Martin Calladine
@uglygame.bsky.social
Writer of books, most recently: No Questions Asked: How Football Joined the Crypto Con (amzn.to/42aKE0w). Investigative pieces at http://theuglygame.wordpress.com/
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Martin Calladine
@uglygame.bsky.social
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NO QUESTIONS ASKED
How football joined the crypto con
What happened when football got into crypto? It's a tale of fraudsters, ghostship firms, bogus investments, pyramid schemes, gigantic losses and organised crime.
Get your copy here: amzn.to/42aKE0w
NO QUESTIONS ASKED
How football joined the crypto con
What happened when football got into crypto? It's a tale of fraudsters, ghostship firms, bogus investments, pyramid schemes, gigantic losses and organised crime.
Get your copy here: amzn.to/42aKE0w
Important that nothing should reflect poorly on DP World's ultimate owner: Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Maktoum - a man who kidnapped *two* of his daughters and subjected one of his wives to a campaign of harassment and intimidation.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Boss of P&O Ferries owner DP World leaves over Jeffrey Epstein links
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit as group chair and CEO follows pressure after publication of emails
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Important that nothing should reflect poorly on DP World's ultimate owner: Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Maktoum - a man who kidnapped *two* of his daughters and subjected one of his wives to a campaign of harassment and intimidation.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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A very good evening to whoever organised this billboard outside of Old Trafford.
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
A very good evening to whoever organised this billboard outside of Old Trafford.
Have recently been introduced to the gentle pleasures of Foyle's War. Last episode, a young David Tennant, a young Danny Dyer and a late middle aged Charles Dance. This episode, a middle aged Anton Lesser and a middle aged Roger Allam. It's all just impeccable.
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Have recently been introduced to the gentle pleasures of Foyle's War. Last episode, a young David Tennant, a young Danny Dyer and a late middle aged Charles Dance. This episode, a middle aged Anton Lesser and a middle aged Roger Allam. It's all just impeccable.
The mark of any true patriot is their willingness to lie about personal safety in their beloved nation's capital.
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The mark of any true patriot is their willingness to lie about personal safety in their beloved nation's capital.
Despite there not being a single original moment in Crime 101, it's highly satisfactory. Cinematic comfort food, like a really well-made lasagne.
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Despite there not being a single original moment in Crime 101, it's highly satisfactory. Cinematic comfort food, like a really well-made lasagne.
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Nick Griffin is going to wake up an even more confused man than when he went to bed.
Surprised by scale of win for the BNP in Bangladesh, but feels from afar like a big for for secularism.
Maybe also a bit to do with a reconsideration of the legacy of the recently departed Khaleda Zia as leader of the 'less bad' dynasty.
Well also, the NCP getting it so wrong.
Maybe also a bit to do with a reconsideration of the legacy of the recently departed Khaleda Zia as leader of the 'less bad' dynasty.
Well also, the NCP getting it so wrong.
February 13, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Nick Griffin is going to wake up an even more confused man than when he went to bed.
This may be the most crypto story of all time.
protos.com/zerebro-foun...
protos.com/zerebro-foun...
Zerebro founder Jeffy Yu has allegedly killed himself again
A Roseville burial listing and alleged police scans have led some to believe that Jeffy Yu, the founder of Zerebro, has committed suicide.
protos.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This may be the most crypto story of all time.
protos.com/zerebro-foun...
protos.com/zerebro-foun...
Last week, NFL Hall of Fame voters failed to induct the greatest coach of all time, supposedly to punish him for a cheating scandal. Meanwhile, nothing at all has been done about a billionaire owner having a deeply suspect relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. 🤷♂️
www.bigblueview.com/new-york-gia...
www.bigblueview.com/new-york-gia...
Time for Steve Tisch to be removed as a Giants’ decision-maker
More details have emerged about Tisch’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.bigblueview.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Last week, NFL Hall of Fame voters failed to induct the greatest coach of all time, supposedly to punish him for a cheating scandal. Meanwhile, nothing at all has been done about a billionaire owner having a deeply suspect relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. 🤷♂️
www.bigblueview.com/new-york-gia...
www.bigblueview.com/new-york-gia...
