KLydon
@lydonk.bsky.social
ᴱᵃʳᵗʰˡⁱⁿᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵒʷⁿᵉʳ ᵒᶠ ᵗʷᵒ ᵈᵒᵈᵍʸ ᵏⁿᵉᵉˢ | ᶜʰᵃʳᵗᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵇᵘⁱˡᵈⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵘʳᵛᵉʸᵒʳ | ᵒᶠᵗᵉⁿ ᶠᵒᵘⁿᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵃⁿᵍˢᵗ ᵒᵛᵉʳ ᵀʰᵉ ᴬʳˢᵉⁿᵃˡ🎗
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Someone asked me if the 97 years between the two Mansfield games is the longest period between two games for Arsenal playing an opponent in a competitive 1st team game.
The answer is no. There were 102 years between Arsenal playing Lincoln in Division 2 (6 March 1915) and the FA Cup (11 March 2017)
The answer is no. There were 102 years between Arsenal playing Lincoln in Division 2 (6 March 1915) and the FA Cup (11 March 2017)
February 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Someone asked me if the 97 years between the two Mansfield games is the longest period between two games for Arsenal playing an opponent in a competitive 1st team game.
The answer is no. There were 102 years between Arsenal playing Lincoln in Division 2 (6 March 1915) and the FA Cup (11 March 2017)
The answer is no. There were 102 years between Arsenal playing Lincoln in Division 2 (6 March 1915) and the FA Cup (11 March 2017)
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Lindsey Vonn is skiing with an injury that generally sidelines top athletes for about a year.
It’s an outrageous endeavor. So how is she able to do it?
Here’s why experts in sports medicine say it's doable ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
It’s an outrageous endeavor. So how is she able to do it?
Here’s why experts in sports medicine say it's doable ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Lindsey Vonn is skiing with an injury that generally sidelines top athletes for about a year.
It’s an outrageous endeavor. So how is she able to do it?
Here’s why experts in sports medicine say it's doable ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
It’s an outrageous endeavor. So how is she able to do it?
Here’s why experts in sports medicine say it's doable ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
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From France with love - The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde. Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
February 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM
From France with love - The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde. Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Thanks Julián Cordero for @despelote.game - a beautiful experience! 🇪🇨 ⚽
Cheers @dannyodwyer.bsky.social for reminding me about the game on the @noclipvideo.bsky.social Crewcast!🎙️
Cheers @dannyodwyer.bsky.social for reminding me about the game on the @noclipvideo.bsky.social Crewcast!🎙️
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Thanks Julián Cordero for @despelote.game - a beautiful experience! 🇪🇨 ⚽
Cheers @dannyodwyer.bsky.social for reminding me about the game on the @noclipvideo.bsky.social Crewcast!🎙️
Cheers @dannyodwyer.bsky.social for reminding me about the game on the @noclipvideo.bsky.social Crewcast!🎙️
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The console table with its prized photographs of the rich, powerful and compromised which lays out Jeffrey Epstein's "social Ponzi scheme". Fantastic piece by Paul Caruana Galizia and Kaye Wiggins as.ft.com/r/3d0a85b9-c...
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s social Ponzi scheme
[FREE TO READ] New emails reveal the convicted sex offender’s ability to fulfil the wants and needs of some of the world’s richest and most powerful people
as.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The console table with its prized photographs of the rich, powerful and compromised which lays out Jeffrey Epstein's "social Ponzi scheme". Fantastic piece by Paul Caruana Galizia and Kaye Wiggins as.ft.com/r/3d0a85b9-c...
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“Second, we will turn algorithmic manipulation and amplification of illegal content into a new criminal offence.
“Third, we will implement a hate and polarization footprint system to track, quantify, and expose how digital platforms fuel division and amplify hate.
2/3
“Third, we will implement a hate and polarization footprint system to track, quantify, and expose how digital platforms fuel division and amplify hate.
