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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2h

“Last week (Sept. 15 to Sept. 21), Threads just edged out X in the average number of daily active users, according to Similarweb data, leading with 130.2 million daily users over X’s 130.1 million.”

www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...

Zuckerberg Vs. Musk: Meta’s Threads Topples X In Daily Active Users Worldwide

While the number of daily active users for Threads has steadily grown in the two years since it launched, X’s numbers have declined considerably.

www.forbes.com

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2h

On a side note, it’s always so interesting to note how much text-based platforms are given oversized influence by… writers. The vast majority of the population is influenced by instagram. And by extensions Threads is now more popular than X/Twitter. But both are largely ignored. Like YouTube.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2h

The writer may have made the write call in his own personal decisions, but that doesn’t mean the article itself isn’t a flawed concept.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Twitter shaping policy (questionable, in my opinion) is probably due to lazy journalists and TV producers not looking beyond their own Twitter feeds for stories and feedback. Twitter wasn’t made popular by politicians. It was made popular by the media.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Nope. Don’t support a platform that puts money in the pocket of fascists. It’s really that simple.

Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 1d

The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it is still shaping policy. So were we all wrong to leave?

Was the left wrong to leave X for BlueSky?

The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it's still shaping policy

www.newstatesman.com

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 20h

I’ll go to great lengths to avoid the international break.

Such as… Melrose and Bamburgh beech

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, but at what cost? I’ve never had less interest in the national team.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Well there we go. Another four years of Steve Clarke…

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Yup

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Turned the Scotland game on and gave up after five minutes. I’ve got nothing but admiration for the Tartan Army and their devotion to the national team, but Scotland under Steve Clarke are hard work.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Man Utd are technically doing better this season compared to this point last season.

Arsenal, Liverpool and most definitely Man City… are not.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 3d

German football has already rejected the prospect of playing games abroad, but what will La Liga, Serie A and eventually Premier League games around the world mean for the Bundesliga?

That’s the question I try to answer in this week’s newsletter:

Leaving the fans behind: What Serie A and La Liga games abroad means for the future of the Bundesliga

UEFA's decision to approve Spanish and Italian league games in the US and Australia could have huge ramifications on German football

gegenpressing.substack.com

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 3d

I think it’s a flawed concept too. I know Americans love the PL but PL games in front of American fans just isn’t the same thing as what the world loves about the PL. But… that doesn’t mean they won’t try. Think they wanted to let Spain/Italy go first, then they’ll follow.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 3d

German football has already rejected the prospect of playing games abroad, but what will La Liga, Serie A and eventually Premier League games around the world mean for the Bundesliga?

That’s the question I try to answer in this week’s newsletter:

Leaving the fans behind: What Serie A and La Liga games abroad means for the future of the Bundesliga

UEFA's decision to approve Spanish and Italian league games in the US and Australia could have huge ramifications on German football

gegenpressing.substack.com

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 3d

"The shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own..."

If in doubt, turn to Tolkien for wisdom.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Man City are in the midst of their worst start to a Premier League season since Pep Guardiola arrived at the club. And yet... Erling Haaland continues to break records.

A new video on how the striker seems to be dragging his team from one game to the next: tinyurl.com/3ztp94wp

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Manuel Veth @manuelveth.bsky.social · 4d

What's gone wrong for Florian Wirtz at Liverpool?

@sbienkowski.bsky.social break it all down for Gegenpressing

gegenpressing.substack.com/p/whats-gone...

What's gone wrong for Florian Wirtz at Liverpool?

On the first bonus show of the week, Manu and Stefan shake things up a little bit and cast their eye over the Premier League.

gegenpressing.substack.com

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah I've noticed a lot of it recently.

Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 4d

What a wild article for the BBC to write 😂

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Manuel Veth @manuelveth.bsky.social · 5d

New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. This week @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I chat:

🐂Leipzig hold BVB to a 1-1 draw in Dortmund
🦅Frankfurt continue to struggle
🐻Could Bayern win the treble?
🧹Bilal El Khannouss impresses for Stuttgart

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIPN...

Bayern thump helpless Frankfurt, Dortmund and Leipzig share the points

YouTube video by The Gegenpressing Podcast

www.youtube.com

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 6d

That's not very Dortmund-y of him...

Bundesliga news – Bulinews.com @bulinews.com · 6d

Julian Ryerson reveals he gave away his Champions League silver medal, as finishing second doesn’t interest him. #BVB

"I've given away my Champions League medal" – Dortmund star not interested in finishing second

Julian Ryerson reveals he gave away his Champions League silver medal, as finishing second doesn’t interest him.

bulinews.com

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 6d

Probably worth noting that Haaland has now either scored or assisted 67% of Man City’s league goals this season. He’s world class. So I guess that’s not too surprising. But it is a bit weird that all of Guardiola’s other forwards are just a bit… meh. If there’s a plan I’m not sure we’re seeing it.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 6d

Wasn’t terribly impressed with Man City today. Created very little, struggled to pin Brentford back and aside from a great Haaland goal (which was a real solo effort) did nothing to win the game. Neville spent the game moaning about Brentford, but I thought they probably deserved a point.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 6d

Yeah, feels like a really weird and poorly executed trend.