Chris
@chrisleonmiller.bsky.social
Curable romantic. Decayed prodigy. Aspiring nonentity.
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‘It’s bordering on exploitation’: how pseudoscience is duping football
‘It’s bordering on exploitation’: how pseudoscience is duping football
Cryotherapy chambers and other practices have little evidence behind them, says top performance director
Dr Claire-Marie Roberts was working at Coventry City when she received a call from someone asking whether she knew how much oxygen was in the atmosphere. As the performance director, responsible for optimising players’ potential, she was accustomed to being pitched the latest gimmick promising miraculous gains. At times, she could receive up to 50 LinkedIn messages a week offering a device, supplement or technology that claimed to produce magical results.
“It is only 21%,” the caller told her. That’s GCSE chemistry, she thought. Then came the sales pitch: “So what we’ve done is put oxygen in a can and we think you might want to use it.” Continue reading...
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September 22, 2026 at 7:04 AM
‘It’s bordering on exploitation’: how pseudoscience is duping football
is that bad
Premier League clubs face losing lucrative sponsors if unlicensed gambling firms banned
Premier League clubs face losing lucrative sponsors if unlicensed gambling firms banned
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Ten clubs could lose tens of millions of pounds next year
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Ladbrokes owner highlights PM’s position as Everton fan
Half of the Premier League’s 20 clubs have sponsorship or advertising deals with unlicensed gambling companies that could be illegal next year under plans being developed by the government.
An eight-week consultation on proposals to ban sponsorship from gambling companies not licensed in the UK closes on Wednesday, with licensed operators such as Ladbrokes and William Hill pitted against the Premier League in a battle that could cost clubs tens of millions of pounds. Continue reading...
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September 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
is that bad
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I see a lot of people actively losing their minds about the AI stuff and I'm honestly starting to feel bad for them. But it's blinding them to the real problems.
These things are not your girlfriend, but they're probably going to smash-and-grab passwords and attack bank or government data.
These things are not your girlfriend, but they're probably going to smash-and-grab passwords and attack bank or government data.
September 9, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I see a lot of people actively losing their minds about the AI stuff and I'm honestly starting to feel bad for them. But it's blinding them to the real problems.
These things are not your girlfriend, but they're probably going to smash-and-grab passwords and attack bank or government data.
These things are not your girlfriend, but they're probably going to smash-and-grab passwords and attack bank or government data.
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Portrait of the UK today.
Somebody in Portsmouth sees a coach with some young Asians on it pull up at a hotel. They get online and summon a mob who show up to demonstrate against the Marriott accommodating the Pakistan under 19 cricket team ( fighting age don't you know).
Somebody in Portsmouth sees a coach with some young Asians on it pull up at a hotel. They get online and summon a mob who show up to demonstrate against the Marriott accommodating the Pakistan under 19 cricket team ( fighting age don't you know).
September 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Portrait of the UK today.
Somebody in Portsmouth sees a coach with some young Asians on it pull up at a hotel. They get online and summon a mob who show up to demonstrate against the Marriott accommodating the Pakistan under 19 cricket team ( fighting age don't you know).
Somebody in Portsmouth sees a coach with some young Asians on it pull up at a hotel. They get online and summon a mob who show up to demonstrate against the Marriott accommodating the Pakistan under 19 cricket team ( fighting age don't you know).
You mean Trinity Rodman's boyfriend?
September 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
You mean Trinity Rodman's boyfriend?
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Every time an interviewer has a Reform candidate in front of them who insists they need to legislate against trans women to "protect women and girls" they should bring up the woman who was beaten for protesting at conference. Otherwise they're just shit journalists, bad their jobs.
September 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Every time an interviewer has a Reform candidate in front of them who insists they need to legislate against trans women to "protect women and girls" they should bring up the woman who was beaten for protesting at conference. Otherwise they're just shit journalists, bad their jobs.
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25 years ago, two strangers met in the twin towers and escaped on 9/11. What happened next?
25 years ago, two strangers met in the twin towers and escaped on 9/11. What happened next?
Stanley Primnath and Brian Clark were two of only four individuals known to have survived above the impact zone in the north tower
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 10:10 AM
25 years ago, two strangers met in the twin towers and escaped on 9/11. What happened next?
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This makes Aston Villa the *seventh* English club to take on 100% illegal Asian-facing sports betting operator 8Xbet as an official partner for the 2026-27 season.
