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Fall is here and many of you may be shopping for an overcoat. Let me show what you can get as you move up the price ladder. 🧵

Emails seen by The Lead show the councillor, through Lancashire County Council staff, issuing legal threats after his role in private care was questioned.

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

Color me surprised.

Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘will cause more deaths than jobs created’. But shareholders will be richer. Chemicals seep into water supply and companies don't invest in waste disposal. Companies don't bear social cost of their operations

Most 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐒 in European competitions since the start of the 2023/2024 season: 12 - Aston Villa 11 - Fiorentina 11 - Bayern Munich 11 - Real Madrid 11 - Arsenal 11 - Atlético Madrid 11 - Inter #AVFC | #UEL

You'll struggle to find a more 'normal' footballer than John McGinn. Humility and is just so refreshing. Always really enjoy speaking to him. 300 appearances up for #AVFC tonight. Excerpt below: Link: www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

🗣️ Hear the thoughts of the hat-trick hero Rory Wilson and gaffer Jimmy Shan after UEFA Youth League progress was secured this afternoon: www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/no...

John McGinn interview- reflecting on his #AVFC career, 300 games and a new contract: 🟣First talk with Emery 🟤Uncertain summer/interest from elsewhere 🟣The perennial fear of being replaced 🟤Proving critics wrong 🟣Determination to win a trophy ➕More www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

All the goals from a sweet six goal win against KF Skënderbeu in the UEFA Youth League. ✨ Rory Wilson netted a hat-trick, Jack McGrath bagged a brace on his first UYL start and TJ Carroll found the corner with a magnificent header to book a Third Round tie against AZ Alkmaar.

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.” - Gandhi

Spurtin Johnson United States, Census, 1940

On a single evening, Zena will visit and cook for three #AVFC players: Rogers, Ramsey and Malen. She has set up a business with the first two, going into local, underprivileged communities & putting food workshops on for kids. Piece @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Having been goaded into it by @maxrushden.bsky.social, I am doing the London Landmarks half-marathon in April for Great Ormond Street Children's Charity. I am 52, overweight, hideously unfit and I hate running. Please donate, if you can spare a few quid ... www.justgiving.com/page/barry-g...

Continuing my tour of books I should have already read, Calling Bullshit by @carlbergstrom.com and @jevinwest.bsky.social. Just a delight - an accessible, entertaining, insightful look at various forms of BS. Much like Weapons of Math Destruction, would love a 2025 update of this one.

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..” @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I'm delighted to say that I will be running an online Ursula Le Guin themed creative writing workshop for @octocon.bsky.social on 11th October, 4 pm. Get ready for some philosophical fiction! You must be a member to join. Not a member yet? You can still sign-up here: 2025.octocon.com/join-us/

Who is to blame for the government shutdown? We asked three unvaccinated Kid Rock fans at a cage fighting match in Fort Walton Beach.

Jackanory - The Hobbit (1st October 1979). To celebrate reaching the 3000th edition of Jackanory, a tag team of four readers - Jan Francis, Bernard Cribbins, Maurice Denham and David Wood - tackled this book.

Pharmacists who recommend homeopathy should be willing to accept as payment envelopes that once contained money. - @davidjuurlink.bsky.social

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Christian Wackos Canada, Ontario, Tax Assessment Rolls, 1827-1922

Subscribe to Private Eye today and get the next issue delivered direct to your door. ➡️ Get 26 issues for just £45.  🔗 checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...

Frank Shitehead United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939

"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France 🇫🇷

I came here to have an escape from Muskville. Yet ... Lally has zero posts, maybe my insights into Aston Villa, military matters, justice (both social and judicial), and culture generally is what has made her ample bottom follow me?

Dumb luck maybe, but this shook me 😂 Wordle 1,514 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dick Girth North Dakota, Census, 1925

My newsletter is also changing. It’s going twice a week and there’s going to be much more it. All details here www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

UPDATE: EPSTEIN scandal

I notice a lot less panic and negative nervous energy on this side. Which is not a bad thing in a world run by marketeers using anxiety to sell us shit - then sell us insurance against buying shit. All is good, and this too will pass. UTV

#AVFC annual reminder that VillaTV remains the best value offered by our club. All the pre-season friendlies and then the bonus of live youth and academy games - plus training and interviews and replays in all forms. £25 for the year. It's fer nowt. UTV www.avfc.co.uk/video

BBC News - Plans in Telford for 'penis-shaped' housing estate unanimously approved - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Unfortunate 😅 #Telford.

Armed officers, frequent use of force and people grabbed on the street or at their places of work. Working with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org we have monitored the LA raids, discovering recurring trends and tactics used by officers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/07...

Have just finished listening to this excellent 20 part series on the 1945 General Election and its consequences, by David Runciman. If you are interested in electoral history, I thoroughly recommend it. With some insightful contributions on the political aspects from @robertsaunders.bsky.social

Released on this day in 1982 #grandmasterflash #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #themessage

Instagram channel @Art_DailyDose Jo Hobbs, is a UK needle-felting artist known for crafting realistic miniature animal figures from wool Artist: @jurlyjocreation #art #needlefelting #dog #sculpture #animals #UnitedKingdom #UK #artist

Jarvis Cocker, Glastonbury 2025.

Un-American, Un-Christian, Inhumane. apnews.com/article/ice-...

Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Sadly, i’m neither shocked or surprised.

For anyone who hasn't done this - I find it great. Sync the Villa schedule with the Calendar in your phone and you will never be wondering who comes next and when it happens again. UTV ql.e-c.al/VillaFixtures

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