Steve Long

Retired lighting designer, Sales Rep and semi pro musician. Atheist. Views are mine. I like nature, Japan, travelling & rock n roll. No direct DMs.

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

You’ll find me at @stevelong458.bsky.social if I disappear from here.

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@FurkanGozukara Nah, not destroying global sports, shredding the US’s credibility & trustworthiness. Not to forget FIFA is a corrupt & morally corrupt organisation that needs to be bought to account

[Antifa_Ultras @ultras_antifaa]

What has happened at the #2026WorldCup over the last 48 hours:

• Swiss footballer Embolo's visa was put under review and he was only able to join his team days later.

• Iraqi national team player Aymen Hussein was held for questioning for nearly 7 hours upon entering the United States.

• The Iranian national team spent days dealing with visa procedures at the U.S. Consulate in Türkiye. The U.S. only allowed them entry on match days. Fifteen members of the delegation were denied visas.

• Omar Abdulkadir Artan, named CAF's Best African Referee of 2025, was denied a visa. Despite travelling to the U.S. with a diplomatic passport, he was refused entry and sent back. FIFA announced that he will not be able to officiate at the tournament.

• The South African national team arrived in the United States much later than planned because part of the delegation was not granted visas.

• Members of the Senegal national team staff were forced to remove their shoes and subjected to lengthy searches, sparking accusations of racism.

• The Uzbekistan national team was searched with bomb-sniffing dogs and the footage went viral in international media.

• Some Scottish supporters, despite being eligible to enter the U.S. visa-free under the ESTA programme, had their travel authorisations revoked just days before departure.

• Many supporters who had already bought tickets and booked accommodation had their visa applications rejected, resulting in financial losses.

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@haruka_no_yume I love Tokyo but keep away from the crowded tourist spots. Too loud, expensive. I much prefer the quieter side of the local neighbourhoods, experience real Japanese way of life & learn the culture.

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@dadsweb67 This is Ollie sleeping in because it was very cold night. Spent most of the night in our bed

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@dadsweb67 Daylight saving would be a bonus

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@Peter_Fitz I’d much prefer an instrumental anthem instead of the mundane bleating of nationalist slogans.

[Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨‍⚖️ @ExposingNV]

Hahahaha

[Robert Fripp @frippofficial]

I have a very strong hunch...
https://t.co/hlo8WlLCU1

[NHK WORLD News @NHKWORLD_News]

Japan’s konbini king dies at 93

The man who birthed Japan’s convenience-store culture, whose 7-Elevens reshaped daily life for a nation, has died at the age of 93. Suzuki Toshifumi was dubbed the “God of Retail.”
https://t.co/RVMBc8lzth

[Mike Carlton @MikeCarlton01]

Hear hear.

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@BelindaJones68 @EmergencyBK @MikeCarlton01 @senbmckenzie It’s how Tasmania works. Public offices full of relatives of those higher up. Despotism & corruption more common than incest.

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@VintageRockN_85

[💧Dame Carolyn Janson @CarolynJanson]

@AlboMP @SenatorWong
Since Israel has defended keeping this vile creature in its government - WHY have you not sent the Israeli ambassador home?

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@MusicJim2 21st Century Schizoid Man

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@RoyceWilsonAU Yep, even the garbage trucks are immaculate

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@historyrock_ King Crimson, since I bought ITCOTCK in early 1971

[Alan Kohler @AlanKohler]

This week's column for @abcnews in which I explain why Angus Taylor's immigration/housing policy would not result in a cut to immigration and suggest that migration should be run by an independent body like the Reserve Bank.
https://t.co/tLEwvTv1fT

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@ThatEricAlper Melbourne Australia to Tokyo. King Crimson, Orchard Hall Shibuya 29 November 2018.

[Dazza @Dazzaat]

Ummm, you absolutely did Angus.

[Steve Long @LongjohnShorts1]

@bradpsychology @MisinfoFact You’ve been rejected in 4 state & federal elections you loser. Now bugger off you twat!!!!!!