Wolves are a decent side. I know they have very few points, but their underlyhing numbers are decent, particularly since Edwards became manager. Bottom-line. The amount of money in the PL means there are no easy games, all teams have the talent to be you at a given moment.

The Brexit referendum shattered the electoral and intellectual coalition that defined Tory politics and aesthetic. The Conservative Party still exists and had its successes, but it no longer embodies the Tory cultural tradition

As discussed in here the problem with Labour attacking Reform and Greens as two sides of extremism is that Labour and Green voters are very similar in their views. And the big majority of Labour voters would be willing to join a coalition with Greens, when almost none would with Reform.

Seriously fuck Keir Starmer. Just an awful, weak man. He is going to destroy the Labour Party (maybe a good thing?)

Labour MP Clive Lewis doesn’t hold back on the Gorton and Denton result in this interview with ITV

I get the concern about CBS and CNN becoming essentially MAGA outlets. But I just don't think the impact matters much in the modern information landscape. No one under the age of 65 watches those channels. Those channels likely won't exist in half a generation.

Next season on THE PITT Doctor Robby will explain the benefits of raw milk and why vaccines can lead to demonic possession.

The student loans system is scandalous. Labour have made it worse and allowed the Tories (who built it) an opening because it's the same old story: Lab forgets who its voters are. It doesn't like the coalition it has and hankers for another. New substack from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

This is deeply illegal, breaking the Medicaid statute and the ICA. States are entitled to funding from federal govt to help pay for Medicaid. Providing less than the statute calls for is open and shut illegal, more akin to the impoundments Nixon lost unilaterally before SCOTUS than anything so far.

When people are confused why so many Americans rate the economy poorly, this is maybe the main reason why. Housing really has become a lot more expensive since 2020 for first time buyers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/b...

IMO Spurs's squad is not built to succeed in the PL. Too much focus on finesse and pace, especially amongst their defenders. Its why this game felt like a CL game for us rather than a PL game. Its why the likes of Wolves and Brentford are much more difficult to play.

Obviously just the result we needed. I think Spurs were actually the perfect team for us to play in a way. They aren't built like most PL teams. They honestly feel like the current Juventus - or like a Serie A team struggling with Como for CL qualification.

Gykores MOTM! He's pretty good you know. Really been in form since the start of 2026.

Hin-crap-ee-ay

This game is not over

All of a sudden our CBs are getting bullied a lot.

Trossard is having an awful game

There goal aside, this is the best performance we've had in a while. I defiinitely feel we can score more. I am concerned we may well concede more though! That said, I do think Spurs suit us a bit more to play against. They aren't as physical as some of the teams we've had issues against.

Also not the main issue, but I feel Raya could have saved that

Rice has a lot of credit in the bank but that was terrible

was that fucking Zubimendi?

was just going to say something critical about Eze and Saka lol. I manifested that.

That was stupid from Trossard. No need to take that shot.

I use AI at work and it has real uses But the public is right to be skeptical of it and this article points at the reason why. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/t...

The Premier League is the actual super league. I honestly think every team in the league is better than all but maybe 10 teams in the rest of Europe.

One big, important difference was the different in electoral structures. Brazil's equivalent of the House uses proportional representation, which meant there are about 20 parties in Congress. The center-right and far-right were thus separated into different factions — which changed *everything.*

🧵👇🎯 It's the institutions. Ours are terribly broken. We're not getting past this until we fix them.

This is exactly the problem. Pass a new law. He won’t comply because he doesn’t follow laws. Go through the courts. Years more of lawless authoritarianism. Rinse. Repeat.

It’s because extortion is the only business trick he knew, and he’s convinced tariffs are some kind of “art of the deal” leverage. Which explains his abject failures in real estate, sports team ownership, aviation, casino management, continuing education, food production, resort development, telecom

lol

Trump: "I can do anything I want to do to them ... I'm allowed to destroy the country."

yes, the wheels of justice are slow. agonizingly, excruciatingly slow. and oftentimes they miss or go off the tracks entirely. in fact most of the time. but occasionally, very infrequently, that big wheel of justice delivers theoretical remuneration for a handful of vested business interests

Once again, I am promising Democrats there are literally thousands of former department of justice people who will crawl over broken glass to prosecute this administration given the chance

One final thought - we'll win stuff if Havertz is mostly healthy the rest of the season. I honestly think it is that simple. I'd say Gabriel and Rice too. Longterm injuries to any of these three doom us. We can handle injuries to any other players.

Is Havertz our most important player? I've been saying Havertz is underrated and maybe one of our 3-4 best players. But maybe he is more important than that. Our best games this year have been the 2 or 3 Havertz have played in. It will be huge to have him back this weekend, which is the rumor.

I do feel Norgaard needs to be used more. He's fresh and I think he has the experience to be a useful 60 min sub in lots of games.

I'd also like to point out. This is partly the consequence of the League Cup. This game was rescheduled to accomidate us playing in the final. That tournament is once again hurting our season. It is not worth trying to win it.

what an appalling performance

Probably not going to be given, but probably should be. Gyokeres honestly should have just shot there though

I think we are really starting to see that Saliba has limits. He's losing his battle with Tolu. Not the first time either. They are getting a lot of their pressure from focusing on that duel.

we are going to concede it feels like

Also not sure why play Martinelli with Madueke - feels more like a Trossard game to balance the front line

I don't know how to stop this, but its a real issue how its so easy to win a foul when you have your back to a defender. Just fall down if you are in trouble and usually you win a free kick

Saliba is struggling again against a big powerful center forward

come on Martinelli - you have to score there

Very much agree. AI presents obvious problems. But its uses are so clear if you work in the right industries. You aren't going to stop its adoption.

Trump’s FCC pressured CBS into not airing Stephen Colbert’s interview of James Talarico. Here it is on YouTube. Worth watching. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

Breaking News: Stephen Colbert said he was barred from airing an interview with a Democratic Senate candidate because of new FCC guidance from the Trump administration about equal airtime for political candidates.

A fabulous, fascinating filmmaker. Maybe his films aren’t for everyone but you should try to watch some of documentaries if you haven’t yet. And he was still making good films up until a year or go in his mid 90s

Books to Understand the MAGA-era United States, Part 1 (of 10) open.substack.com/pub/theworld...