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Isabel Rogers @isabelrogers.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Can't be the first to say this, but (and yay UEFA - brilliant) this works equally well if you swap out "football" for maybe "water" or "a stable climate". Look at me being the revolutionary socialist. "No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."

The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in
FIFA competitions, football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the international calendar, every decision on competition formats and every decision shaping the future of football is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.
This model has no place in world football. Football's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain.
Europe's position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Annual pilgrimage to Deershed Festival to do admin and childcare help for an arborist friend who runs tree climbing event. Always joyous. The event itself - wholesome. Nature could not evolve a more perfect party animal than the arborist. Core strength for days, liver like an industrial filter.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

That feeling when, with two Old World armies part built, I want to convert the new Ogors to make Ogre Kingdoms.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Inside that FBLTHP is a sweating, dying cosplayer. I salute them for their sacrifice. (Also, woo Matt!)

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

That moment when you start subscribe to music streaming for the first time and, faced with infinite music suggestions, realise you're into prog.

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Corey Press @coreypress.com · 20/04/2026

"Sergeant, what inspires you?" Walking Tank from @westfaliaminis.bsky.social for @trenchcrusade.bsky.social Never start a project hungry. #miniaturepainting #trenchcrusade #beans #nerdlings #minipainting

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Louise Sugden @roguehobbies.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

HERES THE REEVEEAALL!! Warhammer and Polly-Pocket (or i guess in this case Mighty Max) Are together at last! This is a project i've had in the back of my mind for YEARS so im super pleased to finally have it done, and i gotta say it's been the most fun to play with lol #warhammer #warhammer40k

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Wargamer @wargamer.com · 17/12/2025

The Finnish Foundation for Economic Education just awarded one student $30k to fund her doctoral research into Warhammer’s worldbuilding ⬇️ #Warhammer #Warhammer40k #TabletopGaming www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40...

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It's now possible to get a PhD in Warhammer studies (and get paid for it)

The Finnish Foundation for Economic Education just awarded one student $30k to fund her doctoral research into Warhammer's worldbuilding.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Just listened to The Rhesus Chart by @cstross.bsky.social more than a decade late, and /what/ an ending. Intensely cool.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Just visited the Newark Bookshop in the English town of the same name. It has a small but /immaculately/ chosen SF and graphic novel selection. #books #bookshop.

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Mollie Russell @spookysyntax.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Genuinely quite excited to see a version of Standard that isn't all Izzet and Mono Red. Also @tjohnlinward.bsky.social has done a great job on the writeup here.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

One of my favourite things on YouTube is seeing creators getting older, calmer, and more humanist: youtu.be/L9_dKfB30Gc?...

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Horror and the Weird West

YouTube video by KBash

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Wargamer @wargamer.com · 27/05/2025

Rubbish Star Wars board games - we love 'em. Well, all right, 'love' isn't the right word, but roasting them is a rare delight. www.wargamer.com/bad-star-war... #starwars #boardgames

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Of all Star Wars' many licensed board games, here are the worst

We’ve covered the best, now here’s the rest - the cheesier the branding and the worse the application of the Star Wars theme, the better.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Decided to read some TS Elliot, found The Hollow Men on a poetry blog, saw it had comments turned on, discovered this rollercoaster of a comment. Holy shit.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Unexpected side effect of 40k fandom (and reading Dan Abnett in particular) - being (re)introduced to some fabulous poetry. Ulysses by Lord Tennyson is a fucking jam. poets.org/poem/ulysses

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Ulysses

It little profits that an idle king,

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The family cat, Nick, died yesterday. It's not clear how - we just found him dead in the back garden, not a mark on him. He was a wonderful beast. Born in a hedge, we never expected to domesticate him, but he grew into the most sociable, human centred cat I've ever known. We're all very sad.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your CV? Me, a games journalist: I've got something to fill it, but it's under embargo.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Great feature by @caelyn.bsky.social about the #Warhammer World Championship boycotts, and the tension between the claim that 'Warhammer is for everyone' and the reality of traveling to America under its current administration: www.rascal.news/players-boyc... #nerdlings

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Players boycott the World Championships of Warhammer because of Trump

Deportation is for everyone.

