@birdwatcher11.bsky.social
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Finally found the right word to describe so much of what is happening right now:
Trashism
Trashism
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Finally found the right word to describe so much of what is happening right now:
Trashism
Trashism
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Oh look. A ball over the top to a striker who is known to feast on those. And he scores. Quelle surprise.
January 20, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Oh look. A ball over the top to a striker who is known to feast on those. And he scores. Quelle surprise.
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Heard this mentioned by @arseblog.com & @gunnerblog.bsky.social on the Arsecast and couldn't believe it but here are the PL goals for Arsenal so far...
Gyokeres: 5
Trossard: 5
Saka: 4
Rice: 4
Eze: 4
Merino: 3
Zubimendi: 3
Gabriel: 3
OG: 3
Timber: 2
Martinelli: 1
Jesus: 1
Odegaard: 1
Calafiori: 1
Gyokeres: 5
Trossard: 5
Saka: 4
Rice: 4
Eze: 4
Merino: 3
Zubimendi: 3
Gabriel: 3
OG: 3
Timber: 2
Martinelli: 1
Jesus: 1
Odegaard: 1
Calafiori: 1
January 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Heard this mentioned by @arseblog.com & @gunnerblog.bsky.social on the Arsecast and couldn't believe it but here are the PL goals for Arsenal so far...
Gyokeres: 5
Trossard: 5
Saka: 4
Rice: 4
Eze: 4
Merino: 3
Zubimendi: 3
Gabriel: 3
OG: 3
Timber: 2
Martinelli: 1
Jesus: 1
Odegaard: 1
Calafiori: 1
Gyokeres: 5
Trossard: 5
Saka: 4
Rice: 4
Eze: 4
Merino: 3
Zubimendi: 3
Gabriel: 3
OG: 3
Timber: 2
Martinelli: 1
Jesus: 1
Odegaard: 1
Calafiori: 1
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I’m not to blame but I am responsible. I wrote this during the protests & riots after the murder of George Floyd. What I knew then is what I know now: that we all matter or none of us do.
Please read this.
And act accordingly.
Courage. Use it.
www.sunjournal.com/2020/06/07/i...
Please read this.
And act accordingly.
Courage. Use it.
www.sunjournal.com/2020/06/07/i...
I’m a cop. I won’t fight a ‘war’ on crime the way I fought the war on terror.
The failed strategy I participated in for years as a CIA officer is not how to police people I consider my neighbors. It's not how to police at all.
www.sunjournal.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I’m not to blame but I am responsible. I wrote this during the protests & riots after the murder of George Floyd. What I knew then is what I know now: that we all matter or none of us do.
Please read this.
And act accordingly.
Courage. Use it.
www.sunjournal.com/2020/06/07/i...
Please read this.
And act accordingly.
Courage. Use it.
www.sunjournal.com/2020/06/07/i...
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For some additional context, here are the points dropped by the top 6 teams over the last 5 games:
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
For some additional context, here are the points dropped by the top 6 teams over the last 5 games:
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
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Finally got these stats together for the Liverpool game...
Gabriel had most def & attacking value for Arsenal from his tackles & interceptions (3.3 each)
Rice had 2nd highest def value (3.1) but they didn't convert into attacking value (1.3)
Timber & Hincapie had 2nd highest attacking value (2.1)
Gabriel had most def & attacking value for Arsenal from his tackles & interceptions (3.3 each)
Rice had 2nd highest def value (3.1) but they didn't convert into attacking value (1.3)
Timber & Hincapie had 2nd highest attacking value (2.1)
January 17, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Finally got these stats together for the Liverpool game...
Gabriel had most def & attacking value for Arsenal from his tackles & interceptions (3.3 each)
Rice had 2nd highest def value (3.1) but they didn't convert into attacking value (1.3)
Timber & Hincapie had 2nd highest attacking value (2.1)
Gabriel had most def & attacking value for Arsenal from his tackles & interceptions (3.3 each)
Rice had 2nd highest def value (3.1) but they didn't convert into attacking value (1.3)
Timber & Hincapie had 2nd highest attacking value (2.1)
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Basically he always knows who's watching him and is moving away from that defender into the blind spot of another.
This gives him a >1 step advantage when the ball is played to him, more than enough space for a striker of his quality to finish a chance.
This gives him a >1 step advantage when the ball is played to him, more than enough space for a striker of his quality to finish a chance.
Things Haaland does very well off the ball
1. Doesn't engage CBs to appear non-threatening
2. Constantly moving away from the CB who can see him
3. Lives off the shoulder of the 2nd CB, giving 1st CB the impression he's being guarded
4. Is always aware of who's watching him and where they are
1. Doesn't engage CBs to appear non-threatening
2. Constantly moving away from the CB who can see him
3. Lives off the shoulder of the 2nd CB, giving 1st CB the impression he's being guarded
4. Is always aware of who's watching him and where they are
January 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Basically he always knows who's watching him and is moving away from that defender into the blind spot of another.
This gives him a >1 step advantage when the ball is played to him, more than enough space for a striker of his quality to finish a chance.
This gives him a >1 step advantage when the ball is played to him, more than enough space for a striker of his quality to finish a chance.
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This seems to strongly suggest that the incoming president of UVA doctored his CV to the edge of outright dishonesty, and that the most recent changes came months before Jim Ryan was forced, as if they were made in anticipation in Ryan’s removal. augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...
