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Pro Humanity. No time for racists and warmongers! Free Palestine, Sudan, Congo always!
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God”.

[JPC @jpxan71]

For context, MattGPT had spent a couple of minutes calling for national service to be brought back and fighting back against machete wielding Tesco thiefs…
And then he got his ass handed to him all over again … which was very Gorton and Denton

[José Vico 🔻🇵🇸🇿🇦 @josevico4]

PP y Vox en les corts valencianes recortaron un 9% en prevención de incendios, ENTRE APLAUSOS, justo tres días antes del incendio de la Vall D'uixó en Castelló.

A la vez bajaron los impuestos a los ricos, también entre aplausos.
Quienes los votáis sois cómplices de esta mierda

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

A reflection by Pope Leo XIV

"Indeed, the search for truth is a good worth desiring and passing on. As we pursue it methodically, we come to understand that no field of study can be reduced to mere speculation. Precisely because it involves the exercise of both intellect and will, study is rather a commitment, requiring self-discipline and conversion: a transformation of the mind, which we cultivate like fertile soil by honing our tools of the trade. By doing our very best, we become responsible stewards in society without being seduced by careers focused on money. Let us rather recognize that culture is the good of humanity: truth sets us free, while falsehood distorts names and things. In the face of what dehumanizes people – especially the least among us, the poor and the sick – I ask you to be witnesses to Christian humanism."

(Address to the German Catholic Student Associations - June 5, 2026)

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Michael Gove turned up at work to vote completely off his face.

It's totally unacceptable, if you turned up to work like that you would be fired on the spot.

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

Five million visitors. One safer city.

As London welcomes millions this summer, we're continuing to make our city safer.

In Westminster alone, neighbourhood crime is down by 36% in the last year.

[Ajoje⚽⚖️ @israel_ajoje]

This one is really dicey.

FIFA is registered as a non-profit association under Swiss law. Its 211 member associations own it. It pays no corporate tax in Switzerland. And right now, while the ink is barely dry on the 2026 World Cup final, it is in advanced discussions to sell a minority stake in its commercial operations to private investors, with JP Morgan acting as financial adviser and Thrive Capital, whose chief executive is Josh Kushner, expected to lead the investor group.

UEFA is responding. And I see reason with them. Their statement called it a crossing of a line and said the soul and governance of football are not assets to trade.

Let me explain what is actually happening here and why both positions are legally and commercially coherent at the same time.

The legal vehicle at the centre of this is called FIFA Forward Enterprise, or FFE. It is a FIFA-owned company that would consolidate all of FIFA's commercial rights, broadcasting, sponsorship, ticketing, licensing, and the operational delivery of FIFA tournaments, into a single entity.

Based on how things are proposed, FIFA would retain majority control and exclusive authority over governance, competitions, the match calendar, and all regulatory and sporting decisions.

Private investors would then hold a minority, non-controlling stake in the subsidiary, not in FIFA itself. FIFA says the proposal could deliver more than $10 billion in football development funding over the next four years.

Now here is the legal position.

Under Swiss association law, FIFA has broad autonomy over how it manages and commercialises its assets, provided it pursues its statutory purpose of promoting football and follows its internal decision-making rules.

Creating a commercial subsidiary and selling minority stakes in it to private investors is not categorically prohibited under any applicable law. FIFA already commercialises its rights aggressively through sponsorships, media deals, and licensing arrangements worth billions of dollars per cycle.

Placing some of that commercial activity into a valued vehicle and inviting outside capital is structurally an extension of what FIFA already does, not a departure from it. The proposal requires approval from the FIFA Council and the 211 member associations. That approval process is where the real legal constraints sit, not in Swiss corporate law.

What UEFA is objecting to is not the legality of the structure. They are objecting to the incentive architecture it creates once private capital is inside the tent. And again, that objection deserves to be taken seriously.

Even with formal majority control retained, private investors seeking returns will create ongoing pressure. They will request more matches, an expanded calendar. They will make decisions that prioritise revenue over player welfare or competitive balance.

Of course that pressure will not arrive through a boardroom vote. It arrives gradually, through the logic of what a return on investment requires. FIFA can retain exclusive authority over sporting decisions and still find that sporting decisions are shaped by the financial expectations of its commercial partners. Those are not mutually exclusive outcomes.

The legal permissibility of this structure is high if internal approvals are obtained. The binding constraints are member consent, political capital, and the risk that private capital incentives gradually reshape priorities even under retained formal control.

Football has watched that process play out at club level for thirty years. The question being asked right now, with genuine urgency, is whether the same dynamic should be allowed inside the institution that governs the game itself.

