Bethell?!

If you feel like you hate everyone- EAT. If you feel like everyone hates you- SLEEP. If you feel like you hate yourself- SHOWER. If you feel like everyone hates everyone- Go OUTSIDE

Nothing can tell you more about the absolute disconnect between the political class and the rest of us than their insistence that Wes Streeting is the key to electoral success.

Still getting little lightheaded spells. I haven't slept enough but I don't get this, normally. Have eaten sufficiently, and drank water. Bit perturbed.

Post-coital reaching for a bottle of water and my dodgy shoulder popped out. I had neglected to inform my bed-mate about my dodgy shoulder. Rookie error.

there are *so many* big number accounts on twitter saying "we can't leave, we built a community here and-" sorry pal, you're anchoring smaller accounts to a site which could deposit illegal imagery directly into their timeline. the only sensible move is to tell them to leave, and you with it

Diabolical. Wordle 1,662 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

corbyn on newsnight arguing the salient point that teddy is his best friend and the best way to drive his yellow mini is from the roof.

I've had some periods of mild light-headedness the last few weeks (I suspect overwork/stress/bad sleep) and I doubt having a coffee and wolfing down two mini pork pies at 5pm is the MOST sensible option to combat it, but. I'm a working professional.

I have a hunch that if you or I were running a website doing this the "urgent contact" would involve door rams and handcuffs so I struggle to see why it can't be slightly more pugnacious than this.

current vibe

The BBC gets a lot of stuff wrong, and I'm sick to death of copping flack for stuff that has fuck all to do with me, but there are really good legal reasons why a journalist would avoid using a word like "kidnapped" in describing this event in the course of their reporting.

ukgov: if you want to know about certain government or council services you need to use X also ukgov: if you randomly end up with something bad in your timeline while looking for a government or council service, it's a strict liability offence and you're off to jail you big nonce

Monday.

Noticing a lot of discourse on the Twitter/X/Grok/AI nastiness & I just want to say: 🚨 Could people PLEASE stop referring to what’s being created as “child porn”? It’s CSA Material, whether it’s AI-generated or not. 🚨 Also: if you’re still posting etc. on that vile site, you’re endorsing the CSAM.

wait what, how did I not know about this vital part of my hometown heritage

magical

@postoctobrist.bsky.social @killjamesbond.bsky.social this fuckin guy

Manchester United football club

Didn't even get out of my little side street before I slipped and fell arse over tit on the ice that Manchester Council apparently don't see fit to lay grit down for. Bashed my knee but I'm fine. RIP Paddington keep cup, you were bigger than the whole sky.

One last go-round. Let's do a silly one. #thecricket

GLEDDERRRRRRRS! AT LAST!

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

"special relationship" listen Britain I've been the most junior ranking member of a horrible polycule and i was told that was special too

Not saying there's unconscious racial bias in this country but... #TheTraitors

If they could murder one of the anonymous young men tonight it would really help me out. #Traitors

RIGHT I'm all caught up on #TheTraitors. Ross is my crush of the series, I can see why all of the gays love Stephen, and FFS can we please stop shunting out the women of colour immediately?!

I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...

Having my annual January let's-get-my-shit-together tidy and oof, is there anything more demoralising than throwing out condoms because they're wildly out of date?

Well SOMEONE wasn't at Crewe-Cheltenham today.

New Years resolution is to fucking remember to eat a bunch of food AFTER cold water swims as well as before: a rushed meal deal is not enough and I had to have a light-headed sit down in a shop. (I'm fine, I then bought and scarfed down some emergency Pringles but lesson learned.)

As a new series of #TheTraitors dawns, just to show off my pride at naming our watch along group chat 'Claudia Winklepeople' and putting this as our profile picture. I may find group chats stressful but I come through when required.

I swam in 6⁰ water this morning but this was a far more painful experience.

This year I’m going to be kinder, more positive, work harder, and put more faith in myself until the very first minor obstacle throws me off for the next 350+ days

At the football and it is going 👈😎👈 BADLY

happy new year my beans

As is tradition now, started 2026 by shrieking and flailing into Salford Quays and back at USwim's charity event. Nervy before/cosy after herein; triumphant post-swim drippy shouting photo TBC.

happy birthday to horses

goodnight sweet prince

Capy New Year you magnificent bastards xxx

HAPPY NEW YEAR YOU DELIGHTFUL PEOPLE

i’d die for her

One of the Man from Uncle eps of @killjamesbond.bsky.social has a great riff on this. 'YOU UP STOP DESCRIBE THE FEET TO ME STOP'

Wetsuit shopping might be the most frustrating thing I've ever tried. NOTHING works for my body type. JUSTICE FOR SHORT AND CHUBBY MERMAIDS.

2024 was so awful emotionally that (currently) I'm not feeling particularly circumspect about 2025 beyond a baseline of, "Well, at least nobody in my life died this year...!"

One of my favourite moments of this year was, when walking home one evening, stepping in to assist some Italian Oasis fans in recreating this photo. (see thread) bsky.app/profile/hurr...

Never heard of this lady before today but I would follow her into battle. Braver and more principled than any Labour MP. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...