2/3
February 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
“Second, we will turn algorithmic manipulation and amplification of illegal content into a new criminal offence.
“Third, we will implement a hate and polarization footprint system to track, quantify, and expose how digital platforms fuel division and amplify hate.
2/3
“Third, we will implement a hate and polarization footprint system to track, quantify, and expose how digital platforms fuel division and amplify hate.
2/3
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Spain going for Musk too. PM Pedro Sánchez at the WGS earlier:
“Starting next week, my government will implement the following actions:
“First, we will change the law in Spain to hold platform executives legally accountable for many infringements taking place on their sites.
1/?
“Starting next week, my government will implement the following actions:
“First, we will change the law in Spain to hold platform executives legally accountable for many infringements taking place on their sites.
1/?
February 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Spain going for Musk too. PM Pedro Sánchez at the WGS earlier:
“Starting next week, my government will implement the following actions:
“First, we will change the law in Spain to hold platform executives legally accountable for many infringements taking place on their sites.
1/?
“Starting next week, my government will implement the following actions:
“First, we will change the law in Spain to hold platform executives legally accountable for many infringements taking place on their sites.
1/?
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I can't really believe it's nearly 40 years since *that* game on 4.3.87 at WHL. I was there that night and I'm still here now having been to most of the games in between. It's a massive night for The Arsenal tonight with Wembley awaiting for the victors...
February 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I can't really believe it's nearly 40 years since *that* game on 4.3.87 at WHL. I was there that night and I'm still here now having been to most of the games in between. It's a massive night for The Arsenal tonight with Wembley awaiting for the victors...
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🔴Too many cooks
⚪️Lack of chemistry = chaos (four 3-2s in January
🔴Fatigue (conceding shortly after scoring)
⚪️Variance
🔴Striker issue
This week’s column looks at bugs in the Arsenal software over the last month 👇🏻
⚪️Lack of chemistry = chaos (four 3-2s in January
🔴Fatigue (conceding shortly after scoring)
⚪️Variance
🔴Striker issue
This week’s column looks at bugs in the Arsenal software over the last month 👇🏻
January 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
🔴Too many cooks
⚪️Lack of chemistry = chaos (four 3-2s in January
🔴Fatigue (conceding shortly after scoring)
⚪️Variance
🔴Striker issue
This week’s column looks at bugs in the Arsenal software over the last month 👇🏻
⚪️Lack of chemistry = chaos (four 3-2s in January
🔴Fatigue (conceding shortly after scoring)
⚪️Variance
🔴Striker issue
This week’s column looks at bugs in the Arsenal software over the last month 👇🏻
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day: Why we must never forget the horrors of Auschwitz
Written after I visited Auschwitz concentration camp
My @SubstackInc from 2025
#HolocaustRemembranceDay #HolocaustMemorialDay
open.substack.com/pub/laythsta...
Written after I visited Auschwitz concentration camp
My @SubstackInc from 2025
#HolocaustRemembranceDay #HolocaustMemorialDay
open.substack.com/pub/laythsta...
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Why we must never forget the horrors of Auschwitz
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago on this day, January 27, 1945: read my account of when I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:23 PM
On Holocaust Remembrance Day: Why we must never forget the horrors of Auschwitz
Written after I visited Auschwitz concentration camp
My @SubstackInc from 2025
#HolocaustRemembranceDay #HolocaustMemorialDay
open.substack.com/pub/laythsta...
Written after I visited Auschwitz concentration camp
My @SubstackInc from 2025
#HolocaustRemembranceDay #HolocaustMemorialDay
open.substack.com/pub/laythsta...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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The world should not come here. There should not be a World Cup here.
I spoke out against the last World Cup because of concerns I had about human rights violations and it’s only right that I express the same concerns and condemnations now.
I spoke out against the last World Cup because of concerns I had about human rights violations and it’s only right that I express the same concerns and condemnations now.
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The world should not come here. There should not be a World Cup here.
