I met and interviewed James Milner over a couple of days a few years ago, at the height of the 'boring james milner' thing. he was anything but boring, and i found him intelligent, funny, and fascinating. only issue with him is that he's never played for QPR. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Behind Russia’s victory narrative in Ukraine is a system under strain. To fight back, the ‘middle powers’ must work harder on their own story, says Peter Pomerantsev: ft.trib.al/wIR5seZ

shortly after they tarted counting the beans in that big jar the tally was fourteen and by the time they were done they said it was fourteen hundred… smells fishy to me, but I can't come up with any so-called evidence to prop up my ignorant undermining of reality even though I am a congenital liar

im building machines that i keep saying will both throw you out of work and allow masked special police forces in service to a lunatic i bought and paid for to recognize your face and check if i agree with your beliefs. im part of a pedophile ring that put this into motion. why are you rude to me

Stewart Lee interviewing Sleaford Mods is so great. really, honestly, so funny and interesting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN2q...

I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.

Genuine huge laughs from just the front page of the new print edition of @theonion.com "U.S. Reaches Trade Deal with Pedotopia" and "Usha Vance Catches Husband Measuring Her Skull Again" just two of them.

Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.

Unless the Melania documentary has an in depth section about how she got her visa as a 'supermodel' it's probably not for me.

a general strike is the way forward. the only thing that these people care about is money.

Los Angeles! Our Greek Theater (Theatre) show has sold out but we've added a show! Artist pre-sale starts tomorrow at 10am PT. Password: FOTC

"Switching to renewables is great for the climate but it is also a form of liberation, as it frees us all from dependence on dictators and warmongers". @globalwitness.org

"A world dependent on fossil fuels is one that’s riven with conflict, instability and human rights abuses. Much of the oil and gas that the world uses is controlled by regimes that are undemocratic and systematically abuse human rights".

Trump’s attack on Venezuela reminds us that a world dependent on fossil fuels is one that continues to be fragmented by conflict & human rights abuses. Global Witness calls for a democratic solution that allows Venezuela to decide the future of their country & resources https://gwitness.org/4qFG8C5

I found a new murder show! Bookish on PBS. Murder! Books! It's WWII Britain, even!

My first oligarchy newsletter of 2026 from @codastory.com will be published shortly. It's about fraud, oligarchs, all the good old bad old stuff, and if you subscribe right now, I reckon you'll be in time to get it in your inbox! www.codastory.com/oligarchy/

For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

this is the best thread ever, but it gets a little too close ot the truth

it's possibel to be an excellent wicketkeeper and also an horrific sportsman / cheat.

If handing someone their arse, was a video clip

#QPRBIR 2-1 "Keep right on to the end of the road, they said. So, we did." #qpr

@jemaineclement.bsky.social @robertpopper.bsky.social @damonbeesley.bsky.social

RIP the great Martin Parr

I love discovering where those little oddity samples originate from. youtube.com/shorts/KCEuV...

Help secure the surroundings of Britain's most impressive cock'n'balls for the nation! Please give generously. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/a...

i started getting the print Onion after they tried to buy infowars. it's really really funny.

Russell Westbrook is the best dressed man i've ever seen. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...

I've got some events lined up for publication week of Everybody Loves Our Dollars. You should come, and indeed you can book tickets! geni.us/OliverBullough

In fairness, we don’t know how bad this is until Australia have had a chance to bat and are 342-2.

Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.

Morning listening.

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

Still possibly one of the greatest Armistice Day tweets of all time from the good old days on Twitter. #inremembrance #lestweforget #cockdestroyer

mmmm my favorite mcdonald’s food, Dore, Caprer, and a side of Cchinges

Thanks once again to artist Joe Avery for the glorious cover artwork and @alisdairwood.bsky.social for more wonderful internal illustrations.

for absolutely no reason here's an artist whose work i love susanlogoreci.com

Kyle Mooney has an important message, via song, about A.I. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoB9...

i've been off twitter for nearly a year - Musk Nazi salute the final straw - but i have just realised i am going to miss out on my favoruite thing; Poppywatch. is there an equivalent here?

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you. Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide. So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET. Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

Casually announcing plans to murder American citizens for wrongthink.

i've been lucky enough to see this already and it's spectacular. Why not spend the day visiting The Hogarth Murals, The William Wallace Memorial, St Barts Church, The Hand & Shears Pub, Ibai restaurant and Fabric? All within 200 yards of each other. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

GUY WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM DOING THE JABBA'S PALACE COMEDY FESTIVAL: You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.

New Archbishop of Canterbury announcement a huge day for fans of all things Woking. Argubaly the biggest since Jay took them to the Champions league etc. Big question though - where in Woking? Because St John's is not Goldsworth Park.

Comedian goes to Saudi Arabia - and beyond!

My first academic article was on the dictatorship of Uzbekistan inventing a group called "Akromiya" that did not really exist but which they used to arrest anyone with whom they disagreed under the pretext of "terrorism". Just bringing this up for no reason whatsoever!

UK - most of my October micro-tour dates are SOLD OUT. A few remain at Keymer and Gateshead: tickets available from my website. Next UK orbit is September 2026: don’t miss it!