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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have argued for some years that one of the key problems with having football clubs owned by foreign rulers isn't just their limitless wealth, it's the special legal status it confers on them. www.ft.com/content/1256...

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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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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know everyone will have an opinion and be outraged that [TV programme] is omitted... but bloody hell I can't believe Mr Robot isn't in here, it's a top 5 for me

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 20/09/2026

I don't think we disdain the center-right enough. First, they rode nativist populist tigers to power to get their tax cuts and deregulation; Then, they lost control of their own parties to those tigers; Now, they sit in lucrative jobs as columnists writing about how it's all the left's fault.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 08/09/2026

Easy to follow guide from the British press

An elderly lady being carried away by the police, labelled intimidating, and two black clad, balaclava wearing men standing in front of someone’s car, staring at them.

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026

So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok.

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John Robb official @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Krankenhaus Festival 2026 : Live Review of Sea Power's eclectic and perfectly curated festival of cutting-edge and brilliant acts, with added owls and birds of prey! louderthanwar.com/krankenhaus-...

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Krankenhaus Festival 2026 review

Krankenhaus Festival 2026 review of cutting edge festiva

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

@krankenhausfest.bsky.social, love what you've done with the place... Fourth time here and it never lets you down. Wouldn't rather be anywhere else

Bird watching walk at Krankenhaus festival, run by the brilliant Jon Carter of the BTO

Light installation at Krankenhaus festival

Krankenhaus festival, outside the barn (main stage)

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is an outrageous failure from Andy Burnham and this Labour Government. He says they "don't know the remedy." It's obvious to almost anyone. Nationalise water companies. Tax fossil fuel companies. Invest in renewables. Labour selling us down the river to please their donors as country burns.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 14/10/2023

🌓🌎🌞 <-- lunar eclipse  🌎🌓🌞 <-- solar eclipse  🌎🌞🌗 <-- apocalypse

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I pledge my support and (literally zero) influence

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Chris Weatherspoon @cweatherspoon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hard to take stock when new twists are flying in every hour but football could well be witnessing the real-time defenestration of a FIFA president who less than a fortnight ago thought himself invincible and the mastermind behind "the best show in the world". Delicious hubris

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Brilliant. About time someone showed some backbone

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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Gotta admit, I never thought UEFA had the bollocks.

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FairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

No one owns football. It is the common property of humanity. FIFA plans to sell off its tournaments to private equity. It is not FIFA's to sell. Our statement: rebootfifa.com/news/reboot-...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens

Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I contributed to the crowdfunder for this record and got early access. Shearwater is one of my "die on the hill" bands, an all-time favourite and I don't say that lightly. I strongly encourage anyone to spend time with their back catalogue and the new record, it's wonderful.

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Fingers crossed they have the will power... FIFA can't be allowed to continue in it's current guise, that's been apparent for years

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Does anyone know why WAFCON fixtures are absent on the LiveScore app?

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A genuine "shut up and take my money" moment

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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A half-time show is an anti-football abomination. Players have gone through their career used to normal break. That rhythm disrupted, in the biggest game of their careers. It's of a piece with absurdly high ticket prices and Balogun controversy - Fifa ushering this through.

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I honestly don't think I could handle being trapped in the stadium while FIFA staged the World Cup final. I don't think the reward of the game would be worth it. #WorldCup

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If England win tomorrow... 2023 (women's WC): England v Spain final 2024 (men's Euros): England v Spain final 2025 (women's Euros): England v Spain final 2026 (men's WC): England v Spain final You can thank me later for jinxing it. #WorldCup

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We at @josimarfootball.bsky.social are delighted to welcome @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social as a new contributor, with this exceptional essay about the 2026 World Cup, "the moment when the process of reclaiming and reforming the governance of football begins". Must-read.

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Dystopia - josimarfootball.com

Every World Cup is meant to have a legacy, this one could be the moment when the process of reclaiming and reforming the governance of football begins.

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

That's 128 games you f'king psychopath. I'm a Northampton fan. If I want to watch us play 128 games it would take me 2.75 league seasons, home and away. It's too much football for a month.

