Kid Charlemagne
@smudgeboy99.bsky.social
Nice, funny-ish, a bit sweary (sorry, not fucking sorry). Ageing disgracefully. Cooking and eating, music (20th century), travel, reading, history, genealogy, photography, ex-archery, less political here than there (not much).
Yes, there's gas in the car!
Yes, there's gas in the car!
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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Reform reveal their new branding….
It’s clear: Nigel Farage’s Reform is just the same old Conservatives that ruined the country in the first place.
It’s clear: Nigel Farage’s Reform is just the same old Conservatives that ruined the country in the first place.
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Reform reveal their new branding….
It’s clear: Nigel Farage’s Reform is just the same old Conservatives that ruined the country in the first place.
It’s clear: Nigel Farage’s Reform is just the same old Conservatives that ruined the country in the first place.
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Robert Jenrick is like someone who was planning to leave his wife for his mistress but got kicked out first and had to turn up at his mistress's house in the middle of the night with a suitcase pretending it was his decision
January 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Robert Jenrick is like someone who was planning to leave his wife for his mistress but got kicked out first and had to turn up at his mistress's house in the middle of the night with a suitcase pretending it was his decision
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February 2026: United States Atlantic Fleet invades Greenland claiming the island was trying to run them over.
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
February 2026: United States Atlantic Fleet invades Greenland claiming the island was trying to run them over.
Jenrick's political epitaph will be that he was outflanked and outwitted by Badenoch - twice!
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Jenrick's political epitaph will be that he was outflanked and outwitted by Badenoch - twice!
For those pushing the "this wouldn’t have happened under a Kamala presidency" line, while I agree, I do think it's important to make clear that this wouldn’t have happened under a Bush presidency, a Reagan presidency, a Clinton presidency or even a fucking Nixon presidency.
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
For those pushing the "this wouldn’t have happened under a Kamala presidency" line, while I agree, I do think it's important to make clear that this wouldn’t have happened under a Bush presidency, a Reagan presidency, a Clinton presidency or even a fucking Nixon presidency.
As a #Bears fan, this season couldn't have gone much better, no matter what happens from here.
Breaking Packer hearts in the playoffs, and Aaron Rodgers getting shown up on a regular basis.
I'm actually Rodgers gives it one more go next season, just for the fun of seeing him decline even more.
Breaking Packer hearts in the playoffs, and Aaron Rodgers getting shown up on a regular basis.
I'm actually Rodgers gives it one more go next season, just for the fun of seeing him decline even more.
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
As a #Bears fan, this season couldn't have gone much better, no matter what happens from here.
Breaking Packer hearts in the playoffs, and Aaron Rodgers getting shown up on a regular basis.
I'm actually Rodgers gives it one more go next season, just for the fun of seeing him decline even more.
Breaking Packer hearts in the playoffs, and Aaron Rodgers getting shown up on a regular basis.
I'm actually Rodgers gives it one more go next season, just for the fun of seeing him decline even more.
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Whether it's conservative men with guns shooting Honda-driving women in the head or Honda-driving women making conservative men with guns feel scared, both sides share blame for conservative men with guns shooting Honda-driving women in the head.
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Whether it's conservative men with guns shooting Honda-driving women in the head or Honda-driving women making conservative men with guns feel scared, both sides share blame for conservative men with guns shooting Honda-driving women in the head.
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#BoycottFIFA2026
It's time. The USA is a rogue nation and it's not safe any anyone to travel to. The footballing world needs to take a principled stand and not send their teams to play.
It's time. The USA is a rogue nation and it's not safe any anyone to travel to. The footballing world needs to take a principled stand and not send their teams to play.
January 8, 2026 at 8:31 AM
#BoycottFIFA2026
It's time. The USA is a rogue nation and it's not safe any anyone to travel to. The footballing world needs to take a principled stand and not send their teams to play.
It's time. The USA is a rogue nation and it's not safe any anyone to travel to. The footballing world needs to take a principled stand and not send their teams to play.
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In 2024, at least 1,365 people were killed by police in fatal shootings in the USA.
In the England and Wales in the same period that figure... was 2.
In the England and Wales in the same period that figure... was 2.
