Graham Simmons
@grahamjsimmons
long-standing admirer of dunedin railway station.
Thank you @nedboulting @millarmind @Petekennaugh @mrendell and of course Gary Imlach and all at @itvcycling your superior coverage of cycling was a joy.
‘ ... here was glorious proof that one-word, post-match soundbites, even if you can’t actually hear them, can sum up eighty minutes of huff, puff and heartache just as eloquently as two minutes hyperventilating into a microphone.' rugbyplus.substack.com/p/e5f5237c-806… #Fuck #LionsTour2025
"In #Gaza, malnutrition has become a tragedy and a widespread reality”. An UNRWA doctor describes how they now have malnourished children on a daily basis. “The situation has worsened dramatically since the siege started in March 2025. Families report surviving on just one meal…
The greatest rock 'n' roll band bar none ...
Start Me Up 🎶🎵🎸 The Rolling Stones (1981) Happy Birthday to the great music Legend Mick Jagger!🎶🎵🎸👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎂
Needs a slap of Charlie, to be fair. But happy birthday, Michael.
Happy 82nd birthday to Mick Jagger!
Was fortunate enough to spend a bunch of time in NY in the 80s when this guy - and this song - symbolised everything about the place. We were all in a New York State of Mind - and he and it remains unforgettable. 😊
BILLY JOEL NEW YORK STATE OF MIND (1976)
Stunning shot. 😊
PIC OF THE DAY By @century21fr #TDFF2025 📸 A.S.O. / Ashley & Jered Gruber
'Inches from the summit of the very last mountain of an exhilarating, interminable étape of rugby, the green and gold breakaway was hauled in by a red peloton on a big ring and by the width of a wheel ...' rugbyplus.substack.com/p/e5f5237c-806… #Fuck #Lions2025
The “we can no longer stay silent” line is so deeply disturbing. As if everything up until this point was fine: the maimed children, the slaughter of tens of thousands, the non stop carpet bombing… Why were you silent in the first place? Shame on all of you.
Agreed.
I reckon this is the most important rugby test match for the @wallabies since the 2015 World Cup final. So much at stake for our game. 90,000 at the MCG.
There are plenty of very decent rugby 'pundits' - hate that word - out there; not sure many match Justin Harrison @googharrison for his wit and insight. The guy's funny, sharp and his rugby chops are just outstanding.
Tins and Goog taking one for the team 😂 Search GOOD BAD RUGBY to watch and listen NOW! 🦘 Brought to you by @ContiUK #GBR5 #Lions2025
Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis – it is a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience. We will continue to speak out. But words don’t feed hungry children. The @UN stands ready to make the most of a ceasefire to dramatically scale up humanitarian operations.
“One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” — Omar El Akkad
A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
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Trump: “It looks like it’s about $3.1 billion. It went up a little bit…The $2.7 is now $3.1.” Powell: “I’m not aware of that.” Trump: “It just came out.” Powell: “This came from us?” Trump: “Yes.” Powell: “You are including the Martin renovation. You just added in a third…
I have never felt so shaken. Children are dying of hunger. Falling one after another, like petals of a dying flower. Under our watch. How do you sleep, Presidents, Foreign Ministers, political leaders, diplomats, civil servants - doing nothing to stop Israel’s starvation…
The sheer intellectual collapse you have to experience to be faced with 122 international aid organisations telling you the same thing... ISRAEL IS STARVING GAZANS... only to decide they are ALL lying & that actually Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial for fraud, is telling the truth.