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https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/social-justice-warriors-bourgeois-bolsheviks/ Woke Culture as the 21st century Bolshevikism. Some interesting historical parallels made to various outbreaks of millenarianism in there even if you don't subscribe to his central thesis on SJWs as Red Guar...

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Any of the bars on Lockhart will show it: Trafalgar, Queen Vic etc.

Fanzone is a fanzone. Big screen,open space, beers on sale. It's shit if it's empty (and was empty when I went after work one day, but that was Samoa Scotland).

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Mehrtens in the Times on how England should look to beat the All Blacks. The sort of sensible analysis you'd expect from him. For the purposes of this column, I am imagining myself as the England coach, plotting to beat the All Blacks. Clearly that doesn’t come easy to me — but I’ll have a go. First...

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Well there is an official RWC Fanzone on the harbour front by the Star Ferry terminal.
Alternatively McSorleys in Soho will show it and should have a decent crowd.
If you don't want to leave Kowloon, Room One Sports bar is in the Mira Hotel in TST and Delaney's pub on Peking Road.

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Floppykid wrote:Not surprised, Disney want maximum return with the capability of merchandising too.
They're actively damaging the original trilogy in an attempt to do it though.

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From beyond the paywall at the Times. Basically Daly could be the match winner for either side. When England played Argentina in Tokyo three weekends ago, it seemed that we were at Elliot Daly’s coronation. If you had to pinpoint a day when he finally established himself for good as the England full...

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England will do as they did against Australia. I can't remember the stats but from memory they recovered the ball from more of their own kicks than they lost. They will do the same against NZ. Then they will try and turn the territory into points and they are quite capable once they set up camp. Th...

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I'm all for giving managers time, but Emery doesn't seem to have much of a clue and this year seems like a golden chance for Arsenal to get back into the CL with any sort of competent season. Lampard may come good at Chelsea but he and his decent crop of kids will probably take a season to really be...

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The semi-finals just happen to be rematches of the 2013 Junior Rugby World Cup semis Back then it was England 33 New Zealand 21 Wales 18 South Africa 17 (Not that I'm predicting these scores to repeat) Players involved then and now: Jack Nowell, Anthony Watson, Henry Slade, Luke Cowan-Dickie Ardie S...

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Fat Old Git wrote:Personally I think England should let us score 4 or 5 soft trys. The ABs will then relax and take their foot off the gas which will provide perfect conditions for England to pounce.

Ah, the old Gregor Townsend game plan

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Welsh Fire is such an odd choice of name when 2/3rds of the counties involved are English but as a Gloucestershire fan I guess they've got my support. It's going to be weird rooting for Steve Smith. G'warn the Hula Hoops!

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How have they hosted a hell of a tournament, by default they've been bad hosts as they couldn't get all of the games on. Then I don't know what the times are like for aus and NZ but match times are terrible. Only rugby fans care about this competition it's hardly capturing the none rugby fans atten...

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Try looking at Barnes today? Some incredible decisions. The clothes line on Mapimpi was incredible? It does not matter what the circumstances you hit a player in the throat. It’s dangerous to say the least but for sure a Yellow more likely Red. As usual the anti Bok twat commentators and other idio...

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Lamar Jackson is developing very nicely in Baltimore. Glad agent Peters was able to help with a pick 6 on Wilson. Rams now only a missed field goal from being ahead of the Seahawks in the West.

9-0 final score in San Francisco.

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Wales with Jonathan Davies, win by 3
Wales without Jonathan Davies, lose by 14

NZ will edge England in a close one and then win the final comfortably.

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Risk the All Black's will be undercooked for the semi? This is like a tier 3 nation got invited into the quarters.

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Patriot fans can book their superbowl tickets now.

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Not sure Foles will ever reach the Ryan Fitzpatrick record of starting for 8 (and counting) different NFL franchises, but he could cement his name in the journeyman hall of fame by making it 5 this season.

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Meanwhile in Carolina...

Panthers last 13 games:
Cam Newton at QB: 0-9
Kyle Allen at QB: 4-0

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Rams Front Office have pressed the panic button: Traded Marcus Peters to Baltimore for Kenny Young(ILB) and a 5th Traded 3 picks to Browns for Austin Corbett (OL) Traded 2 1st round picks to Jags for Jalen Ramsey He maybe a top CB but Ramsey is going to need a big deal next summer or we waste 2 1st ...

