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Jürgen Habermas, master thinker of postwar Germany (1929–2026), has died at 96. A towering defender of reason & the public sphere, his work remains a vital resource against today’s illiberal drift ft.com/content/a43468… #Habermas #Philosophy #Democracy #CriticalTheory

Why does women’s football embrace openly LGBTQ+ players—while men’s football still has none? New article explores this striking inequality⤵️ authors.elsevier.com/a/1mnH6ArnpeSi… @AthleteAlly #QueerStudies #Queerness #QueerSport #WomensFootball #SportsSociology #Gender #Masculinity #Inclusion

TRUMP NEARLY HAD TWO WARS ON HIS HANDS Denmark reportedly prepared to destroy Greenland’s runways to stop a potential US incursion — a NATO ally bracing for conflict with Washington. Read more #Trump #Greenland #Denmark #NATO #Geopolitics #BreakingNews

MOROCCO AWARDED AFCON TITLE Ref Jean-Jacques Ndala set the chaos in motion. When Senegal walked off, he had one job: order an immediate return or warn of forfeiture. He did neither. That failure created the confusion now engulfing AFCON. #AFCON #Senegal #Morocco #Refereeing #CAF

WOMEN'S GAMBLING – EMPOWERMENT OR ADDICTION? Women's gambling is growing. A sign of independence & confidence—or a hidden risk? We want your perspective. Take our anonymous @TeessideUni survey on your phone/device tinyurl.com/womengambling #WomensGambling #SportsBetting #Research

23 years ago today (Thursday) George W. Bush launched air strikes on Baghdad to oust Saddam Hussein, allegedly over WMDs that didn’t exist. The war went on for years, thousands died and the “imminent threat” excuse still echoes in debates today. #IraqWar #March19 #History

MADONNA — DIVA PROVOCATRIX For 4 decades she's turned scandal & provocation into art. Here I explore how she reshaped celebrity culture👉 fairobserver.com/culture/madonn… Grateful to publishers I’ve worked with over the years inc @BloomsburyPub @RoutledgeBooks #Madonna #CelebrityCulture

Former Tory MP Crispin Blunt has been charged with four drug offences. Mr Blunt said: "Honestly, it was just a bit of crystal, some G, a puff of weed and a line of speed. Hardly Scarface innit" 💊 #CrispinBlunt #UKPolitics #BreakingNews #Tory #PoliticalScandal #LawAndOrder

Trump may soon declare a “strategic victory” over Iran—then quietly scale back operations. Not defeat but reframing. If so, expect oil to ease, markets to rally and volatility to end not with resolution, but narrative control #Trump #Iran #Geopolitics #OilPrices #GlobalMarkets

We don’t revere people—we revere myths People are human, flawed. Myths are built by us, polished until they shine César Chávez reminds us: monumental achievements can coexist with serious moral failings #CesarChavez #DoloresHuerta #LaborHistory #HistoryMatters #CriticalThinking

Placing a bet on Newcastle vs Barcelona? ⚽️We’re launching a major new survey on how & why women football fans bet— we want to hear from you bit.ly/womensportsbet… @TalkofTyneside @nufctrust @tfNUFC @toonarmy_com #womensfootball #womenssports #sportsbetting #GamblingResearch

One sport. Two realities. Women’s football is openly queer-inclusive. Men’s football still has no out gay players. Why? New article: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mnH6ArnpeSi… @stonewalluk @AthleteAlly @outsports #LGBTQ #Queerness #Equality #Inclusion #WomensFootball

Placing a bet on Newcastle vs Barcelona? ⚽️ We’re launching a major new survey on how & why women football fans bet— we want to hear from you bit.ly/womensportsbet… @TalkofTyneside @nufctrust @tfNUFC @toonarmy_com #womensfootball #womenssports #sportsbetting #GamblingResearch

Of all the revolutionaries who could have toppled capitalism — Lenin, Trotsky, Mao — the last person you’d expect is Trump: starting a war that could push the world’s largest economy to the brink & set off a global domino effect #Trump #IranWar #GlobalEconomy #Capitalism #Markets

"It's going to be ended soon" — Donald Trump, March 9.

May's “Enhanced Games” plan to sell peptides openly. In sport, some peptides are banned, some are allowed, and many are hard to detect. Less a break from traditional sport than a formalisation of what’s already happening. #EnhancedGames #Peptides #Doping #SportScience

This war risks becoming Trump’s Vietnam—long, costly, & economically ruinous, w/ oil the accelerant. Like Aladdin, he’s rubbed the lamp—but this time the genie is not benign. What’s been unleashed may not be so controllable. #IranWar #OilShock #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #Trump

South Pars hit. Oil surging. Iran warning Gulf energy sites—Qatar included—are next. The conflict has crossed into full-scale economic warfare. “Short war”? That assumption now looks dangerously naive. #IranWar #Qatar #EnergySecurity #OilShock #Geopolitics #MiddleEast