David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

The first and last word on any of the Saudi soup takers.

Outstanding

Extraordinary that the government is going to go into the next election having spent tens of billions of pounds on an ID card system that will be unpopular *and* produce no noticeable improvements to everyday life instead of renationalising the water industry.
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Bumping this now Kogan has been officially confirmed at football's first regulator.

MUNDIAL Magazine wouldn’t have started, grown and eventually become what it was without it. It also allowed a load of people to incorrectly call us hipsters, but I’ve met some incredibly talented and brilliant people and my life is all the better for it. Real shame Musk ruined it for everyone 😉

Robert Jenrick refuses to drink Um Bongo , preferring R Whites instead

When someone accuses someone else of being a “champagne socialist” what they’re actually doing is holding that other person to a standard they would never hold themselves to.
In other words, “I can be an a—- & it’s ok but you are a disgrace for not being 100% perfect. How dare you!”

WHAT ELSE YOU GONNA DO ON A SATURDAY? The world’s greatest cup competition is coming to Hampton, as the Beavers look to make it into the 1st Round Proper for only the fifth time in their 104-year history.

The Bev is gonna be great on Saturday, you should come👇

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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

This is utterly heartbreaking. Too sad for words. A direct result of underfunding the NHS.

@finneyqpr.bsky.social Hi Paul. I’m realiably informed you’re one of the good guys when it comes to QPR podcasts. I have a question for you? Could you DM an email address?

Watch this delivery worker outrun ICE goons.

It's like a cartoon, and the bad guys lose.

Excellent.

Absolutely correct. It’s a fucking awful idea. Be fine if we could trust our
Police but we can’t. It will simply further divide communities as people are stopped randomly every day and flash their IDs. It’ll become even more Dystopian.

I would have no particular objection to having an ID card in a sane country.

However.

📸 A closer look at the special kits that our boys SK Brann will be wearing in the Europe League when the league phase kicks off tonight.

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

The Washington Post’s decision to fire a Black opinion journalist for accurately quoting Charlie Kirke’s racism is a fitting tribute to “free speech” as Kirke and his hagiographers practiced it: whites only, flattering to the powerful, and in furtherance of a fascist agenda.

Just read this on the train. It’s a brilliant piece of emotive football writing that you all should read* The article captures the sheer joy of playing football so well. It’s convinced me to get back out there and play. Thanks for a superb piece, Tom 👏

* @wsc.co.uk is always packed full of it.

I always think a hundred thousand fascists on the streets is a good time for a nominally left-wing prime minister to say something other than “I get it, I too have a flag in my house”

🚶🏻| Walk for Robbo

Former #YTFC manager Graham Roberts is fighting prostate cancer and his daughter is raising funds and awareness of the illness walking 5k every day during October.

If you can help, please help here:

Fly him here, he can get to work on the motorway bridges

High Fives to the broadcast and print media that have spent the entire summer legitimising bigotry, xenophobia and racism. They didn’t get the civil war they were hoping for but they have managed to fuck up a fair few lives. Beyond shameful.

Still got that one of a kind tee I got printed on Oxford Rd whilst at uni 😉