‘Milk before the party helps you enjoy the fun’

‘The recipe is best made with either Kraft Velveeta or Kraft Cheddar but you can make it with ordinary cheese.’ Good to know. WTF is/was Velveeta?

‘Any minute now he will rename Thursday after himself or make a horse a senator,’ says Lady Liberty in @privateeyenews.bsky.social re #Trump, whom she describes as a ‘lame duck à l’orange’ 😄

In the US it was Raiders of the Lost Ark, which would be cool, as that suggests Nazis will be defeated in 2026. However in the UK it was this 🤔

Go Jofra! Always felt there was a decent batter in there somewhere

‘Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered’ - Thomas Paine

"Maybe print’s salvation is being an escape from screens. You’ve spent too much time online; then you sit in a chair or a garden with a copy of your magazine – that’s different. That’s downtime. That’s for you." - Ian Hislop

Just did this and found that NONE of my contacts is on Bluesky! Oh well, I never really liked any of them all that much anyway 🙂

Still not here. Now a week late 😪 Am I to be forced to endure Christmas without any cutting-edge satire?

When Omar was elected in 2019, ‘Trump’s attacks led to her having the highest level of death threats of any member of Congress. “Now, in the four years when [Joe] Biden was president, my death threats went to almost zero,” she said.’ Getting her killed is clearly one of Trump’s key objectives

Oh, so it's a $10bn lawsuit now, is it? The damages seem to be growing by the minute. Could have sworn it was 'only' $1bn a few weeks ago #BBC #Trump

Every time you think Trump can’t possibly get any worse, he gets worse.

Worth a try

“… the only people who ever have to apologise for Farage’s long history of racism are the people who dare to call it out.”

This week’s copy of @privateeyenews.bsky.social has STILL not arrived. Sort it out pls Royal Mail

Good stuff. A lot of those who seemed to care so passionately about the UK's #Jewish community when #Corbyn was Labour leader don't seem too fussed these days

Interesting that the BBC will call National Rally "Far Right" (in an article about Bardella meeting Farage) - when they would never use that term for Reform. Their policies are very similar. If anything Reform's are more authoritarian.

#Writing: "One of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” ― James Baldwin

Of all the FA Cup games @arseblog.com mentions here, the Forest one is the only one I remember. I also remember Raya seeming to dive out of the way of every penalty in last year's shoot-out v Man U. Has the FA Cup become completely forgettable, or have I just become completely forgetful?

Same

I’ve read the new US security strategy and it seems pretty good, but the language used is a bit weird and clunky—perhaps those who translated it from the original Russian were in a bit of a hurry

‘Refugee & asylum seeker charities, Muslim, Jewish & ethnic minority organisations, faith groups, women’s groups, youth bodies, homelessness charities & charity shops have reported increasing incidents of violence, threats, racism & abuse since the Southport riots.’ What a lovely country we live in

‘When you’re desperate, you fall for things easily’ - pretty much sums up the rise of #populism. #Trump and #Farage etc are political scammers www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘The new “mansion tax” announced by Rachel Reeves in last week’s budget is estimated to affect around 165,000 property owners, and on current trends the British media is forecast to have interviewed every single one of them by the end of the year.’ 😆

“… the expanded World Cup draw – the 48 teams in this edition, up from 32 last time – means there is room for plucky teams with little chance of winning the trophy, such as Haiti, Curaçao, Cape Verde and England.” 😂 from @theguardian.com

This is very interesting, but what about her aunt, brother-in-law and her second cousin twice removed? What do they think? WE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW

"La bêtise est quelque chose d'inébranlable, rien ne l'attaque sans se briser contre elle; elle est de la nature du granit, dure et résistante." - Flaubert

“The FCC inquiry is a fishing expedition in a desert — there’s nothing to catch.” What a waste of everyone’s time.

‘Kingston’s AI Christmas display is one of the most provocative artworks the capital has seen in years.’ I imagine it won’t be long until the Mail takes an interest in this

Fenton!!!

Heh. One for @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social (via @privateeyenews.bsky.social (obvs))

Boris #Johnson has rejected claims of a political operation to muzzle the #BBC as “complete and utter bollocks”. Safe to assume it’s true then.

In other news, a survey says the percentage of UK residents who think the BBC is ‘doing a good job’ has just risen to 100%

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

😂

My Bluesky feed is much more cheerful than usual this morning.

If we’re hobbits, he’s definitely Sauron #Musk

I had a listen to some of the shortlisted albums this morning and was mostly unimpressed, apart from Emma-Jane Thackray, who seems pretty cool youtu.be/5-u5ADmI8xA?...

Great song...

"No one is above the law," US Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement announcing the charges 😂😂😂 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Er... why has BBC Sport decided that we should all be interested in the twilight years of Jonjo Shelvey's career? Could it be because his views on the capital coincide with those of far-right conspiracy theorists, perhaps? 'You can't have your phone out in London?' Come on, Jonjo. Get real.

Sunn O))) have signed to Sub Pop and released a new maxi-single via the label. Listen to it here: buff.ly/y5qYq5x

"One of the main reasons the young are drifting not just to the right, but to the radical or even far right, is its intellectual energy — a fresh fizz of ideas about the ways in which we organise society." Give me strength 🙄

In which Ian describes Badenoch & Jenrick as "pathetic and empty and cowardly and immoral and petty and useless and inept". I'm not sure he likes them very much

Moving to Switzerland just so you can send your child to a posh school slightly more cheaply than here? Bit much www.theguardian.com/education/20...

This is the secret of Farage's success - he always sounds 110% confident regardless of what he's saying

Age yourself with a movie you saw as a kid

Jesus Christ.

It's quite revealing, isn't it, when people say they have "taken" a job. There's a sense of entitlement there, as if there are always jobs available, just waiting for you to "take" them. Most of us think in terms of "getting" or a job - employment is always a privilege bestowed upon us by others

"The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...