#europ 2024

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Northern Lights

l May 2024 l Andrew McCarthy l Logan Parham l Shane Ware l Joseph Alsousou l Neil Thomas l Greg Sheard l Sebastian Voltmer l TheSolarCan

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PORTUGAL TRAVEL VLOG: GIRLS TRIP TO AFRONATION 2024,ALBUFEIRA & PORTIMÃO ‪@WhitneyEscobar1‬

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Wirtz my beloved

[cmorga]

Jeziorka River

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A lot of you underestimate how prevalent British bias is not only in F1 but across sports generally, and even in other industries.

Max saying he has the wrong passport in the paddock is an accurate statement. Do you think he, Seb, or Michael would've been half as vilified by the British media if they had a British passport instead? Would Fernando? Do you think Yuki would get half as much shit about his radio "conduct" if he was British? Because it's the British commentators who consistently have issues with it, and say shit like it's "unbecoming" for a driver to speak that way, ignoring that 1 it's not his first language and 2 IT WAS ENGLISH PEOPLE HE LEARNT THAT LANGUAGE FROM. Sometimes people misspeak, but Yuki has always taken accountability and apologised if he has and if he caused harm. Martin Brundle did not get nearly as much backlash from the media when he misspoke and called an Asian driver a slur while commentating. He also never apologised for it.

Alex, one of the four Brits on the grid but who drives under the Thai flag, has said that the commentators only call him British born when he does well. He was completely excluded from the Silverstone publicity about the home crowd heroes, whereas George, Lewis & Lando were heralded, not only on race weekend, but for weeks leading up to it.

Alex's statement also reminded me of this Richard Harris quote, "When I'm in trouble, I'm an Irishman. When I turn in a good performance, I'm an Englishman." Genuinely, if I took a shot every time a British organisation/person claimed a talented Irish person was actually a Brit, I'd have died from alcohol poisoning years ago.

Hell, I see George wearing the poppy pin this weekend in the lead up to remembrance Sunday. Do you know the amount of shit James McClean gets every year because he refuses to wear one? And he has very valid reasons for choosing not to wear it, yet he's torn to shreds every year by not only random people on the Internet or on the streets but by commentators and the media too.

Because of how this sport became mainstream and because no one challenged Bernie Eccleston's monopoly on broadcasting rights back in the day (people were given the opportunity to buy a share of the broadcasting rights; the idiots said no), this sport has prioritised the British voice/perspective for decades. I know the other broadcasts are just as biased for their home team/drivers, but the British one is the biggest one, as it's the main broadcast for better and more often for the worst. It's the broadcast with the most reach and influence. Their bias has to be challenged eventually if this sport ever hopes to properly expand and grow. The British bias is so difficult to miss once you start noticing it.

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The most popular metal band of each European country, according to Spotify, 2024.

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yet again since 2004 the Euro trophy STAYS in olive oil Europe. if u care

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tototototoooo

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The city of Vovchansk, Ukraine after "russian liberation".

Vovchansk was a city:

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Please go vote!

Even if you're not entirely happy about your options - don't let the far-right win.

(I realize, I'm a little late for some already, sorry about that.)

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Moon, Olympic rings & Eiffel Tower l Loic Venance

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⭐ Europapa ⭐

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Worn-out Bridge

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couldn't stop thinking abt how much this pic reminded me of a rennaissance painting so. decided to take matters into my own hands

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POV: You realise you’re in too deep with this whole “20 cars go vroom vroom in circles” thing when you’re waking up at 4AM this weekend