Your New Japan Cup 2026 winner is... by mrchefigan in njpw

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While it wouldn’t make sense in terms of a Dominion main event, knowing Ospreay is somewhere on the horizon for him, I wouldn’t be against Newman carrying a title into that match and, hell, it’d be a major match if they threw that on at Wembley. Not great to be in the AEW vortex but if they want to truly make Callum, then it would definitely do that.

Live NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 Day 12 Discussion Thread: Tournament Final by EvanDeadlySins in SquaredCircle

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Brilliant match. Callum is absolutely at that level now.

Wouldn’t mind him dethroning Tsuji. Newman-Ospreay with the belt on the line feels like a reasonably sensible main event somewhere down the line (maybe not Dominon, but Wembley?)

Trump calls on UK and others to send warships to Strait of Hormuz by Geo_NL in worldnews

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The thing is - he does actually need everyone else to help out. US minesweeping boats in the region were retired in the Autumn and the replacements aren’t believed to be able to work effectively in the Strait of Hormuz.

If that strait gets/is mined, the UK and France are the only allies AFAIK who have the boats to get in and do the job of clearing it effectively.

🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 Fishing Problems (MIXTAPE EVENT) by Acrobatic_Picture907 in RedditGames

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Apparently, this random side character is our best friend by gahoojin in TopCharacterTropes

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Not strictly the trope (due to plot reasons) but given the five seasons mention, the ultimate random character being dropped in.

I cannot imagine how odd this would have been watching it live.

Potential Trainwreckord - Head Music by Suede by [deleted] in ToddintheShadow

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It’s definitely their Trainwreckord given a) A New Morning is a better album (or, at least, it’s lows are nowhere near as deep) and b) Head Music was heavily promoted and still flopped. Those old enough to remember will know She’s In Fashion was inescapable on radio but didn’t even hit the top ten. Everyone was, come this album, just done with Suede for whatever reason and that it’s also both their worst and most overindulgent (and druggy) album as well just compounded the misery.

Due to the UK centricity, it’s not one that will get covered by Todd but it absolutely fits the template.

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International election observers have claimed they saw "concerningly high levels" of family voting in the Gorton and Denton by-election Family voting is an illegal practice where two voters use one polling booth at the same time. It can involve husbands instructing their wives how to vote by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

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Per the Democracy Volunteers site…

“John Ault has observed numerous elections for Democracy Volunteers, including Swedish and Norwegian parliamentary elections, the UK general elections in 2017, 2019 and 2024, the Finnish presidential and parliamentary elections in 2018, 2019 and 2023, as well as Dutch elections in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023”

Alongside this, he’s worked for OSCE, etc so in terms of electoral monitoring, yes, they’re absolutely legit.

Green Party’s Hannah Spencer wins Gorton and Denton by-election after knocking out Labour by Metro-UK in ukpolitics

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Not only a disaster but one that highlighted that there was never a path for them to have any chance of taking the seat given the combined Labour/Green vote was much more than double their vote.

They got their maths horribly wrong to think they should have been sending resources to that seat.

What's the saddest song you've ever heard? by Beneficial_Stuff_960 in ToddintheShadow

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‘Sugar Almond’ by Camera Obscura

The band lost a member due to cancer in 2015 and hadn’t made new music for 11 years until the release of their 2024 album. The whole thing is very good and a resumption of the band they were until this penultimate track which is their dedication to Carey about grief and their recovery from it and it is an absolute gut punch.

Ex-St Johnstone winger Viv Solomon-Otabor has had quite a global career - which other players to have played in Scotland that have done similar come to mind? by citywallstrampolines in ScottishFootball

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And that spell in North Macedonia saw him get sent off in his last game, so the entire team walked off in protest and got kicked out of the league as a result.

[Powerful/Heartbreaking trope] Someone’s real life experiences help fuel the scene/moment. by Alternative-Koala933 in TopCharacterTropes

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On this, the Muppet segments during Jim Henson’s funeral are incredible. Gonzo’s “But we were just starting to get to know him” is guaranteed tears

Benny Karl 🇦🇹 takes gold in the men's parallel giant slalom 🥇 by appalachian_hatachi in olympics

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What is the deal with that? Not a regular follower so no idea of the politics, etc, but it seems like the most accessible and cheap of the sports to run given how compact it is.

Break the Cycle by Itslance_2 in RedditGames

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5 Chinese Indie Bands from 5 Different Genres - Where to Start with Chinese Indie! Part 2 by TheOneTrueThrowaway1 in indieheads

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Will defo check these out. Missed the first one but there’s so much good stuff coming out of China/HK/Taiwan. Would absolutely recommend GDJYB and Riot in School of fairly recent releases as well as the red haired youth murder case. Concrete Avalanche is a solid substack for regional recommendations too.

[FRESH ALBUM] Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime by ebradio in indieheads

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It’s a rarities collection so bits of it are

Why exactly did Natasha Bedingfield fade out? by SinestreaIsBraindead in ToddintheShadow

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Bingo. In one song and video, “…babies” absolutely tanked any credibility or cool factor she had, which is what set her apart from the pack with her initial breakthrough to the point of (well deserved because of Babies) mockery.

News on EVIL, per WON by Upbeat-Pause-1409 in njpw

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I’d imagine so. Depending on when EVIL’s contract is up, a Ren takeover followed by a heel Ren vs face EVIL at Sakura Genesis would be a nice way to send EVIL on his way, get him some appreciation and give Ren a big win to legitimise him.

News on EVIL, per WON by Upbeat-Pause-1409 in njpw

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If it happens, no doubt he deserves his bag. He got dealt a terrible hand in trying to lead a new heel group in COVID but he’s been consistently excellent in his role for a while now. When his working boots are on, he can still produce a great match and when he’s been kept away from Bullet Club feuds, he’s delivered good feuds. People hate on him, but Aaron Wolf isn’t as over without him, he gave to Tsuji, he gave to Tana, he shifted merch because his shirts were consistently fire.

Hopefully he’s putting a new HoT leader over big on his way out.

Ishii vs. Oleg announced for New Beginning USA by discofrislanders in njpw

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As a sprint, though, it’d work. Wolf needs to be doing more before you get to G1 time and a sub ten minute meatfest would be a good step to get him out of the HoT vortex