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.
Hans Island
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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.
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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.
I Don't Want It by Ween on Apple Music
Song · 2003 · Duration 3:25
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February 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
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Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Trippier totally sold that light contact come on.
February 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Trippier totally sold that light contact come on.
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On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader
🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader