The 'Riyadh Comedy Festival' reminds me of the story of Freddie Starr performing in the Middle East, under instruction not to swear or refer directly to Prince Hussein.

He came on and said 'Which one of you fuckers is Prince Hussein?' and the curtain immediately came down.

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Major Security Breach Sees Two Russian Agents Gain Access To White House

See these things? They are called Tegarts Forts, connected to Tegarts walls. High Surveillance walls erected all over Isreal Palestine border. Unique colonial military structures, famous in Palestine since the 30s. Invented by Charles Tegart, a fucking orange man from Derry. False equivalence ?

Massive away win for the little fella.

It's been an odd night. As I was going to bed, someone named Katie Hannon tagged me in a post I didn't understand. I woke up at 1:30 to pee and saw that 30 strangers in Ireland were following me. I woke at 4:30 to pee again (yes, I'm old) and saw that even more Irish are following me...

Today is my first general election as an Irish citizen. It is staggering to me just how much more democratic Ireland’s voting system is than the country I grew up in, the US, where the binary is really the only choice. 1/4

Great piece. He's always been this way. The tolerance and adulation of his constant vile antics has gone on for years. Maybe this is a tipping point, finally something beyond the pale. More likely it's just another "cause" for his online horde of the ignorant and malicious to rally round.

🕰️ Daily Conundrum 2 🕰️

Clue: Singer, Legend (5,6)

Yesterdays answer (1) Morgan Freeman.

Fact: Freeman is an avid beekeeper🐝

⛔️Please don’t reply with answer! No spoilers!👍🙌

🤓I’m starting quite easy. There will be harder!🙂

🗓️ Is 10am weekdays a good time to post these?

Countdown (Mon to Fri, C4)

New podcast. I chat with associate professor of neuroscience Kevin Mitchell about the brain and human behaviour open.spotify.com/episode/7BfU...

I wrote a song about showing Ice Cube how to swing a Hurley, and then he heard it and I got to show him how to swing a Hurley in real life

"Going after teachers really only makes sense if your electorate is comprised solely of Bart Simpson and those frightfully drawn children from The Beano."

It's this week's column! Which I'm now sharing here, on Bluesky, because it seems like this place is actually kind of working out!

I’m so going to miss X once it’s gone