Well, these are the kind of scenes we don't want to see. *snigger*

I think it's very important that Rupert Lowe's "Million Nonce March" gets widespread media coverage. Critical to amplify diverse voices.

A lot of smoke but some fire here. thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt...

This is ridiculous. Macclesfield are 6th tier.

It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.

People are talking about starter packs again. It'll be block lists next. Can we get Ofcom to ban Bluesky?

So... I've learned that "grok" was already a word*. Am I really slow and everyone else knew? I just thought Musk was trying to make up fake SF-type words, like when we used to play Doctor Who as kids. The Brain of Zeligoxx etc (*coined in a 1961 Heinlein book, but it seems to have gained traction)

Very heavy cormorant

Latest series of Shetland has two fairly major actors from Guilt and I can see this is going to be slightly confusing.

Once upon a time there was a case called TwitterJokeTrial and on that case was a defence solicitor (with whom I worked on the appeal) and that defence solicitor had a daughter. And this is what daughter has (righty) to say about Twitter/X now.

These people are utterly deluded. The BBC has been getting hardly any sincere engagement on there for ages. It's pure bile. That flood can't be stemmed.

Re: the Bhutan food video... it sounds trite, but honestly, trying food from different countries in a deliberate and curious way* could fix so many of our too-online social breakdown issues. (*i.e. not just your "usual" at the local Indian, and definitely not ordering egg and chips, Terry Collier)

The "foods of the world in NYC" guys are on Instagram, another platform I can't be arsed to use. Someone in a position of influence, get them on Bluesky!

This is wonderful. Are these guys on Bluesky, I wonder?

Oh, shove your 'smart speaker' up your arse, Radio 3. "All without touching a button!" I DON'T MIND TOUCHING A BUTTON! I CAN COPE WITH TOUCHING A FUCKING BUTTON! Good morning.

Forgive me I have deleted the tracking parameters you added to the share link So invasive Tiresome And long

We're going to be seeing a lot of this, and in every case, look for the blue-tick income. They'll only protect the lovely precious (*cough* white) girls when it pays them in social media engagements.

I started series 1 of Listen with Other a couple of days ago, and can definitely recommend. Perfect for summer strolls, cosy winter evenings or apocalyptic storms.

Oof, stay safe, west country friends.

Make it viral.

I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

Eurgh, back to mild, grey, damp, still... meh weather.

A country that blows up foreign fishing boats for no reason is one that will shoot its own citizens for no reason.

I thought that might be the case when Chappers suddenly took over from Gabby midway through MOTD last night. One of the biggest names from my first flush of childhood football obsession #RIP

I bang on about this, but I'm convinced that driving has become more aggressive and reckless since Covid. This is the 3rd hit & run report I've seen on local news (2 Surrey, 1 Kent) in the last couple of weeks.

In terms of the direct impact on British people's lives, this could well be one of the most important policy initiatives of this parliament, particularly the plan for mandatory, regular tests for drivers over 70. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

I haven’t had time to write this up properly, but it’s the 31st anniversary today of the bank robberies which gave the world the Dunning-Kruger effect, when two men concealed their identities by the brilliant method of smearing their faces with lemon juice. Anyway, here’s a press cutting:

Fred Davis was a professional snooker player, born in England in 1913. Michał Szubarczyk is a professional snooker player, born in Poland in 2011. The one thing they have in common? They both played a professional snooker match against Jimmy White.

Why you should have a cat

Whenever people talk about what the greatest TV show ever made is, I always wonder why they don't just say it's 'Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin' and engage discussion there. Because, you know, it just is

So good to compare the two side by side. And for once, we did the sensible thing and didn't try to digest the whole lot in one go... back soon for rooms 8-12 (I mean, it's not cheap, but £12 with Art Fund card is damn good value).

London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.

The undressing is obviously the main story here, but when I had a look at replies from the Grok account, people were also asking for bondage and signs of violence. Musk is knowingly encouraging some very dark stuff.

Snowy rooftops in Tallinn, Estonia. #tallinn #estonia #oldtown #baltic #travel

As I'm sure you're aware, the fifth of January is the day of the Schnabelperchten, a creature of Austrian folklore who will check your house for cleanliness. If they decide you haven't done a good enough job, they'll slit open your belly and fill it with straw. Happy New Year..!

I'm hoping this is just the start. Maybe we'll finally get rid of incontinence pad and funeral plan adverts during the EFL highlights.

A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.

“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster

This is amazing. In 1899/90 a club had such a bad season they literally folded in shame at the end of it

Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.

This is from Sept 25, but I somehow missed it. Medical science, eh? Meanwhile, on Tw***er (don't look, trust me on this) people claim that routine vax are more damaging than the highly infectious diseases they prevent. And the sun is white rather than yellow because Soros or something.

Here it is, by Majda Ruge, who doesn't seem to be here. ecfr.eu/article/maga...

After 45 years, I still cannot hear a reference to the Open University* without (usually mentally, but not always) adding "out here in the open". (*Strictly speaking, Emuversity)

personally I think if a story about an illegal war and kidnapping leaks to you should publish it.

This is really good. A history this size is always going to be pretty superficial, but I like how he's plotted a course that's allowed him to go a bit deeper on certain key (historically resonant) themes.

Remembering the great Philip Lynott, who died 40 years ago today, aged just 36. This archive piece from the Guardian is an attempt to measure his considerable reach as a songwriter, recording artist and performer in just 10 tracks: www.theguardian.com/music/musicb...

And if the "evidence" of this happening is AI-generated (or at least enhanced)... maybe replacing actual conflict with a branch of the gambling industry based entirely on AI images isn't all that bad?