Rick Lehane
@ricklehane.bsky.social
Centre left. Awake to systemic injustice. Pro Europe. Dyslexic (their/ they’re/ there will be typos) Will occasionally post about the Arsenal (unless we win in which case, will mostly post about the Arsenal) all opinions expressed are entirely my own.
Very eye opening 🧵
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story.
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
September 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Very eye opening 🧵
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All this nauseating bleating from City fans,”don’t punish us”.
How many Wembley finals did you have that should have gone to others? How many Champions League nights? You’ve cheated for years, everyone knew it and no one could say because you’d threaten to sue or make farcical accusations of racism.
How many Wembley finals did you have that should have gone to others? How many Champions League nights? You’ve cheated for years, everyone knew it and no one could say because you’d threaten to sue or make farcical accusations of racism.
September 26, 2026 at 1:16 PM
All this nauseating bleating from City fans,”don’t punish us”.
How many Wembley finals did you have that should have gone to others? How many Champions League nights? You’ve cheated for years, everyone knew it and no one could say because you’d threaten to sue or make farcical accusations of racism.
How many Wembley finals did you have that should have gone to others? How many Champions League nights? You’ve cheated for years, everyone knew it and no one could say because you’d threaten to sue or make farcical accusations of racism.
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Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads.
There's your two-tier policing, folks
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
There's your two-tier policing, folks
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Port of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
Hundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads.
There's your two-tier policing, folks
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
There's your two-tier policing, folks
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Looking at Trump's situation in the US and his increasing desperation and the hordes of masked thugs on the streets of the UK, I'd say the next 6 months could be pivotal. Can we all stop the 'Burnam's a breath of fresh air' bullshit. There's a vital job to do and he's not doing it. Not even close.
September 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Looking at Trump's situation in the US and his increasing desperation and the hordes of masked thugs on the streets of the UK, I'd say the next 6 months could be pivotal. Can we all stop the 'Burnam's a breath of fresh air' bullshit. There's a vital job to do and he's not doing it. Not even close.
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Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
September 5, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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Jesus Christ, famously stingy about giving fish to people
September 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Jesus Christ, famously stingy about giving fish to people
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At what point does a British by-election get awarded to the silver medalist, à la Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis? Asking for a friend of a friend, i.e. me. #Clacton
September 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
At what point does a British by-election get awarded to the silver medalist, à la Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis? Asking for a friend of a friend, i.e. me. #Clacton
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Thought we were gettin U21 kid bt he surprised us. He is relentless, always represented Arsenal w pride, this team grew with him & eventually outgrown him there's no shame in that.
His goals against Chels, 115, Madrid r unforgettable.
Little Gabi will always have a place here ❤️ him & will miss him
His goals against Chels, 115, Madrid r unforgettable.
Little Gabi will always have a place here ❤️ him & will miss him
August 30, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Thought we were gettin U21 kid bt he surprised us. He is relentless, always represented Arsenal w pride, this team grew with him & eventually outgrown him there's no shame in that.
His goals against Chels, 115, Madrid r unforgettable.
Little Gabi will always have a place here ❤️ him & will miss him
His goals against Chels, 115, Madrid r unforgettable.
Little Gabi will always have a place here ❤️ him & will miss him
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ok great now do the racialised civil war stuff
Minister tells social media firms to remove posts that ‘celebrate’ dangerous driving after A66 crash
Minister tells social media firms to remove posts that ‘celebrate’ dangerous driving after A66 crash
Luke Pollard says government will force platforms to remove content, after latest deadly crash involving a car driving in wrong direction
A minister has pressed social media companies to remove content from their platforms showcasing dangerous driving in the wake of a fatal collision that killed seven people in Middlesbrough.
The crash in the early hours of Saturday, in which PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died, occurred when a Volkswagen Passat, containing five individuals aged between 23 and 17, crashed head-on with a marked armed response vehicle while driving the wrong way on the A66. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2026 at 11:07 AM
ok great now do the racialised civil war stuff
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Spurs fan: CUP OUT. Sack the cup before any more damage is done and get in a cup that knows what it's doing.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Spurs fan: CUP OUT. Sack the cup before any more damage is done and get in a cup that knows what it's doing.
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Lawyers: The fullness of the cup, either in the manner alleged or at all, is not admitted, as if set out herein and traversed seriatim. Furnish full and proper particulars of the alleged fullness of the cup, which is not admitted.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Lawyers: The fullness of the cup, either in the manner alleged or at all, is not admitted, as if set out herein and traversed seriatim. Furnish full and proper particulars of the alleged fullness of the cup, which is not admitted.