How UVA’s presidential search missed what took us an hour to find
Inside Higher Ed frames the controversy surrounding Scott C. Beardsley's appointment as the University of Virginia's president.
augustafreepress.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This seems to strongly suggest that the incoming president of UVA doctored his CV to the edge of outright dishonesty, and that the most recent changes came months before Jim Ryan was forced, as if they were made in anticipation in Ryan’s removal. augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...
The NewsHour is TV journalism at its best. Everyone who’s not familiar with the broadcast should check it out and see how much better it is than what the networks have to offer.
The financial instability of The NewsHour is a civic crisis. PBS’s flagship nightly news broadcast can’t fund a weekend broadcast or keep its last bureau — Phoenix — open.
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The NewsHour is TV journalism at its best. Everyone who’s not familiar with the broadcast should check it out and see how much better it is than what the networks have to offer.
@royalsociety.org is defending misogyny and fascism the right way - by Ezra Klein
This is just embarrassing. If the Royal Society is not going to make a stand on CSAM, what would it ever take a stand on?
So image manipulation in science papers is now OK, I take it.
Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president - www.ft.com/content/088b...
via @FT
Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president - www.ft.com/content/088b...
via @FT
January 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
@royalsociety.org is defending misogyny and fascism the right way - by Ezra Klein
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This is just embarrassing. If the Royal Society is not going to make a stand on CSAM, what would it ever take a stand on?
So image manipulation in science papers is now OK, I take it.
Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president - www.ft.com/content/088b...
via @FT
Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president - www.ft.com/content/088b...
via @FT
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This is just embarrassing. If the Royal Society is not going to make a stand on CSAM, what would it ever take a stand on?
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Arsenal are getting into positions for a cutback more than in almost any season under Mikel Arteta. And they are not scoring goals from those spots.
A key factor in that has to be that their striker is not getting on the end of those deliveries.
A key factor in that has to be that their striker is not getting on the end of those deliveries.
Arsenal's cutback problem explained: Why Gunners' attack is faltering
Arsenal are successively executing one of the most dangerous attacking moves in soccer more than any other team, but with little to show for it
www.cbssports.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Arsenal are getting into positions for a cutback more than in almost any season under Mikel Arteta. And they are not scoring goals from those spots.
A key factor in that has to be that their striker is not getting on the end of those deliveries.
A key factor in that has to be that their striker is not getting on the end of those deliveries.
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Main problem with this long and well-documented article is that it leaves out the semi secret business negotiations
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Main problem with this long and well-documented article is that it leaves out the semi secret business negotiations
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This may look like tea but it’s actually a mug of Emi Martinez’s tears. A Goodly Morning to all those who celebrate.
December 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This may look like tea but it’s actually a mug of Emi Martinez’s tears. A Goodly Morning to all those who celebrate.
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Attempted aura farming turns into awkward interactions with children
Sir David Attenborough "Bird courtships are one of the most spectacular dramatic sequences you can get, here's a bird with desparate courtship display for attention"
#Arsenal 🔴⚪
#Arsenal 🔴⚪
December 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Attempted aura farming turns into awkward interactions with children
Someone else will have to write it first, and @nytimes.com will follow suit.
Main problem with this long and well-documented article is that it leaves out the semi secret business negotiations
December 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Someone else will have to write it first, and @nytimes.com will follow suit.
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7 goals each for
⚽ Trossard
⚽ Gyokeres
⚽ Saka
30 total goal contributions between the 3 with Arsenal top of the Premier League & Champions League.
Some players could be doing better but they're not doing bad.
⚽ Trossard
⚽ Gyokeres
⚽ Saka
30 total goal contributions between the 3 with Arsenal top of the Premier League & Champions League.
Some players could be doing better but they're not doing bad.
December 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
7 goals each for
⚽ Trossard
⚽ Gyokeres
⚽ Saka
30 total goal contributions between the 3 with Arsenal top of the Premier League & Champions League.
Some players could be doing better but they're not doing bad.
⚽ Trossard
⚽ Gyokeres
⚽ Saka
30 total goal contributions between the 3 with Arsenal top of the Premier League & Champions League.
Some players could be doing better but they're not doing bad.
I have the “In Covid’s Wake” PDF and this section floored me. Here is some of the surrounding content — and citations. The professors cited laundered Twitter Files claims in their discussion of the Murthy v Missouri case — they stuck the *outcome of the case* in a footnote while centering the lies.
December 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
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Former head of trust and safety at Twitter, Yoel Roth, demonstrating the intellectual dishonesty of “In Covid’s Wake” by showing how they distorted his own words to make them say the opposite of what he was arguing.
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Former head of trust and safety at Twitter, Yoel Roth, demonstrating the intellectual dishonesty of “In Covid’s Wake” by showing how they distorted his own words to make them say the opposite of what he was arguing.
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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(1/2) President Trump and his administration have spent the past year repressing free expression, targeting artists, journalists, and comedians, and erasing the history of Americans whose contributions made our nation better and more just.
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
(1/2) President Trump and his administration have spent the past year repressing free expression, targeting artists, journalists, and comedians, and erasing the history of Americans whose contributions made our nation better and more just.
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(2/2) President Kennedy proudly stood for justice, peace, equality, dignity, diversity, and compassion for those who suffer. President Trump stands in opposition to these values, and his name should not be placed alongside President Kennedy's.
Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump’s handpicked board has voted to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
(2/2) President Kennedy proudly stood for justice, peace, equality, dignity, diversity, and compassion for those who suffer. President Trump stands in opposition to these values, and his name should not be placed alongside President Kennedy's.
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1. Wow
2. Shocked not shocked
2. Shocked not shocked
ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
1. Wow
2. Shocked not shocked
2. Shocked not shocked