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James Williams
@jimbob44.bsky.social
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FPL (back to back 5k finishes 23-24/24-25); Newcastle United; Sheffield; Languages; Cats; Video games; Terrible jokes; GIFs from The Thick of It.
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jimbob44.bsky.social
Very little to gloat about this season in #FPL but last couple of weeks have clawed me back up the ranks (still 1m+).

Sneaking into the #GW16 100 Club thanks to a jammy triple captain and one of my best ever uses of a free transfer in Harry Wilson!

Just about makes up for the terrible free hit!
Fantasy Football team showing 101 points with Saka triple captain with 33, Bruno Fernandes with 13 and hero Harry Wilson with 16
December 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
jimbob44.bsky.social
Now relying on Donyell Malen to rescue my abysmal #FPL #GW13 free hit team... Would have played a chip either way so at least Haaland decided not to turn up!
November 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
jimbob44.bsky.social
A mixed day for the family yesterday but all in all an excellent first game at the new Everton ground #NUFC
View of Everton's new stadium from the east stand during Everton v Newcastle View of the outside of the Everton stadium
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
jimbob44.bsky.social
This is the last straw etc etc
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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thehistoryguy.bsky.social
'They were those like Sir Oswald Mosley who were fascinated by the spectacle of brutal power. They would like to use it themselves. They grovelled to Nazi dictatorship in order that they could make people in their turn grovel to them'

Winston Churchill, 1936
adambienkov.bsky.social Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Nov 11
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.

Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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eleanormorton.bsky.social
Football Chant Therapy For Men
(With @misterabk.bsky.social @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social @seanburkeshow.bsky.social @samlakecomedy.bsky.social @wsebag.bsky.social @bjalborough.bsky.social @cbthorburn.bsky.social and Chris Weir)

www.youtube.com/shorts/V20uv...
Football Chant Therapy #comedy #football #mentalhealth
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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theonion.com
In Memoriam:

Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
jimbob44.bsky.social
A film you've seen more than seven times with a gif
November 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
jimbob44.bsky.social
#FPL It's been slow going but steady green arrows up to just outside 3m 📈
#GW10 is mini wildcard time, 4 FTs spent: J Pedro and Gyökeres have been an unfortunate waste of space so rejigging post bench boost to a Mike Bassett 4-4-2.
Guehi, Mateta, Saka and Kroupi Jr come in, Romero and Reijnders. 👋🏻
FPL team of Raya; Gabriel, Guéhi, Senesi, Burn; Saka, Sarr, Semenyo, Bruno Fernandes; Mateta and Haaland (captain).
November 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
jimbob44.bsky.social
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
The cast of The Thick of It, series 3-4
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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noscoredraws.com
When Darwin Nunez left the Premier League we were bereft. He was easily the funnest guy to draw in the whole league, a manic embodiment of himbo golden retriever energy. Best of all though, he had a brilliant face.

Anyway, it’s early days, but I think we’ve found our new muse
October 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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toonpack.bsky.social
This is undoubtedly the best/most “nail on the head” cartoon I have seen in ages:
Cartoon of a Reform party politician
October 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
jimbob44.bsky.social
Crumpet Sematary 🥯🪦
adamcsharp.bsky.social Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Oct 16
My top suggestions of books to read this World Bread Day...

- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
October 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”

Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs
What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?
www.thenerve.news
October 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
The sort of cartoon you'd expect to see from me

www.worldofmoose.com/products/con...
Cartoon showing a man reading from a dictionary to another. He says "So, it turns out confirmation bias means exactly what I expected it to mean|"
October 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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sturdyalex.bsky.social
It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".
October 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
jimbob44.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
FIFA has decided to take no action against Israel.

President says "FIFA cannot resolve geopolitical issues."

FIFA has and still bans Russia.

FIFA is a disgrace, Israel need to be banned.
October 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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ianvisits.co.uk
In memoriam...
October 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
jimbob44.bsky.social
It's been a long 5 #FPL gameweeks... 8m+ rank and terrible form shown by Forest and Villa mean #GW6 is wildcard time.

Mostly popular picks but wanted Romero and some NUFC defence, predicting a goalless draw with Arsenal...😬

Plan to build up more transfers and boost the bench in 8 or 9. We'll see!
September 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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drjazztehara.bsky.social
Message from a Dr at St Thomas’ hospital:
Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9. 'I was the anaesthetic consultant on call at St Thomas' Hospital yesterday. It is on the south side of the bridge that these racists marched over for 5 hours; right under the windows of the hospital chanting their hateful, vitriolic, violent slogans. It was not lost on me that in our emergency handover meeting of around 15 people at 8am, I was one of only two white British members of staff. The NHS would collapse without the remarkable work that colleagues who are immigrants and the children of immigrants do. This "protest" was not peaceful as we know. Many broke through what were pretty puny barriers to get into the hospital grounds. Security (all non-white and being incredibly measured) had to fend them off at the main entrance. No police. No other help. Lots of very scared non-British workers inside the building. Lots of the staff on duty with me were really scared about getting home safely. Many booked rooms in the nurses' accommodation overnight because they didn't dare leave. I drove several to nearby stations to avoid what was by 5pm an intimidating, abusive, drunken rabble. Our chief exec sent a weak email on Thursday saying, effectively, everyone is valued in our hospital. She was nowhere to be seen on Saturday. Colleagues and I are going to write to her to say that the Trust's response before and on the day was wholly inadequate but I also think NHS leaders and the government need to denounce the overtly racist elements of the march (i.e. most of it) and publicly support non-British NHS workers. They must stop equivocating for fear of offending a group of the electorate that they foolishly think might vote for them, and take a damn stand. They are leaving a vacuum for the radical right; either fight or step aside and let someone else try to save the soul of the country. I was shocked to see lots of families with their teens proudly marching. People need to get involved and counter this appalling rhetoric. It's completely disgusting. We need to try to understand why they believe the far right's lies, counter those lies and offer a genuine alternative for ordinary people otherwise we will be in the US's shoes with Farage at the helm. I will do whatever I can to help in this cause but it is urgent. Labour are not doing anything effective. Those groups/parties planning to provide an alternative need to get their A's into G and start campaigning loudly. Farage spent the summer holding weekly press conferences while the government went on holiday. I felt embarrassed to call myself British in front of my incredibly brave but distressed colleagues yesterday. I'd welcome everyone's view about the most useful steps that I and others who are equally appalled by yesterday and the rise of the far right here can most usefully do to fight back. Wishing everyone a peaceful evening.
September 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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ofalafel.bsky.social
You join us live from Danny Dyer’s birthday drinks.
September 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
I hope this ishmael finds you whale
September 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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wearthepeace.bsky.social
A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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alkennedy.bsky.social
This is the face of a cartoon cat who is being confronted by its human owner when it still has the live goldfish swimming around in its mouth
aylwin.bsky.social Dr Toboggan's Ungodly Homunculus @aylwin.bsky.social · Sep 3
Worth it for the bit where Polanksi calls out Labours entitlement over people voting for them and Ed Balls pulls this face.
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM