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Michael von Herff

@vonherff.bsky.social
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“We must delight in each other… rejoice together, mourn together, labor, and suffer together, always having before our eyes…our community as members of the same body. So shall we keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace...”

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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 5h
i.e., get rid of
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 5h
Who from the Anfield Wrap would you call if you had to move a body?
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 6h
“A familiar feature of fascism is the transformation of politics into spectacle. Fascism wants to reduce active citizens into voyeurs—especially voyeurs of cruelty and death. Such degradation of a democratic public is key to fascism’s project and to its success.” www.thebulwark.com/p/hegseth-wa...
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Hegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff Film
Neo-fascism as spectacles of violence.
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Martin Fitzgerald @4hundredblows.bsky.social · 6h
A typically smart assessment of Jackie Kennedy by Michelle Obama inpursuit.substack.com/p/jacqueline...
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Jacqueline Kennedy by Michelle Obama
We should care for this country as we would our children
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sensational work Nick. I honestly think your story could be the basis for the script of a future production of “A Very British Scandal”. It certainly meets the standard.
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Nick Harris @sportingintel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Manchester City are now officially guilty of sustained corruption over decades. What next? sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/manchester...
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Manchester City are now officially guilty of sustained corruption over decades. What next?
This post will be short and not particularly sweet.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
what did he say?
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They have their bots hard at work
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Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
you can hold food poisoning to account and still admire the lasagne
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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So after years of insisting to the point of demanding corrections of anyone saying Manchester City is owned by the UAE and not a private investment of “his highness” sheikh Mansour, City will now insist in its appeal that City is actually owned by the UAE. Riiiggghhht then. 🥸
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You’re very welcome. Thank you for putting so much thought into this over the last number of days. I’ve been thinking that the next decision for the PL is whether to opt for chemotherapy or denial that the cancer is even in the body. Regardless of the route, they choose it is not without consequence
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's very good.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The Premier League has taken this process deadly seriously. The Independent Commission have taken their time to make sure they get it right". While many of us are discussing punishment, the bigger issue for the PL is deterrence: what sanction will ensure no is ever tempted to do this in future
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Neither, however, can you remove the stain of shame that comes "when everybody knows the truth". @knoxharrington.bsky.social is right though- everyone loses.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Can we just simplify the branding of City's success over the past 15 years as "The billion dollar sham"? (i know the currency isn't right but it rolls of the tongue so nicely...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You know that scene in The Godfather where Michael goes to the trattoria bathroom, retrieves a pistol, and shoots those 2 guys in the head? This is 100X better. Maybe more.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The problem is that sports are a social construct. If mention of your club only invites ridicule among everyone else the memories quickly slip into something shameful. As a Canadian who believed Ben Johnson and a Red who stuck up for Luis Suarez, I know whereof I speak.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
That needs to be the practical framing for this. It's not reallocating titles, it's about establishing what you are prepared to do to make sure this doesn't happen again. That's what the LA Clippers' penalty was about, that's what the SMU Football "death penalty" was about - so it should be here.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Superb from Daniel. In our anger and desire for punishment, we must not overlook the obligation that the PL has to ensure the penalty is a deterrent to future situations where owners are tempted to break the rules, commit fraud to cover it up and then refuse to cooperate when investigated.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“To Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar: We know who you are and we refuse to let you benefit from this University's concealment.” Exceptional work by the Cornell student paper. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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Andrew Beasley @andrewbeasleyfootball.com · 28/09/2026
Roberto Mancini said the quiet part out loud
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Mancini refers to ‘double’ Manchester City contract and says it ‘isn’t my problem’
Roberto Mancini has appeared to acknowledge he had ‘a double contract’ when he managed Manchester City
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I’m expecting many readers to opt only for novels written before 2024. Constantly wondering if a particular phrase was AI generated interrupts the enjoyment of reading. Sadly the only way to guarantee against this is to read stuff written before the tech existed www.ft.com/content/f100...
ft.com
Did AI write this? It’s getting harder to tell
Detection software offers quick answers, but the risk of false positives and the stigma of being accused are leading to societal mistrust in the written word
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barry novibes @iaindowie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
going to pop my assorted thoughts about the city stuff in a thread here as and when. safe to say, a very dark day, compounded for me personally by the news breaking as i'd dragged myself into work on about three hours sleep with both toothache and food poisoning, so i'm having a grand old time.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You are grasping ar straws. I have been there too. We just don’t want to believe it. But it has been true - more true than what has been reported - for longer than any of us want. It has tainted a whole era, but football still survives.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good point. An escalation option is a good idea. Another alternative is relegation and only able to petition for reinstatement in the PL after two years. No Europe, obviously.
