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Rob Jacques

@knutcrosswords.bsky.social

Cryptic crossword compiler for The Indy & The Blizzard (as Knut), The FT (Julius), The Daily Telegraph (Toughies as Hudson), The Times (QC as Bjorn), The Observer (Calypso) and The Guardian (Hat) Location: Freiburg, Black Forest

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Rob Jacques@knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 6h ago

We've more or less exhausted our ammo stockpile for zero tangible result and we're going to agree to let the Iranians charge $4 a barrel Danegeld/protection to let oil through Hormuz. So much winning. Art of the deal. MAGA.

Rob Jacques@knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 7h ago

The "Kemi's doing a great job as our leader" mob bears an uncanny resemblance to the SW Norfolk constituency ass'n who confidently backed Liz to stand again at the last election despite her having blown up the bond market and been forced to resign as PM before the ink was dry on her name plate

Rob Jacques@knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 2d ago

20-odd years ago, The Guardian's TV critic reviewed the drama Tipping The Velvet, in which we see Anna Chancellor pleasuring her maid with a truncheon covered in leather. He wrote: "It's not every day one sees a leather-clad dildo on the BBC. Unless it's Jeremy Clarkson."

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d ago

Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him

Philippe Auclair@philippeauclair.bsky.social · 4d ago

A month and a half ago, I'd written that Infantino was entering the most dangerous time of his presidency, and that many who were said to "support" him were exasperated with his autocratic style of "governance". It is *very* pleasing, delicious indeed, to see this catastrophe unfold. Gianni's toast.

Rob Jacques@knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Tories scratching their heads about being also-rans in Manc probably voted to make Johnson leader, believed his oven-ready bollocks, enthusiastically supported Truss and thought Philp and Jenrick were rising stars.

Rob Jacques@knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 4d ago

More people voted for Restore than for the Conservatives in the Manc mayoral election. That's *Restore* led by Rupert Lowe, a man who tweeted his approval for the lunatic Republicans grilling Anthony Fauci the other day and promised he'd do the same to Chris Witty.