Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed has one of the best sound tracks that I have ever heard in a mainstream TV show. There is a lot of dark electro noise, with a sprinkling of minimalist techno, running the gamut from Industrial to Rave. The story is pretty compelling too, which is a bonus!

Happy 4th of July, ungrateful colonials ...

As a world champion in multiple disciplines, getting outqualified by a nepo baby at a driver's circuit must be a massive embarrassment ... Fernando Alonso, it is past time for you to pick up your new ride! #F1 #BritishGP #Alonso #FA14

Ironically, the coolest place I have been all day is The Crucible ...

That moment when your "targeted ads" are suddenly full of weaponry, weapon accessories, and tactical gear ... WTF is going down right now?

If anyone wants to envision what it was like to be on the ground during the daring rescue of the downed American airman, look no further than this handy documentary ... 🤣

Monkey Dust - Jerry Brickhammer's "They All Come Home"

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Does anyone actually want all of the RGB lighting crap that gets shoved into every PC these days? Am I the last person who wants my PC to be a workhorse, not a show pony? I find rigs far more impressive when they aren't attempting to outshine the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree.

We're now being told that Trump's willing to put the global economy at greater risk so that he can seize an island roughly the size of Portland (UK) that would put thousands of his troops in close bombardment range. Kharg sounds vaguely Klingon; Trump should expect the Iranians to fight like them.

I find it stunning how most western orientated countries have been rendered impotent by their reliance on American defence forces, supply chains, and financial systems. This is exactly what John Perkins was warning about in Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. That book is shockingly relevant today.

This is just a reminder that Threads starts with a US military invasion of Iran ...

War Update ...

That skin condition is getting worse ...

There is only one correspondent that I trust for my war news ... #IYKYK

I am so glad that the F1 season is starting today - it gives me an excuse to stop doom scrolling war news for a few hours ... ... but then again, the Bahrain GP is scheduled in just over a month. What are the odds that it will go ahead under the threat of drone strike?

Meanwhile, in Tehran ...

"War is how Americans learn Geography" I want to know how we can teach them humility ...

Meanwhile, in Dubai; Grief theatre from people rich enough to arrange their own evacuation ... Call for government aid when you bother paying taxes. Funny how you’re a sovereign citizen until you need a civil servant.

If Little St James was threatened by rising sea levels, you can bet that the Trump admin would be taking climate change seriously ...

"I do not admit that the dog in the manger has the final right to the manger, even though he may have lain there for a very long time" - Winston Churchill (referring to Palestinians) I, for one, am glad that Starmer's no Churchill! When you strip away the propaganda, Winston was an entitled prick.

Meanwhile, in Washington DC ...

What will it take for our feckless leaders to even consider slapping sanctions on the rogue state ruled by that orange nonce? Nothing good will come from appeasing that malignant narcissist. We need to disengage from that raging dumpster fire before we're dragged down through association.

Congrats MAGAts, your sophistry regarding the Iranian special military operation has almost reached the level of a surrealist masterpiece. Shame it's all bollocks! #StopBombingIran

I've often felt like we were living out some kind of Armando Iannucci satire. It has been pretty much permanent since Brexit. Life has become much darker since they got Todd Solondz on as a guest writer.