Lost in diablo 4 paladin. Not sorry. Two days work next week. Looking forward to the break.

On the UK-US pharmaceutical deal I'm afraid this does look like two nasty trends coming together to make a very bad agreement for the UK - namely Whitehall power to make deals with no scrutiny, and companies working with countries to coerce others. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Spoke to some of work FPL league at Xmas party. They are insulted at the money I have in bank but think it's funny I'm in the lead. Accepted that being ahead for 2 months is good enough and can start dropping points now.

If Diablo 4 shadow drops paladins in s11 it will make watching the tiresome Game Awards worthwhile. If it's just s11 delayed start for no reason. Then meh.

Blessed to be surrounded by people who tolerate my idiocy and always tell me it's not just me, when it's absolutely just me (who didn't notice something blindingly obvious)

Past work in content moderation or in tackling misinformation and disinformation could be grounds for rejection.

The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

The headline I feel like is that all the philanthropic donations from billionaires typically have a shitload of restrictions. Mackenzie is like “you’re doing work to stop something horrible or to help something good? Cool. Here’s a few hundred million.” and the paper is like “wow… so novel”

Starting to feel human again, which is probably good as I have a ton of work to get through before some critical end of day meetings. Boo

UK pension funds dump US equities on fears of AI bubble on.ft.com/4itDmgg

Thoroughly sick. Trying to get through 4h of work before 9am so I can rest

Got up stupid early for IRon Fist podcast. Back in bed and hoping to crash. Long day tomorrow

Mwt some work friends yesterday, ended up getting schooled on how to pronounce Haaland (since one of them is married to a Norwegian).

Tried to get a slow train. Train pulled out of service at Bletchley. Now on fast train. Lol.

Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership. They range from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets reut.rs/49B2UWt

Fascinating article on tattoo + vaccine interactions. For SOME vaccines (like covid), immune response was lower when injected into tattoos. For OTHERS, (like flu), the immune response = higher! Different formulations of vaccines interact with tattoo ink differently 🤯 www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

It took Ozzy 3 days to go back to waking me at 3am for cuddles

introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine Bjork The Fall Madness Suede

The Durutti Column: The Return of the Durutti Column review – fragile classic that echoes far beyond its time

Beginning of fpl downfall, return to work with tricky request (dreading), Ozzy snuggling in bed.

Watching Shrinking after finishing Stick. Easy watching on last full day here. Washing up done. Showered. Half packed. Long day tomorrow and work Tues

Feeling rough, need sleeeeeep. On Tales from the Stack this weekend, so tomorrow I’m reading comics

Trump’s tariffs expected to bring in $1 trillion less than expected

Probably the start of my FPL descent in ranks after reaching a ridiculously good rank in last two weeks. I am too random with my transfers and bench choices to stay good.

Finally making actual food after the crazy of yesterday. Hope I feel like eating it.

Just as a matter of interest, allowing political parties to receive donations in crypto is one way for Russian and pro-Russian donations to be disguised.

Key points: Met police say investigation into other politicians is ongoing. Gill sought to recruit multiple MEPs including 4 British ones. The judge gave strongest possible quotes about the gravity of the crime and the damage done to public trust.

Tried a cookie at 1:30am. Confirmed nice and not too minty. Not sure worth the expense however

Didn't try a cookie yet and they may be stale tomorrow. Trauma dumping.

Wicked down, short break and Wicked: for Good. Such a late night!

Have grabbed the odd peppermint choc cookies from m&S. They better be good. Expecting to get back to Reading in the middle of the night. Aieee

Bought some comics today. In a shop and everything. London midweek is so much quieter

*Pops over to X* Has he? Has he been? YES! He's published an 1,835-word tweet rebuttal of a report he hasn't read!

Can’t wait until literally fucking nothing happens and nobody faces any consequences about this.

In good news, not working

Told work I could do some work this week in an emergency. Guess what?? Waiting to hear if they want me to work today even though I’ve got used to being a slacker. Not checking in till 9am though.

the way jack dorsey can jingle his keys at millennials and have them come running, don't trust this "new vine" shit lol

The misconceived notion that the way to deal with the backlog of asylum claims is to duplicate the system so as to have exit assessments too. In essence: addressing the problem of a queue by forming another queue, just as long. Daft, as well as cruelly unsettling.

NGO says Swiss food giant is 'putting the health of babies at risk for profit' by adding sugar to babyfood.

That reporter must love journalism, because I would have cursed him out, made national news, and left the field to become a beloved pundit for telling off the most hated man in America. She could have had a cushy gig at MeidasTouch 24 hours later.

Final trailer! Wake Up Dead Man is in theaters 11/26 and on Netflix 12/12. Can’t WAIT for you all to see it. #wakeupdeadman

They are all SO SHIT at naming things.

These rare whales had never been seen alive. Then a team in Mexico sighted two

Amazing, no notes, I do not desire to learn anything else about this story, for it would only detract from the perfection on this headline.

Clearly going to be done with slow horses by tomorrow. What else should I watch on Apple TV or iPlayer (I've seen quite a few Apple shows, like Severance, Pluribus)

My new art book is here! Come find me at table A23 in the 2000ad hall at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social

Starting Slow Horses s3. Today's NTLive will be Vanya (Andrew Scott) or People, Places and Things (Denise Gough). Took all my pills, actually slept well. A lesson. (Antihistamines, lol)

Starting NTLive watch with Amadeus

To reiterate, this is about making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists. Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.

I have written to my MP, himself a son of a refugee, about this policy. I suggest others do the same.