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[Cricketopia @CricketopiaCom]

Ponting explains what goes in his mind while facing a fast bowler.

Brilliant description with the help of technology.

#FromTheArchives

[𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐁 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @_DIGB]

Ed Sheeran watches WW2 documentaries with a half and half scarf on

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Keir Starmer marketed himself as a human rights lawyer who stood up for the downtrodden.

As Britain’s prime minister, he showed nothing but contempt for human rights law, and he now leaves behind a disgraceful record of authoritarian policies. https://t.co/Yq8vZeykGk

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

Barcelona superblock by night.

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

"Poverty is the leading cause of all ill health.. so austerity had a major role to play in spiralling mental illness since 2010"

Natasha Devon on the hypocrisy of the Tory leader blaming social media for a surging mental health crisis.

[Philip Proudfoot @PhilipProudfoot]

It costs more to build a train from London to Birmingham (£102.7 bn) than for NASA to return to the moon (£100 bn)

England is so broken.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Zohran Mamdani has announced a balanced budget for New York City.

The mayor says there will be no cuts to city services.

Instead, with another $4 billion from the state and a new tax on the rich, Zohran and his administration have closed what was a $12 billion budget gap.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

We can’t let Iran have nukes because they’re run by maniacs who might use them.

Meanwhile, in the US:

[COMBATE |🇵🇷 @upholdreality]

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs:

"If you have a US military base, you're not a sovereign country."

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

Iran must, Iran must, Iran must...

Germany is in no position to issue any "musts" against Iran. After all, Merz himself famously said just a few weeks ago that international law does not apply to Iran...

[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party .

Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

[Nathan J Robinson @NathanJRobinson]

Most journalists ask a question, get fed a bunch of bullshit, and then ask a different question. Some ask a follow-up, get fed more bullshit, and then give up. Mehdi is the only one who just keeps asking it over and over until he either gets an answer or someone makes him stop.

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Happy International Workers’ Day!

To kick it off, here’s a thread of #MayDay posters from around the world.

Let's start in Austria, with this poster from 1891.

[COMBATE |🇵🇷 @upholdreality]

Prof. Michael Hudson on the vocabulary of deception:

"Liberalism" is central planning by Wall Street and the Pentagon. "Democracy" is oligarchy with a vote for the manager. China, by acting on behalf of its population, is more democratic than the West.

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

I cannot imagine the pain of losing a baby by miscarriage. Families experiencing this deserve society’s deepest understanding.

It would be so frightening to try to conceive again afterwards. The idea you’d have no dedicated support until it has happened 3 times is completely wrong.

[Kelly @broadwaybabyto]

He murdered Renee Nicole Good.

Shot her three times and then called her a “f*cking b*tch”.

Her last words? “It’s ok dude I’m not mad”.

He got three days administrative leave before being transferred to another state.

No punishment. No accountability. No justice.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

EXCL: Nigel Farage was given an undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in general election @Annaisaac reveals https://t.co/p3REx60Wj7

[Adam Keys @adamkeys_]

Liverpool have 10 players on over 3000 minutes in all comps, #Arsenal and Chelsea have seven, Man City have five, Newcastle have four.

The intensity of the Premier League is on a whole other level to France, Germany, and even Spain.

It’s killing itself.

[Chris Nineham @ChrisNineham]

Strong pro-Israel bias among BBC bosses, new data indicates https://t.co/RRCI0M26zk