The original post being deleted by the poster, leaving this shorn of context, if anything makes my point even stronger.

Like all sensible people who're spending their Sunday evening needing to be productive I'm keeping an eye on the snooker with @dannykellywords.bsky.social and @andybrassell.bsky.social's soothing #transEuropeExpress tones alongside. It just sounded like Andy was *very* enthused with Selby's comeback

Because I've nothing if not got my finger on the pulse of the red-hot issues of the day, I feel qualified to talk about the elephant in the room that's been ignored too long - why the heck does #TheMasters not start on a Saturday, thus giving us an extra day's prime-time snooker?

Suede could absolutely have had "Wanking With The Europeans" as an early Bernard-era b-side demo title. bsky.app/profile/joeb...

In other news, with an annual profit of £800,000 and fewer than 100 employees Twitter UK is about as significant economically as a single large Tesco Extra.

I know it's small beer in the scheme of things, but it is weird to keep hearing that a murderer who we saw murder someone is called Jonathan Ross. It's like hearing they're searching for domestic terrorist Michael Parkinson, or drug kingpin Terry Wogan.

"I wonder if the Emperor Honorius watching the Visigoths coming over the seventh hill truly realized that the Roman Empire was about to fall. This is just another page in history, isn't it? Will this be the end of our civilisation? Turn the page..." bsky.app/profile/thet...

As hurting as I am after last night as a Forest fan, this competition is magic, absolute magic. Nothing like it anywhere in world sport, nothing anywhere else, any other game, any other country, anywhere. Magic! bsky.app/profile/jame...

Am much as I want twitter to die, and would happily support it being banned, the trending tabs right now show absolutely why there isn't going to be an organic exodus to this place anytime soon.

Starting to lose all hope that my 2014 tweets will get recognised with the donation of that year's literature prize. bsky.app/profile/anne...

Come back to Bluesky after avoiding it for a few hours to ensure I didn't see any #TheTraitors spoilers, and find 6, count 'em, notifications waiting

Delighted to have been verified by Bluesky, maybe that's the push I need to wean off the dopamine of watching my 20 year Twitter account burn under the flames of the unhinged, racist, fascist and genuinely evil. Hope all are well 🙌🏽❤️

Twitter has been beyond evil for several years now but I stayed to try to fight and challenge and rabble rouse as much as possible. It's obvious though that it was bought to spread lies and disinformation and spew propaganda for several vested interests. It's surreal and frightening to watch.

“Should we target Reform voters or ‘left’ voters?” - this is babytalk. Do your job!

This is so right. Almost the best position to be in to enact substantial change without fear is "in government for years to come, not very popular already so nothing to lose". Labour's best electoral strategy for 2029 is "do the things that they'll praise us for in 2079".

I went to a toddler class today and there was a toddler called Keith

US politics seems like a fridge freezer being rocked back and forth until their democracy ends when it tips. Those currently pushing think it brilliant they're seemingly winning, without considering the possibility they're just adding momentum for the other side's next shove.

This was a political execution, and if the killer doesn't face justice, it's hard to see how what's left of American democracy survives. If the line has moved so much that this doesn't cross it, then it's over. bsky.app/profile/thet...

The weather is bad in the UK again, so it's time for my annual response to 'Why can't we clear snow and keep the roads moving when the Canadians do it all the time?' So gather round, children, and I will begin...

If you were a well organised fascist you'd absolutely want insane online left mobs, both to undermine our democratic and societal institutions from the other side, and to look reasonable against. If it didn't exist you'd be stupid not to invent it.

It really is astonishing just how much of political social media is the gamification of the left enabling the right, via the dopamine hit rewards for in-group interactions. And with each passing year, from Cameron onwards, the right it enables is ever more far right.

Congratulations to the people of Derbyshire - that film you wanted is being made.

The idea that this sort of knee jerk performative undermining of the BBC is anything other than a massive help to the Trumps of this world is genuinely incredible.

This is quite clearly in no way meant to be breezy or cheery, and damn straight journalists should have been asking "which countries could be in Hitler's sights after the Sudetenland?" in 1938. bsky.app/profile/jack...

They should meet up for a game of Subbuteo.

Still a bit nuts to me that Raissa only got 5 minutes in the spotlight and then almost entirely forgotten. This should be a staple of Absolute Radio/Radio 6. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCYt...

Every world leader when Donald phones them from this point on:

Good uses for AI: Allowing people to edit a post of theirs with a typo in at any time so long as it doesn't in any way change the meaning of the post AND no-one has mentioned the typo in the replies/quotes. Get on it "boffins".

Good news everyone, thanks to your lots banging on about it non-bleddy-stop I've finally got around to checking out The Traitors - good innit! Well done everyone, top banging on about!

A stunning stunner? Sounds stunning. Bet they were stunned.

Obviously it's a very serious matter, but has anything ever sounded more like a headline being read out by the Two Ronnies than this? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The idea that what's happened in Venezuela is bad because "Russia and China can justify their own actions!" is rather dependent on believing: a) Russia gives a flying f*ck about justification. b) China hasn't invaded Taiwan because it just cares so ruddy much about the "rules based order".

Moon over Ullswater

Honestly I’m not sure Avon and Somerset police have jurisdiction over Venezuela

If we could only measure such things we might be announcing a new planetary record for pearl clutching today.

This just in: calculator has apologized for saying BOOBS

9 minutes into the New Year I unexpectedly got a phone call from someone I love and adore a very great deal, wishing us all the best for 2026. It's going to be a good year folk

@jabrils.bsky.social Is a *magnificent* creator, he really is brilliant at the stuff he does. If you care a damn about game dev, or software, or AI, you absolutely need to check out his stuff. He's the man ❤️

The gals hope you're having a magnificent Christmas!

The world has a little less genius in it today. Thank you John, the world was blessed by you 💔 bsky.app/profile/theg...

If you ever needed proof that humanity is an imperfect species, Elf doesn't have a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Merry Christmas Everyone!

judge: and how do you plead? russell brand: your honourly-wonourly, this is nothing more than an egregious smokescreen by the soi-dissant liberal elite, who feel threatened by me ‘arnessing of genuine political power and forgin’ a connection with “god”- judge [to clerk]: can we bring back hanging?

Chris Evans is going to play Captain America? I'm in!!!!!

Surely the clickbait value of this "EXTREME WEATHER ON THE WAY!!!" nonsense is gone when we all know the "forecast" is crackpottery from some unqualified loon in a shed, whose business model is feeding daft stories to media firms chasing clickbait? bsky.app/profile/mirr...

New Zealand just recorded its first-ever day of zero coal- or gas-fired electricity. In fact two days, 20 & 21 December. (Still some co-gen, about 1.8%.)

Honestly thought I had a chance this time, can't believe I've been overlooked again. Starting to think it's not what you know, it's who you know. bsky.app/profile/news...

Well that was as expected #JakeJoshua

Boxers should get trousers with loops big enough to accommodate championship belts, or do something else with their lives. #JakeJoshua

The "Epstein Files" is Pizzagate for those with A-Levels. Conspiratorial nonsense that those not in power can wang on about, conveniently forgetting that they were in power 5 minutes ago and didn't do nowt. Mental tinfoil hattery.

My unpopular opinion: Erasmus+ is an elitist waste of money that only benefits young adults that have already “won” by (a) making it to university, and (b) having the plummy, ski-seasoned social capital to have heard of the scheme in the first place.