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Cape Verde celebrate their World Cup qualification on their bus 🇨🇻

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Without the contributions of our Black players, both past and present, our history wouldn’t be the same.

A prime example, Obafemi Martins popping up with that iconic moment in 2011. 💙

To celebrate  #BlackHistoryMonth , this is a reminder that Black history will always be part of Blues history.

stop thinking right now

It seems I am chaotic good. Which I can live with.

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

Wonderfully well explained. Thank you!

One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested. Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away. House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.” Extinction Rebellion: how successful were the latest protests? Read more House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”

This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".

This is how you do it. It's not that difficult.

This film shows the canals right at the start of the process of doing them up.

146 in 240 days! And that includes weekends and holidays. Mind boggling.

Getting off US tech: a guide I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.

For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political.

Two genders - male, and political.

Two religions - Christian, and political.

Two races - white, and political.

Match Report: Blues 1-0 Oxford United Paik Seung-Ho's goal is the difference as Blues recorded their first home win back in the Championship vs Gary Rowett's Oxford United.

#BCFC 1-0 #OUFC

A controlled, almost League One-esque display as Paik Seung-Ho's first half goal secures a first home win of the season.

- The game
- Tactical notes
- The goal
- The rest

Rowett gonna Rowett.

#KRO

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No sound on my Blues+ feed. Everything else is working except the sound. #bcfc #kro

Letter from Kurt Vonnegut to high school students - "Dear Xavier High School, and Ms. Lockwood, and Messrs Perin, McFeely, Batten, Maurer and Congiusta: I thank you for your friendly letters. You sure know how to cheer up a really old geezer (84) in his sunset years. I don’t make public appearances any more because I now resemble nothing so much as an iguana. What I had to say to you, moreover, would not take long, to wit: Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow. Seriously! I mean starting right now, do art and do it for the rest of your lives. Draw a funny or nice picture of Ms. Lockwood, and give it to her. Dance home after school, and sing in the shower and on and on. Make a face in your mashed potatoes. Pretend you’re Count Dracula. Here’s an assignment for tonight, and I hope Ms. Lockwood will flunk you if you don’t do it: Write a six line poem, about anything, but rhymed. No fair tennis without a net. Make it as good as you possibly can. But don’t tell anybody what you’re doing. Don’t show it or recite it to anybody, not even your girlfriend or parents or whatever, or Ms. Lockwood. OK? Tear it up into teeny-weeny pieces, and discard them into widely separated trash recepticals. You will find that you have already been gloriously rewarded for your poem. You have experienced becoming, learned a lot more about what’s inside you, and you have made your soul grow. God bless you all! Kurt Vonnegut"

The Kurt Vonnegut letter to those high school kids is never wrong -

Never say die from Blues. I thought we were off the pace for much of the game. I'll take the three points.

#kro #bcfc #sotv

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

'Duck' (the action) is the source of 'duck' (the animal), not the other way round – the noun dūce is barely attested in Old English, but does seem to have been derived from the older verb *dūcan 'to duck, to dive'.

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From this month's edition of The Onion.

Got up early to watch a classic Lions performance.

Listened to Wokes get 2 in 2 balls on TMS.

Went for a run on a gorgeous Saturday morning.

Abused some idiot who was wearing a Villa top.

What a day! And it's only 11:30!

#sotv #bcfc

Surely this is the obvious answer.

I'm at an Athletico game here in Brazil. The game hasn't started so we have the warm up music. So far, we've had 3 #blacksabbath songs. Probably the best the night is going to get.

#ripozzy

Lula giving it both barrels.

Of all the things I could be doing on a cold winter's night, I'm drinking vodka and listening to Joe McPhee.

On my own.

Well, the dog is next to me. Does that count?

I've just got around to listening to the first episode of the Political Philosophy Podcast. I loved the conversation and I'm looking forward to the many other episodes.

@polphilpod.bsky.social is the creator of the show, so give them a follow.

I'm not convinced. But if we do well in it I don't really mind.

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Gonna use this great article with my student who works with logistics and supple chains.

If you let me know what genres you might be interested in, I can tell you if I've read anything of that type and give you some ideas.