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@Tom_Gatti This is funny. Mine had a meltdown when I opened his little cereal bar and, brace yourself this is horrible, PUSHED IT OUT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO HOLD AND EAT. Cue meltdown. The worse thing was the withering look and tut from his mother “he likes to push it out himself.” 😐

@REALDJPREMIER Played some gangstarr to my kids (6,10) in the car yesterday. They loved it🫶🏼

16 Years Ago You Transitioned. As Tough As It Is You Left An Undeniable Mark In HIP HOP and So Many Lives. Thank You Always For Believing In Me. I Love You and Miss You Gu ONE OF THE BEST YET! 🫡👑🤍🙏🏾🕊️

I was at the Detroit @tigers home opener today. Someone near me challenged nearly every pitch. Welcome to the ABS era. The robot umpire has arrived, and it's already changing how fans watch baseball. Here's what's interesting: the technology is probably more accurate than any human umpire who has ever lived. Twelve Hawk-Eye cameras. Instant review. Objective geometry. The ball either crossed the plate or it didn't. So why does it feel so wrong? Behavioral economics has an answer. Daniel Kahneman built a career explaining why humans are not rational actors. We don't optimize for accuracy. We optimize for comfort, familiarity, and narrative. The human umpire, for all his limitations, gave us someone to blame, someone to argue with, and a villain for the story. The robot gives us a verdict. Verdicts don't make great theater. There's also loss aversion at work. Fans and players aren't just gaining accuracy. They feel they're losing something: the drama, the discretion, the human texture of the game. Losses loom larger than equivalent gains. Always. And the ABS Challenge System adds a wrinkle. By letting players appeal, Major League Baseball (@MLB) preserved the illusion of human agency while embedding the machine. That's smart design. But it also gamifies every pitch. The incentive is to challenge, even when the call was right. So now we have more conflict, not less. Accuracy without trust is a management problem, not a technology problem. MLB is learning what every executive already knows. Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly. -Marc @HumanRiskLtd @rorysutherland @Gerald_Ashley @sebs_tweets ⚾⚾⚾

Statement from Luka Doncic’s agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball: "This season, Luka Dončić has performed at a historic level, leading the league in scoring, carrying the Lakers to third place in the Western Conference and placing himself in the middle of one of the most tightly contested MVP races in memory. To ensure that Luka’s incredible accomplishments this season are rightly honored and he can be considered for the league’s end-of-season awards, we intend to apply for an “Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge” to the 65-game rule. Luka missed two games this season for the birth of his second child in Slovenia. His daughter was born on Dec. 4 on another continent, and yet he was back in the United States competing with his team on Dec. 6. Luka has gone to great lengths to show up for his team and this league this season. His record-breaking season deserves to be noted in the history books, despite last night’s unfortunate injury and other extraordinary circumstances. We look forward to working with the NBAPA and the league office to ensure a fair outcome in this matter."

@Layo_FH I think the best tribute to your blog, in the spirit in which it was meant, is that @FootballCliches himself replied in a way that, to me, suggests that he read it, agreed with bits, disagreed with others, thought, "listen, fair play" and moved on. I enjoyed it. And i 💙 the pod!

I’ve been reading all the disdainful comments on the Football Cliches subreddit about my blog and I found this post interesting. Interestingly, I’ve heard football historians say that 80s fanzine culture was the first signs that football’s supporter-base was becoming a little bit more well-educated and middle class. The first sign that football fandom was changing and expanding. The Nick Hornby types were arriving.

@FootballCliches @Layo_FH So weird that this response (which is funny and great and a lowkey classy touch, and exactly in keeping with the spirit of the pod and the gang (and tbf the original post as well i.e. no malice) hasn't gotten any replies🤷🏻

@Layo_FH Charge your phone!

I’ve written a blog about middle class hipsterdom and particularly the football hipster. Here are the shots I fired at one of my favourite podcasts.

This was the play. Reads it, blows it up, forces a low percentage possession.

At 41 years old. In his 23rd season. LeBron recorded the third farthest takeoff on any dunk this season 🤯

Following Jonathan Kuminga's 6th longest shot in NBA history (74.7 ft), take a look back at the top five 👀 76.6 ft: Zoran Planinic, 2005 79 ft: Ziaire Williams, 2023 82.9 ft: Vince Carter, 2016 82.95 ft: Lebron James, 2007 88.8 ft: Baron Davis, 2001

This is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Landsat 8 captured this image of the Welsh town on April 9, 2025. The long name is intentional—in the 1860s a resident pushed for it to promote tourism and give its train station the longest name in Britain.

@IainW198 @JemwithaJ I can't believe this😩😩😩

@JemwithaJ That'd been worse. Disallowed 🤦‍♂️

6 year old refused to go to the football "Because we always lose!" So obviously travelled 150 miles to watch anyway...only to leave before half time because it was so terrible...."Told you so!" #burnleyfc #BURBRE

@mrianleslie Like my "unlimited calls and texts (subject to fair use policy)"

Infinite...up to a point

@qikipedia Park life!

@RuckedOver And I don't think that 1W would really class as a W either!

One of the most damaging defeats in memory for England. Lack of basic skill execution, lapses of concentration, an inability to adapt when plan A fails. Scrum about the only thing gone well. Real risk they will go 1 win in this 6N. Then there will be some decisions to make.

@Anthony_Etherin The Welsh for spider is Pry Copyn (or Pry Cop). Pry is "bug". The summit of a hill or mountain is copa.

WORD FACT The Old English word for spider was “atorcoppe” — from ator- (“poison”) + -coppe (“top” or “head”). “Coppe” — shortened to “cop” — was also used for the summit of a hill, a meaning that survives today in place names. [1/2]

On Wednesday, with @CDEccleshare & @D_C_W, I'm recording episode 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ of the gorgeous little podcast we call FOOTBALL CLICHES... We'll celebrate by doing what we do best: joyfully dismantling all the bits of football you didn't realise you cared about. If you've always wanted to send in a question, something you've spotted, or just a voicenote about how Charlie's voice has got you through the last six years, now is the time to get in touch (DM, Insta, Bluesky, footballcliches at gmail, whatever, listen, fair play) Cheers!

@edwest Also, "treasonous"? (Fully appreciate not the biggest issue!)

Iran under the Ayatollah 'may yet provide us with a desperately needed model of humane governance for a third‐world country': A short history of the New York Times being wrong about everything

(Maybe I should try and recall the email I sent to the executive producer of the advert about half an hour ago)

🇦🇷23 años de mi épico y único partido contra mi ídolo de la infancia MJ 🤦😁🖐️ 🇺🇸23 years from my only game against my childhood hero MJ! 🤦😁🖐️

@LeeJarvis10 Happy new year, Lee. Only a random follower on here but such fond memories of you at the Gnoll with my mates. Love it. All the best!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas + soon to be New Year 🎅 ❤️ Spray + 🚿Gel to last 12 months 🤣 Happy New Year from Lynk Africa in Pontypridd 🌍 2026... Everyday is a Blessing so enjoy every single day 🙏 Family ❤️ Stay Active, Eat Clean, Chase Goals BIG 50 🎂

@mattforde Don't think I can take many more days of this. But it won't stop me trying!

I wonder if I’ve actually become allergic to vegetables