Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24th May 2026.

24th May, 2026.

Have you ever heard of a TV series called The Blacklist?

YouTube’s been throwing clips of the James Spader vehicle at me for the past few weeks.

So, late last night, I was clicking around on the Apple TV, floated over to the Channel 4 catch-up app … and noticed they had it available.

So I watched the first episode.

It’s a great deal of fun.

Granted, this opening episode seems similar to The Silence of the Lambs.

But Spader’s charismatic in the central role, Megan Boone* as Elizabeth Keen comes over as intelligent, and the episode jogs along at a good pace.

And one character seems to be named after Robert Ressler.

This could be worth watching … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24th May, 2024.

24th May, 2024.

It’s officially official: it’s officially Friday!

Yay … 

Possibly … !

At any rate?

It means I’ve got to pay my utility bills … and then pick up some interdental brushes.

I forgot those, yesterday!

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I’ve got to confess, there’s a general election due: on 4th July, 2024.

And?

I’m thinking I have two choices about where to cast my vote.

Last time?

I went for the Greens: even though I had my doubts about their figures.

And their ignorance about what benefits people get.

They wanted to replace Housing Benefit: seemingly ignorant of the fact that those of us on Universal Credit don’t receive it: it’s, effectively, been replaced already.

If they can replace that?   I could happily vote for them.

If not?

I’d have to think about spoiling my vote, again.

Bar that, or leaving my ballot unmarked, or not voting at all?

I, and others who wish to abstain, have no other choice.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24th May, 2020.

24th May, 2020.

You know … 

The UK — largely — is still under lockdown.

Although, from what I can see, it’s eased … a little …

That hasn’t made much difference to me, as someone who’s job hunting.

I’m still waiting to have the normal meetings I’m scheduled to have, every fortnight.

As dull as they are?

As dull as they are, they get me out of the flat, and at least feeling as if I’m doing something … 

Speed the day they restart!

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I have to admit, I tried watching a film, last night: 2019’s The Wretched.

But … ?

But it really didn’t hold my attention, however good it was.

You might enjoy it more: I don’t know if I did … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24-5-2017

Monday’s attack has just got … 

Nasty … 

Although you’re possibly wondering how.

So was I … 

Until, last night, when I saw in the news that Britain’s threat level — the official view of how likely a terrorist attack is — had been raised to Critical.

Meaning that — in key public locations — there’s going to be armed soldiers supporting police.

Armed troops.

On British streets.

I don’t know how to say this: but I really don’t like that idea.

Granted, it’s only happened three times this century.

Granted, it’s felt another attack is imminent: I’d hate to see what happens if someone attacks Glastonbury or Reading.

But … ?

I don’t know about you, but I can remember reading about British troops patrolling the streets of Northern Ireland: back in the 1970s.

And about Bloody Sunday.   The day was a major contributed to IRA propaganda, and — I feel — caused by having a lot of nervous squaddies on the streets of the UK, itself … 

Doing what their trained to do — shoot to kill — in completely the wrong situation.

If this mishandled badly?

We could be looking at a result that makes the Troubles look like a playground argument.

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