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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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If, as reported, John Textor has completed the sale of his shares to Woody Johnson, Palace are now co-owned by Trump's former UK ambassador - a racist failson who has been by far the least successful team owner in his 25 years in the NFL.

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In the season one episode of The West Wing where the entire US government cheerfully admits they don't know anything about India or Pakistan - to the extent they have to call a drunk ex UK ambassador in to advise them - this perfect nugget...

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Really looking forward to this by @joeydurso.bsky.social

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Keir Starmer immediately adopting the role of a reluctantly-persuaded-of-the-case-for-bombing British leader makes him a different kind of dangerous to Blair's position as pronounced enthusiast for war. But he's nonetheless dangerous and making the world less safe.

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With domestic abuser Johnny Depp getting a sympathetic ear in today's Times, it's worth listening to this pod from a few years ago which uncovered who orchestrated the PR campaign of extreme aggression against Amber Heard: Depp's close buddy, Saudi dictator MBS. www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/who-t...

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All buyers of Meta smart glasses who are not already on the sex offenders register ought to be made to sign it as part of their purchase agreement. To save doubling up on the paperwork.

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73yo man who refuses to reveal how and when he met his 24yo girlfriend assures public that they have got the wrong idea.

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I was shocked and angered by the war. But that there were no consequences at all for Blair and Campbell - that they happily occupy roles as global (albeit avaricious) elder statesman and straight talking political pundit rather than our Nixon and Kissinger - is what destroyed my faith in politics.

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Two weeks ago, with growing fan discontent about a takeover entering its eleventh month, Morecambe released an unusual statement announcing the prospective owners had finally got EFL approval and strongly implying the deal would soon be done. A fortnight later and it isn't.

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"Their exact turnover is unknown, but, according to industry sources, it is likely to be in excess of 10 billion USD."

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That's quite the scoop from CamFoot, who've got hold of the contract they say shows that the money paid by the Russian FA for their friendly v. Cameroon went straight to Sam Eto'o's Qatar Bank account. www.camfoot.com/actualites/v...

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TIL of the existent of the Tolstoy Cup - an annual football match between Bradford University's Department of Peace Studies and King's College's Department of War Studies. Pleasingly, as of last year, Peace are winning 10 games to 3. Haven't been able to find out if 2025's game has yet been played.

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Sports teams now standing up for the US constitution more effectively than the Democratic Party.

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