January 8, 2026 at 8:04 AM
In 2024, at least 1,365 people were killed by police in fatal shootings in the USA.
In the England and Wales in the same period that figure... was 2.
In the England and Wales in the same period that figure... was 2.
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WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Man, these Second Amendment acolytes are sure picky when it comes to the tyranny they say they need assault weapons to fight against. Lots of practice against elementary school kids, but they seem reluctant to fight actual government overreach.
January 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Man, these Second Amendment acolytes are sure picky when it comes to the tyranny they say they need assault weapons to fight against. Lots of practice against elementary school kids, but they seem reluctant to fight actual government overreach.
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Every second the murderer is not arrested is another second for feds to hide him in a place that would create a jurisdictional fight. He's on video killing a person. You have to arrest this guy an hour ago, but you might still have time now.
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Every second the murderer is not arrested is another second for feds to hide him in a place that would create a jurisdictional fight. He's on video killing a person. You have to arrest this guy an hour ago, but you might still have time now.
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Show up, create chaos, scare the shit out of the citizens, and when one freaks out and tries to run, shoot her. The death penalty for disobeying ICE.
Then, when you go to court, lie about how "in danger" you felt.
Didn't we just claim we rescued Venezuela from a dictator attacking his own citizens?
Then, when you go to court, lie about how "in danger" you felt.
Didn't we just claim we rescued Venezuela from a dictator attacking his own citizens?
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Show up, create chaos, scare the shit out of the citizens, and when one freaks out and tries to run, shoot her. The death penalty for disobeying ICE.
Then, when you go to court, lie about how "in danger" you felt.
Didn't we just claim we rescued Venezuela from a dictator attacking his own citizens?
Then, when you go to court, lie about how "in danger" you felt.
Didn't we just claim we rescued Venezuela from a dictator attacking his own citizens?
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I will accept Americans making stupid jokes about British food and so on from 20 January 2029 at the earliest. Anglophobic joke privileges are suspended until the next Democratic president takes office, or until Nigel Farage becomes prime minister, whichever comes first.
January 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I will accept Americans making stupid jokes about British food and so on from 20 January 2029 at the earliest. Anglophobic joke privileges are suspended until the next Democratic president takes office, or until Nigel Farage becomes prime minister, whichever comes first.
@ss401.bsky.social - this is your cup 'o char, is it not?
For any Titanic nerds out there, my colleagues in the UCL Marine safety group have just published an astonishingly detailed analysis and supercomputer simulation of how Titanic sank, linked to witness statements & the best available evidence. Full paper here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
January 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
@ss401.bsky.social - this is your cup 'o char, is it not?
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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I can now enjoy a Mediterranean diet while I watch those wall-to-wall gambling adverts.
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I can now enjoy a Mediterranean diet while I watch those wall-to-wall gambling adverts.
#Sky back to their old trick of cranking the adverts up 50 decibels higher than the NFL feed, so I have to be permanently poised to hit the volume control so as not to wake the rest of the daily. Twats.
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
#Sky back to their old trick of cranking the adverts up 50 decibels higher than the NFL feed, so I have to be permanently poised to hit the volume control so as not to wake the rest of the daily. Twats.
Jonathan Agnew posts on the BBC website: “What do you even say to Jamie Smith when he comes back into the dressing room after that?”
Might I suggest: “Pack your bags, if you hurry you can catch a plane home this evening…”
#Ashes
Might I suggest: “Pack your bags, if you hurry you can catch a plane home this evening…”
#Ashes
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Jonathan Agnew posts on the BBC website: “What do you even say to Jamie Smith when he comes back into the dressing room after that?”
Might I suggest: “Pack your bags, if you hurry you can catch a plane home this evening…”
#Ashes
Might I suggest: “Pack your bags, if you hurry you can catch a plane home this evening…”
#Ashes
Colombia's President is NOT pussyfooting around.
Of course, it means he's next.
Of course, it means he's next.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro just went after Trump:
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep (the Epstein) list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen and threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil.”
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep (the Epstein) list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen and threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil.”
January 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Colombia's President is NOT pussyfooting around.
Of course, it means he's next.
Of course, it means he's next.