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I'm a bigger proponent of free speech than most. I don't have anyone blocked on here or in my personal life. People should be allowed to express unpopular opinions without censorship (criticism is not censorship). Having said that, if I were to ever meet Suella, I would love nothing more than to shove a great big long tent pole in her geggie.

It's a good job you're wrong about everything, then.

While I'm here, the BBC have also compiled an article looking at what a second Trump Presidency would look like. It truly is the stuff of nightmares. And there's not a mention of the fact he could be a convicted felon by the time he takes office. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67272569 Trump is planning to be better prepared for office this time around, knowing what it takes to force his agenda through and not wasting time getting started. Based on policy positions outlined by groups affiliated to him and pronouncements from The Donald himself, here's an insight into his plans: Flying cars "Freedom Cities" built on federal land free of 'burdensome regulation'. Round-up the homeless and put them in tent camps until their 'problems can be identified' (he'd get on well with Cruella) State school teachers must 'embrace patriotic values'. A universal baseline tariff on all foreign imports. Reinstate the policy that undocumented migrants are held in Mexico while they apply for asylum. End automatic citizenship for children of illegal immigrants (Dreamers - this is unconstitutional by the way) Cut "hundreds of billions" of dollars of US foreign aid (and end the Ukraine war in the progress - in Russia's favour, naturally). Withdraw the US from NATO or scale back their commitments considerably. Open season for energy suppliers - drill, baby, drill. Reinstate an order he brought in allowing all civil servants to be sacked and replaced by political appointees (Biden repealed it). "Find and remove the radicals, zealots and Marxists who have infiltrated the Department for Education". "Pass critical reforms making every executive branch appointee fireable by the President of the United States." (which I think is essentially the definition of a dictator). Currently compiling a database of willing foot soldiers to staff the administration and ensure all these policies are enacted as soon as possible. Americans aren't that stupid...surely...

died https://www.instagram.com/p/CzOr3PXxeMC/?img_index=1 She was born in Kingston in 20 FEB 1912 and died in Vancouver, Canada, and was the oldest known person born in Jamaica, her sustainer is Merah Smith born in Kingston on 9 Nov 1912 and living in Croydon, Greater London, England

Sun 5 Nov 46 Underworld — Born Slippy 44 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn 36 Blur — Song 2 33 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony 31 Robert Miles — Children +4 28 Mark Snow — The X-Files 27 The Cardigans — Lovefool 26 Toni Braxton — Un-Break My Heart 26 Sash! ft. Rodriguez — Ecuador -6 26 Kula Shaker — Hush 25 Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life 25 Dario G — Sunchyme 25 Sash! — Encore Une Fois 24 The Bluetones — Slight Return 24 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping 23 Gala — Freed From Desire 23 George Michael — Spinning The Wheel 21 George Michael — Star People '97 20 Kula Shaker — Hey Dude 20 Supergrass — Richard III 17 Warren G ft. Adina Howard — What's Love Got To Do With It 16 Warren G — I Shot The Sheriff 16 Los Del Río — Macarena 16 No Mercy — Where Do You Go 14 Sash! ft. La Trec — Stay 08 Backstreet Boys — Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)

No but he is an icon at the top of living A Listers and has very nearly made the Drop 40 for the last couple of years in a row.

Fritz Leandre of the 1974 Haiti squad was said to be dead according to his friend. Trying to find an obituary or death records.

Kym Marsh tells that her dad's chemo is at an end and the body cant take anymore: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12707421/amp/Emotional-Kym-Marsh-reveals-father-longer-chemotherapy-amid-terminal-cancer-battle-goal-make-lots-memories.html

José Maria Marin in ICU after stroke, but seemingly not in danger.

Seems to be healthy enough on the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars tonight.

I think Law will return though I only really like 5-7 returnees and Attenborough, Hurd, Osbourne, Whale, Akihito (we all know they'll pick him again) seem like front runners, then there's Raul Castro, Liza Minelli, Louis Farrakhan, Vanessa Redgrave, Shannen Doherty, Noam Chomsky etc. Currently only 9 vacant spots for the DP40 imo (10 dead from the 43 this year, plus I expect Randy Jackson and the better Rhod Gilbert to tumble down the list). Clint Eastwood and Michael Tilson Thomas (was already on 20 teams so not far off it) if he survives seem good Drop 40 bets. If you want my "they're nowhere near it right now" outsider tip for Drop 40, Pope Francis. Only on 5 teams in 2023, think he could easily be on 40-50 at least next year from casuals alone. Also wondering about Beckenbauer, but there's no real groundswell of support behind him yet... Esther might because of wishful thinking (hehehe) and Chickadee might because we're all ambulance chasing ghouls...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/michael-j-fox-medical-setbacks-hand-infection-not-fearing-death-1235636775/ : Almost lost his hand in2018 following an infection after breaking it in a fall.Has broken a lot of bones over the last few years.

