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Artist’s tribute to the XB-70 Valkyrie

I think that might be the problem.

Was interviewed for a comms job at the council ages back and, seeing how they work over the years and the woeful comms around the airport, I have kind of been forever grateful that I didn't get it.

Presumably it will mean no bands from Ireland, so no U2. Which is a win I think.

I've realised why I find Guy Garvey so infuriating on the radio. It's because he'll make every conversation about himself. It's painful listening to him interview someone, as every response prompts some long ramble about him, his life, his family, his experiences. I've had to turn the radio off.

Second visit to hospital this week, and fourth medical thing overall. It’s been that sort of week.

John Hartson has a side quest for you.

People accusing the residents of Piddington of being Nazis or whatever seem completely oblivious to the fact they're your good, old-fashioned Lib Dem Nimbys, who absolutely agree with more housing and reservoirs and infrastructure and even asylum seekers, just not near them thank you very much.

I have no strong opinions on Ed Sheeran and the thing that happened, whatever it was. I'm sorry, I just don't. I wasn't even able to finish the article about the thing that happened because, well, it's Ed Sheeran and even his name sends me to sleep.

The Reading Festival was full of beered/drugged up Northern kids in the early 1990s. I know as I was one of them. You put your life in God's hands and hoped for the best.

Spurs have somehow got worse.

Has anyone considered that all of this political nonsense we’ve been going through the last few years has happened since Larry the Cat has been around? I’m not saying it’s the cat’s fault but…y’know. (This account has not been taken over by a dog).

I should go for a walk or at least go out and do something productive, but it’s Saturday and if I want to sit here eating sausage rolls and watching YouTube then you can’t stop me.

Is there anything more tedious on social media than journalists and commentators quoting other journalists and commentators?

I remember before Brexit when eclipses were good.

Emily Wilson not proving me wrong on this one.

My opinions on Emily Wilson are torn between thinking she’s an Oxbridge nepo-baby posho who gatekeeps the classics, or just one of them really annoying people who’ve read the book of the film you’re watching and huffily goes ‘well, THAT didn’t happen in the book’ every two sodding minutes.

Having got bored of showing me posts of people who have lost their pets, Bluesky now thinks I am interested in what Arsenal and Newcastle United fans have to say. I am not.

Whoever advised the BBC that advert with Romesh Ranganathan was a good idea needs to be looking for another job. I’d rather the BBC lose its charter than ever see that fucking advert ever again.

I’m going to have to do stuff like reading books or watching films now the World Cup is over 😩

And now Argentina don’t have the Falklands OR the World Cup.

Based on how dull this World Cup final has been, FIFA should just award it to England and France and let them share it .

Not sure about this Teletubbies reboot.

Feel like I’ve been watching the same England team since 2002. Pass it around the opposition box a bit, fail to find a way through, pass back to the halfway line. Repeat. Last manager we had who tried to make us play was Hoddle.

Another one for my list of insane things Americans have said during the World Cup. This may be #1.

This person keeps popping up in my timeline because I said they had one of stupidest and most insane on the World Cup I’d seen.

Farage isn’t going to spend the summer campaigning against a bin. He’s absolutely going to quit completely claiming he’s ‘proved his point’ or he’s going to do a runner to the USA.

My hot take on Farage is that the other parties aren’t putting up candidates not just because they don’t want to be part of his stunt, but because they realise how much trouble he’s in and that he’s looking at police investigations and not just parliamentary ones.

My timeline is just full of people talking about Graham Platner but I’m British and have no idea who that is (and no, I don’t want to know).

Obviously it’s immensely satisfying to see pictures of Ronaldo crying, but let’s not lose sight of the fact that he’ll still be crying off camera in the dressing room and possibly in his hotel room and maybe even on the flight home

ITVX is absolutely fucking unwatchable and unusable at times. It’s 2026 and ITV still can’t create a streaming app that works with any sort of stability or consistency.

Belgian team celebrating their win in the locker room.

Some people think Farage is going to call a by-election to circumvent the standards investigation. That’s not how it works. The investigation would continue but any punishment would likely be harsher for trying to circumvent it. It’s almost as if they considered some MPs might try this.

Okay, so that was the worst match of the tournament so far but at least Ronnie (almost) cried.

Let’s be honest, we all want Spain to win tonight in the hope that we get to see Little Ronnie cry.

I'm seeing all the dead dog posts again.

Reject trumpist & fifa corruption, RETVRN to Original Rules Football (half of a whole working class town against the other half, played over several miles on Pancake Day, you're allowed to shank your neighbour if you write an apology to the pope, chance of the game starting a 6 month civil war)

I'm going to do a list of insane takes on the World Cup when it's all over. This is definitely on the list.

Miami's the second most visited US city by British tourists after New York. And 45% of Brits have been to the US, so a big chunk of England fans will have been there before. I think they'll be fine.

Piece of piss. Give us a higher stadium

I mean, it is a dirge but…

Of course Bluesky hates Wonderwall. Bluesky is not allowed to like things ordinary people like. That would be terribly gauche.

Neymar’s an unlikeable little prick, isn’t he?

That Yorkshire-born lad has just put Brazil out on their arse.

Well hello Norway, you cheeky scamps.