This is a measured, weary, cutting piece. I won't cherry-pick a screenshot, there's enough disdain in here for everyone involved. Read the whole thing.

The tone of language about Andrew and the royals is sickening. They’ve had a ‘tough’ day? It’s ’distracting attention‘ from their activities? ‘Difficult headlines’? Seriously: they are not the victims here. Have some respect for those who are.

Call for Papers for @ecpr.bsky.social @ecprsgeu.bsky.social section “Teaching in EU Studies in the Digital Age”

to explore how AI, digitalisation & new pedagogies are reshaping #EU Studies

more info: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
deadline: 10 December 2025

Five of the nine African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup are on a *proposed* US travel ban list

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

A new paper from @rlwjones.bsky.social has just been published about coverage of county cricket, based on interviews with current journalists & content producers.

Richard first presented this at our conference in Feb so it's great to see it out in the world!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🚨 New Report - Hit for Six: The Danger Zone 🚨

🏏🌍 Following on from the original Hit for Six report, The Danger Zone is a stark reminder of the existential threat to cricket from climate breakdown.

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