Ian Thomson

Ian Thomson

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Ian Thomson
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“The Daily Mail is not known to be a conservative outlet.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🐧😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

holy shit, now a stammering Zacharia is struggling through a puff interview with Hannity. Even Hannity is clearly not impressed

Ian Thomson
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Wasn’t sure how Walsh would handle a subject beyond the scope of the “toy department.” But it’s expertly left to Pippa to tell her story. 👏👏 “The opinions he has now are the opinions he had as a teenager. He’s had no reason to change them.” - A line that says so much about today’s world.

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Ian Thomson
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Oof!!! “Their final chance was gone and McInnes was left facing a nightmare start as Rangers manager, with he and his side greeted with a chorus of boos from those fans who had remained in a half-empty Ibrox by full-time.” www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

bbc.comRangers vs Jagiellonia Białystok: UEFA Europa League stats & head-to-headRangers crash out of the Europa League as former Oxford United striker Nik Prelec's equaliser on the night takes Jagiellonia Bialystok into the play-off round on aggregate.
Ian Thomson
@ithomson.bsky.social

That surface in New Jersey looks worse than the plastic pitches used in the 1980s. Horrific!

BBC World Service Sport {bot}@bbcwssport.xmirror.bot

The New York-New Jersey Stadium - usually known as the MetLife Stadium - will host the #WorldCup26 final on 19 July 🏆 Concerns have been raised about the condition of the pitch, so is it a stadium fit for a final? 🤔 🔊https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ntdxyd

Ian Thomson
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You think the dodgy pen 3 hours into injury time is bad? Wait until Stench Hateley comes out of retirement to stick an elbow in the Hearts GK’s face within 30 seconds of Saturday’s title decider.

Ian Thomson
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Checking the Scottish fitba table. Easy to see Celtic win twice to become champions. But Motherwell have been reliable spoilers, so how about Hearts beat Falkirk 3-0, Motherwell hold Celtic to 1-1 leaving Celtic needing a three-goal win vs Hearts… and they only manage two… 🤔

Ian Thomson
@ithomson.bsky.social

Jeez… We all know the MLS are absolute masters at falsifying their attendances, but Cincinnati are moving to a level like nobody has ever seen before…

Ian Thomson
@ithomson.bsky.social

Look out your snorkels, folks… 🤿

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Bessent dismisses the threat of climate change and melting ice caps: "As we all know, the natural habitat for the Earth is actually water."

Ian Thomson
@ithomson.bsky.social

“Everybody’s got a price…”

Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org

The Family Resource Center received a grant of $497,987 to provide emergency food assistance in Mississippi, including through food banks and pantries. But the organization never got to use the money. Instead, Christi Webb testified, it all went to Ted DiBiase Jr., at the direction of John Davis.

buff.lyTed DiBiase Jr. Delivered One List in Exchange for $3.2 Million in Welfare, Witnesses TestifyFormer nonprofit operator Christi Webb testified she was ordered to pay millions of dollars in welfare funds to Ted DiBiase Jr.
Ian Thomson
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#badgein

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Trump administration meets with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson

theguardian.comTrump administration meets with UK far-right activist Tommy RobinsonAgitator whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was hosted by senior adviser at US state department The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been hosted by the Trump administration for a meeting at the state department in Washington. Robinson, 43, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was hosted by Joe Rittenhouse, a senior adviser at the state department. Rittenhouse wrote on X: “Honoured to have free speech warrior @TRobinsonNewEra at Department of State today. “The world and the West is a better place when we fight for freedom of speech and no one has been on the front lines more than Tommy. Good to see you my friend!” Robinson, who has convictions for assault, using a fake passport, mortgage fraud and contempt of court for repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee in breach of an injunction, wrote on X: “In America making alliances & friendships, today I had the privilege of an invite to the @StateDept.” Earlier this month, the far-right agitator said he has left the UK after he was warned by police that they received intelligence he was named in a so-called Islamic State publication which encouraged others “to commit violence” against him. He posted a clip of a phone call from police to his X account in which an officer told him he had been identified in a magazine called Yalghaar, which is reportedly published by ISKP (Islamic State Khorasan Province). Robinson wrote on X: “I have now left the country, I need time to work things out for my safety and the safety of my family. “I will probably have to relocate them.” In November, the far-right activist was cleared of a terror-related offence after being accused over a refusal to give police access to his phone during a border stop in Folkestone, Kent. After his acquittal, he thanked the US tech billionaire Elon Musk, who he said had funded his legal costs in the case. Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman told The National the Trump administration welcoming Robinson would be “deeply alarming”. She said: “This is a man who has built his profile on division, racism and Islamophobia, and whose politics are rooted in the most vile hatred and fascism, so it’s perhaps no surprise that Donald Trump’s White House are among his fans. “When communities across the UK are facing rising levels of hate crime and far-right extremism, the idea that figures like Robinson are being treated as legitimate political actors by what are supposed to be our international allies should concern us all.” Continue reading...
Ian Thomson
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Nobody needs to buy them. Heck… nobody needs to waste a second of their life watching it on TV either. #franchiseball

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

The median ticket price for Sunday’s Super Bowl is $7,497. I don’t even want to know what a beer costs. But even if you want to go to a regular-season sporting event, tickets and concession prices will cost you a small fortune. Here’s one thing we can do about it.

youtu.beHow Billionaires Are Ruining SportsThe median ticket price for Sunday’s Super Bowl is $7,497.I don’t even want to know what a beer costs.But even if you wa
Ian Thomson
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MLS announces sold-out crowds across the board based on “tickets distributed.”

