Nick Francis

I started collecting soccer jerseys last year, and they’re all I wear. I enjoy the kits, but what I love most is what they represent - the clubs, the histories, and the players who wore them. This game is a huge part of me and this is the best way I can share that. #kitoftheweek

@kingpminch Houndoom! I’m sure he’s taken but I love that boy.

I'm gonna prove something. I have a Google Doc of every single Pokémon, from 1-1025. COMMENT YOUR FAVORITE and I'll add your name until we've found someone who likes every single one!

They oversimplify history to push a narrative, but the reality is more complex. Voting Rights in the past were mostly tied to property and class, not just gender. Voting, for example, was often based on household ownership. That means many men couldn’t vote either, because they didn’t own property. It wasn’t “all men had power,” it was a small group of people who did. In some cases, single women and widows who owned property could vote. So the idea that women were universally banned from participation isn’t entirely accurate. The bigger divide was economic status. The same applies to education and work. Most men weren’t living comfortably while women suffered. The majority of men were poor farmers, laborers, or soldiers doing physically demanding and dangerous work. Life was hard for almost everyone. On finances, women did have access to bank accounts in certain contexts. The issue with credit was tied to legal responsibility. In many systems, a husband was liable for his wife’s debt, so institutions required his approval. That wasn’t just random discrimination, it was tied to how liability laws worked at the time. Over time, laws changed to remove these restrictions and give women full financial independence, including access to credit and contracts. Those changes were also driven by economic needs, like expanding the workforce, not just social pressure. And women forget how different life was back then. A hundred years ago, there weren’t office jobs and remote work. Most work was physical and survival-based. Society wasn’t structured around comfort, it was structured around necessity. The bottom line is this: history isn’t a simple story of men having everything and women having nothing. Most people, including most men, had very limited power. What changed over time was the system itself, not just who benefited from it.

@The_Money_Buddy Does he have a wife and kids? If yes he’s doing great. If no then he’s behind.

A guy I know is 35. He has: • $150k in his 401k • $40k in savings • No other investments He’s wondering if he’s behind. What would you tell him?

I've been reading ancient marriage contracts for a manuscript and I think it's really fun to see that a lot of our stereotypes of the ancient world are actually not the whole story. Patriarchal societies, sure. But no one can overcome the power of Girl Dad.

“ Hey boys keep it nice and tight for the first 30 minutes!” #thfc

Football needed a Letterboxd. We built it. This is Futez, and everything you need to know about it 👇

@DaleJohnsonBBC Just leave the game alone c’mon man.

JUST IN! Law changes confirmed: 📌 VAR for corners and 2nd yellows 📌 5-sec countdown on throws and goal-kicks 📌 10-sec countdown on subs 📌 As revealed, players off for 1 min on an injury 📌 Wenger's "daylight" offside trials for Canada from April 👇 bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

@_oscareyes_ Most people don’t understand this. EPL clubs can lose money on there academy cause they might produce 50 mill pound player that makes it all worth it.

I used to say “pay to play” until I put my money where my mouth is and started my own program. Unless you have a professional franchise that can subsidize your youth academy, in the U.S., it will always be “pay to play.”

@TheTrueVanguard Combat and traversal were super fun. Almost everything else was suspect. Wish they coulda gotten it right would love more

Still can't believe people hated on this game so much, one of the best fast-paced mage combat games I've played in a very long time.

Something to consider about players moving to the Premier League. As everyone knows, it's more physical and attritional, meaning that players have to put on weight, recondition and learn to play with new teammates. That's a big challenge in itself. But this is also happening when players are both very young and very expensive, because that's the trend in the market. A club is happy to spend a huge fee on a young player — Ekitike, Wirtz, Woltemade — because it's a long-term investment with less risk than would be associated with signing a 25/26yo. What are players facing as a result of those twin issues? They leave a league before they have fully matured, have to cope with the technical/physical barriers to adaption, and must also overcome the social hurdles — language, culture, media pressure — when they are still very young and lacking the life experience that makes a person more resilient and adaptable. It's impossible to condition a social media audience to think that way. Mugging off players and laughing about over-spends and bad deals is too tempting, and there's too much value in bad faith engagement. But perhaps the conversation in the broader sense needs to better reflect just how difficult it is.

When my kids watch the Olympics and say, “Is that a sport?”… here’s my rubric: SPORT = Objective score + Athleticism 🏒 GAME = Objective score - Athleticism 🥌 COMPETITION = Subjective score - Athleticism 🧁 ATHLETIC COMPETITION = Subjective score + Athleticism ⛸️

@poetscorneruk I think anyone can speak tactically. It has less to do with having played. It’s when they speak on the technical side of things that annoys me. “He should’ve scored there” etc

People who never played the game at any level. At least for a season. How the hell do you speak on football so confidently?

“Being great pre-puberty has a low correlation with being elite as an adult.” NOT being great pre-puberty has an even lower correlation with being elite as an adult.

@TheExtraInch Thanks for doing this poll. Feel alienated when you guys talk politics a lot of the time, nice to know I’m not alone as a fan of you guys. (Don’t want him anyway)

Pochettino has recently made supportive comments about the extremely right wing Argentinian president, Javier Milei, been pictured with Trump and told the US players to stop talking about politics (calling out high ticket prices, etc). My question is: do you care about that?

Ramos: serial winner, 18 red cards in 400 games as captain at the biggest club in the world. Romero: Copa/World Cup winner & our first European trophy in 40 years; 6 red cards in 150 games.. But our fans & media wet their fking knickers & want rid. We deserve what's coming

@jaydmharris @TheAthleticFC This is the take of a tourist. Not a fan

🟥 Two red cards this season and a suspension for collecting five yellows 🤦🏽‍♂️ Four-match ban which includes the NLD 🦹🏻‍♂️ It is time accept Romero is the villain for Spurs as often as he is the hero and they should consider selling @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/70293…

Some of you need to understand just how big Horizon is.

@janbartvanbeek This looks fun. How do I join the play test?

Extremely excited to show this to all of you. Please join our first playtest and tell us what you think. We have an awesome journey lined up, and I can’t wait to show you more.

@MadamSavvy @PlayStation I love everything about these games. Story, Gameplay, I even kinda like Aloy.

@PlayStation I dont know a single person who actually likes this ip.

The hunt is on. Step into the world of Horizon Hunters Gathering, a new co-op action game from Guerrilla coming to PS5 and PC: play.st/3ZPOtYi

This is who I’m referring to when I say “dogcel” like you have kids and wife dude you would not “die for your dog” they live 15 years tops. Something is emotionally wrong with you.