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John Foot
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Historian specialised in contemporary Italy - has published books on Italian football, radical psychiatry (Franco Basaglia), Fascism. Book on the Red Brigades out in 2025. John-foot.com

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John Mackintosh Foot is an English academic historian specialising in Italy.

Source: Wikipedia
Political science 38%
Sociology 32%
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Weird Bristol @weirdbristol.bsky.social · 16h
In 2011, 190 years after his hanging in Bristol for the murder of Eliza Balsom, a funeral was held for John Horwood, the 19 year old whose skeleton had been kept in a Bristol University cupboard for almost two centuries. Many people now believe Horwood was not guilty of the crime.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18h
Amazing to me that Donald Trump has not been asked once to comment on this insanely Neo-Nazi post from his Homeland Security department, nor asked who are the 50 to 60 *million* US citizens that his DHS say they want to ‘deport.’

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Paul Foster @pfhistory.bsky.social · 1d
Or ‘police’ the polling stations with high levels of intimidatory force.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d
"The maximum time a prisoner can spend on remand is 182 days (six months). Yet Muraisi and Ahmed were arrested in November 2024, and are not due to be tried until June at the earliest, which means they will be remanded for 20 months."

Shameful.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com

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Daily Cannon @dailycannon.com · 1d
"Raheem Sterling is paid £325,000 a week by Chelsea"

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Ukrainian refugees have been accepted, but where is that same kindness and compassion to human beings from Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea?"

"Ukrainian refugees haven't been getting on small boats.."

"that's because they've been given safe & managed routes" 🎯

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 1d
I am hereby calling on Press Secretary Leavitt to stop blatantly lying to the American people.

A mother of three who is now dead very clearly backed up and turned the wheel to get away from an ICE officer illegally trying to open her car.

There must be an independent investigation.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d
The next Mussolini like move is to cancel elections.
jamin80.bsky.social jamin @jamin80.bsky.social · 1d
Oh look. Yesterday I wrote: "They're trying to provoke enough violence so they can declare martial law and cancel the elections altogether" and now he's taking the next step:

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d
Monthly users on X
May 2023: 24.3m
May 2024: 22.1m (-2.1m)
May 2025: 18.9m (-1.8m)

On this trajectory, the monthly X users in the UK could easily dip below 18m now & so may fall behind surprisingly high monthly users of LinkedIn (18.4m in 2025) by May 2026!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d
So an officer has his phone out recording obviously distracted, shoots a woman and calls her a “f’ing Bitch” and they think that HELPS the case?!?

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 1d
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”

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K M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social · 1d
Unconscious bias or racism in the Traitors. Not mentioned but also an issue are the number of ex-police officers or relations of officers in the current series...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Black contestants get a raw deal on The Traitors, that definitely is reality TV | Athena Kugblenu
We shouldn’t be surprised when our experiences on competitive TV shows or the football field are consistent with everyday life, says comedian and writer Athena Kugblenu
www.theguardian.com

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d
We only want racists to vote for us.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d
LORD HELP US.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d
It is incredible how Gary Neville shapes the post-game narrative (which begins during games) - if a penalty was a penalty or not, the outrage at something etc etc. This is then repeated ad nauseam in comments below articles etc etc.

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jamin @jamin80.bsky.social · 1d
Oh look. Yesterday I wrote: "They're trying to provoke enough violence so they can declare martial law and cancel the elections altogether" and now he's taking the next step:

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d
According to the guardian Liverpool ‘outplatex’ Arsenal despite having 0 (zero) shots on target.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 1d
“We’re going to continue generating sexualised images of children but you’ll have to pay for them” has to be the ultimate example of moral bankruptcy.

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David Ornstein @david-ornstein.bsky.social · 1d
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Bukayo Saka agrees new + improved 5yr contract at Arsenal. 24yo England int’l currently at #AFC until June 2027; fresh terms to summer 2031 in process of being finalised. Deal to recognise winger’s standing among Europe’s best 🚨
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/625...
Bukayo Saka agrees new five-year Arsenal contract
The latest deal will be at a level that recognises the 24-year-old's standing as one of the leading players in the Premier League and Europe
www.nytimes.com

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Paul Knepper @paulknepper.bsky.social · 2d
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 2d
Only Reform voters can save Labour

By Luke Akehurst
Only Reform voters can save Labour
A progressive coalition simply doesn't have the vote share
www.newstatesman.com

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Hayters TV @hayterstv.bsky.social · 2d
"I'm 100 per cent sure that if he knew what the injury might be, that he would never do that."🤷🏻‍♂️

Arne Slot REACTS to the incident between Gabriel Martinelli and Conor Bradley at the end of Liverpool's goalless draw with Arsenal🗣️

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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 2d
Slot: "I don't know Gabriel Martinelli but he comes across as a nice guy. The problem is, and it's a general problem, there is so much timewasting players get so desperate to score they THINK players are timewasting
"You cannot expect Martinelli to think so clear in the 94th min"

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 2d
#stoptheextremelybigboats

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David Ornstein @david-ornstein.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 Arsenal retain long-held Marc Guehi interest - most likely as summer option. #AFC discussing Crystal Palace defender + in touch with 25yo’s camp. Liverpool also want England international at end of season, Manchester City keen immediately 🚨@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
Arsenal retain Marc Guehi interest as option for summer transfer window
The Athletic reported earlier this week that Manchester City were weighing up whether to push for Guehi this month.
www.nytimes.com

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ML @weekendwarrior.bsky.social · 2d
Remember the Epstein files, lol? Yeah, we’re never seeing those.

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Don't just like it, share it. @peterspice.bsky.social · 2d
Reform UK's Tom Pickup, has been suspended by the party after posting in a far-right Whatsapp group where other members posted calls for Keir Starmer to be shot.

Don't just like it, share it.

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Reform Watch: Racism, racism and more racism
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
national.thelead.uk

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 2d
Lord Mandelson has criticised the EU stance on Trump's threats to Greenland. Perhaps he'd like to see it become a private island for American billionaires.