Jimbo

Really enjoyed this episode with Jon Mackenzie. Interesting to hear different and nuanced thinking on tactics since the launch of the pod.

Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide

The word 'commit' is tied to criminal acts. Suicide has been legal for more than 60 years, but our language hasn't changed.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC

Wonderful news. A salutary reminder of the absolute benefits of scientific progress, and the absolute evil of conspiracist bollocks.

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Hogs of War - Wikipedia

Hogs of War had the brilliant Rick Mayall commentating: "straddling the field like a colossus!"

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The hounding of asylum seekers is an organic reaction by concerned locals which by unhappy coincidence happens at the exact times and places nominated online by far right groups.

mRNA vaccines can be quickly programmed based on viral genomic sequence. It’s like anti-viral software updates IRL. That quick and nimble nature is what makes them so useful.

The UK has only one land border, the one with Ireland. Despite this, UK media enjoys being ignorant about Ireland. I haven’t read this as it’s too early in the century to flambé my brain with stupidity. So just from this screen shot - the terrorists were in this case, British! …

From the World Cup logo to new club crests, soccer designs are losing an edge Two designers from different eras reflect on the changing look of soccer through logo design

Football logos and crests design

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In honour of the gig I'm going to tomorrow'

The Limoncelloheads.

This is what I meant to do.

FFS! Epic fail. 😂

Ok, for each retweet I’ll provide one insight, fact, or opinion on unconventional naval warfare, like submarines, explosive boats, special forces or crazy ideas

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Premier League clubs land new deals with gambling sponsors despite looming ban

11 of the Premier League's 20 clubs will start the new season with a front-of-shirt gambling sponsor, and no club has abandoned betting firms.

Once again, I will be the curmudgeonly political scientist who points out that the problem with every one of these “🇨🇳 will take over the world because ____” predictions is that every problem of corruption, debt, & authoritarianism everyone is now worried about in 🇺🇸 is orders of magnitude worse in 🇨🇳.

Line up of yesterday's defeat to Huddersfield.

Lineup of May's victory against Huddersfield.

Ten different players, two very different results a few months apart.

I was excited about all the new signings and then reality comes in and what did I expect with a huge turnover in playing staff?

I was allowed to camp in the garden when young. One night I had freed myself of the cloth. As I sat there naked a fly landed on the tip of my todger. Whilst I could have removed it, I didn't. I let it walk about on my plonker. Felt nice. I think about that fly sometimes.

If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.

United are special but perhaps in a different way to this definition...

Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory PLUS: Perplexity AI scores 360-million-customer win in India; Australian billionaire’s political party suffers data breach, won’t contact victims; and more Asia In Brief  Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory last week announced the discovery of a small body with an orbit beyond Pluto’s, and scientists think its presence means the “Planet 9” theory should be revisited.…

Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory

In 2021, Biden admin awarded Kerr County TX $10m in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue warning system. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...

Strong Gulf of America vibes here.

As welcome as a cold bucket of sick.

Mourinho vs the System: Leaked Messages Expose Turkish Football’s Deep Rot The Fenerbahçe boss claimed bias was holding back the league, now WhatsApp leaks from Turkey’s disciplinary officials may prove him right.

An excellent post on the soap opera of Turkish football. Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean you're wrong.

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British Airways pauses flights to Dubai and Doha after diverting two of its planes that were heading for the UAE.

Nine Number Nines on the Market: The Centre-Forwards up for Grabs This Summer | Opta Analyst This summer will potentially see a lot of strikers on the move in the transfer market. Here, we analyse some of the individuals who are likeliest to secure big moves.

𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 🔥

From Gyökeres and Sesko to Ekitiké and Osimhen, the summer transfer window could be defined by a few very expensive centre-forwards.

We analyse the data on nine strikers who could be on the move:

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Some reactions to the latest 50+1 ruling (see earlier post):

German Football League (DFL) "welcomes [the fact that] the Bundeskartellamt has no fundamental concerns regarding the 50+1 rule ... The board will discuss how demands can be implemented and anchored in league statutes."

[Disinformation hat on] Just listen to Captain Dan about tear gas and pepper spray - he literally wrote the book on nerve agents and chemical weapons (and it’s a damn good book too). Kitchen remedies won’t work on tear gas except for water out of a tap. Captain Dan knows. Captain Dan is wise.