Governance of the country should be decided by a 3 match series of Yorkshire v Lancashire four day matches, held every 5 years.

Of all the loveable things about seeing the Americans' interest in soccer during this world cup, it's not the worst but honestly why do they have to call their team by the catchy name "USMNT"? "USMNT" Honestly. Grow up.

Whatsamatterface, eh? Gotta no respect? Gottannoying voice? You're annoy-ing. You're annoy-ing.

If England win tonight they'll face Mexico next. The two countries in this world cup where I've had the best Mexican food.

Shame for Serena but sign of a much healthier sport that a champion, no matter how great can't just waltz back in after FOUR YEARS and win.

Finding out about the death of Humphrey “Sam Smiths” Smith the way he would have wanted, on my phone while saying “fucking hell”

With that serve and movement, Toby Samuel would probably be unplayable at Wimbledon in the old serve/volley era. (If the era itself meant he learned how to volley)

I very rarely care about my age but when I realised that I'll probably never experience a World Cup without Matterface, I did have to have some time alone in a dark room.

*kisses fingers*

I bet Jeremy Bates, Chris Bailey and Neil Broad are feeling pretty good today. After the Murray years, British tennis is finally back as I remember it.

Even the graphics have gone up in the world. #swfc

This fucking team think they're more important than Test cricket. I hate them.

Fitting that Mitchell, who focused, dug in and struggled his way to a match-winning 100 while getting hit repeatedly was the man who caught Stokes who made himself opener bashed a few and then got out and will lose.

4-2 against Croatia, 0-0 against Ghana. This is what happens when your universally beloved Prime Minister is forced to resign (As this is BlueSky, I must emphasise that this is a joke)

Like if this is the worst the heatwave has got, I'm not so much bothered as thoroughly enjoying it.

This World Cup game is half full.

Matt Henry gets wickets because he is 3mph faster than the kind of bowler he is.

I guess he must have ended his boycott of the woke England team at some point then.

I mean okay but the goalies were a bit shit.

I see BlueSky isn't on the banned list. Well kids, I hope you like reruns of Tops of the Pops and sanctimony...😅 x

Still find it hard to believe that British people could possibly object to immigration surge caused by the invasion of Ukraine and Chinese authoritarianism in Hong Kong. I’ll go further, I don’t think they do object. I think they’ve been shown big numbers in bad faith by bad actors.

I support extra detention for under-18s who say things like, "It's a band called Depeche Mode, you won't have heard of them."

Very sensitive microphones by the side of the pitch at this WC.

Go on then Why Scotland v Haiti was antidote? Was good game? BBC happy.

The South Korean fans couldn't bring the tequila bottle inside the stadium, so they started drinking it all together outside and also invited the Mexican fans to join them.

Right, come on lads, let's have the whole thing in Mexico. #WorldCup2026

I have to publically thank @sofistar.bsky.social who got @fipnowplays.bsky.social fip radio into my life. What a brilliant radio station for the middle aged person who enjoys having absolutely no idea what will come next. But somehow it's almost always great.

This chart of World Cup ticket prices from UniCredit 👀

I didn't know Prospect magazine's Benjamin Clark would refer to racist harassment of me on X but he is free to do so. His Prospect piece reports it as my subjective perception - "for calling out what he sees as racist rhetoric on the site" to avoid a judgment call about the validity of my perception

Just remembered the bit from Dog when they get to LA and find out the singer has spent all the money on sitars.

Burnham being a Waspi nimby is not ideal.

I genuinely do not understand the benefit that they see to it. Or even the negatives that come from using any other platform. Not saying here obviously because this place is a bit shit. But that place. Jesus.

If he'd scored a few more runs at the start of the season we'd be staring down the barrel of Zak Crawley, England Captain.

Zverev doing the choking again. Just a grand slam not a human this time.

French open semi final in which either Mensik wins or Menssickbehaviour wins. Doesn't work but I hope Zverev loses, the prick.

Very close to failing the Tebbit test. In that I like New Zealand and I really don't like this England team.

Not a great innings but at least there was a nice Shane Watson from Gus Atkinson.

This is very much not changing my opinion that every single person involved with the last Ashes series should be in jail.

I love Wikipedia

Part of what liberal democrats need to grapple with is that things like contempt of court, the speed at which watchdogs are able to report...these are now becoming vulnerabilities that are exploited by the enemies of liberal democracy.

According to the biased BBC - doing exercise is good for you? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Clear and outstanding by @stephenkb.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/aa94...

It's time to tell the racists to fuck off (From last year, newly relevant again.) takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/this-is-en...

Tell you what. The performance by Jessica Raine in Two Weeks in August is insanely good.

Would love this kid to win it all.

Hang on, I've just realised that Blink 182 did a song with Robert Smith. And also, a lot of other stuff they did is actually pretty good?

there are a lot of grifts in modern life, but one of the biggest is bottled water as.ft.com/r/c4dba715-b...

Being a Jew in modern Britain latest British Museum intimidated into cancelling an event about Jews, because Jews. It's not 'regrettable'. If this happened with any other community, it would lead to outrage. But it's just the Jews www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/pre...

Honestly, I think I preferred Blair when he looked like a cross between Bob from Twin Peaks and the sort of raw food/tantric sex/wellness guru who'll corner you at a house party and subject you to a 20-minute lecture on the proven health benefits of drinking your own piss.

Tricky's new one is great. As per.