That was some game. Not an inch given by either team. A real credit to football. Aston Villa though! 💜💙

He's our right back he's our number 2.... youtube.com/shorts/Nsuf5...

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Had to do what seems like a weekly trip over the mountains to Almeria today. Lovely breakfast at Las Malvinas on the edge of the Tabernas Desert. They've been open since 1982. Something happened on 1982 that might have contributed to the name. 🤣

My first memories of the #Ashes was listening in bed in a tiny transistor and getting a 30 minute highlights programme on BBC2 later on- in black and white! My Dad was a sport nut and he gave me my love of cricket-and the Villa! Musings of an old person ha ha

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Day 4 of a normal advent calendar, but, despite the huge visual clues I hadn't realised that the one I bought for @guapaish.bsky.social doesn't start until 14th! I hadn't got my specs- and (of course) the single numbers are in January! 🤣

More Starmer completely trustworthy news.

As Boycott said "always add 2 wickets to the score". #ashes

Really very sad. I was lucky enough to see him a couple of times playing with the Blues Brothers Band. The Midnight Hour finally came. RIP.

Still no idea it seems

Glad that Ollie bought his banjo tonight - and Brighton let him hit the cow's arse with it! 🤣 #UTV

Chelsea away kit very classy. And come on Leeds. (Two things you'll never see me say again 🤣)

Anyone at the BBC know how the Villa got on?

Villa fans absolutely excellent tonight. Really loud all the way through. #UTV

2-2- and we've been rubbish!! 🤣🤣

It's still all luck of course. Wordle 1,628 2/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Just in case someone wants to buy it (or the whole album, or the whole discography) rather than stream it. emmageeflowers.bandcamp.com/album/algori...

Not exactly Taylor Swift levels, but I'm glad a song about fighting fascism is getting an audience. Streaming everywhere now, have a listen to Alma de la Brigada by Emma Gee Flowers

If you're wondering why you're skint, you haven't bought enough gold. Peak Guardian.

It seems I was right. Also see the UN. Nada.

US getting ready to attack Venezuela. The rhetoric of curbing narcotics trade is just an excuse as Trump plans to pardon convicted drugs tsars at home. It is about vanity, control of oil/gas and minerals and new Imperialism. Who is next? Why is the UN silent?

This UK budget summary from @overunderpod.bsky.social was very good, I learned quite a bit. Interesting to hear just how aimless the government's economic policy is- and that was from a group of people desperate for it to do well! Well worth a listen. pod.link/1744973171/e...

Supporting the local team in our local. Nice to end our mini pub crawl here as ever. (Almeria currently 3rd in La Liga Segunda).

The WRU should apologise to every Welsh player they put through that humiliation, in the pursuit of money. #WALvRSA

UK energy bill payers to hand £2bn a year in subsidies to EDF, owned by the French govt, for building two nuclear power stations. That will come handy in keeping energy prices down in France, improving govt finances. Dividends won't be taxed in the UK. All because UK govts oppose public ownership

As an indicator of the nonsense I've had from BA over nearly a year, this arrived-3 days AFTER they had finally refunded me. They had previously told me the bank account needed to be in the country I live in! They don't seem to have grasped the purpose of international air travel! 🤣

Kemi Badenoch isn't the stupidest person to lead the Conservative Party but she should be very grateful Liz Truss exists.

If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. All the stuff you didn't get taught in school!

Frustrating in many ways tonight. Played some excellent stuff first half- but left some chances out there. 2nd half atrocious. Apparently Guessand was still on the pitch. Anyway. #UTV

Disgusting behaviour by the Swiss fans. Hopefully, lots of arrests and the club thrown out.

Youri must be wondering what the point of making world class passes to Guessand is!

The despicable and parlous state of Westminster politics is such that a Tory MP is one of the few in House of Commons speaking up for Palestinian rights.

Leeds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Just over 2 weeks to go!

I am so tired of these ghouls in parliament. Making tiresome, tiresome, badly recited jokes while making us poorer and the future bleaker.

This is a great idea. We Shall Overcome, who I've played gigs for, will donate one beanie for every one you buy to homeless outreach. Win, win! Nev's a great guy. He does my t-shirts too. www.tshirtme.co.uk/product-page...

Performative cruelty and pandering to those on a vile platform run by a neo-fascist billionaire. Wowzers, I get stick for criticising this government. Looks like they're only gearing up their far right fandom.

So much of our politics revolves around catering to the emotions of people who become furious when someone else isn't suffering as much as they think they should

On the FIFA/Trump corruption-ometer, this is low level- but it's further reason why no genuine football fan should be supporting this circus in any way Cristiano Ronaldo clear to start World Cup after Fifa suspends two games of his ban | Cristiano Ronaldo | The Guardian share.google/K3NdFeN8eOf7...

I've been chasing British Airways for nearly a year for 2 refunds they owed me, after they charged me 3 times for the same flight! Finally, after threats and all sorts of nonsense, I got the money! Never give up!

New cover photo.

If you read the whole thread, it becomes even more sinister.

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

If you're a gun lover, you're not on the left.

This is our only income gone! I hate these bastards. Just tax the billionaires FFS!!

This was published in the Irish Times a week ago but re-sharing because it might be a while before there is another article supporting neutrality in the broadsheets.

Anyone who has followed the Villa for a while could have predicted this performance. Too many seem to think they shoud just stand off us while we pass it around.

Pathetic from Martinez there.

"you're going down with the Dingles" 🤣 #UTV