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

As a science person following football from the side-lines, the overall impression I'm getting is that #VAR is ultimately a confounding variable. Meaning, it affects all aspects of, and directly impacts the outcome of, the game, in unpredictable ways, that cast doubt on the eventual results.

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

100% this. Every single time.

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The song that always, always, always lifts my spirits youtu.be/KjF320jy7Zs?...

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Radio Song

YouTube video by The Felice Brothers - Topic

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Football unites the world.

A montage of front pages of newspapers and magazines from the UK, Spain, France, Japan, Italy, Germany and the US, all of them criticising Fifa president Gianni Infantino for his "capitulation" to Donald Trump in the Balogun affair.

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

There have been 96 World Cup games since 11th June... That's more than a quarter of a whole 9 month Premier League season. Is it anyone wonder we're all knackered?

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 07/07/2026

"This is another stunt from Nigel Farage. He knew the grift was going to catch up with him eventually, so he's pulled the trigger instead." Green Party leader Zack Polanski on Farage's resignation and forced by-election.

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This was always how the creeping sterilisation of football was going to evolve. The spirit of the game has been replaced with an uncompromising need for perfection. VAR, turning a match into a "event", high prices... It's elite football as Entertainment, not Sport, and "the customer is always right"

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

If the US team beat Belgium with Balogun in their team, there will be an invisible asterisk against their name for the rest of this tournament, and all the fancy legalese in the world ain't going to change that. The laws of the game have always been about balancing the...

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

There's so much to dislike about this world cup's corporate entertainment culture, but the one that I can't stand is the spectators who turn their back on the game in order to celebrate into the camera. Makes my skin crawl

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This afternoon on UD, on the Balogun scandal and why Gianni Infantino may have opened a can of worms that he'll find difficult to push back closed. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-dirty-...

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The Dirty Cup: Will Infantino's Corrupt Overreach Ultimately Cost Him the Top Job?

FIFA's decision to let Folarin Balogun play for the US against Belgium has opened a can of worms which they may find difficult to close again.

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FairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

FIFA broke its rules to favour the US team. The @nytimes.com reports this happened after Trump called Infantino and pressed him on the issue. We will be submitting an updated complaint to FIFA's ethics committee on this matter. You can add your name to that complaint here 👇 rebootfifa.com/sign/

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Infantino isn’t fit to lead FIFA.  And FIFA isn’t fit to govern football. Agree? Add your name now >>

Add your name to our mass complaint

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

For three days in a row the heat record for June has been broken in the UK. The same story right across Europe. Any attempts at this key moment to slow climate action is utterly indefensible. We need day one action to accelerate our climate ambition from Andy Burnham.

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

First game of football I ever watched

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Very proud to be on the advisory board for this campaign. If of interest, please sign and share. ——— Infantino isn’t fit to lead FIFA.  And FIFA isn’t fit to govern football. Agree? Add your name to this mass complaint: rebootfifa.com/sign?utm_sou...

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Infantino isn’t fit to lead FIFA.  And FIFA isn’t fit to govern football. Agree? Add your name now >>

Add your name to our mass complaint

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"Terrorism" on the left. "Protest" on the right.

People sitting with "I support Palestine Action" placards

"STREET FURY Protesters hurl bins & bricks in clash with riot cops injuring 11 as two arrested amid outrage over Henry Nowak murder" Headline and still in The Sun

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⳽ⳑⲇⳕⲛⲉ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

regular reminder: keir starmer quite literally told the left, and progressive voters, to leave. he told us he did not want our votes.

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Starmer: If you don't like Labour changes leave

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour has changed permanently under his leadership.

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 08/05/2026

One of David Attenborough's best speeches. Today we're celebrating the 100th Birthday of the humanist and naturalist David Attenborough! Thank you for a lifetime of inspirational broadcasting and devotion to science and the natural world.

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Peter Blake @peterblake.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Bob Wilson Anchorman, by Half Man Half Biscuit on the John Peel show sometime in 2000. I didn't know songwriters could do that. #HMHB

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