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Seeing that some people auto-block anyone without a profile, here's me: I work in NHS screening strategy and population health I am actively associated with politics I studied philosophy, particularly ethics I know nothing is anonymous, but I'd rather keep a paper wall up

The UK crime rate has halved in the last ~30 years.

@footballcliches.bsky.social Bournemouth were just described as being in Dreamland on Talk Sport and on the BBC minute-by-minute. You'd normally say 2-0 wasn't enough for a Dreamland, but does the red card and the relative size and history of the clubs legitimise it?

@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you

Oh no, I just thought about politics for a moment, and now I want Oblivion. *Luckily*, I'm at Alton Towers, about 5th in the queue for just that ride.

@footballcliches.bsky.social 'Dreamland, the ball was' from Shearer about 55 mins just after the restart. Can a *ball* be Dreamland? And if so, do I pay an extra monthly fee?

I yellow in your general direction!

Ok, I'm really starting to see why @philippeauclair.bsky.social was so anti this Argentina team. It's such an aggro approach to the game.

And with that formation change only Kane, Anderson and Pickford look like they will play all the way through in the same position.

Somewhere there's a Jawopractor shouting that Djed should still be protecting his chin.

So Jordan Henderson hasn't played, but has managed to get a yellow card and to get stretchered off? The guy is showing John Terry lessons in how to pretend you're involved.

I think this might be the worst ~30 minutes of my life coming up

So, if Alito does retire now, we'll just see Trump appoint another, younger horror?

Ok, that one was a bit better.

So nice to be able to stop focusing on the political horror around the world cup, and focus on the smaller, more personal stories. Like the guy starting for Ghana who stands trial next year for 7 charges of rape. And didn't disclose that on his Canadian visa application, missing the opener.

But how will I possibly know about the thing that's absolutely impossible to avoid!?

'A 6 and a 9 are the same thing from different perspectives' 'Yes, that's true. But I can only put you in touch with the emergency services. We don't have The Beast.'

This WC is throwing up some very strange emotions. As an underdog supporter recognising the impact these events have, I'm really pleased by Curacao and Cape Verde having massive moments. But knowing a little about the political situations, I find it harder to be joyous about Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

This is a really tough read - I (like most people, partly because Petra wasn't supported in publicising this analysis) had no idea that The Sport was quite so vile.

I'm catching up on Daredevil Born Again, and it feels like the actual news often makes Kingpin feel unambitious. One city? Pffft.

Interesting to hear @footballcliches.bsky.social wondering if 'Ode to Joy' was a bit too Brexit, given it's the EU anthem 😀

Do visual versions of this game work? @footballcliches.bsky.social

@footballcliches.bsky.social I'm at the Morecambe FC 'being saved' celebration (which was nearly a wake). Can this setup of 3 ex-players and a journo ever again not start with a reference to The Overlap?

A guy in the pub just said he'd get his arse out if Rice scored another free kick, and now *I* look weird because I believe in verbal contracts, and am shouting 'get year arse out' at a stranger

Is using primary sources a problem? I would have thought it was preferred. Maybe there's a concern about bias or lack of critique in primary sources?

As someone with chronic pain, it's really frustrating looking for a masseuse that isn't either openly selling woo, or secretly selling sex.

Name a non-LOTR character that could resist the One Ring

It's a tricky award this year for the Spectator really. You see, Keir Starmer took his party from one of its worst results of all time to a landslide majority. Ed Davey multiplied his party's seats by a factor of 9. Nigel Farage put his party on the map in a way it hadn't been before. Who to pick

As the 'concerned parent' of a 10 year old (recently given a phone that has strict restrictions on internet and social media) I find this fascinating - phones are such a power for good as well as harm, and the key is understanding how to use it. This is similar to the Bluesky v X discussion.

Well, that's an error narrowly avoided - my predictive text just replaced an intended 'convinces people' with 'confuses idiots'. Which would have very significantly changed my tone!