Just catching up on one of my favourite pods...

Whenever I hear the name Jacob Elordi, I hear it being sung by Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P. Orridge to the "tune" of "Hamburger Lady".

Britain filling its councils with climate change deniers... what a great present to give David Attenborough on his 100th birthday. 😔

The extremely rare catcopus.

Separated at birth? Reform's Tim Montgomerie on Newsnight and Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester...

Well, I've done my bit to try to keep the bigoted, knuckledragging numbskulls' hands off the local levers of power, for whatever fucking good it'll do. ✖️🙄

My daughter just sent me this video she filmed earlier of a magpie taking the piss out of a rabbit. (I added the music.)

My daughter just sent me this video she filmed earlier of a magpie taking the piss out of a rabbit. (I added the music.)

Simon Fisher Turner's Record Store Day 2026 release "Stuff" is a beautiful collection of ambient soundscapes and eclectic field recordings, a wonderfully mesmeric antedote to the maelstrom of media and madness wearing us all down. A sonic bath for the soul. If you can still grab a copy, do.

Was sporting that middle design on a T-shirt for Record Store Day yesterday. Her designs are great. Support independent artists!

Femfresh? Just say it as it is, adfolk. No shame: cuntwash.

Friday. Fish and chips night. Lovely bit of haddock on my plate. Nipped out to the garage to grab a beer. Came back in to find haddock on floor being eaten by thieving bastard cat. Grrr.

Emily Thornberry just said to Andrew Marr on LBC that she had a bit of Hackney in her constituency. She should get some ointment for that in her local pharmacy.

🕷️🕷️🕸️ Spider fight! (Orb weaver vs cellar spider.)

It'd be a terrible shame if every time Farage went to do a speech someone with a portable projector or just loudspeaker played that "oh for fucks sake you cunt" clip

Anyone who says "normalcy" instead of "normality" should #getinthesea

C4 drama "Dirty Business" on the sewage-dumping scandal is a depressing and highly enraging must-watch. If you thought you were angry about it before you'll be even more so after. We need to extract billions back from these cunts and chuck 'em all behind bars for life. And renationalise, obvs.

Anthropic: We lost a contract because we refuse to build Skynet. OpenAI: We'll do it

Putting VPNs behind an age wall threatens our privacy. They keep young people safe from harassment. Business networks secure. Journalists, campaigners and whistleblowers shielded from harm. Privacy is online safety ✊️ Sign the petition to protect VPNs ⬇️ action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-governm...

This is much better than Sonic...

😗👌 to whichever cop decided to do the raid and arrest on his birthday.

Just remembered I still have the latest #OffGridPod to listen to, albeit 11 days late. Fortunately, they're not time sensitive, so if you're a wordy/trivia-loving/quizzy/crosswordy type who's late to the party then you have 68 wonderful episodes waiting for you...

People of Norfolk: if you happen to see Andrew Mountbatten Windsor frequenting your local farm shop, gastronomic hostelry or loitering around a posh girls' prep school, be sure not to forget to cast him a distainful look, gob in his face and call him a sweaty nonce.

Fuck me, this is some real Bond Villain shit right here. "Order sunlight instantly in approved locations." www.reflectorbital.com

Quick heads-up for fellow synthheads. If you love the music of @warringtonruncorn.com then you'll probably also love the music of @cravenfaults.bsky.social, whose excellent new album, "Sidings", is out this week. cravenfaults.bandcamp.com/album/sidings

America's post-invasion plans for Greenland unveiled...

Just a quick reminder that the #OffGridPod compilation clip show is out. If you enjoy words, trivia, crosswords, quizzes, eclectica, et cetera, then there's bound to be something to divert, fascinate or titillate you.

The "not really about crosswords" #OffGridPod is in its 5th year of diversely digressive diversion. I was General Knowledge's chief researcher on this episode: offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/08/31/a... If you like #cryptic #crosswords and/or conversational curiosities, give this #podcast a listen in 2026! 📻

Sunburnt Clanger on ozempic

No, Bendick's! Dipping Kendal mint cake in dark chocolate and wrapping it in foil does not turn it into a posh chocolate mint. Yeurgh!

I think it's meant to say 'Tucked'.

Time to give this its annual airing and remind all you lovely people to donate to @sheltercharity.bsky.social this festive season... youtu.be/zuOyq2290Zs?...

I'd never discriminate against you because of your inability to pronounce Fs and THs. You can't say fairer than that.

My dog Blue in a trilby.

Facial recognition, scrapping juries, and mandatory digital ID. This Labour Government is creating a toolkit for the far-right. The EU has already put strong controls on this intrusive technology, MPs must pass legislation to do the same. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

**Midwinter Training Gazebo – Ep. 64** In which we erect a Midwinter Training Gazebo, set Liverpool ablaze, play some riffs, get stuffed, and look up at the lights. === If all that is likely to send you into transports of delight, please click play: […] […] [Original post on offgrid.tlmb.net]

Just thought I'd throw out a new #cryptic #crossword. ( @jimjar.bsky.social#crypticfor one might like it...?) https://tlmb.net/blog/throws/

This newly released album from the late Gabi Delgado (ex-D.A.F.) and French experimental muso/poet Marc Hurtado, Neue Weltunfassende Resistance, is well worth a listen. More "techno-y" than D.A.F., but with many of the motifs that made Delgado such a pioneer of electronic/industrial music.

It might be a bit early for a drink, but sod it – come join me for a pint on my website, where you can find a bunch of things that I have made in beermat form!

Yes, Google, that's definitely the late Sir Terry, to be sure, to be sure. (cc @bjalborough.bsky.social)

Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.

No mystery. It's a tray of grilled chicken. Not sure why it was hurtling through space though.

Keep fighting to stop corporations gutting the public domain and don't accept the ever-encroaching 'info land grab' as a fait accompli. A good time to rekindle @lessig.bsky.social's Free Culture movement for a new generation unaware of the battles of the noughties? arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

SgtPepper montage 10 years project is go. See the link to find out about the book, exhibition, auction and the charity. Please consider backing the book. If it doesn't get funded, it doesn't get made and you don't pay anything. If it does, you get a fantastic book! chrisbarkerprints.co.uk #sgtpX10

Has no one else noticed the uncanny resemblance between Argentinian president Javier Milei and the Harry Enfield character Wayne Slob? @privateeyenews.bsky.social

The flying car thing reminded me of this, which still makes me howl with laughter every time I watch it...

Also got this to catch up on. Always a great listen... #OffGridPod

Great to see a new indie crossword mag. Excellent selection of creative cryptics from the likes of @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social, @skirwingle.bsky.social, @archelina.bsky.social, @guineverecryptic.bsky.social and more. Issue 1 saw me through a brief hospital stay this week & I still have more to do.