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It's a good day when a complementary copy of the new Gerald Seymour novel arrives from the publisher. Now I just have to find the time to read it. It's a good problem to have.

Now Watching Doctor Who Series 10 - the one with the 9th legion. The only thing I remember is that this was an episode.

I'm finally getting around to my rewatch of Doctor Who Series 10: The one with Bill and Nardole. And apart from a few moments for most of these episodes I have no memory of ever seeing them before. But not the last two. I remember them. But anyway, tonight, it's Victorians on Mars!

I am delighted to welcome Nadhim Zahawi to Reform UK. He will bring useful experience, such as claiming £6,000 to heat his stables and avoiding £3.7m tax by hiding £27m offshore and threatening to sue anyone who asked about it.

What a difference a year makes.

The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion. This is the aftermath in one area

Can FIFA get their World Peace Prize back?

With all the Stranger Things season 5 fuss, I've decided I should finally finish watching season 4. Me: "Why did I never watch the last episode?" Looks at run time. Also me: "Because it's two and a half flipping hours long."

If I buy an expensive greetings card I deliberately leave the price on the back.

I am so happy that the advert with the smug family who get free airport lounge access is back on. It's been missed.

Every so often, I accidently discover a book that could have been written specifically for me. This time, it's Once Upon a Time in Space, courtesy of the Waterstones sale. And the bonus is that there is a BBC series that goes with it.

#NowWatching what is probably my favourite movie, Rogue One. My December tradition ever since it was released.

Nominative determinism at its finest.

Excavation for new Hartlepool housing estate reveals old turntable [pic credit Michael Brown]

There’s no such thing as the Gulf of America, the Department of War, or the Trump Kennedy Center. They exist only in a deranged old man’s head. Watch how fast these signs get torn down once he’s done.

JFK’s niece: h/t @jamiegangel.bsky.social

folks they are almost out of ai assistant names. there are not many left

I've just had my December salary paid. My first thought is to work out how many days it will be until I'm paid my January salary. It's 40.

Of course I must observe my "Every time Walliams is mentioned" tradition. This is related to his "talent" rather than his creepy cunt behaviour

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I say this with great sincerity. FFS. Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says

From the great JG Ballard: "Richard Pearson is visiting Surrey to close down his late father’s home and settle his affairs and, everywhere he looks, the flag of St George is flying 'from suburban gardens and filling stations and branch post offices'. How nice, he thinks, how festive."

Hollywood actors spend a lifetime honing their craft to imitate the seething malevolence here. No portrayal of Kathy Bates, Nurse Ratched or Dolores Umbridge comes close to this horror.

When you're the only one who turns up for the work Christmas dinner because clearly the rest of them are still at the pre work Christmas dinner pub.

That’s exactly what he thinks, because that’s simply his way of thinking. And Europe is sleepwalking into a fucking disaster.

I've loved Sigourney Weaver ever since one of my all-time favorite movies, ALIEN. Couldn't resist going all fanboy on her yesterday & asking for a photo. She told me she's now in the cast of The Mandalorian. Talk about bad timing: she's now in that galaxy far, far away, years after I checked out! 💔

If they ever remake Doomwatch I do hope they have plots like this... "Banana containers cause shipping disruption in Solent" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The thing about Hitler's rise to power is that we have known how it was done for a long time and that the constitutions of other western democracies are vulnerable to the same methods, but nothing at all has been done to raise our defences. Why ?

"Doctor Who Sold Matthew Perry Ketamine Sentenced to 30 Months" Ok, but which Doctor? Can't be Four. Or Ten. And i refuse to believe its Two... Hey, waitaminute... Is this another War Doctor type situation?

I just can’t believe Doctor Who would do something like that.

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I don’t understand why people attempt to denigrate Hallmark Christmas films by referring to them as “too cheesy”, as if that is a bad thing? I mean, have you *had* cheese? It’s not exactly the insult that you think it is.

It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country. Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.

So Matt Smith has been my favourite Doctor Who since 2005. I've been rewatching his episodes. Brilliant. So, I continued with Peter Capaldi's episodes. And recently I got to Heaven Sent and Hell Bent. And Peter Capaldi is now my favourite Doctor Who since 2005.

Charity shop book find of the day Concorde by John Costello and Terry Hughes. 1976 vintage! Includes pictures of Concorde! No one else was going to get this...

Charity shop finds. All seven* of Stephen King's The Dark Tower books for 50p each. A complete Ka-tet, as it were. *Not counting The Wind Through the Keyhole.

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I'm continuing to revisit the Predator series with Predator 2. First thoughts on the early scenes is that it's trying too hard to be Robocop with the "1997 is the future!" scenes. Plus, lots of movie cop dialogue like "the feds are up my ass", etc.

A very good catch by The Guardian on Russianisms that make the “peace deal” sound like it escaped from a Russian grammar workbook and got run over by Google Translate on the way out. I’d add “NATO expansion” - their trademark phrase, not “NATO enlargement.” www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Ukraine is the vanguard of civilization, standing against imperialist Russia and its puppet regime, the United States. The few remaining rule-of-law democracies in the world must stand behind Ukrainian defenders with everything we've got.

The #Nuremberg records and #archives made available, and that's great. Now the same spirit of long-term preservation and access should carry over to the #ICTY, as it's records are in danger of being wiped off the internet. #WarCrimes #Accountability #Justice www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Morning from Ukraine🫂🫂 It was a terrible night for many regions russian terrorists struck civilian homes, Energy facilities and everything People rely on. Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Mykolaiv And the western regions - all under attack. Many were wounded, and some lost their lives.

Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi. But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile. Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open. Cretin behavior.

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: President of the United States Defends Business Partner's Brutal Murder of a Washington Post Journalist on National Television; Having Orchestrated the Public Humiliation of Global Hero Volodymyr Zelensky in the Same Room Months Ago, Trump Says Criticizing Vile Despots Off-Limits

Any man who calls a woman “piggy” is a fucking pig. Any man in a position of power who calls a woman “piggy” is a cowardly, misogynistic, weak, fucking pig.