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David Owen

@dodo938

Sportswriter. New book published by Forward Press: AUX ARMES! - sport and the French. Also, No Snail, Foinavon, Thomi Keller

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The Nightwatchman (@nightwatchmanxi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Issue 51 of The Nightwatchman is out now, full of wonderful long-form cricket writing from Jarrod Kimber, Daniel Gallan, Huw Turbervill, Harry Pearson, and more Print: thenightwatchman.net/buy/the-nightw… Digital: thenightwatchman.net/buy/the-nightw…

Issue 51 of The Nightwatchman is out now, full of wonderful long-form cricket writing from <a href="/ajarrodkimber/">Jarrod Kimber</a>, <a href="/danielgallan/">Daniel Gallan</a>, <a href="/huwzat/">Huw Turbervill</a>, <a href="/camsell59/">Harry Pearson</a>, and more

Print: thenightwatchman.net/buy/the-nightw…

Digital: thenightwatchman.net/buy/the-nightw…
Geoffrey York (@geoffreyyork) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Vietnam and India are buying smuggled logs from South Sudan, contributing to the destruction of up to 2% of the country's forests every year. The timber is illegally trafficked through Uganda.

Shashank Joshi (@shashj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Another needless act of self-harm. "The U.S. State Department has notified European countries that it’s terminating memorandums of understanding to cooperate on detecting and exposing disinformation spread by countries including Russia, China, and Iran" meduza.io/en/news/2025/0…

Dave Nellist (@davenellist) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Barclays chief executive has told the UK government to limit pay rises for public sector workers and refrain from hitting banks with tax increases". (FT today) Coincidentally, for the 2024 financial year, Barclays' CEO was paid £10.5m. This figure doubled from his £4.6m pay in

"Barclays chief executive has told the UK government to limit pay rises for public sector workers and refrain from hitting banks with tax increases". (FT today)
Coincidentally, for the 2024 financial year, Barclays' CEO was paid £10.5m. This figure doubled from his £4.6m pay in
Karolos Grohmann (@karolosgrohmann) 's Twitter Profile Photo

latest on LA28 #Olympics Host country threatens Brazil Host country threatens Venezuela Host country arrests hundreds of South Korea workers Host country in escalating row with host state/city and there's still three years to go. #LosAngeles #Olympics #LA28

Spencer Hakimian (@spencerhakimian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Daily reminder that gun deaths are completely a choice. Nobody dies from guns in the rest of the functioning world. It’s like dying from a fever. An ancient plague that we have solved as a species and moved on from. Except if you live in the United States.

Daily reminder that gun deaths are completely a choice. 

Nobody dies from guns in the rest of the functioning world. 

It’s like dying from a fever. 

An ancient plague that we have solved as a species and moved on from. 

Except if you live in the United States.
Republicans against Trump (@rpsagainsttrump) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tyler Robinson’s grandmother, Debbie Robinson, told the Daily Mail today: “My son, his dad, is a Republican for Trump. Most of my family members are Republican. I don’t know any single one who’s a Democrat.”

Tyler Robinson’s grandmother, Debbie Robinson, told the Daily Mail today:

“My son, his dad, is a Republican for Trump. Most of my family members are Republican. I don’t know any single one who’s a Democrat.”
Michael A. Arouet (@michaelaarouet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just to put things in perspective, the GDP of Russia is the same size as Spain and Portugal, and less than the GDP of Italy. That’s it. And before you come with PPP, two in five Russians don’t even have a decent toilet, and Poland exports more than Russia.

Just to put things in perspective, the GDP of Russia is the same size as Spain and Portugal, and less than the GDP of Italy. That’s it.

And before you come with PPP, two in five Russians don’t even have a decent toilet, and Poland exports more than Russia.
Larry the Cat (@number10cat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Danny Kruger, July 2025: "They [Reform]would spend money like drunken sailors. I can see what is happening and I am very worried about it—they will end up in an electoral pact with the Liberal Democrats." Danny Kruger, September 2025: Defects to Reform

Nigel Morris (@nigelpmorris) 's Twitter Profile Photo

V impressive investigation >>> The crumbling seaside palaces at the centre of Britain’s asylum crisis ft.com/content/706898… via @ft

English Radical History (@englishradical) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"We are absolutely determined to have our way, & to have our say in the government of affairs. We are going to develop on our own lines and listen to the pleadings of our inner nature." Christabel Pankhurst, founder of the Women’s Social & Political Union, was born #OTD 1880.