Coventry be like "Where the fuck were you during the war?" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cats are basically poltergeists one is obliged to feed.

Here's an idea: what if there were police procedurals where the detectives are all well adjusted with uncomplicated home lives and absolutely no personal connection to the crime? What if, and this is just a thought, but what if police procedurals were about the procedures police use to solve crimes?

"The decision from Bangladesh to withdraw their players from matches in India came after Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was released by his Indian Premier League team at the request of India’s cricket board (BCCI)." So, what about the other Indian... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

I'm sorry but even considering the idea of relying on a Suk Lemon owned company for any sort of infrastructure should be a hard "FUCK OFF" on the part of UKG. www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/u...

My generation owes this chap a lot. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...

Nice hat. www.zmescience.com/science/news...

I have a question: seeing as Greenland is technically part of Denmark, and Denmark is a NATO state, would a US annexation of Greenland demand a NATO response?

A plea for help from Bluesky #Academia Does anyone have a (book) copy of "Credibility Assessment (J C Yuille 1989)? I'm interested in the chapter "Recent Developments in Statement Analysis (Steller 1989) for an article I'm writing. I can't find it anywhere online.

Butchers; not known for their dog exercise regimes.

Fiddles; are they really that fit?

When I first saw this film, I took it as the absurdist satire it was meant to be. Only now do I realise the true absurdity was in suggesting such people would bother faking a war, rather than just starting one.

I would urge people to read the below, but the TL;DR for those with limited time or attention span is "vaccinate your kids as a matter of urgency". I have no idea what the situation is with paying for shots in the US right now, but find a way if you can. ourworldindata.org/measles-incr...

Make sure your vaccines are up-to-date. Please.

Masked. #grickledoodle #raccoons #robbers #masks #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

I hope 2026 is the year more people realise that putting into power known sexual predators with a predilection for fascism is something to be, errrrr, questioned at the very least and that it should not be considered an extremist position on the scales of media balance to bring the subject up

The duality of modern living

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: Hi, I'm any one of many BMW drivers.

Yes, what of it?

The one thing this article doesn't touch on at all is the fact that shifting from decimal address blocks to hexadecimal address blocks made IPv6 a bugger to work with on a daily basis. www.theregister.com/2025/12/31/i...

Anna Boberg(1864-1935), Swedish artist who spent much time painting in Northern Norway, where she had a cabin and lived alone #WomensArt

Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...

you don't know me

Man Spends Whole Day Dreading Fun Activity He Signed Up For https://theonion.com/man-spends-whole-day-dreading-fun-activity-he-signed-up-1819579571/

@wulfhelm.bsky.social have you been practicing your rodent stamping again? www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

"A conservatory is where life happens." Not for Granddad it wasn't.

This seems risky as a corporate response: "When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies"."

The opening batters for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders are Phil Salt and Michael Pepper. This will never not be funny.

2025 was the first year in at least two decades that I didn't once go to the pub. So that's a thing. Still drank vast amounts of vodka though.

Never mind it will soon be Christmas.

*excellent* joke

For anyone who's interested, the original image can be obtained here below. Now, a super geek question: how much time passed 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢 while this montage was being created? *ʀᴜɴs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɢɪɢɢʟɪɴɢ* science.nasa.gov/mission/hubb...

If you see this post, but don't immediately follow this account, I don't know if we can be friends anymore. cc @callie99.bsky.social H/T @dreadships.bsky.social

True story.

Picture of the staff who operate my account.

No. Good talk. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A late entry for the Deranged Headline Of The Year Award.

Quick reminder that despite global warming, the UK *does* share a laitiude with Canada and Russia.

Because I passionately hate this time of year, I have been spending most of it watching franchise cricket. BBL: Come to Australia and play in amazing stadiums in front of tens of thousands of people! ILT20: Come to the UAE and play in amazing stadiums in front of tens of dozens of people!

How much do you want to bet this place is swarming with drunk fossil hunters by now? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The tragic part is that a certain type of man will give "she doesn't exist" exactly as much credence as they do "she'll never sleep with you", to wit: none. www.euronews.com/2025/12/30/a...

One day, my Dad might accept "because she's a cat" as a suitable answer to "why is she doing that?" I live in hope.

Truly Universal Outlet xkcd.com/3186/

Tory sells scruples for money. In other news: scorpion stings frog halfway across river; gravity established as leading cause of down; Anglophone world inexplicably turning pseudo-Scottish for 5 minutes at midnight. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

That map behind him is something of an Easter Egg. Ah, the Trolls From Olgino; shall we ever see the back of you? ukdefencejournal.org.uk/cyberwarfare...

It's nice to see a hereditary peer who, even if in my opinion he is almost always wrong politically, is leaving the upper house with dignity and grace. If anything he has bolstered my suspicion that the HoL should be a meritocracy, albeit one with an entry exam. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Radical professor brutally attacks Trump supporter.

I'm pleased to say I've only seen two episodes of one of these, but I do have a question about one of the others: Last time I checked (which is now 3 minutes ago), Pierce Brosnan was Irish. Is it actually possible for an Irishman to fuck up an Irish accent? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

"Hidden" www.sciencealert.com/the-way-you-...

The short answer is no, and the rumours about why Great Uncle Craig was sacked by the petting zoo were never proven. www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...