In the latest #SBIT episode.@UncleSteveRock and I to go on Crusade for the ‘Pope on his throne’!.But is the story behind this great #IronMaiden song really about ‘Catholic greed and its paranoid zeal’…?.Rivalries, lies, conspiracy, heresy! .Kill them all! God will know his own…

Melbourne Ice Australian Champions! Winners 7-3.

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At the @AIHL Play-Off Final. Melbourne Ice v Canberra Brave.

Here was I thinking that @KCMatt3 would be the voice of reason on this episode of Uncle Innocent’s Alice In Chains Zone, but then he goes and spoils it all by saying something stupid like Cold Chisel….

Darklord, 10% ABV Imperial Stout from Dainton Brewery 🇦🇺. Rich, sweet, nutty, and absolutely gorgeous!🍻

A very roasty 9% ABV Four Seasons Winter 2025 Foreign Extra Stout from @hawkersbeer 🇦🇺 very warming on as near to a wintery evening as we get here.🍻

I love this. What makes following a team special, regardless of the level they play at, is moments like this. All the dull 0-0 draws, the embarrassing home defeats, the struggles against relegation, the thwarted attempts at promotion, are swept away in a moment of pure joy….

Starting the weekend with a lovely Black Cockie. Bottoms up!🍻

It’s good to see that the adoption of mind-achingly dreadful flags is still alive and well in the United States….

RT @simongerman600: This vintage map shows the Thiers fortifications of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. The Thiers wall and f….

RT @DonMcintyre70: #OTD in 1346 the vastly outnumbered army of Edward III defeated the French of Philip VI at the Battle of Crecy. This bat….

I’m flying the #flag of #France for the anniversary of the Liberation of Paris. On 25th August, 1944, the German occupiers of the French capital surrendered to Allied forces 80 days after the Allied Liberation of Europe had begun. Flag from @mrflag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

RT @UncleSteveRock: This week, it's time for your favorite History Teacher Lord @AGWhitnall to teach you the facts behind another historica….

I’m flying the #flag of #Uruguay 🇺🇾 for its #IndependenceDay. On this date in 1825 the forerunner of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay declared its independence from the Empire of Brazil. Its independence wasn’t recognised until 1828 after the Cisplatine War. Flag from @mrflag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

RT @RealMetalKevin: On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Wild Cat” by Tygers of Pan Tang, the band’s debut studio alb….

Some patriotic Ukrainian metal from @ignea_band on Ukraine’s Independence Day!.🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦.

I’m flying the #flag of #Ukraine 🇺🇦 for its #IndependenceDay. On this date, in 1991, Ukraine declared its independence from the former Soviet Union. Yesterday, 23rd August, is celebrated as the Day of the Ukrainian Flag. Flag from @mrflag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

A spikey, hoppy bite hits the back of the throat with the first sip of this 6% ABV Black IPA from @venombeer 🇦🇺. As the hoppy venom subsides, chewy, malty, black coffee, and hints of dark chocolate take over. Cheers 🍻

I’m flying the #flag of the English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 county of #Leicestershire for yesterday’s anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth Field. On 22nd August, 1485, King Richard III was defeated by Henry Tudor, who became King Henry VII, ending the Wars of the Roses. Flag from @mrflag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

RT @DonMcintyre70: #OTD in 1485 the armies of Richard III (L) and Henry Tudor (R) met at #Bosworth Field in the last major battle of the Wa….