like a hunch about something I think might happen: I think there’s a good chance Irankunda starts on the bench against the USA and Volpato (or maybe Leckie) starts.

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