If anyone would like two tickets to see the awesome Seth Lakeman in Manchester tonight, I can't make it and would be happy to give away to anyone.

@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social I hope you are managing to get enough rest Simon. You have been working 24/7 for so long now, and seems like only about to get worse. You are doing great work. Thank you.

Who seriously would have thought that when students study the causes of world war three, the judging panel of the Nobel Peace Prize will be a key part of that curriculum.

youtube.com/watch?v=gO3r... @mrjamesob.bsky.social Have you ever seen this James? Had the privilege to see this twice in 2025, in Manchester and then again in Prague when it felt even more personal to the Czech people.

So my book round up of 2025. 24 books read. My top.5 of the new books (some re-reads) are; The Glass Palace - Amitav Ghosh Life after life - Kate Atkinson The Loney - Andrew Michael Hurley This Boy/Please Mr Postman - Alan Johnson 22.11.63 - Stephen King

Home Alone is live action Tom and Jerry with parental neglect. Elf is 20 minutes of mild fun and 70 minutes of dreadfulness. Die Hard was a summer blockbuster.

So he is trying to buy their loyalty before unleashing them for his own purposes next year.

How do I stop all the content on here of the adult babies crying about how brilliant the post 1983 Star Wars content is and why we are wring for thinking otherwise? How has this ended up on my algorithm?

I can't believe we have all been proven wrong when we thought #FIFA had hit rock bottom under Blatter. How has Infantino made things even worse? I just don't think I'll be watching this world cup.

How is it possible for FIFA to be more of an embarrassment after Sepp Blatter? Time to form a rival body. They are far too gone and corrupt.

Have managed to not hear Last Christmas by Wham three December's in a row, without even trying. It's easy when you don't listen to shit radio stations.

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

13 minutes since the last in a string of power cuts. Is it safe to reset my oven clock yet?

Seen more in the news about a bloke dressing up in military uniform than I have the released Epstein documents. Mad.

Some special type of awfulness when we are now harking back to the better days of FIFA under Sepp Blatter. #infantino

Man of the people, Stewart Lee just cycled past me in Covent Garden. You never see that flashy git @herring1967.bsky.social doing that!

45 laps of the Sun complete. Nearly got the record time too.

#Everton really getting to see the Grealish that Man City fans were denied.

Nobody plants journalists in his press conferences better than Trump.

When people try and tell you that there is no diving in women's football, refer them to this match.

I find it saddening that WW3 should have been allowed to happen on the back of the votes of American white supremacists and the idiots who believe all Trumps lies. You voted for a Russian asset, and he is only interested in self preservation.

I imagine if Everton fans start to sing "you're getting sacked in the morning" they will be referring to one of the Old Trafford cleaners.

Considering the masses of money humankind have gained from decimating wild habitats throughout the world and especially the UK, I don't think £100m is much to spend on a Bat house.

The most competent professional ever put to film.

This clown trying to take the lunatic of the day award off Trump.

I have said it many times before. The USA is the most bizarre place in the world. They don't realise just how much like North Korea they are.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I would suggest that the bloke from brew dog hasn't wandered around french towns looking for something to eat outside of the.2 hours at lunchtime and 2 hours in the evening. Everywhere is shut.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social This guy is unreal James. If his staff have to work 50 hrs a week to start to live a life outside of work, then he is taking advantage of desperate people.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social It's a retail question

So Dorries believes Musk is doing good things for Britain. In this uncertain world, it's good to know you can set your clock to her being batshit crazy.

Let's face it if Jess Phillips were to debate Musk or Trump in public, the humiliation these narcissists would suffer would probably mean we would never see or hear either of them again.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Welcome back James. One of the most depressing takes today was after Starmer gave an excellent speech of substance, younhad a caller to say it was just boring. This boring trope has really worked as people no longer listen to words. Found that very sad.

I can see why The Substance divides opinion. Me, I hates it. And yeah I understood the metaphors etc, just thought it was dull.

Groups of mates like Gavin and Smithy's are unbearable wankers. Gavin and Stacy

I do not understand why on earth someone would invent a AI gardening assistant and programme in an 'Evil' mode.

Shocked at that decision, but not shocked at the sportsmanship of Dave Allen. He is the people's champ. Decision has gone to the future potential money maker if I was being a cynic.

I regard Wolf Hall as I do The Wire and Deadwood. Brilliant television, the whole cast are superb. Mark Rylance is as good as Ian McShane was in Deadwood.

Is that now 100 problems or have a few been sorted in the last 20 years?

The Day of the Jackal series has been pretty bad all through. There are no similarities with this series and Forsyth's novel apart from the fact there is an assassin. Using the title is a cynical move to increase viewers. It has a lot of love it seems so what do I know?

Thank to New Zealand and Australian Sportsmen, this is how I imagine the average Antipodean male looks when out and about.

@matthew-wright.bsky.social How was Seth Lakeman and how did your neighbours find it?

I'm against the grain, but I think the Day of the Jackal series is dreadful.

Pocked this up for 50p on a Charity Shop yesterday. 33 years too late, but what an amazing album. Listening on then2nd hand hi-fi I bought a few weeks ago, what a great new hobby having forgotten how this music should sound

Good to see that the Man City we all loved to watch in the second half of the 90's is back.

Can we get Shatics over here? Can someone still on Twitter get them over? #oafc

Bought an old hifi off gumtree last week. Not had one like this for 20 plus years. Listening to any 21st Century CD I have is like listening for the first time again. And rediscovering vinyl is so much fun. Streaming music is shit.

Oops, Darren Anderton is out injured again

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Cheer up Charlie

First message on the loony left social media. How come it isn't bombarding me with news about Helen Skelton ruining her career? Strange.