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James Loxley@oldnorthroad.bsky.social |
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English Lit prof based in Edinburgh; bisexual English Scot - volatile organic compound - he/they. Roundhead in politics, Cavalier in spirit. Small room dj.
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James Loxley
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Ok so that was fun and England were pretty good - the Dutch supporters were very gracious in defeat, and the England fans generous in victory. Is this… a microcosm of human decency bubbling up through the shitpuddle?
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James Loxley
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Settling in for some big match action in Ljubljana. Dutch outnumbering the English by about 6 to 1. My own allegiances remain uncertain with 20 mins to kick off.
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James Loxley
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On that basis, I’m team Kemi.
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John Leavitt
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If the final matchup is between Spain and The Netherlands it will be especially pitched as historically the winner gets Belgium
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d.ly
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sorry i asked if the photo of your kid was “that fucked up AI stuff”
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Pessimus Prime
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Me: I feel seen! Sean: It's pronounced Sean
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James Loxley
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Ha! Likewise!
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James Loxley
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Oh I now see someone literally (literally) already used it on this thread. I’ll get my coat.
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James Loxley
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The GRT acronym (not a literal
acronym but who cares) is quite widely used I think. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy,_...
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James Loxley
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There are two types of people: those who see themselves on a big screen at a sporting event and wave at the screen, and those who see themselves on a big screen at a sporting event and wave at the camera. The latter will always prevail.
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James Loxley
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It’s the almost that’ll get ya
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James Loxley
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What happens if someone tickles you?
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James Loxley
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Yep, funding is the crisis issue, but since they aren’t going to stump up direct funding the cash injection will have to come from someone else, likely fees - as that will cost them politically they will demand ‘improvements’ from unis to deflect the fury. Unis will make staff pay, as usual.
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James Loxley
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*ominous rumbling in the distance*
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Velodus
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When the France election results are good
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James Loxley
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Gen Z leaning heavily into that wisdom from what I see around (bizarre mullets mostly)
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Julie
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James Loxley
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It’s weird watching people ‘recall’ a history that has only ever existed as nostalgia. Memory as vibes.
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Pixels Puddlefen
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an intense fear of giants is known as fee-fi-phobia
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Philip Bump
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Am I cooler than the least cool thing imaginable? Yeah, probably.
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James Loxley
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It could still be vomit
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James Loxley
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Virgil van Dijk seems culturally overdetermined to me
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James Loxley
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Pretty close to a home game for both of them, for different reasons…
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James Loxley
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England good at penalty shoot out shocker!
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James Loxley
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Just the noise of the Turkish support makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up - wouldn’t enjoy England being on the wrong end of that. Also they have a much stronger claim to St George…
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James Loxley
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As a Scotticised Englishman I now have the detachment to find the juddering shift from ‘we’re terrible, why can’t we play, sack Southgate’ to ‘it’s coming hooooooome’ in the time it takes Bellingham to execute a scissor kick kinda funny.
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James Loxley
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Bloody hell I bet England would be far happier playing the Dutch rather than Turkey in the semifinal. Talk about the crowd being as good as a twelfth player…
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James Loxley
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That’s usually true, but when you’re dealing with someone who has threatened to sue the entire party hierarchy if they moved against her, then a paucity of friends is to be expected.
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James Loxley
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She would need to get selected first. Let’s just say she’ll need to find a different constituency if she wants that to happen.
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James Loxley
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Only the inevitable brainworms could lead her to think this had anything to do with her defeat. She would have gone anyway, but the fact that even her own branch members refused to come out and canvas for her doubtless didn’t help. No one likes a litigious and serially disloyal bully.
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Neil Miles
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Richard 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 #ClimateAction #RejoinEU
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The other interesting fact, noted elsewhere, is the seats of the previous five Conservative Party leaders are no longer Conservative seats. Truss's SW Norfolk, Johnson's Uxbridge, May's Maidenhead, Cameron's Witney and Howard's Folkestone.
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James Loxley
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The four gross men of the poopocalypse
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James Loxley
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These losers should only appear on tv or radio from now on if they’re introduced with a great big fart noise.
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HappyToast
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Al Kennedy
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Meeting JK Rowling to discuss trans rights is like meeting a seagull to discuss chips
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Dave Hutchinson
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According to Sky, the LibDems have ‘one last stunt’ ready for the end of the campaign.
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James Loxley
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A myriad of people, perhaps?
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David Quantick
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The Midnight Society
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JK Rowling: sso i was talking to a real life friend who exisstss (he'ss jusst sstanding right outsside of frame) and i assked him do you know what the bepenissed lessbians are doing to the ssoil Rowling: for ssome reasson he sseemed really uncomfortable
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra
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James Loxley
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Indeed, James recognised that he was obliged to rule according to law. It was the fact that this wasn’t subject to, um, checks and balances that helped foment the subsequent conflicts. Interesting to see the US re-immersing itself in that particular set of constitutional nightmares.
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Mark Chadbourn
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James Loxley
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There’s a beer for that
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James Loxley
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Omega
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James Loxley
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This has been a legitimate criticism of the Labour Party for about seventy years.
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Ro Salarian
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I know smut may seem like a frivolous thing to be upset about, but crushing it is part of fascism. Controlling all forms of sexual expression is fascism. Only allowing certain kinds is fascism. Smut peddlers are always canaries in the coal mines.
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Mark Chadbourn
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Brilliant work by Led By Donkeys. They disrupted Farage’s latest rally with a Putin banner.
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James Loxley
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The vocalists of the Tory wailing wall are warming up.
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Elle
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loving this happy gargoyle guy who's being moved to a new spot and is clearly having the time of his life
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