I think the seating on #universitychallenge is all wrong. The furthest right contestant is completely ignored. The captain naturally turns their back to face the other two - so the fourth competitor faces his back.

I'm guessing if Colombia could add a 30% tariff on the Devil's Dandruff that it could impact DC quite significantly.

No matter what Trump ever says he can never look Presidential wearing a MAGA baseball cap.

I'm guessing the BBC subtitles are machine generated.

28 degrees in the greenhouse this morning. Stunning.

Wow - listening to LBC and they say 47% of young Americans (between 21 and 45yo) believe that the murder of the Medical Insurance CEO was justifiable. Says a lot about their medical system.

@rte.ie @oconnellbrian.bsky.social
Great programme on RTE radio on coffee culture in Cork. Real quality broadcasting. More of this please.

Please make it stop.
Since 7.30 this morn’ RTE are talking to people about Santa in excruciating detail. They have spoken to meteorologists, air traffic control, nutritionists, fitness instructors and cooks. A few minutes is fine but Jaysus, it’s tedious. BTW, no kids listen to the radio anymore.

Listening to the radio right now and Mickey Harte is being interviewed. I am reminded that he is the only man with two organs in his name !!!😄

Darkness fell about an hour ago here and there is a fire in the Western sky. There was a great poem by Wallace Stevens about blackbirds.....here is one stanza

It was evening all afternoon.
It was snowing
And it was going to snow.
The blackbird sat
In the cedar-limbs.

I have tried and tried but I simply cannot get my head around Bitcoin. Every explanation starts with 'to put it simply . . .' and my eyes glaze over.

God, irrespective of political position, Jack Chambers must be the most irritating speaker of all time.

I know Met Eireann try to err on the side of caution but twice this week they have seriously overstated what the weather would do. I mean a Red Warning constitutes an emergency. There really is a danger of crying wolf.

Delighted for Nikita Hand. Justice served. #ConorMcGregor

Everyone I know loves Blindboy Boatclub. His writing, podcasts and documentaries are hugely admired. Me? I just can’t get past the plastic bag over the face. Also, is that his real accent?

I like Richard Boyd Barrett but there are times he sounds like a students union meeting. #GE24

One of the oddest things to emerge from the US election is the bromance between Trump and Musk. One is an insufferable maniac surrounded by nodding yes men. And so is the other.
IMHO there is no way on earth that this relationship can last. My guess is before Christmas. I might be over stating it.

It's a bit like putting King Herod in charge of Mother Care.
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