September 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
This makes Aston Villa the *seventh* English club to take on 100% illegal Asian-facing sports betting operator 8Xbet as an official partner for the 2026-27 season.
It is confusing that the Premier League has stopped using PSR but Crystal Palace have appointed Pierre Sage
September 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
It is confusing that the Premier League has stopped using PSR but Crystal Palace have appointed Pierre Sage
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Colin from Accounts: a show so fearless and hilarious that I want to get a tattoo of it
Colin from Accounts: a show so fearless and hilarious that I want to get a tattoo of it
It’s deliciously satirical, fizzes with electric chemistry – and it’s snortingly funny too. If you haven’t watched the worst named show on TV yet, do so. Right now!
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Colin from Accounts: a show so fearless and hilarious that I want to get a tattoo of it
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The government must know full well that many people have neither the space nor the money to store extra food in their homes. It is individuating responsibility for a collective problem. As usual, it is the poorest and most excluded who will suffer from it. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning
Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergencies
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM
The government must know full well that many people have neither the space nor the money to store extra food in their homes. It is individuating responsibility for a collective problem. As usual, it is the poorest and most excluded who will suffer from it. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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You still use Amazon?
Read on.
Read on.
Pluralistic: Amazon achieves enshittification inception (04 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
September 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
You still use Amazon?
Read on.
Read on.
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Just in case you needed another reason to fuckin hate Chelsea…
A company linked to Chelsea FC co-owner Todd Boehly has donated £75,000 to Reform UK, part of the more than £5mn raked in by the rightwing populist party in the second quarter of 2026 ft.trib.al/Y3UFcko
September 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Just in case you needed another reason to fuckin hate Chelsea…
Everyone loves Curaçao, the plucky World Cup underdogs!
One Josimar investigation later: we regret to inform you etc etc
One Josimar investigation later: we regret to inform you etc etc
Publication day for @stevemenary.bsky.social, @samindrakunti.bsky.social, @matthijsvndam.bsky.social, Jack Kerr and I, who have spent months investigating Curaçao, the island that drives the world's illegal betting for @josimarfootball.bsky.social, @playthegame-org.bsky.social and @trouw.nl.
September 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Everyone loves Curaçao, the plucky World Cup underdogs!
One Josimar investigation later: we regret to inform you etc etc
One Josimar investigation later: we regret to inform you etc etc
Wild that Jordan Henderson is the only player to cop serious flak for moving to Saudi. Everyone else, it's just a normal transfer.
I understand JH publicly supported the LGBTQ+ community and was hypocritical. So... we just assume these other players don't support the community? And that's... fine?
I understand JH publicly supported the LGBTQ+ community and was hypocritical. So... we just assume these other players don't support the community? And that's... fine?
Al-Hilal are preparing a FOURTH bid for Ollie Watkins ⌛️
The Aston Villa striker has already agreed lucrative terms with the Saudi club ✅
@graemebailey.bsky.social | #AVFC
The Aston Villa striker has already agreed lucrative terms with the Saudi club ✅
@graemebailey.bsky.social | #AVFC
Al-Hilal ready fourth Ollie Watkins bid as Aston Villa transfer plans become clearer
A FOURTH bid is coming for the Villa frontman 🤑 #AVFC
www.teamtalk.com
August 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Wild that Jordan Henderson is the only player to cop serious flak for moving to Saudi. Everyone else, it's just a normal transfer.
I understand JH publicly supported the LGBTQ+ community and was hypocritical. So... we just assume these other players don't support the community? And that's... fine?
I understand JH publicly supported the LGBTQ+ community and was hypocritical. So... we just assume these other players don't support the community? And that's... fine?
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Vondrousova’s antics put tennis doping tests in spotlight – a far cry from football’s view | Tumaini Carayol
Vondrousova’s antics put tennis doping tests in spotlight – a far cry from football’s view | Tumaini Carayol
Former Wimbledon champion’s suspension comes as Mykhailo Mudryk returns for Chelsea, exposing stark contrast in processes
In the months between the first announcement of Marketa Vondrousova’s doping test refusal and the release of the full reasoned decision after her four‑year ban, the 2023 Wimbledon champion did her best to grab hold of the narrative. Between her social media posts and later interviews, Vondrousova explained that she had serious concerns about her safety during the encounter, that the doping control officer at her door had acted improperly, and that her mental health problems had affected her judgment.
