Sam Stevens

Amazing Spider-Man Comics Collector 844/975 & Amazing Fantasy #15 Owner

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@hmvtweets Hi, can you help me cancel an order I’ve done through a guest check out? Or is that not possible?

[GET A GRIP @docrussjackson]

🚨 I'm sick of populist politicians like Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Priti Patel, Boris Johnson, and Robert Jenrick misleadingly accusing Labour of 'cancelling elections'. It's pathetic. If they're among the best we've got, Britain is in big trouble for the foreseeable future.

There are so many shameless liars in politics nowadays - across the political spectrum. It's worse than embarrassing.

Labour haven’t cancelled any elections; they’ve proposed optional delays for local government reorganisation, just as the Tories did in May 2021 - under Boris Johnson. There is no evidence that politicians accused the Tories of being "dictators", or "cancelling elections" back then – or using similar strong rhetoric like "anti-democratic" or "subverting democracy".

But the calibre of politicians today is generally piss-poor (trust in UK politicians hovers at around just 10-12%), and has been spiralling since 2000.

I can’t be the only one absolutely sick of this.

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[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

Wow! Thank you! I never win anything!

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Congrats to our additional winners @Phoenix977 and @ItMeShaun! Please check your DMs to claim your tickets 🎟️

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

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[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

For me, that's a false comparison. In the 1980s a typical house price was around 3x annual salary, now its over 6x (and over 10x in some parts of the country). It is clearly more difficult for first timers to buy, evidenced by the fact the average age of first ownership has risen substantially.

What matters most to people is what's changing. If you buy a house on 2% interest rate and it rises to 6% that's a big hit. Buy at 10% and its stay at 10% and your budgeting works.

In the last few months worst of all we've see fixed rate mortgages rise, while fixed rate savings fall. So the margins are getting bigger.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

The day before a general election

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is lounging at a roundabout, arguing with Gulf war veterans who are protesting cuts to services for veterans

Surreal. Utterly surreal

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@VancityReynolds Hey Ryan. It’s my mates @CatwomanPOW birthday today. Fancy typing Happy Birthday to her for please? 🙏🏻 😉

[Rui Ma @ruima]

Crazy story of the week:

The tragic incident surrounding the Netflix adaptation of the "Three Body Problem" series is not widely known among its fans. Lin Qi, a visionary and brilliant young billionaire, acquired the rights to the "Three Body Problem" with the ambition of creating various products from it. He enlisted the expertise of Xu Yao, a distinguished lawyer, appointing him CEO to spearhead the business operations, including securing a deal with Netflix—a feat for which Lin compensated Xu with a salary of nearly $3 million. However, Xu's performance did not meet expectations beyond the Netflix agreement, leading Lin to reduce his salary to $750,000 and bring in additional executives to enhance business operations. Xu, retaining his CEO title, was reportedly infuriated by this demotion and further aggravated by not being credited as a producer on the Netflix project.

Driven by revenge and inspired by the TV show "Breaking Bad," Xu meticulously planned Lin's murder. He purchased 160 phones and established a company in Japan to acquire the necessary chemicals for his scheme, testing them on animals. Xu then poisoned Lin and his colleagues, disguising the lethal substances as an advanced probiotic. Lin unsuspectingly consumed it and soon after was hospitalized, where it was immediately apparent he had been poisoned, though the specific toxins were unknown. The police quickly suspected Xu, who, had he disclosed the nature of the poisons (later found to have included exotic substances such as pufferfish poison and mercury and at least three other poisons), could have saved Lin's life. However, he chose not to, ensuring Lin's demise. Just a few days ago, as the show was premiering globally, Xu was finally sentenced to death for the murder of Lin and attempted murder of two other colleagues, who survived but with lifelong injuries.

Lin Qi, credited as an executive producer on the Netflix project posthumously, passed away at the age of 39. RIP 🕯️

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@Superfoz Yeah exactly. 👌🏻

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

‘THE LAST OF US’ has already won 8 Emmys.

• Outstanding Guest Actress
• Outstanding Guest Actor
• Outstanding Main Title Design
• Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup
• Outstanding Special Visual Effects
• Outstanding Sound Mixing
• Outstanding Sound Editing
• Outstanding Picture Editing

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@EverythingOOC Telling @Superfoz to at least try to save some money.

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@SteelBookBluRay I know I’ve asked before but any word on when and if they’re gonna update the James bond box set to include No Time To Die? Having the current box with NTTD next to it would just annoy the hell out of me 🙄😉

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@Superfoz So angry. 4 years for murder is INSANE.

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@CatwomanPOW *Dustcloud of Sam appears* Let me know whennnnn.

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@VancityReynolds Hey man, it’s my friends birthday today @CatwomanPOW, give her 20 seconds of your time? Pleaseeeee? (@RealHughJackman would do it)….

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@Superfoz @CatwomanPOW Watch this multiple times.

[We're just normal men @wejustnormalmen]

We’re just normal men

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

9 to go.

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

Just ordered ASM issue 224. 10 to go to complete issues 200-300.

[Sam Stevens @Phoenix977]

@VancityReynolds @VancityReynolds Hey Ryan, it’s my best friend’s 30th today @CatwomanPOW, can you send her a happy birthday message? She’d love it as she kinda loves you