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Melania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are ‘soft’

theguardian.comMelania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are ‘soft’One ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy As film exhibitor strategies go, counter-programming is one of the most reliable. It worked for The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia!, released in the US on the same day in 2008, as well as for Dunkirk and Girls Trip in 2017. In 2023, Barbie and Oppenheimer leveraged the tactic to the tune of $2.5bn in combined box office takings. This week we could see another example as Amazon releases its authorised documentary about Melania Trump in more than 100 UK cinemas. There it will compete against an already-eclectic slate of releases including the Jason Statham action film Shelter, the ape horror Primate, Bradley Cooper’s comedy-drama Is This Thing On? and Richard Linklater’s Jean-Luc Godard fictionalisation Nouvelle Vague. Continue reading...
Ian Thomson
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Just because I haven’t watched fitba in a decade doesn’t mean I’m not sneaking a look at the BBC website to see how the “greatest coach in MLS history” got on at Tannadice tonight. 😂 😂 😂

Ian Thomson
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“Hitesh flew nearly 1,900 kilometres from the south Indian city of Bengaluru.” By contrast, I wouldn’t cross the living room if this tax-dodging, image-laundering tool pitched up at my front door carrying my pizza delivery. www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.comAnger at Lionel Messi 'GOAT' India tour as fans throw chairs and bottles at stadium eventThe Inter Miami and Argentina forward is in India for a tour, taking in events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.
Ian Thomson
@ithomson.bsky.social

“But then you add Kurt Angle to the mix…” #steinermath

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, the fertility rate in this country was 3.5%. Today it is 1.6%. The replacement rate -- in other words the amount of fertility you need to keep your population even -- is 2.1%. We are below replacement. That is a national security threat to our country."

Ian Thomson
@ithomson.bsky.social

Incredible footage from the bike of stage winner Jasper Philipsen’s final lead-out man. #LaVuelta25

La Vuelta@lavuelta.bsky.social

Experience a bunch sprint from within the peloton 😱 we are onboard with 🇧🇪 Edward Planckaert ¿Quieres vivir un sprint desde dentro? Móntate con Edward Planckaert, que te lleva a la victoria 😜 #LaVuelta25

Ian Thomson
@ithomson.bsky.social

First day of God-awful #TDF2025 coverage on NBC is done… made even worse by their continuing rehabilitation attempts for the sport’s biggest ever fraud. Bring back the Euro feed. 🙏

Ian Thomson
@ithomson.bsky.social

Hopefully the world boycotts this farce. Leave the US to battle it out with Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Hungary, Iran and whichever MLS department Lionel Messi is prostituting himself for.

NPR@npr.org

Like the Super Bowl mid-game spectaculars, the 2026 final game slated to take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will include the World Cup's very first halftime show.

npr.orgIn a first, the 2026 World Cup final will include a halftime showLike the Super Bowl mid-game spectaculars, the 2026 final game slated to take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will include the World Cup's very first halftime show.
Ian Thomson
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I’m sure millions of football fans the world over will show their displeasure next summer by shunning the latest World Cup debacle… like they did for Russia, Qatar…

Nick Harris@sportingintel.bsky.social

A piece on FIFA president Infantino and the company he keeps, and what it tells us about him. In thrall to Trump, Vance, Putin, MBS and whichever other despots and war-mongers can make him feel like a player. For the good of the game? Yeah right. sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-compan...

sportingintelligence832.substack.comThe company FIFA president Infantino keeps tell you a lot about the man ...Since coming to power in 2016, he has cosied up to warlords, dictators, corrupt officials, and authoritarian and human rights-abusing regimes, to boost himself.
Ian Thomson
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Wasn’t it time 10 years ago? 🤷🏻‍♂️

The National@scotnational.bsky.social

Elon Musk is an idiot, and a dangerous one at that. James Watt, the founder of Brewdog, is the fool now trying to match him, writes Richard Murphy ✍️ Read the full story below

Ian Thomson
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Not many books get a 5-star rating from me. This one by Russell Shorto does. And what a way to go out with a quote from a Holocaust survivor: “Life is absurd. It has no meaning. But it has beauty, and wonder, and we have to enjoy that.”