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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh they're incredible, it wasn't a complaint. It's just how the medium has shifted in 20 years and the way your longer format allows for that kind of detail. So glad you guys went independent.

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

33 minutes is like the podcast equivalent of a tight 5. There's a domino effect from this to the point @stuartgipp.bsky.social decides to spend over ten hours with his mates (reprobates) discussing a mid platform game on Mega Drive nobody remembers

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hate to rant on social media but my first attempt at working outside of London has immediately collapsed on day one thanks to the worst train service imaginable. Privatised and broken services built for shareholder profits mean the UK is fundamentally not set up to handle a mobile workforce.

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Pilgrims Podcast @pilgrimspod.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🚨 New ep: Irow’s Barn Burner 🚨 🟢⚪ #PAFC 3-0 Barnsley 🔴🔴 🟢 Worldie from Oli minute 1 🚀 ⚪ Tykes crumble under Argyle press 🟢 TC homework pays off 🤓 ⚪ Curtis breaks duck, Pepple wows 🟢 Clean sheet: Pleggy & co impress 🔗 linktr.ee/pilgrimspodcast

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If Jazze Pha came out to say he pioneered AI and has been using it since the 90s I genuinely wouldn't bat an eyelid. Makes too much sense if anything

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I think you'd like it, although it looks rough by today's standards. It's also no Rick Dangerous

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Shocked at Mass Effect being on your list. That feels like a Kim-coded game all day long

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Victoria Line commuters would like a word with Mr. Music of Humanity over here

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

If this was meant to be absurdist comedy, it failed. If it was sincere, I think it's one of the saddest things I've ever read.

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Giuseppe Sollazzo @puntofisso.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

RELAUNCH – a new design for my #data newsletter "Quantum of Sollazzo". With 4,000+ subscribers, it's a little but strong community. Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com for a weekly data shot: AI, dataviz & journalism, tools, tutorials, and think pieces. #AI #opendata #ddj #datajournalism #dataviz

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A giant of the game, extremely sad to have lost him

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Have we had enough of his nonsense by now? He was bad enough during the Brexit aftermath, now it's getting ridiculous

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

As if being completely played off the park and disgracing yourselves with a sending off and constant diving isn't bad enough, having your worst player (Paredes) literally attacking opposition players at the final whistle is a generationally bad look. Spain deserved that so much #worldcup26

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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 19/07/2026

Close enough. Count it

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 14/07/2026

Phil lost the game in the headline 2-0 and was fired the next week

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I would argue it's Gareth Roberts' writing that sums up modern right-wing political journalism, an unfunny joke with no point (other than ruin the country I guess)

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The circular process of "market disruption" followed by short lived profit spikes only to eventually revert to a worse version of the thing it disrupted continues...

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"the establishment" in this context being "the slightest amount of scrutiny and accountability"

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Counterpoint: he never pivoted away

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I love that he's doing this, and it's a good excuse to post one of my favourite clips of Oliver from about 20 years ago having dinner with fellow comic Jenny Eclair. youtu.be/lmoK94FgYn4?...

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Diners - John Oliver and Jenny Eclair

YouTube video by VHS Video vault

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Well, on the one hand they were heavily beaten by the first serious team they came across following an inappropriate intervention that undermines the entire fabric of the sport. On the other, at least they can see that Pulisic is not at the same level as Messi.

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Oyarzabal not at the races in the slightest

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Oof the weird cut with the voice over...

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

"I've seen things you wouldn't believe... Shots in off the bar against Germany that weren't given... Failing to beat Iceland in a competitive setting... All those moments lost time, like tears in the rain"

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Interesting scheduling by the BBC to have Blade Runner wrap up before the England game

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I mean, Iran wasn't far off getting that treatment

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It's a fair shout, but my personal view is that USMNT are nowhere near as good as they're being hyped and they'll get a wake-up call with or without Balogun

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Absolutely, I'm surprised FIFA didn't set out a more comprehensive explanation to avoid this, but I also think they're brazen chancers who didn't bother with Cristiano, so why bother here

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

They do cite the relevant laws, and it can't be right that a call from the White House (which is what they're claiming) can overturn a sporting process, regardless of views on whether the red was warranted or not.

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Belgian FA have now issued a statement that has this whole affair bang to rights. FIFA can't point to vibes and feels to justify an entire process to be undermined in this way for a host nation, regardless of whether people thought the red was warranted or not.

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Suddenly a huge Belgium fan (until about 3am Wednesday)

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

"Everything is alright. It's fiiiine..."

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

At this rate he'll have to decide whether to play the quarters of the WC or a Champions League qualifier for Shamrock Rovers. Scenes

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Gruffalo in net surely. Huge upgrade on Pickford

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I've seen so many of the Peroni guy this world cup. "Can't believe Gordon doesn't just run straight and shoot from 40 yards" type stuff. Awful.

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Glad people with bigger reach than me also think this article is absolute nonsense

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

To be clear, Westminster *isn't* a postcode. It's an area. A postcode would be a series of letters and numbers. I mean I can't even with this...

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Seriously though, how is this man employed??

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

He'll definitely go to City, I don't think United can match the honk

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I wanted @fitbathatba.bsky.social to perform at the opening ceremony, but instead we got... Richard E Grant?

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Me after having to listen to 90 minutes of energy vampire Lee Dixon complain about literally everything in a no-pressure warmup match

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Sadboi Wrapped in Blanket

ALT: Sadboi Wrapped in Blanket

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Sam Roberts @onlysams21.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

...working in an Amazon factory, the return of Saturday jobs, and then (insanely) bring back National Service (?). Tell me your generation/class have never struggled to find work without telling me etc etc...

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