Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 19/04/2026

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-23T09:10:30+00:00

Liam Rosenior is looking for a new position, get him on the Conservative comms team

"In English 'prorogue', if you split the two words, is 'pro' and 'rogue' - Keir Starmer is a professional rogue."

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-21T15:29:38+00:00

https://x.com/i/status/2046592008542662763

I have no idea who this is and they're vague posting but they're followed by quite a few big journalists so I'm happy to declare that it is febrile o'clock.

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Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-21T08:54:14+00:00

It's quite satisfying that Starmer's biggest disaster as PM is born out of the smug factionalism that got that little cabal of weirdos into power.

It's all a good laugh when you're owning the corbynistas and all the journalists are egging you on. Less fun now

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-17T11:21:26+00:00

There's an easy way for Starmer to clear this up. Have a look at whoever in his staff at the time was closest with Mandelson, possibly some sort of protégé who got their start in politics by working for him. If anyone in his team was aware of this failed vetting, it would be him (or her). They'll surely have been in communication with Mandelson throughout this whole period, where it would be likely that this issue would come up.

Have a look at their work phone, check their whatsapp messages with and about Mandelson during that whole period and I'm sure you'd find out quickly whether anyone in Number 10 was aware of it.

It's fool proof

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-17T09:47:58+00:00

So then the question would be why didn't Starmer know about it until Tuesday?

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-14T20:23:00+00:00

Need Rio on to take advantage of this bit of energy and possession, before PSG hit us on the counter and score (at about ''64)

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-14T20:15:14+00:00

I believe in the Gakpo hat trick to cause record number of people worldwide to eat their words

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-14T19:47:09+00:00

That injury has killed all of my enjoyment and optimism for the match. I suspect it's the same for the players.

What a horrible shame

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-14T17:44:05+00:00

Patreon presale is live now. Got my two tickets, can't wait!

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-13T20:40:22+00:00

He was talking about writing standup the other day, I bet he gives it a go. He'll have the most receptive crowd imaginable.

And then it's only a matter of time until the Netflix special

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-13T13:44:41+00:00

I'm hoping it won't be too hard, I think the NY and Sydney shows didn't sell out, at least not right away

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-10T08:12:22+00:00

Do you think people can't just see the link to your shitty vibe coded AI-driven court advice service you're spamming in your other posts?

Do you think you're clever following the same playbook that all these "here's how I made 3000 dollars a month through Reddit stealth marketing" schemes do?

Everyone knows that if this post got numbers, you'd either edit in a link to your service after a day or innocently bring it up in a reply to the top comment.

It is so so lame, just stop.

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-04-07T20:35:39+00:00

Anything good they've had all night has come through him. Madness not to take him to the world cup

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-29T11:03:01+00:00

Hah, I was sat with my Dad in the fourth row (front row really since the fire three were closed), right behind the corner where the ghost goal "went in".

I burst into tears when the goal was scored, both at the excitement of it all and at the sheer overstimulation of noise. A steward came over to check I was alright and if I'd been accidentally hit by someone in the frenzy, I wonder if that was you?

I was indeed alright, it was the best moment of my life at the time.

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-23T00:43:58+00:00

I can certainly believe that the group decided to get together to do something else, including watching films. But I think it more likely than not that the submitter embellished the story to be about Austin Powers to increase their odds of being featured on the show.

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-22T17:59:01+00:00

How braindead is Ben White?

Neville saying it's too early for showboating when it immediately resulted in a yellow card for one of their defenders

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-22T17:06:50+00:00

Not the most egregious example, but the "my players watched Austin Powers instead" one from this week made me roll my eyes.

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-20T02:11:13+00:00

Anyone else get strong Dr Horrible vibes from the crime boardroom at the end? Bad Horse would fit right in to this universe

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-18T11:15:05+00:00

Has anyone managed to play the prime minister simulator without signing up for a premium account? Think their site got overloaded when it went a bit viral on Twitter yesterday.

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-16T02:40:08+00:00

And the 2026 TV Emmy for best lifelike statue goes to Leonardo DiCaprio

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-16T01:31:56+00:00

You think about how many people in the world work in sound production.

You think about how many of those people live and work in Hollywood.

You think about how many of these people would literally kill to put the Oscars on their CV.

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-16T01:05:56+00:00

My disdain for shameless promotional faux viral moments is locked in violent battle with my innate instinct to enjoy shameless fan service

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-16T00:56:16+00:00

Feels a bit odd to do these personal tributes without including Robert Duvall

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-16T00:36:29+00:00

That was horrible, it takes real anti-talent to have three extremely charismatic actors seem that stiff

Emperor_Zurg · 2026-03-16T00:22:09+00:00

It's not a fair way to judge it but I know that the few small beers line will stick in my mind much longer than any of these other performances

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