Tootfinder

I'm posting my #DH2026 talk abstract here, as they can be slightly hard to find in the huge official book of abstracts: A never-ending story: supporting access to museum and library collections (in the UK)

Unsealed docs from the Murdoch succession fight show Rupert Murdoch saw James as a troublemaker, and the probate official said Lachlan showed a "lack of candor" (Luca Ittimani/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug

‘Petty grievances’ and an alleged troublemaker: unsealed Murdoch court documents give rare glimpse into bitter succession battle
Rupert Murdoch said in newly released correspondence that it would be a disaster if his media empire fell into the ‘wrong hands’

"Octopus and Santander launch ‘first-of-its-kind’ mortgage for Zero Bills homes"
#OctipusEnergy #Santander #Energy

Octopus and Santander launch ‘first-of-its-kind’ mortgage for Zero Bills homes
The new mortgage, designed specifically for Octopus Zero Bills homes, aims to make buying future-ready, lower-carbon houses more accessible.

Mortgage rates jumped to 7 percent this week for the first time since January 2025,
squeezing housing affordability when many Americans are grappling with higher energy costs and economic uncertaintybrought on by the war with Iran.
The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rate,
the most common home loan in the United States,
rose to 7.03 percent, up from 6.3 percent a year ago, the mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday.
“A move from 6 to 7 is a big change,”

Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability.

Morticia Tsukishiro

National Geographic Society sent my mother a fundraising letter. She asked if she should donate, and i said absolutely not, they partnered with the Murdochs, the infamous reactionary propagandists. I checked my facts though and it's worse— the magazine and TV channels and everything anyone actually knows about in 2015 became 73% owned by 21st Century Fox which itself is now owned by Disney. And they fired all the magazine writers in 2023. So i feel that this is fully a for-profit ope…

National Geographic Society - Wikipedia

POL-DEL: Stadt Delmenhorst: Einrichtung einer Mordkommission nach Tötung eines 25-Jährigen Ermittlungen wegen Totschlag Zeugen gesucht Delmenhorst (ots) - Nach dem Tod eines 25-jährigen Mannes in Delmenhorst hat die Polizeiinspektion Delmenhorst/ Oldenburg-Land/ Wesermarsch am heutigen Montag, 28. September 2026, eine Mordkommission eingerichtet. Der Mann wurde am Freitagabend, ...

Your Mortgage Was Priced in Basel
Somewhere in America today a couple is signing a mortgage. Thirty years, a fixed rate, a kitchen table, a pen that suddenly weighs more than it should....
https://bolesblogs.com/2026/08/25/your-mortgage-was-priced-in-basel/

Unsealed court documents and testimony show Rupert Murdoch could make a renewed attempt at recombining Fox Corp and News Corp, after a failed attempt in 2022 (Edmund Lee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/rupert-murdo