Monday [1]

(0353) Find myself in this posish again of early waking, 3 a.m. Not going to blog, will head back to bed, try for sleep. I saw Steve’s Andy’s, IYE’s, I have a queue of items too. Timeframe? Maybe about 8 a.m.? Shall see. Thanks for you too. DAD just posted this second … very early there. (0355)

(0759) Wish I’d taken a shot of the timestamp but was still groggy … here’s one minutes later:


Now that’s uncanny. As Python’s pepperpot said in that sketch: “How’d he know that was going to happen?” and the character on the TV replied: “It was an inspired guess …” … always remembering that the penguin on top of the television set had just exploded … there are readers British enough and old enough to know that my quote was near enough to truth … look it up on youtube.

Now to be absolutely honest, which is more than can be said for most in the public announcement sphere today … I cannot tell a lie … it was actually 07:58 when I awoke …

… good, glad we’ve finally laid that one to rest, like Lindsey Graham. Good reader, there is nothing more worthwhile in your lufe at this precise moment but to read this utter guff above when I should be bringing you the news … so here’s Lord Toby’s news this morning ( hang on a minute while I sshoot it):


Invented character for light relief: “Think I got away with that.”

Straight support man: “Absolutely middle-eastern bazaar, the whole thing.”

Invented character for light relief: “Took all the mystery out of life, that did.”

Straight support man: “And now for something completely different … DAD’s comment in “Comments” … plus IYE’s lufe saving course correction.

Sunday [11 till close of play]

(1645) Almost evening all.

 

15. DAD at 1437

Meghan betrays King: secret photo deal leaked

[It takes her 14 minutes to reveal the e-mail]

14. Take it or leave it

“President Trump says Lindsey Graham called him the night before he died and said they were “all set for the SAVE America Act.””

13. Naan beds


12. Ireland


11. Ann Widdecombe


IYE:

AW was labeled divisive by some oiks in the past few days. Here’s some evidence that she wasn’t. 

|https://www.tiktok.com/@herbzy_/video/7661331743743528214

Sun Mat

 

Ggl overview:

“Known as “Cicero” to his Nazi handlers, mercenary spy Ulysses Diello (James Mason) poses as valet to Sir Frederic (Walter Hampden), the British ambassador to Turkey. Learning that widowed Countess Anna Staviska (Danielle Darrieux) is broke and offering her services as a spy, Diello persuades her to stash his ill-gotten gains for him in exchange for putting her back into the luxury she desires. Dreaming of a gentleman’s exile in Rio de Janeiro, he pushes the espionage game to the limit.”

Sunday [6 to 10]

(1041) Another slow build this post, chores around need doing while posting. (1115)

 

10. Moo corner


9. Disgusting Lineker


8. MAID for politicians?


7. IYE corner at 1436

a. USS Liberty

What really happened.

b. Settled Science :

“We’re routinely told that the science behind climate change is settled, that the models are reliable, and that the institutions behind it would catch and correct any errors. 

Each of these claims deserves scrutiny, because none of them withstands it particularly well…..”

https://escapekey.substack.com/p/settled-science

6. Birthday of England


Bless you, Saskia, for reminding us. Ggl AI:

“In 927 AD, King Æthelstan conquered the last Viking kingdom of York and united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, creating the Kingdom of the English. He is celebrated as the first true King of England, a founding moment that historians and historians mark as the nation’s birth. On July 12, 927, Æthelstan secured this unification by meeting with Scottish and Welsh kings at Eamont Bridge in Cumbria. They swore oaths of peace, recognizing his overlordship of Britain, which allowed Æthelstan to adopt the title Rex Anglorum (King of the English).”

Sunday [1 to 5]

(0815) Very late start here … long long sleep, hoping you did to, or soon shall. Had to smile … a young lady from Alberta, messaged me that she’d been into the blog. Was Dad my own dad? I was tempted to say yes, he’s challenging Mehuselah, but the just replied that DAD (all capitals) is our senior member. This post is a slow build today, just getting into the bath, then small brek. (0934)

 

5. Moo corner


4. Or the start of the Restored Empire


3. Andy at 1436

a. Another suspect has been arrested in South Yorkshire. Police have washed ed no time to inform us that the suspect is a “white British national”. Probably far right.

b. The Daily Telegraph (paywall) has an article headed “Church of England to roll out AI guidance for vicars”. One would assume that said vicars have little faith in the power of prayer.

2. DAD at 1436

a) The French Guiana paradox: Europe’s most porous strategic frontier. Persistent exploitation of legal loopholes in an EU outermost region erodes Europe’s sovereignty claims and creates opportunities for criminal and state-adjacent networks.

b) LGBT cruise denied entry by Turkey and Egypt, shattering myth of Muslim tolerance. A Mediterranean cruise carrying around 2,000 passengers, mainly homosexual men….

c) German Public Pools are forced to increase Security amid immigrant youth misconduct. According to reports, several incidents of assault, harassment, and theft have been attributed to young men of migrant background coming from France.

d) Seville halts mosque building permit after Vox legal challenge. The scheme, promoted by the Fundación Mezquita de Sevilla, includes a prayer hall, ablution rooms, a courtyard and a 30-metre minaret alongside social and cultural facilities.

1. Not sure if there’s anything to these

Saturday [6 to 10]

(1016) Morning moves on, heat increases. (1033)

 

10. Moo corner


9. If you have the vote

… then please familiarise yourself with critical theory … but from a sceptical source, not a fabian.


8. This from Toodles

… is far more to the point than an amusing cartoon meme … post tomorrow on’t at OoL.

Screenshot

7. Ann Widdecombe, Dan Wootton, IYE

Over at 1436:1 … two youtubes on the situation, a tribute to Ann. Plus:


6. Erling Haaland