David Whitley
@mrdavidwhitley.bsky.social
Travel writer. Nerd. General annoyance.
I never met a joke I liked that I didn't want to drill into the ground.
Writes quizzes at https://geograquiz.com/ . Shares unsolicited thoughts at https://planetwhitley.com/ .
I never met a joke I liked that I didn't want to drill into the ground.
Writes quizzes at https://geograquiz.com/ . Shares unsolicited thoughts at https://planetwhitley.com/ .
The thing is, Zak Crawley's worth the investment because his game is ideally suited to Australian pitches.
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The thing is, Zak Crawley's worth the investment because his game is ideally suited to Australian pitches.
As everyone has said, an excellent call. It also makes me think Starmer should appoint Rylan Clark or Danny Dyer as UK ambassador to the US.
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
As everyone has said, an excellent call. It also makes me think Starmer should appoint Rylan Clark or Danny Dyer as UK ambassador to the US.
Have ruined another song, this time singing "Pink furry coat, you're set for winter in your pink furry coat" at Little 'Un.
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Have ruined another song, this time singing "Pink furry coat, you're set for winter in your pink furry coat" at Little 'Un.
Given the extensive preparation, it's a surprise to see England looking half-cooked. #TheCricket #fuckssake
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Given the extensive preparation, it's a surprise to see England looking half-cooked. #TheCricket #fuckssake
Massive respect to Curacao coach Dick Advocaat, the man named after your mum's two favourite nightcaps.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Massive respect to Curacao coach Dick Advocaat, the man named after your mum's two favourite nightcaps.
At the current rate of progress, Shabana Mahmood will be announcing the reintroduction of chattel slavery by March next year. Labour will be polling at about 10%, leading the Government to question whether the new measures go far enough.
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
At the current rate of progress, Shabana Mahmood will be announcing the reintroduction of chattel slavery by March next year. Labour will be polling at about 10%, leading the Government to question whether the new measures go far enough.
I've a feeling that one of the main themes of the 2026 World Cup might be that CONCACAF had too many qualifying places.
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I've a feeling that one of the main themes of the 2026 World Cup might be that CONCACAF had too many qualifying places.
Snow outside! Can't understand what he's rapping about, mind.
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Snow outside! Can't understand what he's rapping about, mind.
In what appears to be a terrorist attack on me, personally, some bastard has combined Scrabble and Balatro for a game I can download to my phone. (Letterlike, if you're interested).
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In what appears to be a terrorist attack on me, personally, some bastard has combined Scrabble and Balatro for a game I can download to my phone. (Letterlike, if you're interested).
I wonder if Labour's polling results will go up as a result of boastfully adopting ludicrously hard right and inexcusably cruel immigration policies in an attempt to appease some of the worst people alive?
*Labour drops three points in the polls*
*Labour drops three points in the polls*
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I wonder if Labour's polling results will go up as a result of boastfully adopting ludicrously hard right and inexcusably cruel immigration policies in an attempt to appease some of the worst people alive?
*Labour drops three points in the polls*
*Labour drops three points in the polls*
Morgan McSweeney looks like the world's angriest twink.
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Morgan McSweeney looks like the world's angriest twink.
This is wise. The best way forward is to spend another couple of weeks with a different mooted tax rise/ perk cut on the front pages every day, pissing off another 10-20% of the electorate on a daily basis.
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is wise. The best way forward is to spend another couple of weeks with a different mooted tax rise/ perk cut on the front pages every day, pissing off another 10-20% of the electorate on a daily basis.
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Do keep up, David. Criticising how Epstein wrote emails is ableist.
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Do keep up, David. Criticising how Epstein wrote emails is ableist.
We're a few hours away from a searingly hot take along the lines of "actually, the way Jeffrey Epstein writes emails is normal, and you are all out of touch".
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We're a few hours away from a searingly hot take along the lines of "actually, the way Jeffrey Epstein writes emails is normal, and you are all out of touch".
This reads an awful lot like Epstein trying to work out which of his clients turned informant.
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This reads an awful lot like Epstein trying to work out which of his clients turned informant.
Possibly heretical take, but the thing Morgan McSweeney gets most credit for - organising a winning general election campaign - he did terribly. Labour got 33.7% of the vote against a despised, knackered Government, a share much lower than earlier polls had indicated.
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Possibly heretical take, but the thing Morgan McSweeney gets most credit for - organising a winning general election campaign - he did terribly. Labour got 33.7% of the vote against a despised, knackered Government, a share much lower than earlier polls had indicated.
That Charli xcx ft John Cale track has strong linking music between tracks on Therapy's Infernal Love vibes [complimentary].
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
That Charli xcx ft John Cale track has strong linking music between tracks on Therapy's Infernal Love vibes [complimentary].
Looking forward, in six months' time, to The Rest Is Cuntery, a podcast by Robbie Gibb and Morgan McSweeney.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Looking forward, in six months' time, to The Rest Is Cuntery, a podcast by Robbie Gibb and Morgan McSweeney.
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Escape to Victory
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Escape to Victory
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Escape to Victory
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Escape to Victory
Not even Wes Streeting's mum wants Wes Streeting to be Prime Minister. Come on now, be serious.
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Not even Wes Streeting's mum wants Wes Streeting to be Prime Minister. Come on now, be serious.
The simple solution is Ghost Bond.
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The simple solution is Ghost Bond.
I think a fair compromise is that Robbie Gibb gets sent to a Bad Prison while Lewis Goodall has to sit a three week training course on how to use paragraphs.
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I think a fair compromise is that Robbie Gibb gets sent to a Bad Prison while Lewis Goodall has to sit a three week training course on how to use paragraphs.
This man is a masochist with a kink for quote replies.
Could someone explain to me what is meant when a British person refers to "the middle class" ? Like, in the US, as I hear it, it basically just means a person who makes a certain amount of money, not too far below and not wildly above the median. Seems like a complex concept when UK writers use it?
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This man is a masochist with a kink for quote replies.
Do you like horrible fleeces? Properly nasty, low quality fleeces? Well, you are going to LOVE Mountain Warehouse.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Do you like horrible fleeces? Properly nasty, low quality fleeces? Well, you are going to LOVE Mountain Warehouse.