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Sic semper advocatus
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You might not think it, but this is what peak winter Olympics performance looks like.
I changed the audio
February 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Andy Farrell talked about a 'lack of intent' in Ireland's play after their loss to France in the first round of the Six Nations.

Here's a short video looking an example of that lack of intent off Ireland's 1st lineout, and what could have been better.

#RugbyAnalysis
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Rep. Stansbury after coming out of the Ghislaine Maxwell deposition:

„The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.”
February 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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F-16 spectacularly destroys a russian drone in mid-air. To eliminate the target, the Ukrainian pilot used the aircraft’s cannon.
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Great story here from James Stafford. Family pride, heartfelt hope and expectation, a touch of self deprecating hubris and crushing, inevitable nemesis. Love, history and good humour. Tip of the hat.
Ok, here we go. I was living in Ireland at the time (playing at Belvo) and returned home to Wales for my beloved grandfather's funeral.

While home, my family club (which sadly folded last month) were playing an away game and short.

My grandfather had been a life member of the club...
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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I can’t get past how ashamed the dog looks.
Tfw when you are the Dark Lord of Spin, genius manipulator of the public mind, but also think wearing Woody Allen spectacles a good choice under the circumstances
February 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
It’s raining again…
February 8, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Few things are ever certain and/or clear, it seems. In such pervasive uncertainty, it is comforting that one has some iron laws of the universe. Fiona Hill, Timothy Snyder, and Marina Hyde are always and invariably right, is one (or three?).
February 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The video of the Obamas superimposed on apes…He (Trump) is just the worst person. The absolute worst.
February 7, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Wales and Scotland Abu! I am undeterred in my support of both. They may not like us and/or like us far less than we might have assumed. I care not. I love them both. C’mon the Celts.
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Dear Irish Rain Gods, I would like to thank you for your quite relentless attention over the past, seemingly interminable, weeks. Now, any chance you could kindly feck off and go sprinkle your bounty somewhere else? Amen.
February 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Things we know today:
1. Lions’ hangover (both players and staff) is a thing.
2. There is a gulf between ☘️ first 15 and their understudies.
3. Sam freaks out his own team.
4. Coaching team is feeling the pressure.
5. 🇮🇹,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, and, most especially, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, all smell blood in the water.
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Test rugby is a bear pit. Few places are as unforgiving as Paris. Triply, so when the French are being … well … French. And double again when you are losing collisions to cede the front foot. Many ingredients to that calamity; one of those may is that Sam freaks out his own defensive line.
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Epstein is like the evil Forrest Gump, somehow present and responsible for every terrible thing of the last twenty years.
what the fuck man
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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It's Sixmas Eve, a time for rivalries, anticipation and giving. Our gift to you all this year is a story, it's a history story, one that hopefully we can all come back to during times when our inspiration is low over these next few weeks...
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
It is an unremarkable statement that history will certainly vilify Trump’s second administration. However, I am also of the view that the current Roberts Supreme Court will be similarly excoriated. The case for “packing” seems overwhelming if only to save its last vestiges of integrity / probity.
February 4, 2026 at 12:03 PM
What happens to Pam Bondi and the DoJ officials who have deliberately withheld papers in the Epstein Files with damning references to DJT (in contravention of the Act passed by Congress.) when they come out after his death?
February 4, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Fuck you Space Karen
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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How the shooting of Alex Petti happened - analysis of bystander videos.

In short: it's murder.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Unpicking the second Minneapolis shooting frame by frame
BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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PM of Poland:

"On December 22, 2011, in Ghazni, Afghanistan, I took part in the farewell ceremony for the five fallen Polish soldiers. The American officers who accompanied me then, told me that America would never forget the Polish heroes. Perhaps they will remind President Trump of that fact."
January 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
New Game of Thrones series ep 1 was a bit dull, wasn’t it?
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Midnight Mass, interesting concept and generally well done but, Jesus, the monologising!!
January 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM