Twitter With Brain Cells

https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/16/shia-labeouf-and-fka-twigs-fight-over-his-reputation/ 

https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/16/capitol-hill-police-puppies/ So they're now training a service puppy. The plan is that she'll become a guide dog for the visually impaired. However she may end up being better suited to being a scent dog for law enforcement. Obviously my Mothers aren't doing any of the specialised training. They're just covering the first year of basic puppy training. With a particular focus on socialisation and exposure to a wide variety of non-dog friendly situations. Even so. The pressure not to screw it up is immense!!!! I could probably have mentioned that sooner. If only the usual daily three pages hadn't grown to closer to six pages in two years. Two years in which I've become seriously starved of hard news.

Saturday July 18th 2026 (18/7/26). I really should have gone to bed that hour earlier. 

https://news.sky.com/story/helicopters-join-efforts-to-waterbomb-wildfire-within-cairngorms-national-park-13564422 Not to make it grow, that's about the last thing I want. I'm not even doing it to protect the soil. I'm genuinely worried it's becoming a bit of a fire hazard now. Or I was until I got a bit of moisture into it.

https://news.sky.com/story/fifa-to-hand-winners-of-argentina-v-spain-world-cup-final-us-style-championship-rings-13564329

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-blames-canada-as-us-invaded-by-filthy-air-from-wildfires-that-could-impact-world-cup-final-13563357 https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/16/president-trump-attending-world-cup-final/ Although, being serious for a moment. I really doubt that a lack of Slash & Burn debris clearance is the cause of the fourth year of widespread wild fires. Canada's filthy Tar Sands and the KeystoneXL Pipeline seem a far more likely culprit.