Watched Conclave. Unfortunately, I can’t take Tucci seriously now that I know he’s just thinking about his pasta leftovers lunch and where his next martini is coming from…

That JD Vance speech in Munich was absolutely extraordinary. Kicking Europe in the face, one country at a time. Interested to see a fact-check on it…

Remarkable. Just when you think America can’t get any more nuts, the Kennedys start scrapping on the lawn at Hyannis Port… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Or you could go outside and have a real life. And some peace.

Listening to James O’Brien talk to Laurence Rees (writer of The Nazi Mind: 12 Warnings From History) is terrifying. The parallels between now and then are stark. Dehumanisation of targeted groups, using conspiracy theories to propel propaganda. Playing on innate fears. It’s happening again.

Stupid middle-aged privileged white men fighting in the playground over who gets to be the biggest twat… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just discovered there’s no new series of The White Lotus this Christmas (it’ll air in late Feb) and now EVERYTHING IS RUINED.

In Chaos Theory, I believe this is called a constant feedback loop. It’s not ALL (male) priests, but it is always a (male) priest… #thankgodforatheism www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Series 2 of Wolf Hall is incredible but someone should have told Timothy Spall he’s not in panto…

NO ONE EXPECTS TO NEED A FOOD BANK, ESPECIALLY AT CHRISTMAS But with 16 million people now living in poverty in the UK - a staggering 24% of the UK population @trusselluk.bsky.social urgently need our help to provide emergency food, support & hope to people this winter youtu.be/_4hqVhTzVcw?...

Absolute disgrace of a headline. ‘A black and blue Christmas’ is almost… cheery, jokey, Mrs Brown’s Boys. Stop normalising violence against women. #patriarchy

This CD player was my birthday present in 1997 along with the incomparable Fresh Hits 1997. I found it recently and COULD NOT BELIEVE how rich the sound was, after years of streaming Spotify on my phone. My column today is about this phenomenon, which I’m calling “qualitynesia” on.ft.com/3ZlwHf5

How about men just behave well instead and then we wouldn’t have to round up women in a pen to keep them safe? www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Only 23 Gregg Wallace apologies until Christmas

A series of Strictly, but only celebs who’ve been cancelled.

words can't accurately describe the extent to which I would not rather go to an escape room, a murder mystery experience or crazy golf over a boozy lunch or, quite frankly, just a regular lunch

Someone just posted a photo of the Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving dinner and honestly, if someone served that to me on a plane in economy I'd fucking kick off.

And all with the active aid and connivance of the site’s owner. Our online discourse is deeply unwell.

Says a lot that about 90% of the traffic I’m seeing on X right now is absolutely convinced the British govt is about to embark on a mass programme of state murder of the elderly and vulnerable. What was until recently the town square of politics has become the preserve of the bad, mad and deranged.

Bending out shmushed christmas tree branches… that’s my full-time job now 🙄

Simona Halep’s wrong; the ITIA’s not to blame for doping inconsistencies: players’ teams are. They’re well-paid elite sport experts who should be more careful with players’ health and diet. Literally their job… www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...

Re: I’m A Celeb eating trials. I don’t understand why they don’t all end up with salmonella… raw fish guts and pig’s testicles etc?!

I’m obsessed with taking street pictures that look scenes from horror films. I think this picture I took in Berlin has echoes of The Exorcist. Or maybe I’m just seeing things… #photography #streetphotography #Berlin #TheExorcist See more of my pictures on Alamy: www.alamy.com/portfolio/ph...

Netflix - please stop minimising the end credits of movies to suggest something else. Let viewers enjoy the soundtrack and see the cast and crew that worked on the film. We'll exit it ourselves when ready to. #film #filmsky #movies #moviesky

I have huge love for this.

The plight of women in Florida is dystopian, including the rise of fake abortion clinics offering the untested practice of "abortion reversal." After the failure of the abortion rights referendum in the state, the situation will get worse. Our News Agents film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5B...

Don’t you love it when photo magic just happens? In 2007 I was photographing The Silent People in Finland. Then suddenly the wind just caught this 'scarecrow' and it was alive and striding towards me! #photography #decisivemoment #publicart See my pictures on Alamy: www.alamy.com/portfolio/ph...

Tell RFK Jr that…

I’d listen.

Word of the day is ‘hibernacle’ (18th century): a hibernating animal’s winter retreat. I believe it works on a human level too.

This is such a dangerous, ridiculous headline. Just eat food, not far too much, some crap, some good. Stop turning eating into a moral crusade.

On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, donate to a local refuge. Join the @womensinstitute.bsky.social to campaign against male violence. Believe accusers, support survivors. Call out misogyny. Take the White Ribbon pledge. Violence against women is everyone’s business.

On International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women with 3 colleagues I have authored this piece calling for news organisations to do more to address gendered inequality in newsrooms to improve reporting on gendered violence 👇🏻@womensagenda.bsky.social womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-m...

‘Their Melbourne practice sessions will be box office.’ www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...

Because the real world isn’t beautiful and miraculous enough, so we have to AI the hell out of it… 🙄

So this is pretty cool: I think I’m the first national news correspondent to switch my chyron social handle from X to Bluesky. 💪🏽

No one has grifted more from a once-respected family name. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is a conspiracy-theory crank who is a danger to public health, and every mention of him should be quite clear about that. slate.com/technology/2...

The most significant thing about the exodus to Bluesky is that it constitutes a complete rejection of the liberal media notion that the far-right somehow deserves to be interacted with and placated.

Cats can be so foul-mouthed 😸

Settle an argument. When is it socially acceptable to put up #Christmas decorations? My firmly-held position is no earlier than Dec 15.

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.

Covid Inquiry continuing now with Matt Hancock. He is quite rightly being faced with some harrowing evidence. No doubt he will say he did fantastically well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wRp...

1990, adventures in Australia.

It’s beginning to look a lot like……. WI Life! Our new issue lands today. Mighty women on the cover being fabulous, being…well, naked in nature 🥶 @womensinstitute.bsky.social

Reading #JohnPrescott obits and discovered he once swam two miles down the River Thames to protest Thatcher's government policy of dumping nuclear waste at sea. Call me partisan but can’t imagine a Tory being that gung-ho about a cause…

Fantastic to see the mighty women of the WI joining Bluesky. Kickass campaigners and disruptors for nearly 110 years. Feisty, feminist and always, always fighting for women. Let’s do this @womensinstitute.bsky.social!

She's right, we do :) Oh, and hello there everyone. It's very lovely to be here.

Oh HELL no - this can get in the bin immediately. The whole idea that you can just speak your dreams into existence - and the implication that people who are poor or suffering simply haven’t manifested hard enough - is so MANIFESTLY grim. amp.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

I’m Sarah and I’d better shape up if I ever want to get out of this town…

I am 105 years old.