Nick Alpers

The American right wing’s putative hatred for the fundamentalist, reactionary, authoritarian Iranian regime is simply badly disguised jealousy.

this is why I got into Black feminist theory. the research on sexual violence was VERY white when I first started researching like 15-20 years ago. in the West, gender is VERY racialized

They’ve sorta been rubbish since halftime of that match, no?

Today was the day that Bluesky finally became Twitter Mark II.

YouTube video by Gazely Gaze Magazine 'Shot By Both Sides' live Belgian TV 1979

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I’ve watched the 2 goals again. Neither was even arguably offside. And it’s hilarious for a supporter of “yes, but we cheated in the league we used to be in not the one we’re in now so you can’t punish us” Leicester to aim that term at any other team. Reminds me of the Boro fan rant of 2018 #ncfc

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran President Trump launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran after weeks-long lobbying by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia.

"The attack came despite US intelligence assessments that Iran was unlikely to pose an immediate threat to the US mainland within the next decade."

So why do it?

"A weeks-long lobbying effort by Israel and Saudi Arabia..."

Ah. Not just weak, but cheap, too.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

And then we make another movie about a fictional war involving heroic, underdog rebels defending their world from an evil, oppressive, military empire, and cast Americans as the rebels and people with non-American accents as the oppressors.

Ban the fucking polymarkets. Betting on death. Betting on war while Incentivizing death and war. Shaping foreign/domestic policy by rewarding the rich people already in the know and encouraging them to make decisions that destroy the world while padding their pockets. Burn it down.

We used to call that kind of attack “a day that will live in infamy.”

Very good point! We will have the resources to bring in good players, and hopefully guys like Crnac, Topic, Mattsson, Jurasek, Makama will be able to continue to rehab & get in top shape. But we’ll need to be ready for a good deal of absolute chaos once the WC ends & the transfer rush starts #ncfc

It’s going to be a particularly crazy window/preseason - the biggest World Cup in history means more players than ever playing all summer, showing themselves off, getting injured, etc. And our strategy relies on bringing in Internationals! Won’t be dull, that’s for sure. #ncfc

If need be PC could have Chrisene sit out the Cup match, start Fisher LB & Stacey RB. #ncfc

Yes, though teams in higher leagues are going to be offering us good money for quite a few of our players. We’ve all seen the reports of multiple PL clubs’ interest in Fisher, & I’m sure scouts are watching Cordoba, likely also Makama (how could they not?), Schwartau. #ncfc

This is what Israeli annexation looks like: Daily raids by the Israeli military across the entirety of the occupied West Bank, designed to force Palestinians off their land.

Relatively mainstream liberals and leftists are sliding into BlueAnon batshittery over the Epstein files. It's scary.

So NJ lawmakers wrote a bill to rein in ICE.

And this is what they called it.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...

I agree, and it creates a tremendous opportunity to campaign on repealing the BBB and giving the money that Trump and the Republicans stole from us back to the American people.

Only thing that would’ve improved this letter is if Gov Pritzker had mentioned that he’s sending this invoice despite the fact that Trump has an extensive, well-documented track record of not paying his bills.

My profile of Congressman Cory Mills is based on interviews with 18 people who have known the Florida Republican from his youth to the present day.

There's stolen valor, a restraining order, a failed grenade company, sex workers, a Trump endorsement, and much much more.

Here's what I found.

Pope Clement of Norwich #ncfc

I just noticed that Blackburn host Leicester on the last day of the season. while West Brom play at Sheffield Wednesday.

All of Joseph Mitchell’s essays/profile pieces from The New Yorker. There’s a great collection called “Up in the Old Hotel”. He really was a brilliant writer.

I also like Alexander Trocchi’s “Cain’s Book,” which is a novel but a very autobiographical one.

I’m sure this dude is fine. He does have a Nazi tattoo. And says women whine about sexual assault in the military. And that black people are stupid. But gosh darn it he says he’s a progressive, and since he’s white and male, who can really say what’s in a person’s heart.

And it’s possible that if he had been open to getting a new managerial position over the summer, a club in a higher league than #ncfc would have hired him.

I plan to be a Max Headroom delegate at the 2028 Democratic Convention.

Do they have goons in curling? Asking for a Swedish friend and a Canadian friend. #curling #olympics

Unless something isn’t coming through in the minutes, that’s an extremely cynical response by the club. The question is why the club only communicates on a Nazi-led site where supporters put themselves at risk by participating, rather than a site where supporters are much safer. #ncfc