Does this mean Sepp Blatter can reapply for the FIFA job and all is forgiven?

I thought shamelessness peaked with BoJo and Trump, then Sepp Blatter pipes up.

I’m also putting a team together

I mean, AI ain’t even leaving a decent Amazon or Goodreads review. Surely these AI Gods could pay it forward just a touch with an AI vid on BookTok. Lazy Leeching Motherfuckers.

Had to rewind. This is so funny

Ambitious warning sign.

Sewage discharges at Worthing. No rain in weeks. Today should be a sunny, half-term at the seaside. Crippling Director fines or prison. This is outrageous.

My novel placing at the top of the best sellers list is “95% done.” The remaining 5% is focused on actually selling copies in significant numbers.

These AI images are on a realistic BBC clone, linked on the Independent site via a Taboola ad which targeted my location. The accuracy of this clone is impressive, but if you're wondering why your Uncle Frank hates small boats even though he lives in the Midlands, this may be part of the problem.

At least we're allowing the coach drivers to wear PPE now. #progress

Surely Gemini could’ve put a report together and make no mistakes?

Why has The Guardian done Attenborough like the next Hannibal Lector?

Independent coffee shops - stock pastries! I don’t want a slice of Victoria Sponge for breakfast.

Eden (Netflix UK) is worth a watch, if you’re dreading the endless searching for a film this weekend. Went into it knowing nothing and kept avoiding as it had a good cast but I never heard of it. Interesting characters, intriguing story, good acting, based on true events.

Hopefully JD Vance will be coaching the French or Spanish teams at the World Cup this summer.

How this guy was overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize baffles me. Calm, measured serenity, and orange gunk just oozes out of this guy.

I like Bluesky but this is where it’s failing me, there are only 5 trending topics and only one of them could vaguely be of UK interest. There should be a wealth of avenues for me to go down but I just stick to ‘Discover’.

What happened in 2015 to cause this much of a radical increase in the use of 'bollocks'? #procrastinating

Just finished 'Arrested Development'. The first 3 series are so good, clever writing, funny characters, funny lines, funny stories. Well worth delving into on Netflix UK. My next lunchtime comedy watch is the 'Yes, Minister' DVD boxset I completely forgot about.

I thought this Farage/Cameo story was satisfied last year or so when he did one saying ‘Up the RA’ then claimed he didn’t know anything about the phrase after positioning himself as an Oracle on NI, border security, customs union, Windsor framework, etc.

Attacking Reform for Tice’s statement to pay as little tax as possible, is weak as shit. Who wants to pay more tax? Tax fraud is a whole other ball game.

On the I-couldn’t-give-a-shit scale, this issue is up there. Leave the woke nonsense to the snowflakes, Ed.

Nigel Farage’s history of spurious election fraud allegations. 2014: Farage claims voting fraud happening “on a third world scale”, no evidence found. 2015: South Thanet elections, Farage fraud allegations dismissed.

I don’t know how someone can treat the FIFA peace prize with such contempt and not recognise the gravitas of this prestigious award. Game’s gone.

Worst cup of tea, ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yypV...

Highly recommend opening up your old iTunes/Music app and listening to music on there. I'm finding long forgotton stuff that isn't on Spotify.

Game’s gone.

Release the Russia Report too while you're at it.

Reform are remarkably chill about taking in Tory’s, assimilating them, standing with them, and accepting them as one of their own.

‘The Holdovers’ film (Netflix) is very good. I’m sure the gammy eye switching meant something, i just don’t know what. I thought there were 2 CGI editors who got dodgy notes. The 70’sness was excellently done, on film and graphically. No over-explaining or justifications either.

Question from the dinner table; what’s the difference between a jam, a chutney, a marmalade, and a jelly? (Pity those families that eat dinner on trays in front of the TV, without scintillating conversation).

‘Train Dreams’ is really a great slow-burn, surprising, non-twisty, well-paced, character driven, emotional epic film based around US loggers in early 20th century. Which I didn’t know I wanted.

I'm getting age-appropriate spam now. Can't lie, I'd love to pee like a fire hose.

‘Mindhorn’ on Netflix is funny, well worth a watch if you like stupid British humour. Like a cross between Bergerac and The 6 Million Dollar Man.

Can’t wait to see Trump repost an AI video of his vision for the future of Venezuela. I’m sure it’ll assuage many concerns.

Just thought, I haven’t run into a Carry On film for years. Are they still showing on TV?

AI’s are people too, like corporations? We are truly not alone. #pedogrok

Saw Avatar 3 yesterday and enjoyed it. It’s more of the same but different enough to be interesting, and the story moves on well with new characters and perspectives. Yes, you could cut 30 mins. Had to watch it in 3D but it looked great, not gimmicky.

A great use of AI/LLM’s is to write a ‘I’m moving on’ letter from the Elf. We’ve been wanting to get rid of that bugger for years.

Just seen a list of best selling books of all time and one of them was 'And Then There Were None', and I've never heard of it. Looked it up, it's by Agatha Christie and was originally titled...WOAH!! Holy fuck!! Think I'll move on to 'Don Quixote'.

‘The Beast In Me’ on Netflix is a good 8 part thriller. Some good twists, good cast, good performances, and totally unrealistic author expectations. Danes’ quivering chin to get a best supporting Emmy. Calling it now.

Can we turn VAR 180 to examine the extreme corruption that still appears to be endemic within FIFA?

'Death by Lightning' on Netflix is very good. Based on US President James Garfield's rise to office in the late 19thC, something I knew absolutely nothing about. Entertaining, good performances, historic, and extremely well worth your time. A principled president, so file under 'Fantasy' too.

If you’re looking for a Christmas present for a relative who spends far too much time believing what the newspapers say, my book is half-price on Amazon* right now www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Med...

The ‘show less like option’ is like unsubscribing from spam or telling your kid to not touch something, right? #bluesky

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

I don’t get this digital ID, although I’m not dead against it. It’s already illegal to hire illegal immigrants. Are the people already employing illegal immigrants gonna be put off by this? Also, does this ID show criminal records? If it does, that’s going to reveal a can of worms.

Spare a thought for this model's partner whose stock photo is on the Guardian website today.

Same.

Got a new iPhone 16 which is a decent upgrade from my ancient XR but now I need to buy new chargers and headphones.