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Promotor and collector of all things referee. My book & magazine collection: www.libib.com/u/benbalin Will do research too if you ask nicely 😉 Amateur mushroom photographer

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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 18h
Connections Puzzle #1215 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟩🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Good one, well crafted.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 18h
Wordle 1.937 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨 🟨⬛🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. And I finally achieved a 100-day streak. Strewth!
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 21h
It’s more important you are okay. Cameras can be replaced. Elbows can’t. But yeah, that elbow will be sore. Second day’s always the worst… Rooting for you ❤️‍🩹
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 21h
Oy, ouch! That sounds terrible. Hope you’re all right🙏🏻🤞
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There is a lot of doom in the air around the twin existential threats of AI and climate change. Can we use this moment of rapid infrastructure expansion to kickstart our transition to clean energy? My full conversation with climate tech expert Steph Speirs is live on YouTube now!
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Can the AI Power Problem Lead to a Cleaner Future? (with Steph Speirs)
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1214 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Everybody knows purple, obviously
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wordle 1.936 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. Shows I’m capable of mediocrity
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
CATtitude
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’ve been surprised myself. An exceptionally dry summer, and even now there’s been some rain, it’s still not enough. But the number, variety and, frankly, size of mushrooms seen this early this year is amazing. Some of these fly agarics were like 25-30 cm tall. Puffballs by the thousands, too.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1213 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Lots to taunt me as looking US-centric, but apart from yellow, it wasn’t too bad from a non-US perspective
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wordle 1.935 3/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. All based on a rather vague idea
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just the opposite here. Haven’t seen as many and as large fly agarics as I have this year. To prove it, here’s just a small sample from yesterday:
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1212 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 That purple group, I don’t buy it
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wordle 1.934 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟨🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. No stimulants were used to enhance this performance
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1211 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 My ears always prick up at the word ‘auction’. Alas, no lots for sale, my paddle useless, no gavel coming down…
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wordle 1.933 4/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. Time to retreat to my cabana
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Haha, ja 😂 Maar dat colbertje, Rolph, kijk toch eens! 🥰
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fraaie kaart. Gouda ook zichtbaar. Ik heb er nog wel een paar als je ze wilt hebben…
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Het tenue van de grensrechter 😍😍😍
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1210 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟦🟨 🟪🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I don’t know head (waiter) in this meaning. And blue of course very US-centric.
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Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ours latest episode is now live with author Chris Hunt speaking about his new book, ‘Escape from Holland’ The book features characters from the realms of sport & beyond as they find their way to safety against the 1940 Nazi invasion of Holland Listen here: www.sportinhistory.com/pages/bssh-p...
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The Sport in History Podcast | British Society of Sports History
The Sport in History Podcast helps publicise your research with the public and wider academic community.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wordle 1.932 4/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. Like this structure, but it rankles me that I didn’t find the word earlier
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nice! Looking forward to learning your opinion on Mark Clattenburg’s book.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1209 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fun, good red herrings, but ultimately rather easy
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wordle 1.931 3/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. I took an interest in this one, perhaps too much so
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1208 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wouldn’t know blue without looking them up. Which I did.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wordle 1.930 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. Feeling a bit blue and don’t know where to go to. Maybe I should go where fashion sits
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1207 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟩🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 A sequences round! Purple, that is
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wordle 1.929 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Five. Had a good stream, errr streak of three going. Oh well
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1206 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 A great purple group! Compliments to the makers 👍
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1.928 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. Only a toe in the water, not the whole way
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nice one! By the way, I’ll be in Edinburgh late October. You wouldn’t perchance be there yourself, would you?
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tree-lined avenues?😉
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don’t think I should branch off into comedy, no
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1205 🟪🟪🟪🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Once I had green, it was easier. Blue obviously very US-centric.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1.927 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. Or should I say ‘tree’?
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.maptap.gg September 27 99🔥 98🔥 99🔥 100🎯 100🎯 Final score: 995
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1204 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 I started looking for clans but found dynasties
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wordle 1.926 3/6 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. About time. I’d been drifting away from low scores
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1203 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 That was cool!
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wordle 1.925 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Five. No songs or poems will be written about this
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Paddenstoelen zijn nooit saai!
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Most riveting thing I've seen all week
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actually, the reviews were poor. A score lower than 3 stars on Trustpilot for a bookseller is not something to boast about. Like for @bookscraiccake.bsky.social, they’re on my no-no list.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thanks for the warning. I’ve been tempted to buy titles from them but was put off by the reviews on Abebooks. Good to know those are true.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ja, ik moet nog verzendkosten betalen, maar dat vind ik geen probleem. Inderdaad, ze zijn vrij zeldzaam. Echt zoiets dat je na een jaar wegdoet. Had ik de mijne bewaard, zou ik er al zo’n 30 hebben gehad…
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1202 🟨🟪🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue mostly in the US, I guess
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Zes euro per stuk. Maar dat vond ik te veel. Ik heb oudere pasjes uit andere landen voor minder. We zijn uitgekomen op vier.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wordle 1.924 2/6 🟨⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Two. Not hiding my light under a bush
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yep, komen mijn kant op 😊
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