DC writer & editor, Zeteo, Guardian and more. Politics, books, rugby. Substack: The National Maul. Book – Brotherhood: When West Point Rugby Went To War.
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This is my new account, @MartinPengelly having been hacked. Please unfollow that one.
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I really think everyone needs to pay attention to this cordinated campaign to delegimatize Muslim Americans - not just as citizens but as humans.
These increasingly hysterical attacks are a prelude to Republicans bringing us to a very, very dark place after the election.
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Totally spot on. spectator.com/article/in-pra…
In which Christopher Hitchens, writing about Michael Frayn in 2005, predicts every single newsroom under the shadow of AI.
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I wrote about my love for the film Master and Commander, in honour of Trafalgar Day this week spectator.com/article/in-pra…
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I wrote about my love for the film Master and Commander, in honour of Trafalgar Day this week spectator.com/article/in-pra…
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Simon Heffer’s final pars in his review of Liz Truss’ new book.
Of all the best examples of the Westminster unreality machine, where parts of the illiberal metropolitan elite and press build someone up clearly beyond their abilities, she was by far the worst. Zero accountability, of course.
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You do not need to love the British journalist to appreciate why they are so precious and essential for our freedoms, just look at way Simon Heffer tears apart Liz Truss’ book in @Telegraph - now: Show me a single US journalist who has done this to Trump, instead of enabling him, hiding behind the buttoned-down comfortable elitism taught at the Columbia School of Journalism.
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Trump: I ‘Don’t Give a Damn’ About Gas Prices – But Obama Knows Voters Do
A week from election day, the president fed Dems all the attack ads they could want and may somehow not use. In Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off a comeback and won reelection.
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Today's 'First Draft' from @MPengellyDC:
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Bella Vogel becomes the first ever USA player to be nominated for a Women's 15 Breakthrough Player of the Year! 👏 👏
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I wrote about my love for the film Master and Commander, in honour of Trafalgar Day this week spectator.com/article/in-pra…
This but I watch it every year before England v France in the Six Nations.
In praise of Master and Commander
✍️ Madeline Grant
spectator.com/article/in-pra…
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In praise of Master and Commander
✍️ Madeline Grant
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New on The National Maul, ahead of @USARugby v Italy & Australia XV, on the women's Eagles' blend of extreme experience and extreme youth…
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New on The National Maul, ahead of @USARugby v Italy & Australia XV, on the women's Eagles' blend of extreme experience and extreme youth…
@Dallen_Stanford @lizardrugby @Matt_McCarthy00 @RugbyWrapUp @AmerRugbyRising @RugbyMorning @RugbyRantPod
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Read today's 'First Draft' from @MPengellyDC:
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I might… ah, fuck it. Too easy.
Happy Opener, South Dakota! Foster and I wish you good luck in the field!
Pheasant hunting is part of who we are, and it’s a tradition worth passing on to our kids and grandkids.
As Governor, I partnered with landowners to start the Second Century Initiative, helping turn marginal land into wildlife habitat so the next generation can enjoy the same hunting traditions we grew up with.
Couldn’t he have… foreseen the problem?
It’s come to a pretty pass when someone can’t watch the Rugby League World Cup on a channel that supports the sports all season round.
I’ve watched the RL for well over 25 years so I’m a relative newcomer.
I searched the listings … BBC … Sky Sports … TNT … NO!!!
Premier … sorry but that’s your lot another subscription for another channel … enough already.
Watching Bury v Harrogate Town on the BBC Red Button …
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Some of my favorite college rugby memories include playing on the rugby pitch on the National Mall
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