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Some blue checkmark loon was ranting on twitter today about no longer using the term "Blind spot" because it is ableist. Apparently the woke term is "dead angle". WTF.

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Rams embarrassed by the 49ers. Pathetic showing on offense. What a contrast to this time last year. :( Gurley was out (but it wouldn't have changed much). There's a ton of work to be done with the offensive line (where the off-season changes have seen it slide down the league power ranking), ILB and...

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DragonKhan wrote:Considering there is 15-20 million Kurds in Turkey, this is going to be incredibly messy very quickly

The Turks have a solution for that sort of thing.

And even before the Armenian genocide there was the Greek genocide.

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Japanese defense looks more than capable of keeping it very tight. Think the crowd will carry them home. Japan by less than 7.

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Wilson is amazing. He had no Oline to speak of last year. This year they seem to have improved that and so Seahawks are back as a force in the NFC West. Clay Matthews broke his jaw yesterday. Out 6 weeks. :( Silver lining for Rams was the play of our TEs. We already had the best WR corps in the leag...

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Yeah that was a tough loss. We were a lot better than last week. That first Seahawks TD was just unreal from Wilson and Lockett and a miss from Zuerlain is thankfully a rare thing, so we got hit by two freak events and lost by a point. The upcoming monday night game against the 49ers is now a must w...

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He'll be fine, he's not a Wallaby /Cheika

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So the cops shot a guy yesterday. :shock: Tried to belt him with a metal bar apparently 18 year old secondary school student. Part of a group of rioters who set upon an isolated cop in the side streets of Tuen Muen. Other cops came running in (guns already drawn) and one fired twice, point blank, i...

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Watching arsenal it is very clear the obviously wank players are the senior players ie Xhaka, luiz, kolasinac. I fail to see how emery thinks luiz is superior to Chambers and how torreira and willock aren't better than xhaka and how a cardboard cut out isn't better defensively than kolasinac. hopef...

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Hong Kong has only 1 of 2 official RWC watching zones outside of Japan. No idea where the other one is, London? Looks like it is well attended from what I have seen on friends Instagrams. https://www.sgfanzone.hk/ I watched the Scotland Samoa in the HK fanzone last night. There were about 50 people...

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Ajayi is without a team. Blew his ACL up last year and is not exactly young for a running back.

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Rams... :lol: Suh with a TD to end it for good. Bucs put up a lazy 55 points. WTF happened, village? Our O line played like a row of Ronan O'Garas. Bucs have a great pass rush at the best of times but our guys just waved them on through at Goff. Goff with protection is good (hence 517 yards and 2TD...

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Rams hold on for unconvincing win over the Browns.

John Johnson is the best Rams defender not called Donald. Absolute stud safety we got in the 3rd round 2yrs back. Endzone interception iced the game.

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Pats D looking just as brilliant as they did in the Super Bowl (admittedly against terrible opponents). Only gave up 105 yards total offense to the Jets. Daniel Jones looking the goods for the Giants. Lamar Jackson looked like a second year QB today. Accuracy was off. Still looking like he'll develo...

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Jim Plunkett (Raiders, 1980 and 1983 - I don't know anything about his playing career, I guess a good parallel to Eli of some people make the case for him and some don't) Plunkett is unique in that he wasn't starting QB at the beginning of the season - for BOTH his Superbowl wins. Many others have ...

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I think France are a dark horse in this tournament (not to win, but to do better than low expectations). Should be a cracking game.

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Pretty scummy behaviour from the boys in blue. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-19/hong-kong-police-tortured-and-beat-protesters-amnesty-says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/19/hong-kong-protests-police-violence-anti-government-human-rights-amnesty Hong Kong Police ‘Torture...

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Too late. Minkah Fitzpatrick traded to Steelers for 1st round pick in 2020.

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Stevus55 wrote:Jalen Ramsey requested a trade from the Jaguars. Somebody please kill me.

Trade him to Miami for Fitzpatrick.

Minkah obviously, not the magic.

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The Witcher books are brilliant. Far better for me than GRRM. You get a fully fleshed out world, complex politics and yet the focus remains tight on the core characters through the 5 Ciri books rather than wandering off into the weeds.

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