My auntie sent me Palestinian coffee and fancy dates all the way from Ireland in the post I feel so 🥰

New Zealand vs France looks like it was a good first #NationsChampionship rugby game. #nzlvfra

Absolutely insane that Cape Verde — a country of 500,000 — played Spain, Uruguay and Argentina…and lost to none of them in regulation. Easily one of the greatest performances in World Cup history.

"Hope is the size of the ocean that embraces us...." CV national anthem

So he’s giving his kids energy policy information. Energy policy on oil and gas involving actual wars with other countries, billions in anti-renewable decisions… The corruption dwarfs anything in Russia or closer to home, South Africa, where Zuma managed a few billion in state captured.

Automation, scale, centralised platforms, are not worth this. Google and Meta are advertising companies first, not search or social communities. And the hundreds of billions have accrued in a few hands, not the boat lifting tide we’d thought.

Friday evening Devil’s Peak beer and Piekenierskloof Cinsault wine.

Meade! bayeuxgo.live?utm_source=t...

Teenage son sent me a video of the chef for Korea's #1 gaming team, T1, and I'm impressed. He and I enjoy trying new recipes in the kitchen, especially from Korea. youtu.be/D2l2MsTAvLo?...

Surely they can be replaced with the thing their Google colleagues invented? The AI-LLM don’t need the attention of a union…

Fugitive from Champion Sound by Faithless gets me. Maxi Jazz RIP, Sister Bliss, Rohlo and co. Still jamming the dance floor.

Say semiquincentennial 250 times fast.

In January, Matthew Moroun gave $1 million to a pro-Trump super PAC. Then the billionaire called Trump's Commerce Secretary and, just hours later, Trump suddenly attacked the same publicly owned bridge he praised in his own first term and threatened to block it.

The Peter Thiel backed Dialog was to feature discussions on topics including preparations for a third World War, battlefield technologies, nuclear energy, and cult-building. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

"Ass rides horse." Fixed it for them 😂

The Black Panther Party was way ahead of the curve back then and the message still applies today

OK, I wrote up a whole blog post with some more detailed thoughts on this. Curious if anything here resonates with other folks. Thanks to @iame.li, @dholms.at, and @bnewbold.net for helpful pointers and discussions! pckt.blog/b/bits-of-en...

We're now at day 28 of setting a new record daily global sea-surface temperature.

Look, Kiva isn't perfect, but when I get an update on my loan to Orostamokh in Tajikistan, an "energetic, wise, and determined woman born in 1986", about her two young bulls... well, that's just heart warming in this mad world. kiva.org/lend/filter?...

Mel Brooks has been around for 40% of American history

Poetic CSS course is live for early-bird registration! Only available during July. Thanks for your patience, we had some last-minute fixes. #css courses.oddbird.net/poetic-css/

The inimitable Catchpole on the McLaren W1 which seems to hit the right notes of a hypercar. youtu.be/yOcpRwL9jpM?...

24 Hours of Le Mans through the eyes of first-timer Marc Urbano. www.caranddriver.com/features/g71...

Not bitter but Australia are going to cream England in the #t20worldcup final. They beat South Africa fair and square in this semi-final but Australia are a different animal.

Chloe started to give us hope but... Tryon 12(11) b Ecclestone 12. #t20worldcup #engvrsa

England on top. Brits 51(45) c Sciver-Brunt b Dean. #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Sune started to accelerate but not to be. Luus 11(13) c Ecclestone b Bell. #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Russia has suffered 1.4m casualties in its invasion of Ukraine. 9 times greater than all Soviet and Russian fatalities in all wars combined since World War II. edition.cnn.com/2026/07/02/w...

Ruh roh. Come on Proteas, sterkte! Kapp 5 (7) c Sciver-Brunt b Dean. #t20worldcup #engvrsa

After 9 England were 58/3 and SA are 58/2. #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Annerie never looked comfortable. Dercksen 3 (6) c Knight b Kemp 3. In comes Kaaaaaaaapppppppp 💪 #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Wolfie keeping her big knock for the final then... Wolvaardt 17 (15) c Ecclestone b Smith. South Africa 43/1 (5.4) #t20worldcup #engvrsa

"See ball hit ball" laughs Ismail about how SA will go about the chase. Fast bowlers 😅 #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Khaka closes out the 20th for just 9 runs 🔥 England 169/5 (20). SA happier you'd think but not ecstatic after having them down 23/3 (3.2). #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Cricket is so weird: 1 wicket brings another they say. Knight 58 (47) c Wolvaardt b Mlaba. #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Brilliant recovery from 33/3 by England 157/4 (18.3). Sciver-Brunt 75 (47b) c Brits b Mlaba. #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Following a mis-review Ismail reaps next ball. Capsey 1 (4) lbw b Ismail. England 23/3 (3.2) #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Cometh the hour, cometh the woman! Danni 12 (9) b Kapp 🔥 #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Ismail jou lekker ding! Amy Jones 2 (4) c Dercksen b Ismail. #t20worldcup #engvrsa

Lets go South Africa! #t20worldcup semi-final England vs South Africa at The Oval. www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-w...

"The trust and safety field appears to be collapsing or disappearing. But appearances are deceiving. Trust and safety efforts are not collapsing but instead evolving to focus more on compliance than a holistic approach aimed at securing healthy digital environments." this is a really good article!

FICA is ridiculous. I get banks need to protect against fraud but making us sit for 2 hours going through information that hasn’t changed in 8 years is just dumb.

Breaking: Burnham to eliminate The South. Discount scheme for Surrey residents to buy whippets and flat caps to be announced. Haddock to replace cod.

One of those mornings when you end up reading an Australian military medical paper about changes to vision across the menstrual cycle jmvh.org/article/the-...

Democrats in Congress need to drag answers out of the White House and the Pentagon, but I guess they’re too busy being scared of the DSA apnews.com/article/iran...

What it sounds like when philosophers who are also anti-trans activists submit an amicus brief to a US court where they argue for banning trans girls and women from women's sports.

not my trek, not my star

Of course Harry Kane idolises Tom Brady. He must be beside himself to be in America for its 250th birthday while under the Trump admin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...