Frank’s Wild Spurs 🏆
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Lawyer (the government kind), Ottawa guy, Saskatchewan expat, pronoun libertarian, Tottenham Hotspur bore. Personal account. Non-partisan at work. Views are not those of my employer, obviously.
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Lawyer (the government kind), Ottawa guy, Saskatchewan expat, pronoun libertarian, Tottenham Hotspur bore. Personal account. Non-partisan at work. Views are not those of my employer, obviously.
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Dear Legal BlueSky: It will be my mission, in part, to convert you into becoming a fan of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
If you are #Spurscurious, welcome!
If not, also welcome, but may I suggest muting the following words: Spurs, Tottenham, COYS, Ange, and Sonny.
If you are #Spurscurious, welcome!
If not, also welcome, but may I suggest muting the following words: Spurs, Tottenham, COYS, Ange, and Sonny.
Nothing says SUPERBOWL TAILGATE PARTAY like yogurt.
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Nothing says SUPERBOWL TAILGATE PARTAY like yogurt.
All my (limited) fighter jet knowledge comes via my uncle, who flew CF-18s for the CAF and was a Bombardier fighter pilot trainer.
He once landed on an aircraft carrier and also survived an ejection over a desert. He’s done it all.
He once landed on an aircraft carrier and also survived an ejection over a desert. He’s done it all.
February 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
All my (limited) fighter jet knowledge comes via my uncle, who flew CF-18s for the CAF and was a Bombardier fighter pilot trainer.
He once landed on an aircraft carrier and also survived an ejection over a desert. He’s done it all.
He once landed on an aircraft carrier and also survived an ejection over a desert. He’s done it all.
They finally found a use case!
Crypto bringing back kidnapping for ransom globally is… not good.
February 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
They finally found a use case!
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Alright. Fine.
Fighter aircraft AMA, as someone who independently reviewed Canada's choices in 2012-2014 and 2019.
Go!
Fighter aircraft AMA, as someone who independently reviewed Canada's choices in 2012-2014 and 2019.
Go!
February 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Alright. Fine.
Fighter aircraft AMA, as someone who independently reviewed Canada's choices in 2012-2014 and 2019.
Go!
Fighter aircraft AMA, as someone who independently reviewed Canada's choices in 2012-2014 and 2019.
Go!
My mentions:
The F35 is the only thing that will save us from Russian domination!
Or something like that.
The F35 is the only thing that will save us from Russian domination!
Or something like that.
February 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
My mentions:
The F35 is the only thing that will save us from Russian domination!
Or something like that.
The F35 is the only thing that will save us from Russian domination!
Or something like that.
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“No place for politics in political decisions” is itself a political position
CBC continues to scold Canadians on the need to keep our "politics" out of the discussion on whether we get strong-armed into buying the F-35.
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
No place for politics in F-35 cockpits as Canadian fighter jet pilots get ready to train at U.S. base | CBC News
While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force head to Luke Air Force Base in A...
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“No place for politics in political decisions” is itself a political position
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What is happening at the Lane
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
What is happening at the Lane
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🇺🇦✈️ Ukraine will receive 250 new combat aircraft: 150 Gripen and 100 Rafale. After the war, Ukraine will also actively develop civil aviation, — Zelensky
February 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
🇺🇦✈️ Ukraine will receive 250 new combat aircraft: 150 Gripen and 100 Rafale. After the war, Ukraine will also actively develop civil aviation, — Zelensky
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BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
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The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Hot Olympic skiing take:
Whether Vonn should have competed with her torn ACL and whether it contributed to her crash are two different issues. It looks like she clipped a gate and landed sideways, something which could have happened to anyone. It’s not at all clear that the injury was a factor.
Whether Vonn should have competed with her torn ACL and whether it contributed to her crash are two different issues. It looks like she clipped a gate and landed sideways, something which could have happened to anyone. It’s not at all clear that the injury was a factor.
February 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Hot Olympic skiing take:
Whether Vonn should have competed with her torn ACL and whether it contributed to her crash are two different issues. It looks like she clipped a gate and landed sideways, something which could have happened to anyone. It’s not at all clear that the injury was a factor.
Whether Vonn should have competed with her torn ACL and whether it contributed to her crash are two different issues. It looks like she clipped a gate and landed sideways, something which could have happened to anyone. It’s not at all clear that the injury was a factor.
Lynda Carter is a class act.
Catherine O’Hara… she was great. I always liked her attitude. I hadn’t seen this in years and a fan shared it with me. May her memory be a blessing.
February 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Lynda Carter is a class act.
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i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
Good god. Awful.
Lindsey Vonn crashes early in Olympic downhill, taken off the mountain in a helicopter
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn, racing on a badly injured left knee, crashed early in the Olympic downhill Sunday and was taken off the course in a helicopter after the 41-year-old American recei...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn, racing on a badly injured left knee, crashed early in the Olympic downhill Sunday and was taken off the course in a helicopter after the 41-year-old American recei...
Lindsey Vonn crashes early in Olympic downhill, taken off the mountain in a helicopter
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn, racing on a badly injured left knee, crashed early in the Olympic downhill on Sunday and was taken off the course by a helicopter after the 41-year-old American received medical attention on the snow.
www.wral.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Good god. Awful.
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Once again, I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats do not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn
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February 8, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Once again, I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats do not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn
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I hope there are many, many criminal trials after this era ends.
But deep down I know there won’t be.
But deep down I know there won’t be.
February 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I hope there are many, many criminal trials after this era ends.
But deep down I know there won’t be.
But deep down I know there won’t be.
Gulls are jerkasses.
A couple of weeks ago @sesmith.lol demanded I capture baby harbor seal activation noises and I failed until about 20 minutes ago
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Gulls are jerkasses.
This is the stuff.
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
This is the stuff.
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Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
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A day in the life of a Spurs fan
February 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
A day in the life of a Spurs fan
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Fabio Paratici isn't quoted saying anything about Spurs' ownership, but his leaving them two months after he was appointed to join a "serious set of owners" says volumes. www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
‘Fiorentina have a serious set of owners’: Fabio Paratici on why he left Tottenham (Gift Article)
Paratici has revealed Fiorentina’s late owner Rocco Commisso didn’t persuade him to leave Tottenham. It was the other way around.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Fabio Paratici isn't quoted saying anything about Spurs' ownership, but his leaving them two months after he was appointed to join a "serious set of owners" says volumes. www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
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accountability for these crimes against humanity should be a platform for any dem who wants my vote. and i don’t mean truth and reconciliation. i mean the force of criminal justice. abolish the gulags, punish the perpetrators.
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
accountability for these crimes against humanity should be a platform for any dem who wants my vote. and i don’t mean truth and reconciliation. i mean the force of criminal justice. abolish the gulags, punish the perpetrators.
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just a reminder that the united states is essentially operating a network of torture camps holding individuals in arbitrary detention, without access to appeal and rarely to counsel.
February 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
just a reminder that the united states is essentially operating a network of torture camps holding individuals in arbitrary detention, without access to appeal and rarely to counsel.