I spoke out against the last World Cup because of concerns I had about human rights violations and it’s only right that I express the same concerns and condemnations now.
I spoke out against the last World Cup because of concerns I had about human rights violations and it’s only right that I express the same concerns and condemnations now.
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Can't hold a World Cup in a country where the dictator's secret police are executing peaceful protesters in the streets.
Wrote this in 2017 about the Russia 2018 World Cup and reposted it four years later about Qatar. In 2026, only the names have changed.*
Ultimately, nothing makes a difference, but you'll at least know you weren't part of it.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2017/12/01/w...
Ultimately, nothing makes a difference, but you'll at least know you weren't part of it.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2017/12/01/w...
Why it’s time to boycott the World Cup – Fifa corruption, human decency, sponsor weakness and Russia 2018
Sepp Blatter has gone, but Fifa hasn’t changed. His legacy will be on display next summer: a festival of football glorifying one of the world’s most appalling regimes. Enough is enough, it’s time t…
theuglygame.wordpress.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Can't hold a World Cup in a country where the dictator's secret police are executing peaceful protesters in the streets.
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By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
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FBref & Stathead Data Update | FBref is losing access to Opta data. That’s going to be a major bummer for people Sports-Reference.com www.sports-reference.com/blog/2026/01...
Sports Reference | Sports Stats, fast, easy, and up-to-date | Sports-Reference.com
Sports Stats, fast, easy, and up-to-date. A group of sites providing both basic and sabermetric statistics and resources for sports fans everywhere. Our aim is to be the easiest-to-use, fastest, most…
Sports-Reference.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:20 PM
FBref & Stathead Data Update | FBref is losing access to Opta data. That’s going to be a major bummer for people Sports-Reference.com www.sports-reference.com/blog/2026/01...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
"Almost an hour behind schedule, the US president arrives at the White House podium with a large binder of files that he calls a list of his "achievements"."
Instantly thought of 👇🏻
"Almost an hour behind schedule, the US president arrives at the White House podium with a large binder of files that he calls a list of his "achievements"."
Instantly thought of 👇🏻
January 20, 2026 at 7:22 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
"Almost an hour behind schedule, the US president arrives at the White House podium with a large binder of files that he calls a list of his "achievements"."
Instantly thought of 👇🏻
"Almost an hour behind schedule, the US president arrives at the White House podium with a large binder of files that he calls a list of his "achievements"."
Instantly thought of 👇🏻
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This is an earworm I am loving. A musical masterpiece from @fitbathatba.bsky.social all about Dennis Bergkamp.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_Q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_Q...
If Dennis Bergkamp Can... You Can Too
YouTube video by JJ Bull (FitbaThatba)
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is an earworm I am loving. A musical masterpiece from @fitbathatba.bsky.social all about Dennis Bergkamp.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_Q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_Q...
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For every 10 likes, I'll increase the size of the Arsenal cup in Thomas Frank's hands
January 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
For every 10 likes, I'll increase the size of the Arsenal cup in Thomas Frank's hands
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Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 3
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 3
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Isiah Whitlock Jr, best known for his role as Clay Davis on “The Wire,” has died. He was 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Isiah Whitlock Jr, best known for his role as Clay Davis on “The Wire,” has died. He was 71
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Arsenal 4 - Aston Villa 1
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Arsenal 4 - Aston Villa 1
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🔆 If architecture, history, photography and deep time stir something in you — join me on my ❄️ winter travels in my camper van.
Each Friday I send out the ✨wondrous✨ in my *Genius Loci Digest*.
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest
Andy Marshall is documenting his travels in his time-travelling camper van 🚐📸🏛
digest.andymarshall.co
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🔆 If architecture, history, photography and deep time stir something in you — join me on my ❄️ winter travels in my camper van.
Each Friday I send out the ✨wondrous✨ in my *Genius Loci Digest*.
Free to subscribe 👉
Each Friday I send out the ✨wondrous✨ in my *Genius Loci Digest*.
Free to subscribe 👉