James van B®️egt
@causticcorner.bsky.social
Syncretic, cynic, dysthymic, pedantic, heretic, antinatalist, Anglo-Dutch. Loves cats, hates autocracy, hypocrisy, monarchy, religion, Christmas, and poor grammar.
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Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took on the West
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘An outstanding exposé of Putin and his criminal pals … [A] long-awaited, must read book’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Books about modern Russia abound … Belton has surpassed them all. Her ...
harpercollins.co.uk
If you want to understand Trump's stance on Russia, just read this excellent book. Catherine Belton spells out how Moscow has owned him for decades; Trump didn't sue, because there are receipts. Published by Murdoch's Harper Collins, note. harpercollins.co.uk/products/put...
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h/i David Grinspoon
January 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
h/i David Grinspoon
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If it's always at the same time, that'll be a robovac. We have two cats, so ours runs daily Mon-Fri.
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
If it's always at the same time, that'll be a robovac. We have two cats, so ours runs daily Mon-Fri.
As a habitual user of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Deepseek, Venice, Kimi, Meta and the rest, I'd say the latest Gemini app shades them all.
Let it access your Gmail and all your other Google docs etc, and it can do in seconds what would normally take *days*. It's genuinely mind-blowing.
Let it access your Gmail and all your other Google docs etc, and it can do in seconds what would normally take *days*. It's genuinely mind-blowing.
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 AM
As a habitual user of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Deepseek, Venice, Kimi, Meta and the rest, I'd say the latest Gemini app shades them all.
Let it access your Gmail and all your other Google docs etc, and it can do in seconds what would normally take *days*. It's genuinely mind-blowing.
Let it access your Gmail and all your other Google docs etc, and it can do in seconds what would normally take *days*. It's genuinely mind-blowing.
As a lifelong depressive, I've waited to die for most of my 61 years. But I really hope I live long enough to see this fucker dead and buried.
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
As a lifelong depressive, I've waited to die for most of my 61 years. But I really hope I live long enough to see this fucker dead and buried.
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The people of Minneapolis are going to be out there icing up sidewalks and streets like Macauley Culkin.
The ICE recruits who just arrived in Minneapolis from Alabama are in for a treat starting Saturday.
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The people of Minneapolis are going to be out there icing up sidewalks and streets like Macauley Culkin.
As the old Turkish proverb goes, "When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king; the palace becomes a circus."
January 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
As the old Turkish proverb goes, "When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king; the palace becomes a circus."
Troubling that this lady was once a criminal barrister. I'm just glad she's never had to defend me in court 🤪
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Troubling that this lady was once a criminal barrister. I'm just glad she's never had to defend me in court 🤪
Good to hear you've got Ed Byrne on the show tomorrow. As you know, he likes to post his pre-show pint each evening; thought he'd make a great pod guest and share his pisstake pint prices.
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Good to hear you've got Ed Byrne on the show tomorrow. As you know, he likes to post his pre-show pint each evening; thought he'd make a great pod guest and share his pisstake pint prices.
@bsky.app is beginning to resemble early Twitter and everything that made it great. Now, if the best of Threads can join too, I think we're there.
Dear algorithm, show me more of this witty nonsense, please.
Dear algorithm, show me more of this witty nonsense, please.
Kemi Badenoch finding evidence Robert Jenrick planned to defect
January 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
@bsky.app is beginning to resemble early Twitter and everything that made it great. Now, if the best of Threads can join too, I think we're there.
Dear algorithm, show me more of this witty nonsense, please.
Dear algorithm, show me more of this witty nonsense, please.
What else could she have done? Appear wrong-footed even though she had advance knowledge? She's shot his fox, that's all.
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 AM
What else could she have done? Appear wrong-footed even though she had advance knowledge? She's shot his fox, that's all.
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Thought she was in the Tardis announcing her new role
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Thought she was in the Tardis announcing her new role
I'd suggest that unless BBC London (or wherever) has the resources to cover and uncover local news itself, it should use its platform to promote and refer to independent sources that do.
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I'd suggest that unless BBC London (or wherever) has the resources to cover and uncover local news itself, it should use its platform to promote and refer to independent sources that do.
ICE loves them frappucinos 😋
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
ICE loves them frappucinos 😋
Why not just issue contestants with suicide vests? #TheTraitors
January 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Why not just issue contestants with suicide vests? #TheTraitors
I'd worry if Harriet was representing me in court 🤪 #TheTraitors
January 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I'd worry if Harriet was representing me in court 🤪 #TheTraitors
Looking forward to JD Vance's reaction to the sartorial style of Greenland's PM when he visits the Oval Office.
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Looking forward to JD Vance's reaction to the sartorial style of Greenland's PM when he visits the Oval Office.
Most genuine accounts are on 'broadcast only' anyway. Whatever engagement there is, is mainly from bots and trolls. The reluctance to leave is the misguided fear of losing all their followers, fake or not. When they do switch, any real media will follow wherever, so they shouldn't worry.
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Most genuine accounts are on 'broadcast only' anyway. Whatever engagement there is, is mainly from bots and trolls. The reluctance to leave is the misguided fear of losing all their followers, fake or not. When they do switch, any real media will follow wherever, so they shouldn't worry.
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The gofundme for that factory worker who called Trump a pedophile protector is at like $300k. Funniest possible outcome of this is everyone rushing to do the same thing in the hopes of getting paid
January 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The gofundme for that factory worker who called Trump a pedophile protector is at like $300k. Funniest possible outcome of this is everyone rushing to do the same thing in the hopes of getting paid
In April it'll also be 10 years since we lost Prince, from Minneapolis.
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 AM
In April it'll also be 10 years since we lost Prince, from Minneapolis.
'Putin protector' also has a ring to it
January 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
'Putin protector' also has a ring to it
Watching HIS&HERS as everyone seems to be watching it. What a steaming pile of 💩 My cat can write better plotlines than this.
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Watching HIS&HERS as everyone seems to be watching it. What a steaming pile of 💩 My cat can write better plotlines than this.
Hardly a surprise, coming from a man who walked into Twitter carrying a sink (sic) and installed a fart sound option as the horn [a safety feature] on the Model Y Tesla. For the lolzz, natch.
January 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Hardly a surprise, coming from a man who walked into Twitter carrying a sink (sic) and installed a fart sound option as the horn [a safety feature] on the Model Y Tesla. For the lolzz, natch.
