I think I might have to take a break from BlueSky. It's nicer here but feeling very powerless and frustrating. In fact a break from all online comments would be good. Too many unpleasant people shouting everywhere.

Why are they so scared of "the libs"? I mean, the progressive left are at times daft, and even a bit annoying, but the main defining characteristic is "harmless".

Not being an American I didn't get this ref until I looked it up. Astoundingly it is one out of a list of grievances listed against the King in the Declaration of Independence. More astoundingly: reading the full list, almost every single one is applicable today. www.archives.gov/founding-doc...

New invention: Car that either defrosts the washers, or which tells you they are still frozen before you accidentally turn it on then it gives you 1, 2, 3, 4 aaaaaand 5 salty scrapes of the "wipers" thowing salt smear across your vision. Thanks Volkswagen.

So, just to be clear, everyone here now has selected their "It is/isn't about oil, it's really about [insert theory here]" hottakes? If not, I can allocate you a theory. There's plenty to go around.

I once advanced something like this and immediately got all the industry defenders in my replies saying that car insurance is a loss making business in any case, which didn't really hurt the point. And if they're so poor why is every sodding advert a meerkat or variation on it?

Films of 2026 Number 1: Little Women I liked it, but then it has a cracking cast of people that can act. And Timotheee being Timotheeee as ever. Laura Dern really believably cast as Saoirse Ronan's mum.

Struck tonight by the proximity. One of the unfortunate kids in that fire in Switzerland was a friend of my niece. Age doesn't seem to be mentioned in the articles, but so many young people lost. Absolutely terrible.

"Why can't we?" Is obviously what our domestic sabre-rattlers think. Itching for a jingoistic pop at Johnny forriner wherever they can - a return to the days of empire. They don't contemplate that the others that will do it are the sort who one day may take a pop at our friends or even us

As Tina said, what's love but a second handy motion? #misheardlyrics #mondegreen

Cinema BlueSky! My local independent cinema is open to widening the scope of films it shows, but still needs to turn a profit for ad hoc viewings, and needs to work out how to go about it. Does anyone have experience of putting together cinema clubs?

When my son was smaller he learnt this as his first joke. Much excitement come Christmas with the wider family when, obviously bursting with excitement to be the source of mirth he hushed the room, paused for impact, and said: "Why has ET got short legs?"

Skidded the car on ice (very slowly) and nearly hit Charlie Dimmock. Waved an apology.

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"Now go do that voodoo that you do so weeeeeeellllll! Avatar"

This is of course wrong as the stalk is both edible and tasty. However, if we now look at leeks....

Avatar and Threads Two things which are way off my radar but seem to have some popular traction, yet I have no idea with whom.

I live in a very rural area with hunting packs (and even family who are involved in it). However, surprisingly, a lot of the local commentary is exactly along these lines - "you all took the piss and got caught". Not so much sympathy.

Seen more of these from others. Two lessons having analysed: I'm not in the circles of even those who scored highly in mine: Humility, but that's ok, dear funny people in my phone. You guys post a heck of a lot more than I do: Circumspection. I'm not actually sure I can be bothered to post more.

Chopped fresh banana over my "luxury" muesli and was confronted with having sliced fresh banana lying next to desiccated slices of its cousins.

Sounds like the Christmas foxes get off easier in Nick Grimshaw's garden than in Jolyon's #BBC6Music

Having watched The Christmas Film last night, tonight we have watched Die Hard 2. Bloody hell it's such crap. Amazed they green-lit number 3 on the back of this.

Proving to my other half that men are not useless, so am on top of Xmas day food prep already! I need some help though BlueSky: do turkey twizzlers need defrosting the night before?

Always amazed at the games industry. There is a parallel world out there in a separate Venn diagram from me. All these titles read like "curtains for zoosha" to me. I'm largely amazed (jealous) anyone has the time for this.

Often see this woman in Guardian articles and always intrigued that she looks like a Chris Riddell illustration character in that same paper.

Yes, but we already knew that Vickers is: (a) an idiot, and (b) probably one of the best that that party has.

"Two green, one red" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

After due consideration, The Last Dinner Party are my favourite band of 2026's listening. ( #NotSpotifyWrapped #BBC6Music )

Ha! Christmas week and I'm actually feeling like I'm on top of my to do list! Might make a brew.... [Forgotten delivery of logs has just been dropped on driveway...]

Well, my engagement of the year roundup on this place is both interesting and yet completely expected. www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...

Despite Will's kind warnings I've idiotically launched into this tonight. An hour in. Lawks.

I'm suing the BBC - just as soon as I have worked out a cause of action which won't have my legal counsel recognising an idiot client, then stinging me for a stupid amount of fees before telling me to stop wasting court time.

Of course they may just have been "Remembering" the sack of Scarborough by Harald Hardrada in 1066, though to be fair this was avenged shortly after at Stamford Bridge.

Just saw this tonight. #NTLive is always entertaining, this one no exception.

Just got my first Christmas card in the post! Aaaaaaaand it's for the cat, with love from the cattery.

I tell you what, if only people had government mandated serif fonts over here I wouldn't have spent the last year wondering why everyone was going on about Al

Aside from the fact that this is all bollocks, it did remind me of someone I met this week who was contemplating getting a Tesla. "But aren't you concerned about all the Musk reputational stuff?" "The what?" Reader, I found someone who knew not even if his existence let alone politics.

Coming soon on Disney+ "The Yellow Brick Road to Wigan Pier: The Musical"

Nothing shows up the differences between this place and the old place like (whisper it) *that* issue BlueSky today: "Saint Robin of Ince has been martyred!" X: "Ding dong the witch is dead! Next!"

Party animal that I am, I am not only on the bus back from the office Christmas lunch, but I've only gone and got the top deck front seat!

Never change #BlueSky

I gave up watching QT as I couldn't fathom why they kept on platforming Reform (and still hold them significantly responsible for giving all this free, unchallenged publicity). I'd start watching again if I knew they were only inviting them on to publicly give them a pasting like this every week.

Criminal lawyers of the country unite! Polanski implicitly vows to fund the criminal justice system by the greatest amounts ever seen - all to obviate the need for remand! All serious crimes, or instances of anticipated non-compliance, will presumably be expedited to trial.

"and a complementary glass of fizz" is the worst euphemism of the Christmas period.

@pa.nton.cx starts spotting sketchy boats with VERY long anchors to drag accidentally

I'm as centrist dad as they come. I honestly don't see the point in such hate for Starmer, even though I've never been a Labour person. I even think that there have been some good steps made in the last few months. But this... No. I can't support any govt that thinks this is acceptable.

Once in a US restaurant I needed help with interpretation as I couldn't understand the names of all the dressings being rattled off by the waitress so quickly. Strikingly, I noted that "Ranch" and "French" rhyme in America.

I'm willing to tolerate a lot of the American food bollocks masquerading as commentary when it is just ragebait. But it's the mundane that gets me. "A toasted cheese" [Twitches eye]

You just know that some nerk wrote this late at night with a smug look on his face.

#PixelGang (Underwhelmed by the watch though)