It was only a matter of time before injuries caught up with the #49ers. It’s still incredible they will be 12-5 and in the playoffs.

Every Ricky Gervais Netflix special: Gervais: “People said Netflix should be cancelled for airing my specials!” (No-one said that) Gervais: “Here’s a joke I’m not allowed to tell!” (Netflix pays Gervais $20 million to tell joke he can’t tell) Gervais “Silly c**t! Hahaha!” (Repeat for 90 mins)

Every Ricky Gervais Netflix special: Gervais: “People said Netflix should be cancelled for airing my specials!” (No-one said that) Gervais: “Here’s a joke I’m not allowed to tell!” (Netflix pays Gervais $20 million to tell joke he can’t tell) Gervais “Silly c**t! Hahaha!” (Repeat for 90 mins)

If the #49ers beat Seattle next week and Shanahan isn’t Coach of the Year, then the award is basically meaningless.

Un-fucking-believable. #49ers

Two weeks ago it was unthinkable. Last week it was a hope. But any #49ers fan who now says they won’t be disappointed if the Niners don’t get the 1 seed are liars.

Excellent piece by @sulliview.bsky.social in @theguardian.com. Grateful that she references our recent @rooseveltinstitute.org report on the media crises facing US democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Most Complex Friday Night News Dump, Ever? www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/20/t...

I love how this is pitched as some kind of admirable, selfless move by Kelce. He makes $1 million per game. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Jag idag i @etc.se: "Vad kan vi lära oss om värdet av ett oberoende public service från ett land med under tre miljoner invånare? Mycket. Särskilt om landet i fråga först nyligen etablerade sitt public service-system efter decennier av statlig censur." www.etc.se/kommentar/li...

Stealing this stat from a buddy. Since the Seahawks joined the NFL, there had been 79 teams that had: 400 or more yards 0 turnovers 0 sacks allowed 3 or more takeaways Those teams were 79-0. Until tonight.

Easily one of the greatest NFL games of all time. And the 49ers now have a chance for the #1 seed. Couldn’t be better.

Stora protester FÖR sitt public service. Lever man i fel land?

In addition to 10,000 protesting in Vilnius against the politicisation of Lithuania’s public service broadcaster LRT, 130,000 Lithuanians signed a petition protesting the same thing. To put that in context: 130,000 is just under 5% of the entire population.

Considering the insane number of 49er injuries, if the Seahawks beat the Rams, and the #49ers win their last 3 games are the #1 seed in the NFC, it will have to go down as one of the greatest regular seasons by a team in NFL history.

”Den enskilde polismannen ska uppfattas som neutral och objektiv” – därför ska inte poliser gå i Pridetåget i uniform. Säger mannen som hade en hel politiskt kampanj för M och riksdagen – iklädd polisuniform.

Public service hotas i Europa. Ytterligare en enorm protest med 10000+ i Vilnius mot förslag att politisera public service i Litauen där public service LRT är den i särklass mest betrodda nyhetskanalen. Litauerna fick oberoende public service-sändningar för bara 35 år sedan och vill skydda den.

Yet another huge protest of 10,000+ in Vilnius against govt proposals to weaken and politicize public broadcasting in Lithuania. Public service LRT is by far the most trusted news outlet in the country. Lithuanians only got independent public broadcasting 35 years ago. They don’t want to give it up.

Yet another huge protest of 10,000+ in Vilnius against govt proposals to weaken and politicize public broadcasting in Lithuania. Public service LRT is by far the most trusted news outlet in the country. Lithuanians only got independent public broadcasting 35 years ago. They don’t want to give it up.

Good to see. UK students were screwed by dim-witted nationalists.

Jag önskar verkligen att ni alla läser denna granskning. Den visar hur demokratins infrastruktur - i Europa - steg för steg säljs ut till Musk, Thiel och andra tech-oligarker. Och Sverige är på väg att gå samma väg. Det är livsfarligt. www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/XMw...

Again: Vaccines Work. "Among 28 million French adults aged 18–59, those who received an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine were less likely to die in the subsequent four years than those who remained unvaccinated, corresponding to a 25% lower risk of death from all causes." www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

The Culture Sec has launched the review of the BBC’s Royal Charter, aiming to "bolster trust in the broadcaster and put it on a sustainable financial footing" Nandy is looking at options to ensure the BBC is "sustainably funded for decades to come...being independent and accountable to the public."

