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Kieran Petrie
at 12:43 24 Nov 2024

Playing him would definitely be an experiment.
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Rangers v the Oat Cake Eaters match thread
at 12:47 23 Nov 2024

With no recognisable striker and only one relatively creative midfielder we'll be lucky to scrape a draw. The situation with so many key players still out looks dire. Our only strength lies in set-pieces, where Cook, Dunne and Field can be dangerous. Apart from that it has to be a backs-to-the-wall effort not to concede. Heart says 0-0, head says heartbreaking loss.
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Britain's most depressing football club
at 21:41 22 Nov 2024

Shuddersfield

Exeater City (The Anorexics)

Blackpool
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Traffic Warning….
at 16:20 21 Nov 2024

Rivercourt Road runs alongside my alma mater, so one side of it is nearly all school buildings... we used to chuck water bombs at the passing cars. How sad the current crop will no longer be able to avail themselves of this extracurricular activity.
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Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 11:05 21 Nov 2024

IDK, but isn't this all getting a bit ITK Maxx?
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Bluesky
at 09:10 15 Nov 2024

Thought I'd try an experiment and use 'for you' for a change and see what came up. To my surprise (after reading what's been said in this thread), it was all revelant to what I'm interested in. No porn, no mad, unhinged rants, or any weird stuff, and no ads... just current affairs and sports stories, along with some literature and music....

I'm not exactly sure how algorithms work, but.... 🤔
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Bluesky
at 18:03 14 Nov 2024

Well that's strange, it really isn't my experience... I'm wondering whether it's your browser? I use firefox with adblock... I don't get any unwanted ads, I get a chronological feed from a broad spectrum of sites and people... not sure what else to suggest.
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Bluesky
at 17:05 14 Nov 2024

Why don't you just stop using 'for you' then, and use 'following' instead?

If you follow a broad selection of news sites of whichever political bent you like, along with people you find interesting, you'll get an informative and often fascinating chronological feed with all sorts of links to other stories to follow if you choose.

At least that's how it works for me.
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Bluesky
at 11:30 14 Nov 2024

You've sold it to me, I'm moving over. But first I will need to do a Guardian-style flounce to announce to my ten followers that I am leaving X, because, well... errr... Muskrat...

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Bluesky
at 19:33 13 Nov 2024

😄
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A Shrew Appointment
at 18:27 13 Nov 2024

I wonder if they'll be known as the Blue Suede Shrews from now on.
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Bluesky
at 14:17 13 Nov 2024

A brilliant evisceration of the floundering Guardian.

[Post edited 13 Nov 14:19]
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Bluesky
at 11:51 12 Nov 2024

Well, since you asked, here's an example:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68409929

You might think this is a good thing, but in reality, it's massive government overreach in an attempt to suppress opinions that differ from Trudeau's (and his allies) cultural orthodoxy. It is the proverbial slippery slope towards a kind of totalitarianism. You think I'm exaggerating? Well (for example), if this law is passed, it could enable judges to put people under house arrest if they’re viewed as likely to commit a hate offence. No actual crime would be required for this type of punishment.

And then there's the issue of who monitors this (under Canada's proposals, this doesn't have to be a judge, it could be anyone they employ to do it), and also, of course, there is the question of "quis custodiet ipsos custodes?: who guards the the guards? Who decides what is 'acceptable' and what is 'not acceptable'?

"Hate speech" is, IMHO, an Orwellian crime. It is akin to 'thought crime'.

When you refer to 'people on the right' I'm not sure if you mean me, but a) I certainly don't consider myself to be right wing, or any wing, for that matter. And b) I would never want any book banned. I am an advocate of full fat free speech, warts and all.
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Bluesky
at 08:55 12 Nov 2024

I'm honestly surprised to hear people reporting their twitter feeds being swamped by stuff, because that is not my experience at all. I don't get any porn-related stuff, or any of the other unwanted stuff that you're reporting. Can it be that you're simply using it the wrong way? What I mean is that you have two basic viewing options: 'For you' or 'Following'. So I use 'Following' and that's it: I get the feeds I've chosen.

Regarding Elon Musk's take-over - personally speaking - and not wanting to start a tirade of opposing views - I'm glad he supports free speech. I am genuinely terrified by the attempts to shut free speech down by so-called Liberal regimes, who seem to want to completely control the narrative - under the aegis of so-called hate speech and so on - in order to stop anyone posting things they don't like.

Sure, many of you will disagree, but that's fine, that's free speech! Vive la difference - who wants cultural orthodoxy??
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11.11
at 11:00 11 Nov 2024

In memory of my grandfathers and grandmothers who served in WW1, my uncles and and grandfather who served in WW2 and all of those who served and gave their lives to protect the freedom of this country. From the bottom of my heart: thank you.



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MC has got to go
at 21:46 6 Nov 2024

Getting rid of Marti, for all the reasons that seem so apparent to people right now, is an utterly bananas idea. The LAST thing we need right now is further destabilisation. The injury issue is a massive one, and I firmly believe, although it will be painful, that Marti can and will turn this around.

Bad runs of form are part and parcel of new (or relatively new) managers getting to grips with the onslaught that is the Championship. But you have to give a good manager time. This is all part of the process. He's signed for the long term, he deserves the chance to get it right.

It seems he feels the same way:

"QPR boss Cifuentes '100% confident' season will improve"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0mz8zy333do
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RIP Quincy Jones
at 08:52 5 Nov 2024

The opening track to The Italian Job. Music by Quincy, words Don Black, Matt Monro vocals... ahhhh, it takes me to a wonderful place!

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RIP Quincy Jones
at 19:23 4 Nov 2024

In 1969 Quincy wrote two film soundtracks, one being The Italian Job, and recorded the fabulous Walking in Space album, which includes this track which I love and feels very appropriate right now...

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RIP Quincy Jones
at 08:43 4 Nov 2024

One of the greatest of the greats. Incredible man, incredible life, incredible legacy. RIP Quincy.



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Atmosphere yesterday
at 07:32 3 Nov 2024

Good atmosphere at the W end of Ellerslie, plenty of singing and chanting. There was a period in the second half after the sending off when the game looked like a stalemate and the ground went quiet, including the Sunderland fans. But apart from that, pretty good.
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