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111 #Balladofasmallplayer Farrell is Lord Doyle, a gambler feeding his addiction in Macau chased by debtors and out of credit before he meets as debt collector and fellow addict at the start of bank holiday. Fever dreams, redemption & tragedy in a stylish if slight psychodrama 5

110 #HouseofDynamite
The pentagon picks up a nuclear warhead launched from the Pacific and projected to hit Chicago in 18 mins. We see that time from the key players (hawks doves journalists family president etc) as they assess whether it's real or not. Good short that faded 6

109 #Bugonia Plemmons kidnaps the big pharma CEO of the firm he works for. Strong score & striking visuals support the backstory of why and reveals his tin foil conspiracy obsession. A slow build up with a dramatic finale 7

Precisely this.

108 #Frankenstein
Del Toros taken on the immortal horror is a beautifully dark tale of the obsessed rich dreams.
Humanity from Goth & Elordis Creature makes this a redemption tale with Isaac & skarsgaard. Cinematography, world building, score and heavyweight cast make this a joy 8

107 #Roofman
True tale of an ex military man who fails to adjust to civilian life, turns to crime, arrested after 45 armed robberies. He escape prison & finds himself with a second chance. Which he blows. Tatum & Dunst charm in an otherwise oddly celebratory selfish morality tale. 6

Whatever Liam Manning & the #NCFC boys are working on in training this week, I hope they are having a good discussion as to why the first half goal difference so far this season is +2 (8F/6A), while the 2nd half GD is -8 (4F/12A).
That seems like a real important issue right now..

8 first half clean sheets but only 3 second half ones 🧐

We can't defend, are overrun in midfield, have a rice paper press with no creativity in attacking midfield and are isolating a start striker. We lack committment, urgency, leadership is horrendous & the vibe is meh, lacklustre. Talented players have regressed, confidence is shot. Thats on the coach

The squad is better than this. I am angry at the players lack of effort for a coach that is alledgedly dressing room popular.. If the players like manning, after the jht debacle, it shows we can't trust their judgement. They have their wish, which seems to be league 1.
#ManningOut
#ncfc #otbc

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call” Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...

“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”

106 #GoodFortune pleasant enough morality tale of the evils of the ultra rich, the struggles of the average Joe & the value of appreciating what you have, as reeves angel Gabriel makes rookie errors. well cast, nicely told if too long. think trading places x it's a wonderful life. 6

Meet Nadia Sass.

This is the wife of the man who bribed Nathan Gill.

Today @thenerve.news reveals how she was a key part of the Kremlin operation that targeted not just Gill but at least 2 other MEPs and a member of the House of Lords.

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NEW: Police knew a Kremlin spy ring recruited former leader of Reform Wales at least 3 years ago.

So why was Nathan Gill not charged till Feb this year?

Pls read part 2 of @thenerve.news special investigation into Nathan Gill. And please share!
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I do despair at people who phone up Canary Call and say “We shouldn’t have have sacked David Wagner, he got us to the play-offs”

The football was just as DIRE as it is now. We got THRASHED by Leeds in the play-offs and he was rightly sacked. #ncfc

Nigel Farage is cosying up to the US anti-abortion group that challenged Roe v Wade. Women in Britain should know that | Zoe Williams ADF, a conservative Christian lobby group that counts among its allies JD Vance, has stated that its goal is to see abortion rights curtailed in Britain, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Nigel Farage is cosying up to the US anti-abortion group that challenged Roe v Wade. Women in Britain should know that | Zoe Williams

105 #ISwear Peake, Williams & Mullen support the excellent Aramayo as john who suddenly develops tourettes at 14 & told to behave. Bullied, he stagnates for 12 years until a chance meeting. Excellent biopic of one mans growth who pays it back once supported. Funny, traunatic, emotional & uplifting 8

104 #GoodBoy
A horror film from the view of the faithful dog? An interesting premise but even at just 70 mins its repetitive, disjointed, & the visual tricks dont scare, blurred humans, doggie dreams, hallucinations, cancer, creeping death or supernatural. The rather mute dog is superb though. 5

103 #TronAres
3rd in the trend series, with a decent cast and stunning visuals. Sadly neither the visuals nor decent NiN score carry a film devoid of drama in the script that the cast cannot resurrect. Achingly dull 3

102 #TheSmashingMachine
Biopic of early MMA fighter, genial but brutal Mark Kerr & his struggle to balance addictions with winning & steroids causing sudden violent outbursts. Ponderous, stiffly acted film, with the only charisma from kerrs end credit cameo. Watch the documentary instead 5

Scratch oil pastel drawing of a squirrel with an orange du band soft blueness, expressive and interesting

Ink drawing of a squirrel, green in the bottom right corner, and red poppies, semi abstracted, busy and moody, drawn in a time of intense crisis but determination

A soft side facing greyish brown rabbit with green background, interesting expressive Markmaking

Vibrant explosive oil pastel drawing of a long rabbit/hare/jackrabbit jumping in side profile over a skull, with deep viridian type greens and large red eyes

I might as well mention this again, I’ve got a new gallery of work for sale that’s called ‘Rodents’ because it’s rodents. Mostly squirrels, some rabbits, watch this space for, in fact, more rodents. www.chloecumming.com/rodents

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Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro? The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

Limited liability is one of our weird silences. It's a massive free gift society makes to plutocrats, seldom remarked upon, let alone contested.
Shareholders should have to buy limited liability, like any other insurance. The insurers would then be liable. 🧵
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Wasn't the head scout who highlighted these signings also a webber appt?
The club has been directionless since being unable to invest in farke after his second promotion

The Ambassador of South Africa to France, who filed a genocide case against Israel at the International Criminal Court, has died after falling from the 22nd floor of the hotel where he was staying in Paris.

It was reported that the ambassador had been unreachable for the two days prior to his death

If anyone’s interested in how we’re in this mess this is basically it.

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Choice to play an unfit kenny poor. Either from him and or voach, km struggled from 3rd min.
Much improved when he went off with jurasek offering a threat. Last 30m we deserved an equaliser and best home performance this season. Low bar but baby steps

4231 it is. No ball carriers on a team that is unable to pass. Medic out, who passed from deep, for cordoba who adds pace. Who gonna pass forward, darling & kenny poor at this. Wright at least faces up rather than sideways while topic ball carries. Better needed from the back 6. #ncfc #coyy #otbc

Matchday. How much can change since sat? we cant defend so deep & hope for a draw while passing sideways. We can't defend higher as the space behind is cavernous & exploitable. Can we pass forward & keep the ball? We need home points, can we find a way? Prob same XI to start🤷‍♂️ #ncfc #coyy #toxicFCRm

If you don’t like being called a racist, maybe don’t make a career of saying things that appeal to racists, don’t create a political party that keeps attracting racist candidates, don’t fawn over racist world leaders, and don’t make a convicted racist the guest of honour at your party conference.