American writer an filmmaker Michael Crichton died on this day 15 years ago, aged 66. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center specifically around themes of genetic modification, hybridisation, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical training and scientific background. He eventually wrote 26 novels, including: The Andromeda Strain (1969), The Terminal Man (1972), The Great Train Robbery (1975), Congo (1980), Sphere (1987), Jurassic Park (1990), Rising Sun (1992), Disclosure (1994), The Lost World (1995), Airframe (1996), Timeline (1999), Prey (2002), State of Fear (2004), and Next (2006). In 1973, he wrote and directed Westworld, the first film to use 2D computer-generated imagery. He also directed Coma (1978), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Looker (1981), and Runaway (1984). Irish presenter and host of radio and television Gay Byrne died on this day 4 years ago, aged 85. His most notable role was as the first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period span ing 1962 until 1999. The Late Late Show is the world's second longest-running chat show. He was affectionately known as "Uncle Gay", "Gaybo" or "Uncle Gaybo". His time working in Britain with Granada Television saw him become the first person to introduce The Beatles on-screen, and Byrne was later the first to introduce Boyzone on screen in 1993. From 1973 until 1998, Byrne presented The Gay Byrne Show when it expanded to two hours - on RTE Radio 1 each weekday morning. Byrne presented several other programmes, including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, The Meaning of Life and For One Night Only on RTE One and Sunday Serenade/Sunday with Gay Byrne on RTE lyric fm. In 2006, he was elected Chairman of Ireland's Road Safety Authority.

Patrick Murray, Roberta Flack and Sam Neill should make DL24 imo. I've no truck for "he's not famous enough" arguments over a famous face from Britain's most loved sitcom. The Cmme picked Genesis Porridge and Bill Gates dad, there is no fame bar, just who the Cmme feel like picking. Esther Rantzen should probably make it too, just because you'd want to have her when she goes. (This message is from the non-fans of Esther Rantzen.)

Frank Herda reportedly dead:

At the moment he's currently copying Jacksepticeye and brought out a coffee brand called Future Self. It's the new thing to do when it comes to influencers - coffee or fast food (think Sides and when Mr Beast did Beast Burger).

They're looking for tips

Thanks to Russell Brand I recently thought about James Franco for the first time in years. Another maybe not criminal but definitely shady character (and a cringy kind of liberal for a while). It seems he really didn't get any jobs since 2019. The last major press coverage was a confession of sorts in 2021. He has some projects for 2024, but yes, seems his career was in a coma for roughly 5 years.

Well I listened to the first minute and since they had completely missed the point that it was a comedy show I didn't listen any longer. He wasn't seriously going to send his personal assistant round to Jimmy savile's house naked. If anything he was getting Savile to incriminate himself under the guise of comedy, and he did it very well. It was actually the number one podcast on iTunes at that time, with millions of listeners. But times change and now we have Captain Literal going through old comedy routines, as if they were descriptions of crimes. Next week they will probably turn up at John Cleese's house and arrest him for racism to Spaniards.

So after the textbook pile in, now there are lots of articles with people defending Brand, plus the story is moving away from the headlines. I reckon a few more days and it's over. He has probably got loads of new subscribers through this, although sadly for him at the moment he can't monetise them!

Dianne Buswell - no Zoe Sugg - no Alfie Deyes - no Joe - ???

Death notice for Michael Flint, an executive producer on the film Glastonbury Fayre, a film about the second Glasto Festival in 1971: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/flint-notices_53454 How do I know it was him? https://suffolkartists.co.uk/index.cgi?choice=painter&pid=2677 https://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/author/michael-flint/

AJ Odudu quits final: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/aj-odudu-quits-strictly-24-25714934

Husband's been dead for 80 years and she's not wearing black? Don't care for this new breed of nonnas.