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Liam was imperious singing ‘Slide Away’ at Glastonbury ‘95.

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Oasis performing ‘Whatever’ in December 1994 on Jools Holland with full orchestra. Utterly sublime.

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In a serendipitous moment, no sooner had I stumbled across @craigpberry.bsky.social on here, I sat down with a coffee to search whether anyone has written about the commodification of Oasis, and sure enough, Craig has - rather brilliantly I might add. craigberry.substack.com/p/the-politi...

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Keir Starmer wants to talk about disgraceful? Try standing with Netanyahu during a genocide. Arming Israel. Sharing intelligence. Refusing to rule out joining an illegal war. That’s the real disgrace.

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In the dying days of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler sent flamethrower tanks into the Warsaw Ghetto to kill the last jews resisting his Genocide. Same vibe.

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Taps the sign

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First you sell out to big polluters. Then you don’t protect fans against extreme heat. FIFA is a climate disaster.

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From an undergraduate starting out in 1999(!) to an academic today, @bjpir.bsky.social has for me personally always been a referent point of cutting edge research. I’m absolutely made up then that my piece on the politics, IR and IPE of football appears in BJPIR’s 25th anniversary special issue. ⚽️

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Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the narrative was that voters and the City were unconvinced of Labour’s economic credibility. Given how incompetent and unwilling to actually govern even at a local level Reform has been, it’s astonishing that this data isn’t triggering considerably more alarm.

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My word. Has there ever been a more appropriate gif?

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Soccer Aid is the absolute worst isn’t it?

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As I predicted back in 2016, Infantino was never likely to bring about the reform FIFA so desperately needed post-Blatter. In fact, after a decade in power, Infantino has presided over a period of democratic backsliding and an institution no longer fit-for-purpose. warwick.ac.uk/news/expertc...

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Important 🧵 below from @ncgeehan.bsky.social highlighting why FIFA is in a worse state now than it was ten years ago when senior officials were arrested at Baur au Lac.

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If I could bring back any player from the past and sign him for Liverpool, it would be George Best. If only to make a banner for the Kop that said ‘It was the Best of times, it was the Wirtz of times.’

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A tribute to Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, two pop visionaries who retreated from a cruel world:

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To the unnamed colleague (it’s a stretch to call them an ‘academic’) who told students that AI was “the future” and we should “just get used to using it” (resulting in several students receiving warnings about academic misconduct) this is a perfect riposte.

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For me, the greatest track by The Verve. A hymn to finding tranquility in solitude.

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Sly Stone and now Brian Wilson. What a legacy these fellas left. RIP. 💔

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Keep surfing the zeitgeist, Keir. I mean, I don’t think anyone expected him to name-check Northside, but this is hilarious.

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#OtD 7 Jun 1954 mathematician and AI thinker Alan Turing, who had helped the Allies win WWII by cracking Nazi codes, died after being sentenced to chemical castration for homosexuality. Officially ruled suicide, but some suspect other explanations stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1071...

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💔 When will FIFA expel Israel for its athleticide? How can it stand by while one member association is complicit in the genocide of another?

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Arguably the most important band in Britain right now. Massive Attack tonight in London were incredible. END THE GENOCIDE. CEASEFIRE NOW. STOP ARMING ISRAEL. BOYCOTT, DIVEST & SANCTION. FREE PALESTINE.

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Overheard in this café I’m in: An American describing Newcastle as being “in the Scottish Borders”. God bless ‘em. 😂

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Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions now seem's to be the majority position of the British people. Like w/ South Africa the public, disgusted w/ the occupation, apartheid + daily war crimes will push the complicit politicians to act to stop this murderous regime www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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That was some show 🔥 @brucespringsteen.net at Anfield.

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Apologism for the rich is, quite frankly bizarre behaviour, and is leading this country down a road to ruin. Great to see Zack call this out and demand a fairer, greener society, rather than one that toadies to the wealthy.

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Millions of people are worried about paying their rent, feeding their kids or losing vital disability benefits. If the government cared about people's security, it would reverse cruel cuts, end child poverty and pursue an agenda for peace. Let's fund welfare, not warfare.

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Has Rio Ferdinand just said that a state-backed project with almost limitless resources is a “win for football”? The sooner that drug-test swerving grifter is off our screens, the better.

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Well, Spurs-PSG in the Super Cup should be fun…

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No English side is living with this PSG press. 😮‍💨

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Really enjoyed doing this piece on tonight’s Champions League final for @france24.com #PSG #Inter - plus a nice reminiscence of Italian football in the 1990s!

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“Until clubs are genuinely owned by their people, these are the sorts of compromises we will continue to endure”. Excellent read from @jonathanliew.bsky.social #UCL #PSG #Inter

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