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Ian Watoop

Ian Watoop

@watoop.bsky.social

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Inevitably will be posting about UK politics or board games. Not a big fan of where the human race has taken the planet at the moment. Trying hard to keep the lights on in dark times.

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Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 16h

I'm old enough to remember when Infantino was seen as the great hope against corruption in FIFA.

Charlie Beckett @charliebeckett.bsky.social · 16h

We know where this headed don't we? www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

Gianni Infantino to award FIFA’s inaugural peace prize at Washington’s World Cup 2026 draw

FIFA president Gianni Infantino will present the inaugural award at next month's World Cup draw in Washington DC.

www.nytimes.com

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 17h

You won't hear of him again as Cartlidge never regenerates.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 21h

Note also how "the left must be wary of reading too much into this result" vs "symbolises a huge political shift for the right".

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 23h

This for instance:

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 23h

I must admit I find the same thing with many US newspapers and magazines. The typography / design makes them look unappealing on news stands.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder what Labour will 'realise' today.
Perhaps that having positive vision, ideas and energy is a better electoral strategy than trying to be a lite version of your opponents.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

First rule of board game purchasing.
When a slew of OOP 'grail' games hit the secondary market, check the bgg forum for news of a reprint.
Hello Tigris and Euphrates.
#boardgames

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

Confused. I thought the Right admired Putin etc.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

And he does it every day - so only 3.5 years or so.......

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

It feels like it. I suspect 650 will be his total listenership if he carries on with it.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

True to form, Labour will 'realise' it's a bad idea circa 2027.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

Turned on Matt Chorley on Radio 5 Live.
Admittedly there was a vaguely interesting piece about Starmer and social media.
And then he's still doing the "let's find a listener in every constituency in the country".
This is the worst content idea ever thought up - no one cares!! And it's still going.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

All this nonsense about "economic growth" will solve all our problems.
No it won't and no it didn't.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

It's very sad to see things play out exactly as expected. Throughout the election campaign, everyone sensible was saying "just level with the British people about how much money was going to be needed to sort stuff out after Brexit". Oh, and be honest about how sh*t Brexit was.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 1d

Everything with the Labour Govt seems to be happening in 'slow time'.
Ages after everyone has realised something, they then suddenly appear to have a revelation.
I fully expect a speech about "the need to support our world class university sector and international students" some time around 2027.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 2d

One stark thing that the purging of the media in the US has demonstrated is how astonishingly easy it is to get sacked there.
Nothing to do with performance, behaviour etc - if the company wants you gone, you're out the door immediately.
Underlines why unions, workers' rights etc are so important.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, we're now in the "but it wasn't the right kind of Brexit" phase of Brexit catastrophe denial.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 3d

I agree - a bit of a hidden gem this one. Really like the semi-coop aspect and the feeling of having to constantly struggle to keep alive.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 4d

Every time I catch a bit of "Have I Got News for You", I think:
1) How completely 'phoned in' it is
2) Why do they book guests who just say what the news stories are - as they can't 'be funny' or 'edgy' because of their day jobs (supposedly impartial political correspondents etc)?

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 4d

I always think of the start of Interstellar, where schoolchildren are taught that the moon landings were fake, while the planet dies around them.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 4d

I think (hope) it's going for a wry comment about how horrendous he was but it can also be read as a diminishing of child abuse.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 4d

I read that yesterday and thought it ... odd.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 5d

Just watched House of Dynamite having seen the terrible reviews.
I thought it was a tense and interesting film which shows us just how close we all are to the potential end of the planet.

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 5d

I remember they used to sell it in supermarkets - which I found pretty astonishing. A couple of drops on or in anything is all you need. I can imagine so many domestic incidents after the family food shop......

Ian Watoop @watoop.bsky.social · 5d

Sounds a little like climate change denial, Chris.