Al
@btown85.bsky.social
Berlin based Yorkshireman with a love for Leeds United, Rugby League and Cricket. And a (liberal yoghurt knitting) opinion on everything. A politics addict in recovery.
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Simon Jordan here, speaking from inside his great big glass house: "I think we live in a society now where there's far too many people who don't have the experience, don't have the substance, don't have the gravitas, don't know what they're talking about and are masquerading as experts."
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Simon Jordan here, speaking from inside his great big glass house: "I think we live in a society now where there's far too many people who don't have the experience, don't have the substance, don't have the gravitas, don't know what they're talking about and are masquerading as experts."
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
Looking at the table, weād have been above newcastle if weād held on there. And genuinely seems a bit unfair, and annoying, that weāre not all but safe already.
February 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Looking at the table, weād have been above newcastle if weād held on there. And genuinely seems a bit unfair, and annoying, that weāre not all but safe already.
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The moral panic about young men is the new version of āUKIP is winning over former Labour votersā (also a Goodwin argument). Both rely on anecdote more than data, and do significant damage to public understanding of the radical right. Young men are the second *least* pro-Reform group in the UK.
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The moral panic about young men is the new version of āUKIP is winning over former Labour votersā (also a Goodwin argument). Both rely on anecdote more than data, and do significant damage to public understanding of the radical right. Young men are the second *least* pro-Reform group in the UK.
Erm, youāre missing a certain leeds United number 9ā¦
February 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Erm, youāre missing a certain leeds United number 9ā¦
This football club. Magnificent to a man tonight. No place like home
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This football club. Magnificent to a man tonight. No place like home
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He looks like the notepad next to the landline.
February 6, 2026 at 9:21 AM
He looks like the notepad next to the landline.
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Child at the podium: āA woo woo woo.ā
Mamdani: Thatās how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our cityāand what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: Thatās how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our cityāand what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: āA woo woo woo.ā
Mamdani: Thatās how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our cityāand what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: Thatās how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our cityāand what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Ah, to be honest Iād not even bothered seeing how far ahead theyād finished š
February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Ah, to be honest Iād not even bothered seeing how far ahead theyād finished š
Genuine question, do we have a case for suing them?
Leicester City deducted six points for PSR breaches in 2023-24.
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Genuine question, do we have a case for suing them?
The absolute entitlement of thisā¦
February 5, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The absolute entitlement of thisā¦
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The SĆ”nchez šŖšø government has
- built Europe's boom economy
- hiked minimum wage from ā¬736 to ā¬1221
- cut insecure work from c.30% to c.13%
- regularised, not demonised, migrants
- stood up for human rights
- refused to humiliate itself before Trump
No wonder Musk hates it.
- built Europe's boom economy
- hiked minimum wage from ā¬736 to ā¬1221
- cut insecure work from c.30% to c.13%
- regularised, not demonised, migrants
- stood up for human rights
- refused to humiliate itself before Trump
No wonder Musk hates it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The SĆ”nchez šŖšø government has
- built Europe's boom economy
- hiked minimum wage from ā¬736 to ā¬1221
- cut insecure work from c.30% to c.13%
- regularised, not demonised, migrants
- stood up for human rights
- refused to humiliate itself before Trump
No wonder Musk hates it.
- built Europe's boom economy
- hiked minimum wage from ā¬736 to ā¬1221
- cut insecure work from c.30% to c.13%
- regularised, not demonised, migrants
- stood up for human rights
- refused to humiliate itself before Trump
No wonder Musk hates it.
Should have left darlow on the halfway line
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Should have left darlow on the halfway line
Taken the kids to London for couple of day. Leeds fans of a certain vintage will be shocked to see this former classy establishment, opposite our Airbnb near kings x, is now a trendy gastro pub š
February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Taken the kids to London for couple of day. Leeds fans of a certain vintage will be shocked to see this former classy establishment, opposite our Airbnb near kings x, is now a trendy gastro pub š
The final sentence šš
February 2, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The final sentence šš
Just remembered I put this on yesterday. Glad I forgot during the Chelsea game to be honest šš
February 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Just remembered I put this on yesterday. Glad I forgot during the Chelsea game to be honest šš
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Faces in the crowd provide confirmation that these are scenes everyone wants to see
February 1, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Faces in the crowd provide confirmation that these are scenes everyone wants to see
Very heart warming to hear the peacock break into a rendition of āgo get your fathers gunā after cheering every Chelsea goal šš
January 31, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Very heart warming to hear the peacock break into a rendition of āgo get your fathers gunā after cheering every Chelsea goal šš
Just stepped off the plane in Manchester and eldest gasped as if sheād just arrived in Ibiza mid summer. āDad, itās SO much warmer hereā
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Just stepped off the plane in Manchester and eldest gasped as if sheād just arrived in Ibiza mid summer. āDad, itās SO much warmer hereā
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That 1999 Arsenal match I didnāt meet a single Leeds fan about wanted us to win pre match. We all wanted them to win the league. But something changed. They started singing āyouāll win fuck all againā at us.
How we laughed when they won fuck all that season
How we laughed when they won fuck all that season
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM
That 1999 Arsenal match I didnāt meet a single Leeds fan about wanted us to win pre match. We all wanted them to win the league. But something changed. They started singing āyouāll win fuck all againā at us.
How we laughed when they won fuck all that season
How we laughed when they won fuck all that season
Oh if they drop points you know this is getting referenced by Lego head
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Oh if they drop points you know this is getting referenced by Lego head