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Neil Atkinson @knoxharrington.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's very important to make the argument City shouldn't be relegated but should be expelled. The EFL should get to choose whether it takes them and at what tier. The bad faith dealings have impacted many sides that are currently EFL teams.
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As I’ve long said, Ruth was a genius. The value of Jane Leavy’s biography is it restores that to him. He was not Paul Bunyan, and his achievements were not an accident. He was a genius.
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Mikehausen ⚒️ @mikehausen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On this special day, a big shout out to @sportingintel.bsky.social, who's been reporting on Man City's cheating for years now. The abuse I've seen this guy subjected to over on Muskistan from City supporters was vile and prolonged. Well done and thank you for not backing down!!
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
stevie
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 24/09/2026
Oh my God
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Christopher Gray @cmgrayb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just an amazing long form rebuttal
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Never forget (Scott Olson/Getty)
2024 campaign yard signs that says "TRUMP LOW PRICES. KAMALA HIGH PRICES"
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Q.: Who was the anonymous source for the story that JD Vance was the anonymous source for the story Trump hated? Nasty infighting and backstabbing in Trump world. You hate to see it. www.status.news/p/white-hous...
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The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Is anyone else worried about Scott? He continues to look unwell...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
OLD: Where's Waldo? NEW: Where's Natalie? ANSWER: On Marine One with Trump as he returned to the White House last night #TravelWithNatalie (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
pic of Ms Harp on the chopper with Trump
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mark Carney gets to attach himself to every piece of good news - even the stuff that he has no role in!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
LMAO -- White House official Peter Navarro calls on Trump administration to boycott Fox News, citing the network's firing of Maria Bartiromo
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Tony Evans @tonyevans92a.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For late crew
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En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
good point, why has Western medicine steadfastly refused to embrace the potential of magic
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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Woman who pushed the Tara Reade hoax continues to try to screw Democrats Pushing that obvious ratfuckery should have given her a reputation like that of her co-conspirator Ryan Grim Was she a knowing participant, or an easily manipulated sucker? Either way she should be relegated to RT
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Exactly my recollection. A very duty-bound guy.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Humility is never a bad thing. If that is the case, and he can bring everyone together rather than sideline expertise we have, then it can only be a positive move.
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I would be really happy about this. He was so important at key moments, but I also sense he's a guy doesn't let personal ambition (i.e., ego) override his instincts about whether the circumstances were conducive to his abilities (stepping back to make room for Schmadke aka Kloppo as DoF).
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron
Trump speaking at UN — MS NOW chyron reads: Trump touts being a peacemaker while asking if he should annihilate Iran
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Neil Atkinson @knoxharrington.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Mad how Pascal Gross is going to win the PFA POTY.
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AndCouldHePlay7 @andcouldheplay7.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The rest of the Premier League seeing Set Pieces FC get battered by Brighton.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator: If It Bleeds...
ALT: Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator: If It Bleeds...
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Michael von Herff @vonherff.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
OpenAI expects to burn $280bn by 2030 Sam Altman: “Guys, we’ve gotta slow down on the AI, k? Totally unrelated to our financials and burn-rate…”
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Shana @shanamd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good.
The future pope at a party with a caption “they don’t know I’m the future pope”
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 18/09/2026
Peltola +20
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The Unquiet Ghost of Andrew S. @shoutingboy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Like right now our government is rounding people up and putting them in concentration camps where they die of disease and neglect, so I kind of feel like our top priority has to be electing politicians who oppose us doing that
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