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Fascists only need to win one election to destroy democracy, whereas democrats have to win every election to preserve it. That’s why fascists cannot be allowed into politics, why a tolerant society must never tolerate fascism or it will lose its tolerance. It’s the Popper Paradox and we’re living it
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Fascists only need to win one election to destroy democracy, whereas democrats have to win every election to preserve it. That’s why fascists cannot be allowed into politics, why a tolerant society must never tolerate fascism or it will lose its tolerance. It’s the Popper Paradox and we’re living it
I'd missed this Epstein story: in 2012, Ken McDonald took £20,000 from the father of the murderer of Martine Vik Magnussen to advise on his son's situation, despite having been DPP when he killed her in 2008. It was Epstein who brokered the contact.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Epstein set up meet with ex-Labour law chief and father of 'murderer'
The paedophile financier said he spoke to Lord Ken Macdonald who charged Shaher Abdulhak more than £20,000 to meet in Paris after his son Farouk fled the UK.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I'd missed this Epstein story: in 2012, Ken McDonald took £20,000 from the father of the murderer of Martine Vik Magnussen to advise on his son's situation, despite having been DPP when he killed her in 2008. It was Epstein who brokered the contact.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
When Panjab Warriors bought Morecambe, they said "We're going to be so transparent, you'll be sick of us" and appointed the former ST chair to the board. Now, with PW ignoring an open letter from the Trust about the state of the club, that same director has resigned.
www.beyond.radio/news/local-s...
www.beyond.radio/news/local-s...
Morecambe FC Director of Fan Engagement resigns
The Morecambe Football Club Director of Fan Engagement has resigned after four-and-a-half months in the role.
www.beyond.radio
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM
When Panjab Warriors bought Morecambe, they said "We're going to be so transparent, you'll be sick of us" and appointed the former ST chair to the board. Now, with PW ignoring an open letter from the Trust about the state of the club, that same director has resigned.
www.beyond.radio/news/local-s...
www.beyond.radio/news/local-s...
Like a periodical cicada, today I emerge from four years of Winter Olympic apathy to enjoy the greatest sporting event in the world: the snowboard cross.
February 12, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Like a periodical cicada, today I emerge from four years of Winter Olympic apathy to enjoy the greatest sporting event in the world: the snowboard cross.
Man who moved abroad to avoid hundreds of millions of pounds of tax and whose business have benefited from hundreds of millions of pounds of public funds believes that, 'Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state.'
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Man who moved abroad to avoid hundreds of millions of pounds of tax and whose business have benefited from hundreds of millions of pounds of public funds believes that, 'Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state.'
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One of my favorite things is when badly run clubs hire managers from well run clubs and are shocked when it changes nothing for either team
February 11, 2026 at 10:11 AM
One of my favorite things is when badly run clubs hire managers from well run clubs and are shocked when it changes nothing for either team
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Just saw a fucking YouTube ad for Horizon, a company that promised to convert your home equity into Bitcoin, which has dropped nearly 50% in value since October. I know the world is crazy fucked but i just cannot believe this shit is legal
February 11, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Just saw a fucking YouTube ad for Horizon, a company that promised to convert your home equity into Bitcoin, which has dropped nearly 50% in value since October. I know the world is crazy fucked but i just cannot believe this shit is legal
No paedophile has a Starmer Number higher than two.
www.ft.com/content/5328...
www.ft.com/content/5328...
Keir Starmer strips whip from former senior aide over links to sex offender
PM ‘not aware’ that Matthew Doyle had campaigned for councillor who admitted having indecent images of children
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
No paedophile has a Starmer Number higher than two.
www.ft.com/content/5328...
www.ft.com/content/5328...
It's not a sport.
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
It's not a sport.
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wild AI story from the Olympics
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
wild AI story from the Olympics
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
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My take on the Corruption Perceptions Index, and the steady decline in Britain's score: the CPI is a crass, incoherent measurement that should never be published. If it came close to reflecting how corruption works, Britain would have been down the bottom of the list for decades already.
However...
However...
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
My take on the Corruption Perceptions Index, and the steady decline in Britain's score: the CPI is a crass, incoherent measurement that should never be published. If it came close to reflecting how corruption works, Britain would have been down the bottom of the list for decades already.
However...
However...
Generally speaking, English football clubs should not be owned by someone whose long record of murder and oppression makes even meeting him a potential PR problem for the UK's future king.
Prince William to meet controversial Saudi Arabian Crown Prince on crucial visit trib.al/saPmLZJ
Prince William to meet controversial Crown Prince on crucial visit
trib.al
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Generally speaking, English football clubs should not be owned by someone whose long record of murder and oppression makes even meeting him a potential PR problem for the UK's future king.
Firing three senior people just so he can struggle on long enough to oversee hundreds of dedicated local councillors losing their seats is a strange conception of duty.
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Firing three senior people just so he can struggle on long enough to oversee hundreds of dedicated local councillors losing their seats is a strange conception of duty.
Frame-by-frame of what you missed if you didn't stay up for Bad Bunny last night...
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Frame-by-frame of what you missed if you didn't stay up for Bad Bunny last night...
Would've done better with Drake Ramoray under centre.
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Would've done better with Drake Ramoray under centre.