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

In the UK, there is still no law that stops trans people from using the toilets that match their gender. That includes after the UK Supreme Court ruling on 16 April 2025, which the usual suspects are already trying to twist into a bathroom ban. 👉🏻 tacc.org.uk/2025/04/23/t...

Trans Advocacy
& Complaint Collective
Toilet Hysteria Isn't Law: Why Trans People in the UK Can Still
Pee in Peace
MADDIE / 23 APRIL 2025 /
LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, RIGHTS ADVOCACY
(Yes, Even After the Supreme Court Ruling)

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Gonders @gonders.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Mantic have dropped the news on this one now, and so can I. This is the champion for the trident realms for the kings of war Champions game. A commission from Mantic for their studio. #nerdlings #warmongers #kingsofwar

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

No seriously, give this a try. The Discord is new and you will have *incredibly good odds* to win some cool RPG stuff. This isn't the only competition we're running!

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Nat Smith 💫 @stottybairn.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Had the absolute pleasure of editing @tjohnlinward.bsky.social's Nine Sols retrospective. One of those pieces that's a privilege to read before everyone else. Take a look! www.pcgamesn.com/nine-sols/in...

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The best Metroidvania since Hollow Knight came from the least likely developer

Red Candle’s creative director explains how an obscure Taiwanese studio went from cult horror games to Metroidvania soulslike Nine Sols.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I've seen many people suggest that tabletop games firms can "just make games in America". Well, here's an interview with someone who's doing /just that/ - who put years and over a million dollars into building just the minimum viable version of a factory. This is what it really takes.

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Wargamer @wargamer.com · 12/04/2025

Just build it in America? Industry veteran Daniel Block has built a factory so he can make his new wargame @zeogenesis.com on American soil - he explains why tariffs put it all in jeopardy: www.wargamer.com/zeo-genesis/... #miniaturewargame #wargames #tariffs #manufacturing #nerdlings

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Hot new wargame Zeo Genesis is all-American - but tariffs could still kill it.

Daniel Block “simply would not have started” his ambitious American miniature making company if Trump’s tariffs had been in place earlier.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

A flight of ibis, scoop winged, recurve necks, white on sky white, heading around the knot for the mudflats off Far Arnside.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The reveals coming out of Adepticon are pure fire this year. Cathay and Space Wolves from GW, Steamforged absolutely killing it for Warmachine, the Banished for Halo Flashpoint, Battletech Gothic... #nerdlings #adepticon

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Want to shout out this great video by @roguehobbies.bsky.social - it gave me the confidence to try out 3d sculpting, and it's going great so far youtu.be/Lna6m_kdH30?... #nerdlings #sculpting

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I Learned How to 3D Sculpt my own Minis in 7 DAYS! (And YOU can too!)

YouTube video by Rogue Hobbies

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Remember Mighty Max? Whoever said 'What if Polly Pocket, but for boys?' was a genius.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

As someone who writes for a living, and wants to use this site (in part) to crow about my and my colleague's work, this is so good. It also makes it easier for me to use BSky as a research tool to discover interesting stories, and simply keep up with the world.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

For videogames, Pokémon For cartoons, Digimon. Haven't played the Digimon card game, so can't compare that to Pokémon TCG. For monster design, Pokémon if we're just talking about the 90s, those were tight designs. But now that Pokémon is also a mess, Digimon's wackiness is more of a vibe.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Passive aggressive Nasa data hints we could be living in a nicer neighbourhood, if we put some actual effort into getting promoted.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

New data from NASA spring break party hits we could be living inside a K hole.

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Wargamer @wargamer.com · 18/03/2025

#1 takeaway from our interview with the developers of the upcoming Warhammer: The Horus Heresy RPG - this game cannot come out soon enough. We are frothing in anticipation. We are biting our knuckles. Just check it: www.wargamer.com/warhammer-ho... #ttrpg #horusheresy #warhammer40k #nerdlings.

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The new Warhammer Horus Heresy RPG will let you “render enemy fleets to ash”

The upcoming Warhammer tabletop RPG promises all the drama and action of the Horus Heresy novels - learn more in our exclusive interview.

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Tim Linward @tjohnlinward.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

One thing I absolutely did not remember about The Lion King - the slow mo fight scene at the end.

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Caelyn @caelyn.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Please share and help if you can! The timing on all this has been really rough.

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