Manzar

A human. An enthusiast of the banal. Professional Procrastinator. President & CEO of the navel-gazing union.

[Manzar @thisismanzar]

I hate pinned tweets

[Melissa Chen @MsMelChen]

My brother in Christ if it bothers you so much that Nolan’s Odyssey isn’t a faithful rendition of Homer’s because he rinses Odysseas in Judeo-Christianity guilt…. the good news is that it’s getting easier to simply make your own.

We live in the age of AI, after all. Producing a high-fidelity version true to the original poems to your heart’s content is well within your reach.

I know your real frustration is more meta, along the lines of what this film says about Hollywood and our broader culture. And yes, it used to grate on me when libs told conservatives that “ifyou don’t like it, go make your own social media platform or search engine.”

But this is different. Art isn’t a public utility or a town square that demands neutrality. It’s subjective, interpretive, and now radically democratized. Hollywood doesn’t own Homer.

Don’t like Nolan’s version that injects contemporary guilt? Generate one true to the oral tradition with unapologetic heroism, vengeful gods, raw human struggle, and no woke casting and anachronistic moralizing.

It’s becoming easier and cheaper to bring your vision to life

[Billy Rice @dangerrice]

FIFA to investigate Argentina as they make another Falklands gesture by having no shots on target.

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona_es]

NUESTROS CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO ⭐️

[Rory Jennings ⭐ ⭐ @Chelsearory]

It’s just poetry that it’s Enzo Fernandez who has let his country down. Talking about English people as cleaners, the disgraceful bus incident, that celebration, using Wonderwall after we were knocked out. Just absolutely fantastic that he is the reason it went wrong for them.

[Geoff Norcott @GeoffNorcott]

Life comes at you fast.

[Toni Kroos @ToniKroos]

Football won

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Disgusting behaviour by the Argentinians at the end, especially Paredes.
Just a bunch of nasty violent thugs, and a disgrace to football. Never been so happy to see a team lose.

[Danhausen @DanhausenAD]

Danhausen did it again.

[Siraj Hashmi @SirajAHashmi]

Andrew Tate: “Arrest Me.”

Ron DeSantis:

[Dougie Critchley @DougieCritchley]

It's not even about the Falklands... it's not about Argentina or England... or any of the history...

Of course football is political. It's the most popular sport in the world. It's a key part of the fabric of society.

And I've found it frustrating over the years to see footballers punished for supporting causes close to them.

But for the US government to intervene before the final... green-lighting Argentina to make a political statement about the Falklands...

When a number of footballers have been punished by FIFA/UEFA over the years for making similar political statements on a vast range of topics...

Just once again shows that Infantino will bow to pressure from the US government.

And it makes a mockery of anyone who has been banned or fined for making political statements in the past, of which there are NUMEROUS!

[Joe @totnumjoe]

Possibly the funniest tweet an official club has ever made

[Daniel Storey @danielstorey85]

Let's be clear: that was tactical cowardice. It takes guts to defend deep but more to back yourself to keep going. That Konsa-Gordon sub will live in my head until the Euros. Don't tell us that it will be different if you're going to make exactly the same mistakes.

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Joe Hart: "Thomas Tuchel showed that he DIDN'T BELIEVE in his team after they went 1-0 up!"

— BBC

[Iker Casillas @IkerCasillas]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 mete el gol y se va atrás. Planteamiento cobarde. No han salido del área y han permitido a 🇦🇷 llegar más. Sucede lo lógico.

[Michael Owen @themichaelowen]

Watch Spain at 1-0 last night. That’s courage. That’s bravery. And then watch England at 1-0. What’s the difference?
We are a better team than Argentina, I’ve no doubt in my mind. But we deserved to get beat in the end. In fact, it could have been 4-1.
Bringing on 3 defenders at 1-0 up. What message does that send? I wrote it in my Daily Mail column after the Mexico game. Until we understand that courage and bravery is controlling possession under pressure and not booting / heading it up the field 40 yards then this will always be the end result.

[England @England]

What a feeling 🙌

[England @England]

Jude's double does the job.

WE ARE WORLD CUP SEMI-FINALISTS! 🔥

[Winna F.C. @WinnaFC]

🚨| EXPOSED: The Egyptian player who came out to call the match as "Rigged" is a lifelong Bacelona and a Messi hater.😳

Messi gave him the toughest night.😂

[Mike Jones @technopopulist]

It is a very satisfying video, and I implore everyone to watch it. But what is really fascinating is not that @DanNeidle and Gary disagree over wealth taxes. It's that they approach public policy from completely different *mindsets*.

Dan is fairly ruthless in separating morally appealing policies ('vibes') from their real-world effects. He asks: 'Will this do what it says on the tin?' 'What are the unintended consequences?' 'What does the evidence say?' and 'Could this be counterproductive?'

Gary asks none of those questions because, in my view, he fails to distinguish between good intentions and real-world outcomes. If something feels good and righteous, then the evidence must support it and nothing can possibly go wrong.

To me, that is a big problem with much of the Left's approach to economics. There is an assumption that moral feelings and good intentions naturally translate into good outcomes in the real world. THEY DON'T.

[Troll Football @TrollFootball]

Paris tonight