My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

UK cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne is one of the biggest donors in British political history - his millions have put Reform UK on the map.

But our investigations team has seen evidence that he has played the electoral system, by declaring Thailand as his home while also at times continuing to claim residency in Hampshire.

He’s recently moved back, although when we visited his small village no one we spoke to had ever seen him. It’s illegal to say you’re a resident somewhere if you’re not - but when asked about Mr Harborne, the council told us they cannot comment on individual cases.

The Electoral Commission is understood to be in touch with the local council about our findings. Mr Harborne declined to comment on our findings but his lawyers insisted he complied with all applicable laws regarding his resident status.

[Malas Lenguas @MalasLenguas_Tv]

🚒 La Justicia da la razón a los bomberos de Madrid

⚖️ El TSJ declara firme la sentencia que condena al Gobierno de Ayuso por desviar 37,8 millones de euros de la tasa de incendios que debían destinarse a mejorar el servicio de bomberos.

📺 "Confirma las trampas que hace el gobierno autonómico a la hora de explicar la inversión que realiza en la lucha contra los incendios", expone Manuel Rico #MalasLenguas

[Wolf 🐺 @PsyGuy007]

🚨 🇫🇷 ALERTE VIDÉO : Hier, un pompier a filmé avec ses Ray-Ban Meta des images inédites de la ligne d’appui lors de son renfort sur le mégafeu en Gironde. On y voit la dure réalité du terrain, la chaleur intense, le travail acharné, aucun blessé heureusement.

Un ❤️ pour les ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​pompiers‼️

[Ricardo Arce @ElGatoArceArce]

Aquí comenzó la conspiración contra Argentina

[Vassiliki Souladaki @Vsouladaki]

As a Greek, I was introduced to Homer almost as soon as I learned to read. His epics are among the first great works we encounter at school, and they remain a living part of our cultural consciousness.
Given that, I really don't care whether Christopher Nolan has remained completely faithful to Homer or has taken creative liberties.

What truly matters is that he has brought Homer back into the world's imagination. If his film encourages people to return to the Odyssey, discover the Iliad, or venture further into the treasures of classical literature, then it has already accomplished something extraordinary. Any work of art that sends people back to the source has, in my view, made a genuine contribution to culture.

[Higgins Cartoons @higginscartoons]

What if
Count Binface wins the by-election?

Clacton would instantly become a quirky destination on the world map.
Tourism, jobs, hotels, restaurants, merch and 99' Flakes for 99p.

It would bring Clacton back to life, certainly more than an MP who only turns up for photo-ops.

[UEFA @UEFA]

UEFA statement on The Times article: ⬇️

[Dr. Yousef 🇵🇸 @yousef_ki1]

Spain ❤️🇪🇸🇵🇸

If you see this photo, put a dot to break the algorithm.

[Misan Harriman @misanharriman]

You’re not just imagining it. #Endometriosis is whole-body.

If you relate to these symptoms ➡️ you’re not alone - and you deserve to be heard. #Endo is so much more than ‘just bad periods.’

#themoreyouknow #endometriosisawareness

Via @Endofound

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[Cinema Tweets @CinemaTweets1]

Winner of the Academy Award for:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Visual Effects

[Alethea Bernard @Tush27J]

Reform UK are in panic mode.

Labour have caught and overtaken them in the polls.

Nige is upto his neck in financial scandals and fast becoming a liability

Richard 'Boycie' Tice is being dragged for his financial shenanigans.

...and Zia Yusuf has gone stark raving mad.

[Maria @lagrima75]

En Ayuso todo es exceso, disparate y bochorno. Presume de subir un 3,5% el presupuesto para incendios, pero aumenta un 60% el de tauromaquia. Esas son sus prioridades. Luego llega con el chaleco, las lágrimas y la sobreactuación para intentar tapar y eludir sus responsabilidades

[Vatican News @vaticannews_pt]

Aquele que semeia a boa semente é o Filho do Homem. O campo é o mundo. A boa semente são os que pertencem ao Reino. O joio são os que pertencem ao Maligno. O inimigo que semeou o joio é o diabo.
A colheita é o fim dos tempos

#EvangelhodeHoje Mt 13,36-43
https://t.co/SFChLsRjsr

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Gospel of the Day (Matthew 13,36-43)

Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
He said in reply, "He who sows good seed is the Son of Man,
the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one,
and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Just as weeds are collected and burned (up) with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers.
They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear."

https://t.co/9ejJlULmIk