Then came the 58-page document, a summary of the court tribunal process, which was finally released a little over a week ago. Among the ample questionable decisions it showed Vondrousova to have made that evening, the text to her boyfriend shortly after the doping control officer arrived was particularly revealing, an indication that she felt disdain towards the tester rather than fear: “So like here is ringing some cunt from the doping,” she wrote. Continue reading...
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August 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Vondrousova’s antics put tennis doping tests in spotlight – a far cry from football’s view | Tumaini Carayol
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She must know this doesn't work. Ridiculous interview
EHRC chair challenged on how to enforce single-sex toilet rules
www.channel4.com/news/ehrc-ch...
www.channel4.com/news/ehrc-ch...
EHRC chair challenged on how to enforce single-sex toilet rules
We spoke to Mary Ann Stephenson, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
www.channel4.com
August 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
She must know this doesn't work. Ridiculous interview
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Trump is destroying our planet.
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.4%. Coal-fired electricity generation jumped by 13% to meet high demands from *DATA CENTERS* and cold/hot weather.
The Department of Energy sent out a report downplaying economic damages from carbon dioxide.
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.4%. Coal-fired electricity generation jumped by 13% to meet high demands from *DATA CENTERS* and cold/hot weather.
The Department of Energy sent out a report downplaying economic damages from carbon dioxide.
July 24, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Trump is destroying our planet.
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.4%. Coal-fired electricity generation jumped by 13% to meet high demands from *DATA CENTERS* and cold/hot weather.
The Department of Energy sent out a report downplaying economic damages from carbon dioxide.
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.4%. Coal-fired electricity generation jumped by 13% to meet high demands from *DATA CENTERS* and cold/hot weather.
The Department of Energy sent out a report downplaying economic damages from carbon dioxide.
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This disingenuous commentary doesn’t help anyone.
Frauds start unravelling pretty quickly. That you apparently cannot afford to put your oven or treat yourself is quickly undermined by the question “so why are you spending £50 per week on petrol?”
Then, it turns out, she has an agent and /1
Frauds start unravelling pretty quickly. That you apparently cannot afford to put your oven or treat yourself is quickly undermined by the question “so why are you spending £50 per week on petrol?”
Then, it turns out, she has an agent and /1
Elaine in this article "can't remember the last time she used her oven" but also spends £200 a month on petrol (so driving probably ~50 miles a day?)
(she's also a professional old person; she was on Good Morning Britain last year, and then also at the Nov budget, and the year before lmao)
(she's also a professional old person; she was on Good Morning Britain last year, and then also at the Nov budget, and the year before lmao)
'I can't afford to turn the oven on': 7.4m households struggling to buy essentials
As Andy Burnham promises “breathing space” for households, millions are unable to buy items such as clothing, heating and food.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This disingenuous commentary doesn’t help anyone.
Frauds start unravelling pretty quickly. That you apparently cannot afford to put your oven or treat yourself is quickly undermined by the question “so why are you spending £50 per week on petrol?”
Then, it turns out, she has an agent and /1
Frauds start unravelling pretty quickly. That you apparently cannot afford to put your oven or treat yourself is quickly undermined by the question “so why are you spending £50 per week on petrol?”
Then, it turns out, she has an agent and /1
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Gerard Lopez, the club killer.
There is no better example of football's total regulatory failure at European level than to have allowed Lopez to seize control of club after club after club, only to destroy them in record time. Mouscron, Bordeaux, now Boavista.
There is no better example of football's total regulatory failure at European level than to have allowed Lopez to seize control of club after club after club, only to destroy them in record time. Mouscron, Bordeaux, now Boavista.
July 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Gerard Lopez, the club killer.
There is no better example of football's total regulatory failure at European level than to have allowed Lopez to seize control of club after club after club, only to destroy them in record time. Mouscron, Bordeaux, now Boavista.
There is no better example of football's total regulatory failure at European level than to have allowed Lopez to seize control of club after club after club, only to destroy them in record time. Mouscron, Bordeaux, now Boavista.
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A fine example of why the BBC should not publish vox-pops (“‘Bus fare cut is no good for those who drive’ says Durham man” is literally the headline here) without challenge or context. Buses, famously the preserve of the managerial classes.
July 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
A fine example of why the BBC should not publish vox-pops (“‘Bus fare cut is no good for those who drive’ says Durham man” is literally the headline here) without challenge or context. Buses, famously the preserve of the managerial classes.
