Toby,,

[Toby,, @NorthernGooner]

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[CoutoPress @CoutoPress]

Jamie Carragher is absolutely spot on here about Man City!

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

“The article also reports on early, reportedly serious offers from Hamas (via the network of Mohammed Dahlan) to release all civilian hostages unconditionally in the days right after Oct 7, and a parallel Qatari mediation offer to the head of Mossad) both of which Israeli officials reportedly rebuffed or failed to take seriously), as the political and military leadership turned its focus on on destroying Hamas rather than negotiating with it.”

Where do I go to get my apologies from all the people on this hellsite who insisted on 2023 and 2024 that it was all about the hostages and the war could stop if Hamas agreed to release all the hostages??

[Oscar @HeyOscarx]

Your glasses cost $5 to make. You paid $300. And one company you've never heard of is the reason why.

Luxottica owns Ray-Ban. They own Oakley. They own Persol. They own Oliver Peoples. They own Costa. They own Arnette. They make the glasses for Prada, Chanel, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry, Giorgio Armani, and Michael Kors. They own LensCrafters. They own Pearle Vision. They own Sunglass Hut. They own Target Optical. They own the online retailer https://t.co/kRIbMGKUAX. They own EyeMed the vision insurance provider that tells you where to buy your glasses. And they own the lab that makes your lenses.

One company controls the frames. The brands. The stores. The insurance. The lenses. And the price.

A guy spent 11 years working in the optical industry 4 in a lab making lenses, 3 managing a retail optical store, 4 consulting for independent eyewear brands trying to compete with Luxottica.

He told me: "The frame on your face cost between $2 and $5 to manufacture. The lenses cost $1.50 to $3. You paid $300–$700. That's not a markup. That's a scheme. And it only works because one corporation owns every step between the factory and your face and nobody knows it."

"There are 4 billion people on Earth who need vision correction. Most of them are paying a 1,000%–2,000% markup on a medical device they literally cannot live without because the entire industry from factory to face is controlled by one company pretending to be 50 different brands."

"The glasses on your face right now are almost certainly made in the same Italian factory as every 'luxury' brand on the wall at Sunglass Hut the store that Luxottica also owns."

Here are 10 things the glasses industry doesn't want you to know and exactly how to stop overpaying for a product that costs less than your morning coffee to make:
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[Gabriel Martinelli @gabimartinelli]

Once a Gunner, always a Gunner ❤️

[Fran @frabigol]

Estoy llorando, cada segundo del video es mejor que el anterior

[Luke @galway89]

😂

[now.arsenal @now_arsenaI]

Best Emirates moment of the season for me.

That roar at half-time was special. https://t.co/xCXT8YMECh

[Narwitz @Narwitz0747]

Wrap it up. It’s over. No other tweet this year will top this one.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

Tucker Carlson challenges The Economist’s editor-in-chief to define Israel’s “right to exist”

[Idle Hands @BigSlug_]

Babe, bring out the fine china for our guests

[AfcVIP⁴⁹ @VipArsenal]

Magnifique. 🤌 https://t.co/yCQbw9ydUN

[BBC Sport Scotland @BBCSportScot]

THIS is how Scotland qualify for a World Cup.

Take a bow, Kenny McLean.

#BBCFootball

[joshscorcher @joshscorcher]

I remember telling my mother, "Man, music was so much better in the 80's."

My mom LAUGHED at me and said, "Josh, you only like the music that SURVIVED the 80's."

NGL that stuck with me.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Flow state.

[Big Cat @BarstoolBigCat]

This is why we’re losing to Europe. What a joke

[George Elek @GeorgeElek]

Postecoglou needs to immediately outline whether this counts as his first season and therefore Forest win something in 26/27, or if he only deals in full seasons. Both stances acceptable but he can't be afforded two bites at this cherry