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Historian: The cup can teach you a lot of things that you do not want to know
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Historian: The cup can teach you a lot of things that you do not want to know
August 22, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Spurs fan: CUP OUT. Sack the cup before any more damage is done and get in a cup that knows what it's doing.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Spurs fan: CUP OUT. Sack the cup before any more damage is done and get in a cup that knows what it's doing.
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Sure would be awful if anyone thought we were an island of strangers for whom an experiment in open borders had been a squalid chapter causing incalculable harm
Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister
Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enough
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Sure would be awful if anyone thought we were an island of strangers for whom an experiment in open borders had been a squalid chapter causing incalculable harm
Are City entering their own banter era? If so I'm so here for it.
August 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Are City entering their own banter era? If so I'm so here for it.
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Come on MLS. We'd be mad to sell this kid!
August 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Come on MLS. We'd be mad to sell this kid!
It was only there to see the cathedral
UK-made drones strike targets inside Russia
UK-made drones strike targets inside Russia
The drones have been used for the first time in mainland Russia to hit military and industrial targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It was only there to see the cathedral
I'm finding the whole king of the north thing a bit confusing. So far he's bit his tongue while the far right terrorises refuges and revealed that his grand plan to tackle the climate emergency is to discourage BBQs. Hardly the statesmen we'd been primed to expect.
August 15, 2026 at 7:35 AM
I'm finding the whole king of the north thing a bit confusing. So far he's bit his tongue while the far right terrorises refuges and revealed that his grand plan to tackle the climate emergency is to discourage BBQs. Hardly the statesmen we'd been primed to expect.
Is there an alert we can send to the prime minister's phone that tells him not to drill for any more oil and gas?
August 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Is there an alert we can send to the prime minister's phone that tells him not to drill for any more oil and gas?
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Poorly timed notification from the range there 🤦🏻♀️
August 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Poorly timed notification from the range there 🤦🏻♀️
Come on MLS. We'd be mad to sell this kid!
August 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Come on MLS. We'd be mad to sell this kid!
Surreal eclipse effect. The trees in front of the building I live in worked as hundreds of pin hole cameras.
August 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Surreal eclipse effect. The trees in front of the building I live in worked as hundreds of pin hole cameras.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @sturdyalex.bsky.social Flag update. Almost every lamppost in Aldershot (home of the British army) has had a flag on it since last summer. In the last week then council has taken them down and replaced them with poppies.
August 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @sturdyalex.bsky.social Flag update. Almost every lamppost in Aldershot (home of the British army) has had a flag on it since last summer. In the last week then council has taken them down and replaced them with poppies.
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They never told us if we win the Premier League you can't win the Emirates Cup and we have to ask ourselves if it was worth it...
August 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
They never told us if we win the Premier League you can't win the Emirates Cup and we have to ask ourselves if it was worth it...
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If this is so, it surely follows that X should now be considered a threat to national security.
More than half of accounts posting about violence in Belfast & Southampton on X were based overseas.
Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK.
X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content".
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK.
X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content".
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
August 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
If this is so, it surely follows that X should now be considered a threat to national security.
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This is the most loser-coded image imaginable, big "villains in an '80s breakdancing movie" energy
JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
August 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This is the most loser-coded image imaginable, big "villains in an '80s breakdancing movie" energy
No nothing journalists pontificating about lockdown then getting precious when medical professionals point out they don't know what they're talking about is reminding me of this cartoon. There is a public inquiry they could refer to if they could be bothered. That fact they can't speeks volumes.
August 2, 2026 at 8:03 AM
No nothing journalists pontificating about lockdown then getting precious when medical professionals point out they don't know what they're talking about is reminding me of this cartoon. There is a public inquiry they could refer to if they could be bothered. That fact they can't speeks volumes.
What, you mean the anti net-zero guys are being paid handsomely for their stupid sound bites?
Whilst the planet burns Reform takes large donations from fossil fuel companies, promotes fossil fuels and is anti Net Zero
‘Reform’s £24 Million/ Fossil Fuel Interests’
Farage’s anti-climate party has received two thirds of its income from oil investors.’
www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...
‘Reform’s £24 Million/ Fossil Fuel Interests’
Farage’s anti-climate party has received two thirds of its income from oil investors.’
www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...
August 2, 2026 at 6:43 AM
What, you mean the anti net-zero guys are being paid handsomely for their stupid sound bites?