Simple rule in life. If ever you can't decide who to vote for, vote for whoever the daily mail doesn't want you to

As a European, its fascinating to see how steeped in gun addiction your society is, that even a progressive person draws the line at military weapons. Weapons of any nature should be unacceptable in a civilised society. And if that seems impossible the answer is more civility not more weapons

This is what they should teach in business school

Interesting, proof that epstein had a reflection. Mandelson's yet to be confirmed...

The Democracy Manifest guy being manhandled into a red car by the cops. He's now Andy Windsor and one of the arresting officers is Paddington Bear, who always puts in a shift regardless of his day job as a Peruvian psychopomp.

"Why did you do this to me? For what reason? What is the charge? Trading secrets? Trading succulent state secrets?"

If the state is going to give my taxes to people doing up buildings for telling fairy tales I'd much rather it was done in the form of supporting theatres

Sorry but, no-word of a lie, this looks exactly like my northern in-laws house. They're in their 70s. I think 'Zach isn't just for the young people' isn't a bad shout.

I wonder, does someone who believes that an LLM can think also believe that a sausage is a pig?

This is really nerdy, but nailing capone for tax evasion was the genius idea of assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt. She used a test case to establish that the proceeds of crime could be considered as tax evasion, then went after capone. They got him for what they had evidence for

None was detected

Mandleson is the political equivalent of an STI. Easily contracted awkward to explain

They should ask the French how getting your gold back off the yanks works out.

That's not a rejoin campaign though is it? So what will he be offering non-brexiters. The ever nebulous 'closer ties to europe' no doubt.

The modern far right is a cult, being in on the memes is a way of signalling membership of the cult. You see this with everything from antivax to raw milk. People get rewarded with attention and a sense of belonging and that's why they become loyal to things that they know are bad for them.

I think we have to say that no US firm can have any european defense or government contracts

So the level of British politics is 'we now think it's a good to debate big policy ***before*** we announce it.' We're so fucked.

Good to see Britain will be fielding a strong squad at the mental gymnastics Olympics

The world: So how does AI work?
Tech bros: It's a black box, we can't ever know
The world: Okay, kinda interesting, how will it help me?
Tech bros: That is also a black box
The world: ...

They don't want to be political opponents, they want to create a UK maga-like cult whose members unthinkingly parrot anything they say as long as it is couched in the idea of defending a notional identity that the cult has created.

I think people care who the PM is. This would definitely get office chat and I'm sure it'll be along the lines of 'arranging deckchairs on the titanic'. It's just another reason not to vote for them.

Ironically, the only thing (IMO) that could make labour more unpopular right now is a leadership contest. Their whole vote was based on being 'not the conservatives'. A very un-labour-like leadership change just cements that they are nothing different from the last 14 years.

The only other woman in a 100 mile radius: wasn't Sauron famously defeated by two folk who just walked into his realm through an unguarded entrance?

Bro 1: Let's make like a ring doorbell, but better
Bro 2: oh like, the lord of the ring, bro we should totally call it sauron
Bro 1: bro that is so smart and funny
The only woman in a 100 mile radius: It's a little evil overlord sounding
Bros: ugh women are so emotional and unlogical

Yeah well my buddy already lost his job to artificial intelligence. He was an art thief.

Wow, you can smell the grift from here

The idea that a city that has over a metre of snow a year doesn't have an **actual snowplough** with chains or Awd police cars is just so beyond crazy I think I'm going to have to rethink my entire opinion on Canada

Christmas, the time of year when we order Amazon parcels to our own houses then deliver them to our family instead of just letting amazon do it. This is how we show our appreciation of the amazon elves and give thanks.

Money Box Live tomo is looking at blended family finances. How do you keep things fair when you have step siblings, half siblings, full siblings and other parents paying for stuff too? I want your comments, experiences or questions please - I can just read them out. Felicity.hannah@bbc.co.uk

As you have said not ripping up floors I'm going to presume this is an upstairs room. Are you 100% sure it's not easier to take an ethernet cable from the router to the attic and then down through the ceiling of the room in question?