I'm dying to see how Trump's blockade is going to work in practice. If a Chinese ship has permission to sail through the strait, then what happens? A US warship is going to be waiting for it in international water? What are they going to do... board it like pirates? Open fire? Sink it?

While everyone is partying in Budapest, my Budapest story is being there one NYE in a big crowd waiting for the fireworks at midnight. After the countdown there were no fireworks and the crowd just went home.

US: Open the strait
Iran: Nah gonna close the strait
US: You can't do that, WE WILL CLOSE THE STRAIT
Iran: ...
Everyone (tired): ...

Hmm I wonder what dipshit move Trump is going to make this week. He's not having a great one. It will certainly be something dipshitty.

That's a relief. Special shout out to JD Vance for ensuring a humiliating defeat.

The fuel protestors are the same people as the refugee protesters aren't they? They are the same? Useful idiot rent-a-riot.

God, these lovely, peaceful morning hours in Europe before that stupid cunt wakes up.

And JFC I'm no monarchist but how is it appropriate to send the king on a state visit to the US. They should be a global pariah until there is fundamental change at the top, and even then we're looking at decades of mistrust and rightly so.

His threats were a red line. Surely there has to be no more sucking up to Trump; his days are numbered, both in office and on this earth. It's time for the rest of the world to push back against him, Putin, Netanyahu and all of the other worlds-worst-people who are causing so much grief.

I don't think the rest of the world grasps what an incredible mind Trump is. Excellent gambit sir! What an incredible victory lol

But weird that it's snowing, no? The Easter bunny will be freezin.

You got me.

The Pitt is a good show. It's nostalgic and modern at the same time. Binging a full season then switching to one episode per week is rough though.

Visiting a friend in Altnagelvin today who has been in A+E for 3 days, no ward yet. Corridors are full of people on stretchers and chairs. Chaotic. I don't know how the staff do it, day in day out, and keep smiling. Must be one of the toughest jobs.

I've got my ma and da on board 100%

They should give us some up here, we're poor

France jailing an ex-president, and Britain arresting the brother of the King is how the law is supposed to work. Take notes, America.

Is there anything worse than unwittingly bursting the teabag so there's a load of loose tea in the bottom of the cup and you don't realise until the last gulp and then you have a mouth full of tea leaves.

Sorry is there a single winter olympic sport which is actually serious?

So sad about Catherine O'Hara. What a legend.

You look at Reform and you think surely English people can be that fucking stupid can they? Then you remember... yes, yes they can.

Mad that it's still January

It's very difficult to go on strike in the United States so it's incredible that a general strike is being planned in Minnesota. Your job is your life and your access to basic healthcare. And the law is stacked against you. Horrible country.

(Mine have gone rusty)

Tip for electric car drivers, use your brakes every now and then instead of relying on regen or they'll go rusty.

Trump didn't jump this time, but one of these times he'll forget to chicken out at the last minute like he usually does and we need to be ready. America is no friend.

Is this a rhetorical question

BlueSky you definitely had to know about. Lots of people still don't even know it exists whereas Threads is right there if you're on Instagram. Unfortunately the media and politicians are all still extremely active on X so it's all you ever hear.

It's absolutely huge. The benefited massively by a captive Instagram audience. I don't post there but I read, it has a very aggressive algorithm. Pushes a lot of US Politics to me which must be a reflection of my sadomasochistic tendencies obviously.

Trump should be shunned at Davos. Appeasing and humouring him has only made him bolder and more reckless because he's an utter sociopath and is too stupid and senile to be reasoned with.