🐾 Dave – The Rambling Donkey

Inspired by:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/c9390dlg637o   Washington, D.C. It’s Independence Day, but the South Lawn is unrecognisable. Floodlights bathe a colossal octagonal cage in artificial daylight. Drones circle overhead, streaming every moment to an audience of hundreds of millions. President Trump, deep into his third term, presides in a glass pavilion, grinning and waving, flanked by billionaire sponsors and viral personalities. The main event—the Declaration Rumble —features a line-up of faded celebrities and digital gladiators. The winner takes home a golden medal and a lucrative reality contract; the rest leave with bruises and trending hashtags. “America was built on competition!” Trump declares, his words thundering over the bloodthirsty crowd. As the fighters circle, the Capitol dome flashes with the sponsor’s logo, a rotating carousel of crypto, delivery, and casino empires. On-screen, the “Secretary of Entertainment” hands out com...

  https://chng.it/Mt9Wj6Q92J   If you support Aston Villa, or honestly just care about the soul of English football, you’ve probably spent this summer asking yourself the same question I have: where is the sense in any of this? I’m writing today not as some insider or paid journalist, but as a fan who’s had enough—and as the author of a Change.org petition that’s trying to do something about it. If you’re tired of seeing clubs like Villa forced to sell their best players and even their women’s team just to balance the books, read on . And if you agree, please, please add your name to the petition. The Reality Behind PSR: Ambition Punished, Not Rewarded Here’s the dirty secret: the only reason the so-called "Big Six" became what they are is because they were allowed to spend big before the rules came in. Now, Villa and other ambitious clubs are told, "You can’t do what we did. You have to stay in your lane. You can’t dream bigger unless you already make more money tha...