New episode, with me sounding like got garbage due to a cold, but warmed up by the red hot flames of chat.

Have you noticed how every short video about Brian Clough follows this formula? 1. Impression in a nasal voice 2. Recollection of something horrible he did to belittle one of his best players 3. "Ha ha ha, he really was a motivational genius!"

A new episode, with only positive stuff to say about the past, present, and future.

It might be that there are further barriers, and I might end the day crying about another thing I can't achieve, but at the moment it looks like I'm formally changing my name where I live on Thursday 16th, and I'm so excited, if a bit nervous and anxious about the people I'll need to speak to.

Late sending this, but it was a joy to watch Race For a Cause 24 this weekend, the charity event organised by Prismatic. It's already raised over €5000 for Belong2 LGBT Youth Ireland, and there's still a week to donate if you haven't had chance.

A new episide for you!

I'm so proud to have had my first article published on @feministeerium.bsky.social . It's a long read about my complex, frustrating, but ultimately successful journey through the trans healthcare system in #Estonia, and how others are still being made to wait. feministeerium.ee/en/how-eston...

I wrote something new and honest about dumping the princess dress and existential dread, and embracing the leggings and actually listening to people. Let me know what you think, and if you like it sign up for more! www.saschalumi.com/i-wanted-to-...

I moved from Substack to Ghost with one of my newsletters (the one in bio), but then saw pretty much every trans creator stay on Substack (so, just like what happened with X), and I lost all discoverability, as just another website on Google. Would be interested to hear how Beehiiv does.

I've just been told that the only work I've truly cared about on an emotional level is going to be phased out, starting with this summer. I may keep the rest of it for a bit longer, but that particular part which is ending is probably the only 11.5-year freelance job I'll ever have. In shock.

Something new!

Bloody hell, that's the first time I've been threatened by hostile neighbours while recording my podcast. The edit might just end up as several cuts of me looking very scared at the camera while @georgiesends.bsky.social talks about Pascal Wehrlein.

It feels like I'm being given the opportunity to move forward with life at the moment. I think I'd sacrificed my social life for transition and for work in 24-25. Now I have a simracing community who wants my help, I'm making content and writing again. We all need to connect with others somehow.

Your Sunday morning long read ⬇️ If you’re not trans and you think trans people protest too much… I’m the mother of Alice a trans woman who died by suicide… this stuff matters…mainstream media isn’t reporting it because they’re complicit in it… Here’s why trans people and allies alike protest…

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I felt a bit Essex not knowing this, but I guess I can't know everything. Feel free to watch/listen!

Meanwhile in Europe almost everyone openly supports Ukraine (rightly), but try to talk about Palestine and you get looks of embarrassment and comments like, "I try to avoid the news." Apparently genocide is acceptable if your government and state broadcaster openly supports it.

Tryna stay bundled up under the covers as long as possible like this clown wrasse waking up from its slumber under the sand in the frigid temps 🥱🥶🤡🐟 #clownwrasse #wrasse #sand #sleepingsandman #coldsnap #brrr #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

I know he's not scheduled but it would be awesome if Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance at the Grammys tonight and sang this song. youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...

Oh dear, not that the Dems always fight the last war, but Newsom is trying to copy the Obama route to success. Trouble is, people didn't know Obama and needed an intro through his books; most of us know Gavin Newsom, and many of us have decided we don't like him.

There's more than a hint of Mamdani in Zack. Gives me hope.

I got a DM from an old friend today, who had been asking about holidays where I live, and remembered I live there. I often get tired of life here, but when I'm introducing someone to the city for the first time, I realise what it was that brought me here.

“The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive.” Good news! Transphobic litigation is pursued by a few people who seek to force their bigotry upon others. Glad to see people resist it. 🏳️‍⚧️

Adrian Newey is to extreme F1 car concepts what Kevin Costner is to self-directed passion projects.

I'm becoming aware I just have The Wrong Musical Taste, because not only do I like Deadbeat, I also love Tame Impala's other critically-unacclaimed album.

The great Musa Okwonga on @stadio.football : "I don't think you'll get another coach of Slot's quality [if Liverpool sack him now]." 90% of Liverpool fans: (Sorry Musa!)

My daughter used to be in Rainbows, like the girl in this story. She coloured in. She iced some biscuits. Did some games. She was welcomed. She played, laughed and joined in. The cruelty is entirely the point. When did bullying little girls become the norm. 1/2

Every time I sad or low, there's a new Zohran Mamdani clip that makes me grin.

I like watching the Rolex 24. It's a form of racing I can watch because it's fun, not investing in because I need a certain Swiss-Italian to win or just not crash into someone. It's basically like being a Liverpool fan in 2026 and being able to not watch the Premier League for a whole weekend.

I'll bet any money James Vowles escapes the criticism Claire Williams got for the same thing happening in 2019.

Reform down, Greens up. Enjoy your day.

Apple Venus & Wasp Star by XTC are two of the only albums I've listened to from start to finish without a dud track. Leonard Cohen's 'I'm Your Man' is often cited as the example of a legendary album with 1 terrible track; these two have no 'Jazz Police' anywhere, and it seems they're both on Tidal.

Maria Teresa de Filippis died 10 years ago, aged 89. She was a truly remarkable woman. Why so? Because at Spa in ’58 she became the first female driver to race in a world championship-status #F1 GP. Click below to read my brand-new #MotorSport column. www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...

You've got to love January, if only because a different celebrity guest team goes to @rorysmith.bsky.social 's Bodo/Glimt and gets predictably embarrassed. It's like a footballing version of the Gotchas on Noel's House Party: you know what's going to happen, it's not dignified, but it's entertaining

There's a video of the new episode of my podcast, up to YouTube!

How long before the producers of 'Drive to Survive' decide "we need this to be more like Heated Rivalry"?

Whatever impact on the season for Liverpool, it's probably a good thing Guehi isn't coming. It prevents me and other LGBTQ fans from having to do moral gymnastics when Liverpool play. Yes, Pepe Reina and Tommy Smith among others turned out to be awful, but we didn't know when we signed them.

Let me do it for you...

Look at this absolute queen

Imagine if motorsport did its own version of Heated Rivalry. What's that? There are hundreds of gay fanfics of drivers, some of which expertly capture their realistic voices? I'm ready for the deluge.

Since the dumbasses in Washington think Greenland is bigger than it really is, it seems appropriate to re-post this: xkcd.com/977/

New episode of my podcast: I discuss with @georgiesends.bsky.social the Formula E masterclass Nick Cassidy put on in Mexico, sim-racing action coming up, a 4h Interlagos solo domination, and some spicy future racing plans...

But no, wait, if John Luther knows Detective Munch, and Munch was also a guest character in The Wire, that means Luther and Stringer Bell are in the same universe, which... could blow someone's mind some day.

Reminds me of all the people who expressed deep concern when Elon bought Twitter, causing me to believe that if I deleted my account, they would, but who then stayed there because follower numbers.

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

This might be the only way to get Lance Stroll out of Aston Martin. It would also mean some of the WEC, IndyCar and Formula E drivers who deserve to be considered *part of* the 22 best in the world get a chance.

The radio is playing Demolition Man by Def Leppard (1998). It was never a single, but it's distinguished by having a guitar solo from Damon Hill. I'm not sure if that, or the win in Belgium, is the greatest thing he did that year.

Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.