Rob Reiner made people laugh and made the world a better place. No eulogy can top that.

This remains one of the most important articles to understand what is happening to higher ed. Open access! academic.oup.com/ser/article/...

There is little to make the mass murder in Australia anything less than a horrible tragedy. But the astonishing bravery of Ahmed al Ahmed is a small glimmer of light, and a reminder that bigoted stereotypes will never define an individual.

There is little to make the mass murder in Australia anything less than a horrible tragedy. But the astonishing bravery of Ahmed al Ahmed is a small glimmer of light, and a reminder that bigoted stereotypes will never define an individual.

Terrorist attack in Australia is just so disgusting. Does nothing but amplify hate and cycles of violence.

Swedish public television: "Winter vomiting disease has begun." In case you were unclear what that might involve...they made sure you get the message.

Good to see this. 10,000 people participated in a protest in Lithuania's capital Vilnius against proposed politicization of national public broadcaster LRT. Proposed law would make it easier to fire Director General. This after a decision to freeze the public broadcasting budget for 3 years.

Public service under attack i Europa, bra att se stor protest i Litauens huvudstad Vilnius mot den föreslagna politiseringen av public service LRT. Föreslagna lagen skulle göra det lättare att avskeda generaldirektören. Detta efter beslut att frysa public service budgeten. www.dn.se/kultur/litau...

Public service under attack i Europa, bra att se stor protest i Litauens huvudstad Vilnius mot den föreslagna politiseringen av public service LRT. Föreslagna lagen skulle göra det lättare att avskeda generaldirektören. Detta efter beslut att frysa public service budgeten. www.dn.se/kultur/litau...

Good to see this. 10,000 people participated in a protest in Lithuania's capital Vilnius against proposed politicization of national public broadcaster LRT. Proposed law would make it easier to fire Director General. This after a decision to freeze the public broadcasting budget for 3 years.

I stood behind Dolph Lundgren in line at a Stockholm 7-Eleven. No-one was happy.

WTF??

A huge benefit to Swedish society.

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

A dominant theme on (some) social media is of a beautiful English utopia ruined by immigration. Recently deceased Martin Parr's photographs from New Brighton in the early/mid 80s a reminder of what many parts of England were actually like during that period. It wasn't always pretty.

"The Danish Model"

Why You Left Twitter, Episode 2,345,277

Flagging: RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel just voted to do away with the universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation — fulfilling a longtime priority of the anti-vaccine movement.

#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three democratic appointees, #SCOTUS puts Texas's new House maps back into effect for (and, presumably, through) the 2026 midterms. The three Democratic appointees, in an opinion by Justice Kagan, dissent. I'll post the ruling shortly.

Om du vill få en uppfattning om i vilken utsträckning nyheter om amerikansk politik och samhälle påverkar Sverige, tänk på att ”Charlie Kirk” var den vanligaste söktrenden på Google i Sverige år 2025.

”Kulldorff, 63, mager och gänglig. Rågblond, intensiv blick, små gäss av saliv i mungiporna när han argumenterar.” Vintage Björn af Kleen när han porträtterar svenske Harvardprofessorn som vägrade vaccinera sig - och nu återfinns i Trumps och Kennedys vaccinskeptiska lag. www.dn.se/varlden/sven...

Everyone should follow the Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) for the TN election results, and then just keep following them for their great coverage of social issues. Just excellent.

Ang. public service i Sverige, idag lyssnade jag på ett detaljerat program på SR om europeiskt militärt försvar, med journalister som diskuterade attityder i Frankrike och Tyskland. Noll chans att ett kommersiellt nyhetsorganisation skulle producera något så djupgående, särskilt inte på radio.

"Increasing hate, threats and harassment against female politicians are scaring women away from public life and forcing them to censor themselves, the Swedish government’s equality agency has said, warning that this poses a 'big threat to democracy'." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

This the Gävle Goat: a Christmas tradition in the Swedish city of Gävle since 1966. Another Gävle tradition? In the last 58 years, the goat has been burnt to the ground 30 times, has been run over by a car, shot with flaming arrows and torn apart. It has only survived without damage 19 times.

Guns continue to be a cancer eating at the soul of the US.