Imran Bristol

This is just surreal really - the USA elected a clown and now he's turning his presidency into a circus interspersed with foul-mouthed tirades.

For some reason - this makes me think something like this happened in a temple in Ancient Egypt thousands of years ago. And thus the idea that cats are divine was planted in the minds of onlookers.

UN cites 'ethnic cleansing' concerns around Israel's Palestinian displacement operation in Hebron

"Brazil elections: Merz, world leaders congratulate Lula on his win" Initially it seemed that veteran politician would win an historic fourth term but then social media seemed to boost far-right challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. But it all turned out okay in the end. www.dw.com/en/brazil-el...

Mentioned Musk and AI - and now getting adverts for an AI receptionist.

For Musk to claim that a work of fiction would be "historically accurate" is in itself idiotic but for it to be "true to the art of Homer" he would at least be a scholar of Ancient Greek. Also, Musk himself actually sounds about as close to a stilted malfunctioning AI drone as humanly possible.

I hate this. Can't understand it at all.

#ASongOrMovieForAnimalSounds Das Hoot

Musk is the most dangerous man in the world, without doubt.

"Storm Boelo brings flooding and cancelled flights" Thousands of homes are still without power, while Leeds Bradford Airport - the UK's highest commercial airport - cancelled several flights on Sunday and diverted many more. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Brazil's tense presidential run-off campaign feels like a psychological thriller" Only a few points separate leftist pro-union President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president and Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro. www.france24.com/en/americas/...

Prague honours Roma resistance fighters against Hitler More than 1,400 Roma fought against the German Nazi occupation in Czechoslovakia. A new exhibition in Prague showcases the stories of partisans and soldiers whose fates barely received any attention for decades. www.dw.com/en/prague-ho...

Musk is restricting Starlink service for Ukraine claiming it is against its terms of service to use it for military means yet he has no qualms about rebel groups in Sudan and Congo using it. Both the RSF and M23 militias have been responsible for war crimes - yet that seems to be okay.

"I’m a single mum paying £750-a-month rent – I’m close to using food banks again" Almost 9 million people in the UK are at risk of food insecurity in the next year. Disabled people, families with children and private renters, are most affected by the increase in costs. inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

"Iran's Balochistan border region sees growing unrest" "Violence is on the rise in Iran's border region with Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Iran war could shift the strategic balance for militant groups operating in the area." www.dw.com/en/irans-bal...

He's probably going to do it, probably a few days before the mid-term elections in the hope it will boost support for this party which I'm sure it will fail to do.

Ten days after a fatal accident on that same road, I wonder if the area where the fatality was will be subject to the 20mph limit or not.

"The Paris riots of May 1968: How the frustrations of youth brought France to the brink of revolution" The current protests and riots in France are, relatively speaking, fairly small compared to what happened in May 1968. www.independent.co.uk/news/long_re...

Ukraine's attacks are all the more remarkable considering that the US has effectively gone rogue since Trump was re-elected. Since January 2025 the US administration has effectively been hindering Ukraine - support has been rolled back and the occasional insistence on the division of Ukraine.

Yes a parody account but people like Farage have much of their wealth tied up in property, businesses, investments or trusts rather than sitting in cash in a current account. Tricky Dicky would probably be unscathed but it would probably nab many lower-level Reform supporting business types.

A few people were seriously injured in the attack with Pengo Bossio Wangi (originally from Congo), being murdered. I am sure the attacker was influenced by the film Elon Musk was promoting on his X platform, which glorified the idea of a lone assassin targetting "foreign" types.

Looks like Trump essentially admitted that Russia was interfering on his behalf simply by this comment - if Trump was a bit smarter he would be quite dangerous instead of rather incompetent but held aloft by the party faithful.

It's not like the UK was imminent danger of being invaded or nuked - the war alert was just about being prepared in the case of cyber attacks or extreme weather. Despite Badenoch's huffing and puffing the article struck a sympathetic tone I think - referring to PM Burnham as the King of the North.

"Katya Adler: France divided over who to blame for riots and what to learn from them" A lot has been said outside of France about the riots but primarily it seems to be Gen Z and frustration with the cost of living that provided the main impetus for the riots. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Looks like continuous rain all day today here in Bristol.

If anything the standards should be higher and the sentencing tougher for those in uniform - it seems like there's a culture of trying to go easy on the accused while making things harder for victims in case like this.

"France reports first Shamonda virus case in human who later died" The virus mainly affects livestock and has not been detected in a human before. There is no risk to the general population, according to the French government. news.sky.com/story/france...

Deadly shooting near Paris is a 'racist terrorist attack', Macron says The signs are that a white-supremacist went on the rampage in France - there was one fatality and a 12-year-old girl was among the injured during the 15 minute attack. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Three Labour Peers Spoke at a Festival Sponsored by a Reform Mega-Donor – And Which Hosted a Far-Right Bookshop" bylinetimes.com/2026/10/23/t...

"Series of major city roads will become 20mph zones" "On Greystoke Avenue, local councillor Kaz Self succeeded in negotiating a shorter stretch of 20mph than had originally been proposed" - this is just days after a fatal accident on that same road in Bristol. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Melania Trump says she brokered truce in war-torn Ukrainian city" What's interesting here is that the Kremlin is praising Melania Trump's contribution while Ukraine has just accepted what could be the depopulation of one of its cities under Russian control. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

"Ukraine tries to shut Moscow's airports with drone strikes on Russia" "Repeated Ukrainian drone attacks are increasingly disrupting operations at Moscow's airports. The pounding is part of Ukraine's plan to shut down Russia's airpace." www.dw.com/en/ukraine-t...

#ClimateCrisis

The press were full of vitriol against Meghan - yet they would have known the truth - worse still was the racial element to many of the comments on social media particularly Facebook fuelled by bots and then resonating with the easily led and ill-informed.

Split personalitree.

This is a hilariously revealing Freudian slip - he knows they made a mess of things. His aim it seems was to shore up support ahead of the upcoming midterms by comparing running the economy to running a ship. Except instead of referring to an abstract ship - he referred to the Titanic.

Who in their right mind would describe Putin as a "humanitarian" - good to see Downing Street rejecting this but just what is wrong with the US administration and why do they all seem to love and as some level worship Putin.

I think both Reform UK and the Greens had gained electorally by Starmer being Prime Minister but with Starmer out of the picture - Reform in particular has been hit hard with the focus turning on all the skeletons in Farage's closet that he can no longer brush aside.

Well, this is great news #StormAusten will be arriving soon

The same Badenoch, whose British citizenship was acquired under a law that was then abolished by her idol - Margaret Thatcher. Her parents deliberately flew to Britain, so she would be born in London and acquire British citizenship. But today, she rails against migration.

Looks like the serial litigator has bit off more than he can chew when it came to the BBC.

😂😂😂

Love it 👇

'I wish I'd known' - Mum's warning to others after baby died just 19 days old Sarah, from Cornwall, initially thought her baby's symptoms were due to a cold or even Covid www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...

"Huge setback for Alberta's separatist movement after decisive defeat" I am sure the antics of President Trump south of the border and the contrast between him and PM Mark Carney was a great boost to those in favour of unity rather than separation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Severe weather warning issued ahead of potential UK storm later this week" And the Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning for south-western parts of the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...