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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 1h

The Onion headline:

Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him

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Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 5h

a column on the brave, brave comedians who went to saudi arabia and told jokes about gay people and women drivers

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We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew

The tawdry event was an ultimately doomed attempt by the Saudi government to buy the kind of authentic grassroots culture it is unwilling to countenance, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 1h

Enjoyed the Amy Winehouse riff in the third par too

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 1h

On 1XBet, here's a fair summing-up of their activities and of the people behind them, done by Andy Brown, @stevemenary.bsky.social, @jackkerr.bsky.social, @samindrakunti.bsky.social and myself for @bylinetimes.bsky.social.
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Gambling Firm 1XBet Branded 'The Wagner Group Of Sports Betting'

Gambling industry experts suggest 1XBet is the world's biggest 'visible illegal sports betting operator' in the world

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 1h

The world's number one illegal sports betting platform, already a sponsor of PSG, Barcelona, FIBA, CAF, etc etc ad nauseam, signs yet another partnership - and with a Tour known to be a favourite playing ground for match-fixers. Nobody gives a fuck anymore it seems.
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1xBet announces exclusive partnership with ATP Challenger Tour - GGRAsia

Global betting company 1xBet says it has “an exclusive partnership agreement with international men’s tennis tournaments under the auspices of the ATP Challenger Tour”, presented by the Association of...

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Rich @pibasedlifeform.bsky.social · 3h

I wonder who the football equivalent of Kissinger is?

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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 3h

To be fair, Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana Bonmatí are more likeable and worthy than plenty of the people who've won the Nobel Peace Prize

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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 3h

I do love the Friday ritual of #lofc posting up bantz-tastic pics of the lads in training not practising defending set pieces

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Brian Cooper @theomnisis.bsky.social · 4h

So, what you're saying is that Trump is about to do a Vinicius Jr and throw an almighty strop?

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 4h

hay gente que no entiende a la derecha latinoamericana y eso se nota!

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 4h

more👏women👏hawks

Max P III @blackballer.bsky.social · 4h

She literally supports trump bombing the boats

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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 4h

The Nobel peace prize is the political equivalent of the Balon d',Or - a meaningless trinket that's a decent spark for a pub argument but that makes absolutely no difference to anyone's lives

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Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 7d

There is almost always a violence against women connection for terror attacks.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape

Exclusive: Jihad al-Shamie had been due to appear in court over alleged sexual attack earlier this year, sources say • Manchester synagogue attack – latest updates The Manchester synagogue terrorist was on police bail for an alleged rape when he carried out the attack, the Guardian can reveal. Jihad al-Shamie, 35, was being investigated over the alleged sexual attack which is understood to have taken place earlier this year. Continue reading...

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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 8h

I've been all in for bosh-related dinners from the off tbh

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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 9h

If a bloke attacks someone in a pub fight, and the attacker's mate spends the next half-hour cheering him on, holding his coat and making sure he's fit to continue the fight, he shouldn't expect much credit when he tells his mate to finally stop. Yet Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize on this basis

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 13h

Ian Carroll, whom Democratic representative Ro Khanna is featuring in this video, claims Israel invented Holocaust denial to discredit its critics, that the US is controlled by a "Zionist mafia," and that Jews did 9/11.

Really bad that Democrats are platforming overt antisemites like this!

Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 20h

I don't take a dime from any PAC or lobbyist, including AIPAC.

I am proud to be one of the handful of Democrats standing up against Big Money.

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Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 12h

Thankfully the op deleted this post. It goes against my code to respond to people with smaller followings than me through QRT but many Americans on this website seem to think everything is a competition between their last two presidents & I’m not here for it.

Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 20h

Please, please don’t do this. don’t use Palestinian deaths to get smug digs in on your domestic enemies.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 1d

The discourse in the West for the next few days will be e.g. "for all the caveats, let's just be relieved". And no, let's not. That's a feeling for Palestinians, not us.

Palestinians are human beings who deserve much better than the choice we've given them between genocide or colonial subjugation

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 1d

We will also hear a lot about Washington's "diplomatic achievement", a travesty of a framing. The US could have pulled the plug on Israel's genocide at any point over the past two years, and chose not to. The basis of a ceasefire has long been there, but Israel and its allies weren't interested.

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Ventilador no 3™ ≛≣ @fannvevo.bsky.social · 16h

O fim dessa história todo mundo sabe

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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 1d

Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week.

This year, it comes as the UK is about to pass a law guaranteeing the right to bereavement leave for miscarriage, making us one of only 4 countries in the world to offer it.

My heart is with everyone who experiences the heartbreak of baby loss.

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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 10h

Wonder if Farage has ever gone to a parents' evening or met a teacher. Or met a child come to think of it, even his own

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 10h

Vote for me and enjoy weeks of home schooling and tense conversations with your boss...is an interesting electoral offer.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

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Adam Powley @adampowley.bsky.social · 18h

Annabel Denham clutches pearls about ‘ad hominem attacks.’ Yeah, that Annabel Denham.

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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 18h

Liew is ostensibly a sports writer at The Guardian but is emerging as one if its strongest moral voices. Here he is on the Riyadh comedy festival. No surprise that a loathsome weasel like Jimmy Carr appeared but so disappointed in Omid Djalili taking part. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew

The tawdry event was an ultimately doomed attempt by the Saudi government to buy the kind of authentic grassroots culture it is unwilling to countenance, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Beau @drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social · 21h

Thinking about Christmas presents for my wife. Does anyone know what it smells like?

A sign at the Westfield shopping centre. Reading “Please use the escalator by Prada”.

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