Russell Holden
russinthezone.bsky.social
Russell Holden
@russinthezone.bsky.social
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Author. Researcher, Lecturer, Mentor and Broadcaster on issues where Sport and Politics overlap. Cricket, Jazz and dog lover.
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This is a measured, weary, cutting piece. I won't cherry-pick a screenshot, there's enough disdain in here for everyone involved. Read the whole thing.
Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? | Jonathan Liew
Could not agree more.
The tone of language about Andrew and the royals is sickening. They’ve had a ‘tough’ day? It’s ’distracting attention‘ from their activities? ‘Difficult headlines’? Seriously: they are not the victims here. Have some respect for those who are.
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Anything @heidimaurer.bsky.social is involved in will be dynamic, considered and inspiring & this is a particularly significant agenda. And it's just so good to see #Teaching&Learning centred again.
Call for Papers for @ecpr.bsky.social @ecprsgeu.bsky.social section “Teaching in EU Studies in the Digital Age”

to explore how AI, digitalisation & new pedagogies are reshaping #EU Studies

more info: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
deadline: 10 December 2025
Teaching in EU studies in the digital age
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
Thanks for pointing this out.
Another damaging Trumpian action.
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The World Cup has increasingly become a tool of authoritarian regimes, political corruption, and plain and simple grift. That it looks like the US is going to be the most extreme example of all this yet says volumes about the world in general.
Five of the nine African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup are on a *proposed* US travel ban list
Next summer could prove to be very interesting and the start of Trump's undoing.
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So sad.

Jane Goodall.
Jilly Cooper
Diane Keaton

All in one week.

God, now balance the books:
Trump
Putin
Netanyahu
Sorry to have missed this.
Congratulations and what a relief. #Nobel #Peace #Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.
Why is this threat to players and fans being ignored yet again. #ICC #NZvBAN
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More articles from #ptg2025 are now live❗

If you’ve missed parts of the conference or want to dive deeper into the key discussions, our talented journalists
@karimzidan.com, Steve Menary, and Lars Jørgensen have you covered👇

www.playthegame.org/news/
Any idea what Welsh Fire will be called?
So young Zidane opts for Algeria.
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I heard her speak once in Cambridge and she opened her talk- as I'm sure she did many talks- with a chimpanzee call.

And I know that she's taught so many people so much but on that day, she taught me there was more than one way to be an academic.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
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Seems the weak kneed politicians are more afraid of people like these...than the type that shoot innocent women and children queuing for food!! #ToriesGone401
#HopeNotHate
#BrexitTheElephant
#BrexorsisimNow
Find yourself a nice chunk of time and if you like cricket this will be well spent.
A new paper from @rlwjones.bsky.social has just been published about coverage of county cricket, based on interviews with current journalists & content producers.

Richard first presented this at our conference in Feb so it's great to see it out in the world!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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CRN member Pamela Jabbar wants to hear about your experiences of belonging and unbelonging in sport. Details below:
A must read.
🚨 New Report - Hit for Six: The Danger Zone 🚨

🏏🌍 Following on from the original Hit for Six report, The Danger Zone is a stark reminder of the existential threat to cricket from climate breakdown.

Read more on our blog:
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