FatBob
@northman999.bsky.social
#nufc, England Cricket team, all things Sci-Fi, Centrist Dad and lover of Greggs Custard slices
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A reminder that Delo previously pled guilty in the US to violating money laundering protections and agreed to pay a $10 million fine for "willfully” breaking the law with his BitMex platform, which was described as "in effect a money laundering platform.”
This is who owns Farage now
This is who owns Farage now
September 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
A reminder that Delo previously pled guilty in the US to violating money laundering protections and agreed to pay a $10 million fine for "willfully” breaking the law with his BitMex platform, which was described as "in effect a money laundering platform.”
This is who owns Farage now
This is who owns Farage now
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The Times.
Explicitly and deliberately, as a matter of editorial policy, promoting violent racist thugs.
Explicitly and deliberately, as a matter of editorial policy, promoting violent racist thugs.
Activists who brought Dover to a halt on Saturday refused to remove their balaclavas but were ‘very polite’, say fellow travellers
We were on a day out. Then masked migrant protesters got on our train
www.thetimes.com
September 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The Times.
Explicitly and deliberately, as a matter of editorial policy, promoting violent racist thugs.
Explicitly and deliberately, as a matter of editorial policy, promoting violent racist thugs.
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My first review out of Venice: Danny Boyle has smeared shit all over his career by using AI in INK 🎥 and (in a movie about the importance of holding hypocrites to account) has ruined all the exceptional work of his human collaborators by doing so movieswetextedabout.com/ink-stinks-v...
'Ink' Stinks (Venice 2026 Film Rview)
If I make you a delicious sandwich, which you eat and think is delicious, then inform you that mixed in with 99% of bread, mustard, salami and cheese is 1% sh*t, then it was a sh*t sandwich. If you st...
movieswetextedabout.com
September 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
My first review out of Venice: Danny Boyle has smeared shit all over his career by using AI in INK 🎥 and (in a movie about the importance of holding hypocrites to account) has ruined all the exceptional work of his human collaborators by doing so movieswetextedabout.com/ink-stinks-v...
First time at St.James this season. The upgraded sound system blasting out music at half time was unpleasant. Having to shout in my mates ear to be heard. Like the worst nightclub ever. #nufc
September 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
First time at St.James this season. The upgraded sound system blasting out music at half time was unpleasant. Having to shout in my mates ear to be heard. Like the worst nightclub ever. #nufc
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A new era begins...
IT'S MATCHDAYYYYY! 🐓
IT'S MATCHDAYYYYY! 🐓
August 23, 2026 at 6:57 AM
A new era begins...
IT'S MATCHDAYYYYY! 🐓
IT'S MATCHDAYYYYY! 🐓
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It’s the 88th anniversary today of this immensely enjoyable headline 🧵
August 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
It’s the 88th anniversary today of this immensely enjoyable headline 🧵
It's now literally impossible to travel on public transport without hearing someone playing music/video/calls or of a phone speaker. I've invested in a pair of nose cancelling headphones to save my sanity but when did this become acceptable?
August 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
It's now literally impossible to travel on public transport without hearing someone playing music/video/calls or of a phone speaker. I've invested in a pair of nose cancelling headphones to save my sanity but when did this become acceptable?
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July 31, 2026 at 3:47 PM
What a joke. Chelsea spent over 10yrs financially cheating their way to the top of the league and laying the foundation for their top 6 status and this is what they get?
July 31, 2026 at 1:16 PM
What a joke. Chelsea spent over 10yrs financially cheating their way to the top of the league and laying the foundation for their top 6 status and this is what they get?
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I know it's not news Kemi Badenoch is not across the detail, but this is an absolute shocker. She says the UK's net zero plans are 'perversely increasing carbon emissions'. In 2019 when net zero targets were adopted emissions were 45% below 1990 levels. Last year they were 54% below 1990 levels.
July 30, 2026 at 7:09 AM
I know it's not news Kemi Badenoch is not across the detail, but this is an absolute shocker. She says the UK's net zero plans are 'perversely increasing carbon emissions'. In 2019 when net zero targets were adopted emissions were 45% below 1990 levels. Last year they were 54% below 1990 levels.
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I know this might sound crazy, but FIFA rules legit govern world transfers, the only reason they get to have that monopoly in EU law is by being a not-for-profit organisation... it's all a bit existential.
Well the structures that govern World Football might be about to collapse around us, so my own feeling iffy about #NUFC 's season might have to be put on the back burner for abit
July 28, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I know this might sound crazy, but FIFA rules legit govern world transfers, the only reason they get to have that monopoly in EU law is by being a not-for-profit organisation... it's all a bit existential.
