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Shabana Mahmood's reforms to settled status are an immoral crusade against those who keep our care system running. The government needs to backtrack now. My article for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social 👇 tribunemag.co.uk/2026/04/andr...

Me on selective Western empathy for victims of war. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/amer...

In a Palestinian village cut off from its schoolhouse, children ask for education. Maya Rosen reports: jewishcurrents.org/no-school-in...

‘Faced with a hostile Russia, it might be sensible for Germany and Poland to have nuclear weapons too. It certainly makes sense for the UK to decouple its nuclear weapons programme from the US.’ Norman Dombey on Britain’s nuclear subservience, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...

He's 41 years old!!! (yes, I know the Rockets have the ball now)

Wexner Foundation alumni, whose careers were supported by Epstein-linked money, are launching a fund for Epstein survivors. @jewishcurrents.bsky.social has the story: jewishcurrents.org/jewish-leade...

In a world shaped by the internet and smartphones, stage fright is no longer limited to the stage, Megan Garber argues. “Mass self-consciousness is ascendant,” she writes—and society is only beginning to reckon with the consequences:

billionaire: we need radical solutions for Earth Day. Think bold. Biofuels. Space mirrors. Plankton fertilization. advisor: what about a 2% wealth tax? billionaire: …Cloud seeding. Turbine farms in the Sahara. A Dyson sphere.

London's four biggest clubs are all under pressure at the same time, although one of them really isn't the same as the others. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-great-...

On defense, Fudd and Bueckers are a little undersized to play a full-time two and three. @sabreenajm.bsky.social on how their chemistry might translate to the pros ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...

🩵 could use support as still dealing with a lot of work/income loss. Still looking for more/other work. The loss over time hurts, especially with chronic health issues. tysm. • thetrudz.com/shop • patreon.com/thetrudz • cash.me/$thetrudz • paypal.me/thetrudz • venmo.com/u/thetrudz

If you haven't seen it, can't recommend Asif Kapadia's documentary on this enough. Common memory will act like this was resolved neatly and the "good guys won". Those killers didn't just take 1 life, but wrecked many others. So many remain traumatised by this.

After Condé Nast's decision to close SELF, I spoke to chronically ill women about what the women's health site meant to them. "We have to acknowledge chronic illness as a politically, culturally, and socially marginalized category" Latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Keir Starmer famously said there was "no such thing" as Starmerism. He was half-right: there is no such ideology. There is however an approach to managing and running the country that is core to so many of the government's difficulties that we probably should call 'Starmerism'. In tomorrow's paper:

“Sir! We believe in equality!”

In honor of both Freddie Gray and almost 10 years since we lost Prince: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLI...

‘I went to a cash broker to convert the digital currency into money that I could spend. The commission was nearly 40 per cent. I came away with less than $84 in cash.’ Hassan Ayman Herzallah buys flour in Gaza, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...

The National League South is At It Again. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/i-regret-t...

More derby content. An extract from Two Tribes about the greatest derby ever. The Heysel ban and a television blackout meant hardly anyone saw it in September 1985. Some of us were lucky to be there. And later talk to the players about it open.substack.com/pub/tonyevan...

wrote about the spurs! www.newyorker.com/sports/sport...

A new Everton tifo features The Beatles. But Beatlemania is central to the legend of the Kop open.substack.com/pub/tonyevan...

From the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk today, an important piece from Maya Rosen on how support for settlements in southern Lebanon is mainstream in Israel now. jewishcurrents.org/support-for-...

Thought Rodman's final ball wasn't great in the 1st half but that was an excellent assist from her.

In honor/horror of Stephanie McMahon's WWE Hall of Fame induction tonight, I published my chapter on her from my book at my Substack. Check it out and buy a copy if you haven't already! scarlettwoman.substack.com/p/daddys-lit...

Feels important to uplift Rep Pressley's leadership. She puts in a lot of work on issues that others often don't see as a priority. I've appreciated her anti-criminalization work over the years. She's a worker.

Hillsborough Law Now

"Perhaps in writing I discover that a dead heart is not complete death, but a stage the survivors pass through to keep going." jewishcurrents.org/a-body-that-...

I have three court hearings to attend in three months. Two subjects of our reporting are suing us. Journalism is threatened by abusive legal threats aimed at silencing reporting. The Government needs to #StopSLAPPs. Please share and write to your MP. manchestermill.co.uk/three-courts...

Read the full report on our site: autonomy.work/portfolio/a-...

Fired Over a Juice Carton: Migrant Cleaner Sues Amazon for Race Discrimination After Summary Sacking In Shocking Theft Scandal Read more here 👇 www.uvwunion.org.uk/en/news/2026...

I don’t know whether I could write anything better about Hillsborough than this piece that was published before the 20th anniversary. It’s about my mate Tony, who went through the open gates with me open.substack.com/pub/tonyevan...

If you are struggling to find meaningful commentary in these dark and grotesque times, let me encourage you to embrace The Flytrap. Awesome, thoughtful, provocative, glorious, and joyful. Just what we need.

‘That afternoon, most of my friends were at the café. Seeing them again after forty days I felt not quite joy, not quite grief, but something suspended between the two.’ Raha Nik-Andish in Tehran, after the ceasefire, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...

lots of draft content at The Athletic, including first-round grades www.nytimes.com/athletic/719... and winners/losers www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...

Is Chris Kenna Manchester's first AI billionaire - or a serial fantasist? He claims his company is on course for a £2.5bn valuation, with data centres up and down the country. But in a collaborative investigation with @tbij.bsky.social, we couldn't find any. manchestermill.co.uk/is-chris-ken...

This weekend's match featured a chance to try out one of Sussex's very rare sandy beaches and the third-worst sitcom ever produced in this country. Littlehampton Town vs Hartley Wintney, in the scrap to avoid the drop from the Isthmian League. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...

*dusting off my Patreon* Hi. So I read Adult Braces by Lindy West after all The Discourse. I was surprised to find that I really enjoyed it and it was not a memoir about being abused by your polyamorous husband!!! wow. No paywall, i have no work and wanted to write :)

‘If there are rumours that you’ve sexually abused a child, waging an expensive, unpopular, illegal war, let alone one whose opening salvo kills more than a hundred little girls, seems a strange bid at reputation laundering.’ @arianneshahvisi.bsky.social on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...

I want to order groceries today. $50 will cover enough food for the upcoming week while I reapply for SNAP.

‘The sun was out in London and people were going about their daily lives as if all was well in the world. In Lebanon, meanwhile, people went to sleep to the smell of smoke and woke up to the sound of drones.’ @loubnaelamine.bsky.social on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...

Today in Proximities: - Israel bombed Gaza on 36 out of Iran war's 40 days - Mali backs Morocco's limited autonomy plan for Western Sahara - Djibouti's Omar Guelleh to extend 27 years in power As always, you can read in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/gaza-weste...

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Only recently has the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) started promoting the Reggae Girlz in any significant way, and they took their cue from social media accounts who were doing a lot more to hype the Girlz while the JFF did very little. So, thanks to those people for leading the way. 1/5

On Leicester City's unsurprising failure to get their points deduction overturned. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/five-games...