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Played my free hit in GW33 and still have my wildcard, bench boost, and TC. Three transfers and 4.5m in the bank. For GW34 I have 10 outfield players but no keeper; two are yellow flagged: Mbuemo and Gordon. Will wildcard in GW35. How many transfers are worth using to be sure of having a full 11?

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Why the U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Won’t Last "The ceasefire is barely a tactical pause between actors whose core objectives remain fundamentally unchanged," write Pegah Banihashemi and Paul Poast

Since the beginning of the War in Iran, Pegah Banihashemi and I have argued that it is unlikely to end quickly. The dynamics we've highlighted (regime resiliency; incompatible interests between the belligerents) persist. That's why we argued a week ago in TIME that the ceasefire wouldn't last

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The History of Political Thought as Window on the World Everyone understands politics through their own life. The range of experiences that led me to spend mine thinking about politics preceded my experience of the challenges and opportunities of studyi...

"The History of Political Thought as Window on the World" - an interesting new autobiographical essay by John Dunn

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I’m desperate for the ominous vote of confidence from the club to see him out of the door. We are fielding a U23 side with a manager who hasn’t won the men’s over 40 Sunday league

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With gas prices on the rise, Trump officials discuss feared $150 oil The White House braces for a potential oil spike to $150 or higher as the Iran war chokes supply.

Really getting sick and tired of all the winning. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

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I have loved your photos for a couple of years now having lived in Glasgow for three years in Scotstoun. Thank your for the warm memories

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Two women smiling underneath a projector screen which reads "Argumentation, persuasion & the influence of norms in international politics, Prof. Lockwood and Prof. Ross, Soc Sci H1F, Week 10"

Two women smiling underneath a projector screen which reads "Argumentation, persuasion & the influence of norms in international politics, Prof. Lockwood and Prof. Ross, Soc Sci H1F, Week 10"

Last lecture of SocSci H1F: Explanation in the Social Sciences, the class that @laurennross.bsky.social and I co-teach at UCI. The class brings together the philosophy of science on explanation with case studies from International Relations, illustrating how explanation matters for social science. 🧵

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An epic book

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Wishing you a speedy recovery Mark

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Nat Pieper Tackles the Tall Task of Fixing American’s Revenue Problems – Cranky Flier Nat Pieper Tackles the Tall Task of Fixing American’s Revenue Problems

Now on Cranky: Nat Pieper Tackles the Tall Task of Fixing American’s Revenue Problems crankyflier.com/2026/02/09/n...

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Keep the writing flowing, I’ve got SIN-EWR three times in the next three months

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One of the pleasures in life is reading Cranky at 36,000 feet over the South China Sea on SQ34: SIN-SFO (with a glass of champagne in hand)

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The 787-10 is having a moment Podcast Episode · The Air Show · 01/22/2026 · 24m

This was a super fun episode of @theairshowpodcast.com. @briansumers.com and I went deep into aircraft design to explain the 787-10 and its recent surge in popularity with U.S. Alaska, United and Delta. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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How have ideas of relational equality developed in the past 100 years? ⚖️

Don't miss this forthcoming #London #Lecture by TRIP President @jowolff.bsky.social, Social Equality: Then and Now.

🎟️ Get tickets here: buff.ly/WQ4gFXS

#politicalphilosophy #socialequality #philosophy

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What is the play with City midfielders? Is Semanyo a hold or sell in a team with Foden? If he is a sell who are the best replacements?

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Declan Rice has been an excellent FPL asset, I’ve had him since GW1. Is he a hold or sell now that he’s flagged?

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How on God’s green earth has Wood managed to survive in your team so long??!!

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Best captain for the no S/H league? Saka? Semanyo?

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Consecutive catastrophic weeks. Are you running a no Salah/no Haaland support group? I’m looking to acquire an emotional support animal…

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Is this the GW to bring Palmer back in or is it better to wait a week to see how his fitness/minutes play out? Simon Johnson, on the Straight Out of Cobham podcast, observed Palmer holding his groin after the Bayern fixture. When asked in the post match interview, Maresca said Palmer is ‘okay’

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The UN80 Initiative: What to Know About the United Nations’ Reform Plan As the UN General Assembly convenes for its eightieth session, one major topic of debate is the secretary-general’s internal reform plan, which proposes significant budget cuts and agency consolidati…

The UN80 Initiative, a plan to restructure the United Nations, aims to make it more agile in responding to global challenges—but its proposed budget cuts and agency consolidations have drawn scrutiny.

Here’s a rundown ⬇️

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I’m a no Salah/no Haaland manager. Isak or Palmer? Who are the best forward/midfield enablers to make that move possible?

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The ‘Fortress Russia’ economy has adapted well to pressure. But stagflation presents an opportunity for the West Now could be the time to ratchet up sanctions pressure on Putin and change Moscow’s risk analysis of prolonging the war.

Seizing the $300 billion in Russian assets immobilized in Western jurisdictions and allocating them to Ukraine would send a strong signal that there is little light at the end of the tunnel for Russia's economy.

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The Myth of Great Power Manipulation The idea that Trump is swaying Russia’s and India’s foreign policies misses a key point about great power politics.

The Tianjin summit shows that the Russia-China alliance is as strong as ever. Truly no-limits. If Trump thought he could "pull" Russia away from China, he was mistaken. As I explain in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social, you can't manipulate major powers.

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What does I and a certain FPL content creator do about Martinez? Hold or bite the bullet and use a transfer?

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This is what I settled on in the end. Good pod yesterday. Listened twice to sort this out

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This, I suspect, is THE question for the no Salah no Haaland managers: what to do about the Palmer and Saka fitness situation? Sell one, hold one? Replacements? Worth taking a hit to move both?

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A contemporary (1334) depiction of knights battling at the Battle of Mühldorf in 1322

A contemporary (1334) depiction of knights battling at the Battle of Mühldorf in 1322

1/9 Reminder, we do medieval history! "Violence and Order: Past and Present", a SI edited by Warren C. Brown (Caltech‬), @rorycox.bsky.social (St Andrews‬), & Jennifer Jahner (Caltech), explores medieval "meanings of and relationships between violence and order" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The last pod from @fplgeneral.bsky.social before the launch of FPL!

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Latest pod from @fplgeneral.bsky.social

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