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Port of Tyne saying "ooh, look, we've done the easy bit" by hovering up the stuff that was still in the containers is getting positive coverage, but missing the fact that the stuff left in the containers was very much *not the fucking issue here*
Damaged containers cleared of nurdles, but meanwhile a billion of them are washing up the Tyne, onto our beaches and into the sea.
This is perhaps one of the biggest plastic pollution events in the UK.
And yet there’s almost no national coverage.
This is perhaps one of the biggest plastic pollution events in the UK.
And yet there’s almost no national coverage.
Damaged containers cleaned of nurdles, Port of Tyne says
The Port of Tyne says the containers which spilled nurdles into the sea have been vacuumed.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 28, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Port of Tyne saying "ooh, look, we've done the easy bit" by hovering up the stuff that was still in the containers is getting positive coverage, but missing the fact that the stuff left in the containers was very much *not the fucking issue here*
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I‘m fascinated by this front page posted by @adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Did the people assembling that know the juxtaposition? Was it people lower in the hierarchy who dared do this, against the editorial line? Or no one assembling this front page made the connection?
Did the people assembling that know the juxtaposition? Was it people lower in the hierarchy who dared do this, against the editorial line? Or no one assembling this front page made the connection?
July 25, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I‘m fascinated by this front page posted by @adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Did the people assembling that know the juxtaposition? Was it people lower in the hierarchy who dared do this, against the editorial line? Or no one assembling this front page made the connection?
Did the people assembling that know the juxtaposition? Was it people lower in the hierarchy who dared do this, against the editorial line? Or no one assembling this front page made the connection?
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This story is indeed insane. They literally *discounted his correct answers* (on questions about the Constitution) so that a Trump supporting girl who wants to go to Hillsdale College could win $25K and be televised meeting Trump. So. Gross.
This story is crazy.
It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists.
www.notus.org/national/ame...
It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists.
www.notus.org/national/ame...
Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest
America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.
www.notus.org
July 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This story is indeed insane. They literally *discounted his correct answers* (on questions about the Constitution) so that a Trump supporting girl who wants to go to Hillsdale College could win $25K and be televised meeting Trump. So. Gross.
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Only one show in town tonight, lads. Somebody was good enough to put the whole VHS up onto YouTube. youtu.be/mYWn4-Ar7ok?...
Newcastle United NUFC 1992 - 93 Season Review - Champions
YouTube video by Adrian Devine
youtu.be
July 20, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Only one show in town tonight, lads. Somebody was good enough to put the whole VHS up onto YouTube. youtu.be/mYWn4-Ar7ok?...
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💔 Awful news. Kevin Keegan - the #NUFC, #LFC & England legend - has died aged 75.
⚫⚪ An absolutely colossal figure in Newcastle United's history. He will certainly never be forgotten, only cherished.
👑 RIP King Kev. www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
⚫⚪ An absolutely colossal figure in Newcastle United's history. He will certainly never be forgotten, only cherished.
👑 RIP King Kev. www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
Kevin Keegan, Newcastle and England great, dies aged 75 (Gift Article)
The former Liverpool forward's death was confirmed by his family on Monday.
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
💔 Awful news. Kevin Keegan - the #NUFC, #LFC & England legend - has died aged 75.
⚫⚪ An absolutely colossal figure in Newcastle United's history. He will certainly never be forgotten, only cherished.
👑 RIP King Kev. www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
⚫⚪ An absolutely colossal figure in Newcastle United's history. He will certainly never be forgotten, only cherished.
👑 RIP King Kev. www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
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Made mine and countless others twenty something years immeasurably better… difficult for others outside the region to understand how much he lifted the area.. loved by all.. gutting
July 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Made mine and countless others twenty something years immeasurably better… difficult for others outside the region to understand how much he lifted the area.. loved by all.. gutting
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I don’t think I can begin to get across how much this amazing man means to me, or how, in the space a of a few short months he seemed to transform the world, because, as far as I was concerned, he did.
(short 🧵 following if I can compose myself)
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July 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I don’t think I can begin to get across how much this amazing man means to me, or how, in the space a of a few short months he seemed to transform the world, because, as far as I was concerned, he did.
(short 🧵 following if I can compose myself)
(short 🧵 following if I can compose myself)
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The greatest thing to happen to NUFC in my time, 92-94 being my highlight but also loved his playing days as a bairn, not only the greatest manager but an absolute top bloke. I'm gutted to hear about his passing and hope he fully realised what he meant to those who lived through it. RIP Wor Kev.
July 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The greatest thing to happen to NUFC in my time, 92-94 being my highlight but also loved his playing days as a bairn, not only the greatest manager but an absolute top bloke. I'm gutted to hear about his passing and hope he fully realised what he meant to those who lived through it. RIP Wor Kev.