Horrified to learn that Rupert M*rdoch is still alive.

Wow, easily one of the best memoirs I’ve read. Highly recommend, a really well done piece that shows how abuse (CSA in particular) can be committed and ignored in a tight-knit, high-control community, and the horrendous process for getting any semblance of justice.

“One of his sons witnessed his death” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

2016 was the year a particular demographic decided to make their mid life crisis everyone’s problem.

Inspecting

Right wing populists are so whiny

Let’s gooo

Watching The Secret World of Autistic Women and Girls and getting unreasonably excited to see they’re in Liverpool and the focus of the doco is a Scouser.

SUVification of the Subaru Outback is my villain origin story

Have now moved to an old James Turner video for the more technical aspects of the game.

Drop a gif that might represent you

Getting your ass beat after the president of the country steps in to manipulate the rules in your favor is historic L.

Apologies to my neighbours who have probably heard me singing along to Seagulls! (Stop it Now) multiple times in the past week or so.

Very tempted to buy Planet Coaster 2 as a birthday present to myself… (I am being influenced by an old LilSimsie stream)

Pausa de Humiliacion

whoopsie

ART

what in the shit was that

Happy birthday to me, looks like I’m eligible to get $$ from the QANTAS Flight Credits class action.

Would love to hear a Holly Mac club update soon.

HAHAHA YES, BELGIUM

In other news, this dude is 1 🎉 We had a vet visit this morning and he was quite rude 😤 Simultaneously growling and purring (a hilarious noise) and even hissed twice, all while also demanding pets. He also have antibiotics to help deal with this cough I hope isn’t asthma.

33 🎁

The embarrassment of celebrating Trump’s corruption and cheating at the World Cup. Jeffries telling the world the Democratic Party also supports corruption at the world stage. Pathetic.

I have long argued that what could precipitate Infantino's downfall was his incapacity to understand how "too far" he could go, a typical trait of autocrats. He's done it now that Fifa has bent its own rules to placate the recipient of its grotesque Peace Prize.

Socceroo Awer Mabil torches Pauline Hanson’s “monoculture” idea “It’s all bullshit” 🔥 Says multiculturalism makes Australia the best country in the world. “If anybody’s trying to divide that, then they’re probably not Australian themselves.” 💥

One of the best World Cup games in recent memory. Bought to you by a bunch of A-League referees. Don’t you dare shit on the best league in the world, ever again. #MEXENG #FIFAWorldCup

Mexico getting one back.

It’s just as well that for such a high-stakes match FIFA has selected a referee from the greatest league in the world

We have got to get rid of the stutter step with penalties.

This tournament was a mess when they suspended R7’s red card from qualifying. It was compromised the second they refused a top level ref It was unfair once Iran had to succumb to weird travel rules It’s been plagued by alleged rapists and overshadowed by gov interference. A shameful event

Loosing my mind with Fiyero’s insistence on playing with the cables and chewing the cable covers 🫠🫠

LMAO, every US fan refusing to accept that the admin had a hand in FIFA letting Balogun play is no different than someone yelling fake news for things that don't like. Doesn't get any clearer than this - threatening to sue your country to sue FIFA is insane. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...

NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, is reporting that there are 100,000 people in downtown Oslo. The population of Oslo is 725,000.

So, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has decided not to list the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’ at the moment, but the Committee has warned Australia must do more to protect the natural wonder. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

UPDATE: Mexico/England has been delayed till 9:00pm EST.

I can't believe I have to say this but the point is not "corrupt World Cups are not new". It's that this specific World Cup has been a succession of "f**k yous" to various parts of the global football community, and this is the latest one. And I doubt it will be the last.

Apart from the ticket price gouging, the resale tax, the visa complexity, the immigration bans, the free water U-turn, and now the alleged politically-driven waiving of a fundamental tournament rule, I thought this World Cup was going fairly well for the USA...

impeccable headline, no notes

If I see another American insist that ~intent~ matters in a foul (it does not, a ref is not a mind reader) I am going to lose my fckn MIND.

So this is it: Infantino is doing his friend – who he gave a made-up peace prize to so he could brown-nose his way to more influence – a favour. This World Cup was already tainted before now, this takes it to a different level. Infantino's ghoulish, obsequious corruption is pathetic. He has to go.

LMAO - and there we go, is anybody surprised? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...

The USMNT getting a red card suspended is absolute bullshit. Especially when bad reffing has eliminated people from the tourney. Fact that if you are a "big" nation or have poster players you get to make FIFA cater to your will is a disgrace to the game. And it all started with Ronaldo.

"No explanation has been provided by FIFA as to why they chose to suspend Balogun's suspension."

Oddly comforting hearing Dub commentators outside of the Dub

Lyra is currently sitting on my ribs, but how can I say no?