little girl initially denied a passport in the UK because her name is khaleesi, which the passport office said is "trademarked by warner brothers" 🤨 en.newsner.com/news/little-...

No legal basis. No clear objective. No exit. And much of Britain’s political class spent the week calling Starmer a coward for noticing. Latest substack from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Thanks for the intelligence of @lewisgoodall.com . I remember a prediction that the mainstream media would die by 2024. It has shown more resilience but some of the shallow warmongering of recent days makes you wonder if that was a good thing. goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/iran-crisi...

they think it's all over. a column on dislocation, dissociation and why you're not enjoying football as much as you used to www.theguardian.com/football/202...

I love the fact that corners are so dangerous these days. I mean, I suffered Leeds United taking 179 corners without ever getting close to scoring from one. It's so much more fun when corners cause havoc. #lufc

Without the dots, it looks like polygraph test results from a pathological liar.

Rehan Ahmed's batting really kicked on at Leicestershire last summer. Yes, Leicestershire. He's a livewire cricketer and he has surely just played his way into a World T20 semi-final. And the elitists say county cricket doesn't matter...

Good spirit at Spurs. Maybe change the manager again this week? 🙄

The min wage for a 40 hr week is £25,397. The BBC is advertising a job for a journalist with "significant experience" on the Today programme for £27k. Sure, this is benchmarked - but it just isn't good enough. What do we want from our national flagship news radio broadcast? Journalism is dying.

“ I want to live in Dubai” said nobody ever

I’ve seen a lot of dodgy journalism in my life (some might say I’ve occasionally contributed to it) but never this level of perpetual, cynical, shameful clickbait. The people who run this site are totally infantile. I do hope they are not getting press passes #lufc motleedsnews.com/news/dominic...

Pray to God (or Being of your choice) that they never invest in a UK cinema chain

. @privateeyenews.bsky.social is going to have a field day in the Street of Shame column comparing what was written when Starmer appointed Mandelson (“shrewd choice to handle Trump“ etc) to what they are saying now. But if Starmer can’t follow his instincts for probity, I’m not sure who can.

Pray to God (or Being of your choice) that they never invest in a UK cinema chain

That's quite a thing for Reform to manage, hosting so many failed former Conservative politicians

This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape. Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason. But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇 jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...

Good piece. www.espncricinfo.com/story/nz-con...

‪Really proud of how one of our young stewards at Suite Lanka is developing his video skills. What do you reckon @melindafarrell.bsky.social @jarrodkimber.bsky.social ?

NEW | Wind and solar generated more power than fossil fuels in the EU for the FIRST time ever. 🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/

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Which is the most ridiculous source of "transfer news" for Leeds United? #lufc 1️⃣ The Leeds Press 2️⃣ MOT Leeds News 3️⃣ All the no-nothing sites are as bad as each other 4️⃣ The drunken bloke down the pub 📊 Show results

Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids? The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.

This level of child neglect by parents is utterly depressing www.theguardian.com/education/20...

This was posted by @mambarlife.bsky.social in the Other Place and it’s too good not to share it.

I've received this email from Ryanair...

Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."

Visa delays for Pakistani-origin players travelling to the T20 World Cup are just another example of how ICC tournaments are becoming harder to take seriously | @coynejames.bsky.social

Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).

What does Joe Root's record in Australia say about his place among modern greats? The insatiable @jarrodkimber.bsky.social has crunched the data. The least he deserved was a post. www.goodareas.co/p/joe-roots-...

The much-needed tranquillity of Derbyshire is a chance Shoaib Bashir can ill afford not to take | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

US vetoes most Ethiopian athletes for the World Crosscountry Championships in Florida by denying their visas. Ethiopia will be unable to record a team result in either the U20 men’s or U20 women’s races, ending its 44-year medal streak. I’m sure the Olympics and World Cup are going to be fine. 😡

Pensioners have been cushioned for too long. It’s time for Labour to get off the sofa on welfare bit.ly/3Yv2Cd1

I now have an even more insatiable desire for West Ham to be relegated

Lots more money for consultants and planners and every non-engineer that you can think of before it gets cancelled again.

Leeds United's last 37 FA Cup draws. #lufc Away, Away, Away, Away, Home, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Home, Home, Away, Away, Away, Home, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Away, Home, Away, Home, Home, Away, Away

I’m long cured of my X addiction and much happier for it. (Even though I do find this place lacking soul at times). But then I suppose I’m preaching to the converted. Most of you anyway.

‪Preserving pubs is about preserving a sense of belonging & community. It's essential to well-being especially for many working-class people. When even the Telegraph has to explain that to Rachel Reeves and co then something is seriously awry in Labour's mindset. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

‪Preserving pubs - especially affordable ones - is about preserving a sense of belonging & community. It's essential to communal thought. When even the Telegraph is able to explain that to Rachel Reeves and co then something is seriously awry in Labour's mindset. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Denmark isn't mucking about.

SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.” Via Alpha News

Is this being seriously discussed by Leeds City Council? #lufc

Fortunately, nobody else on the Planning Committee shared the view of the Green councillor for Farnley and Wortley #lufc

Did nobody tell Trump? www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...

Lucas Perri is roughly where I'd expect (although any data that has Raya 13th should not be trusted). Maybe Leeds could try standing all 3 keepers in the net at the same time? #lufc

If Jacob Bethell had played a few Championship matches for Warwickshire last summer, and scored runs, instead of sitting on his arse all summer, in approved fashion, in the England dressing room ("integrating") then England might have dared to back their judgment and pick him in the first Test.

My God. Search "ICE shooting in Minneapolis".

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