Sam Gad Jones

It gets better... the hostile drug cartel-operated UFO in question was... a party balloon.

Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser

"The abrupt closure of El Paso’s airspace late Tuesday was precipitated when [ICE] deployed an anti-drone laser on loan from the Department of Defense without giving aviation officials enough time to assess the risks to commercial aircraft."

It's quite extraordinary that they thought any of these people would do a better job than Karen Pierce, who did not need to be replaced! It wasn't like there was a vacancy that had to be filled.

Yes totally. We've gone from six fingers to... omg I can't believe Emmanuel Macron can dance like that in a terrifyingly short space of time.

FWIW, I bet I can draw you the venn diagram right now for "Believe AI Will Revolutionise Writing" and "Like to Read Novels"

I agree totally with @kateallen.ft.com that clearly AI is going to revolutionise a lot of things, but one ubiquitous problem rn is that its proponents see it revolutionising their fields (eg, coding) and then assume the same will be true about things they actually know nothing about... eg, writing

AMEN... he shouts out loud, nervously.

Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag

"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"

www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...

#R4Today

In the UK the Mandelson-Epstein coverage is now drawing unhinged parallels with the Profumo Affair.

Yes, Mandelson was close to Epstein and Epstein MAY have had vague connections to Russian officialdom.

But have we forgotten that Mandelson... literally WORKED FOR OLEG DERIPASKA?

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson expresses remorse and vows to atone for past lies, by walking the Salt Path.

Fashionable to dunk on idiot gold and silver retail investors this week, but meanwhile...

More MPs are coming off X and I assume that means they will be posting more on here

@politicshome.bsky.social has a handy list of all the MPs on Bluesky

Please point out anyone who is missing!

Greenland belongs in the United States Denmark cannot defend the territory. It is too strategically important for the US to leave it vulnerable to potential Chinese control

man, fuck the Telegraph

www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2...

if you're still driving a tesla, give your head a wobble

I’m only just catching up on the day’s news, but what’s most striking about this video is the way the shooter’s immediate reaction after pulling the trigger is to check his mask fully covers his face. That’s not what you do if you’re confident you’re on the right side of the law.

Badass protestor though. Kudos to him and his flip flops.

These people are vile

t? Elon Musk reposted X Freeze @XFreeze • 14h Grok has seen a massive traffic surge since the start of 2026, with usage climbing rapidly month over month More people are now adopting Grok as their daily driver for real-time answers, deeper research, and getting actual work done

yeah I’m sure they’re adopting Grok for “deeper research” in the first 8 days of Jan 2026.

Still want a Tesla?

“The policy implication is that sanctions are highly effective, despite their imperfect implementation and enforcement. The message for the west — what remains of it — is that the medicine is working, but the dose should be increased.”

Russia is running out of money Go behind the propaganda, and the intensifying strain is evident

Russia is running out of money ft.trib.al/5TWRPAN | opinion

Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter [FREE TO READ] A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent

Even by @bryce.lol’s standards this was 👌 👨‍🍳

Post von Alice Weidel auf X, der den Regierenden Bürgermeister von Berlin in Regenbogenfarben Tennis spielend zeigt.

Alice ist lesbisch. Sie hat zwei Kinder adoptiert und erzieht diese gemeinsam mit einer migrantischen Ehefrau in der Schweiz.

Dass sie so leben kann, dafür haben Menschen mit dieser Fahne gekämpft.

Was hier einmal mehr deutlich wird - Queers haben unter der AfD nichts mehr zu lachen.

This BBC drivel was parodied 44 years ago by Alexander Cockburn: harpers.org/archive/1982... It is - literally - beyond parody.

Countless pieces of sweeping, intrusive surveillance legislation have been passed by the Labour Party, all framed, in large part, as vital measures to protect children. And yet, when a website run by a powerful US billionaire actually becomes a firehouse of vile abusive content, they do nothing.

Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.

Sigh… Berlin’s biggest drawback this airport.

Three flights ☹️

It is total chaos. Everything has ceased to function due to the small amount of snow outside and literally no one is around to take charge and solve the problem as it’s Sunday evening.

It seems at least two flights have been told they won’t be able to get their baggage off the planes this evening

Sometimes people doubt my hatred of Berlin Airport.

POV: your flight from Belgrade landed four hours ago and your luggage is just arriving.

(Just the two hours and counting for me)