Noah Paologese

@noahpaologese.bsky.social

Why is a fire inside a steel dumpster a metaphor for catastrophe? Isn’t that rather a good place for it? Mrs. Begonia Contretemps investigates two overheated American expressions—and takes umbrage.

https://c-of-c-c.org/2026/10/26/dumpster-fire-and-hot-mess/

East Anglia Bylines

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

Pecksniff watches Europe creep back onto the agenda * A Lib Dem door closes remarkably quickly * Reform Cllr Sam Journet takes umbrage

Stuart Miles

@smiles74.bsky.social

The #BBC doing their best to lionise Jeffrey Archer, but Michael Crick absolutely takes him down, rightly labelling him as “a pretty serious crook, and a fraud, and you could never believe a word he said.” Great fun. The newsreader took umbrage 😄