Matt

Matt

@mattoufc.bsky.social

OUFC fan and general gloom-merchant

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England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the most stereotypically Tory conservative man of the 21st Century, responded to Suella Braverman with a long-form video criticizing her position and rejecting a race-based theory of Englishness, and in response has been ratioed by the increasingly feral British online far-right.

We need to stand up to scumbags like this now. These are our communities they're trying to poison

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social

Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum. Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is.

Fun little real-world echo of her mate's "actually the slave-elves love being enslaved" storyline

Peter Whitewood@pwhitewood.bsky.social

The problem is unequal access to opportunities, not middle-class children choosing the wrong ones?

"It's with a sense of sadness and regret that we announce that our latest drummer has also spontaneously combusted."

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social

Lincolnshire group Men of Megin say they are “deeply upset” at the actions of a man pictured tackling a man to the floor, while wearing their T-shirt, at a right-wing rally against the planned asylum centre at MOD Bicester. They have confirmed the individual was not representing the organisation.

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The Telegraph has deleted, without fanfare, the word ‘living’ from the headline of Stephen Daisley's article on Professor Arday. Today, it just reads “Jason Arday is proof that you reap what you sow.”

This whole affair shames the nation and, worst of all, the people responsible will suffer no consequences, they'll just move on to their next victim

Melissa Chemam@melissaontheroad.bsky.social

www.bbc.com/news/article... Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead.

I can only presume Jobi McAnuff gets to appear on every EFL broadcast because he won some kind of competition. World's Most Boring Man, perhaps?

Worth remembering that while they've been wreaking havoc on our streets, you could be arrested just for saying the words "I support Palestine Action"

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

This twat is about to hand them a big gold trophy 😁

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Spain is a wasted cause. We don't want to do any trade business with Spain anymore, by the way. I'd like to cut it off. Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. Cut off all trade with Spain, please. Including visits. We don't want anything to do. They're hopeless. Bad people."

This was the worst of the proposals on the table, so of course Westminster have imposed it on us.

Oxford City Council@oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social

Breaking news: Oxfordshire and West Berkshire will have three new councils from 1 April 2028. Councillor Susan Brown, leader of Oxford City Council, explains what this means for Oxford residents. Learn more: 3councils.org

We just went through a whole long, grueling season of watching Oxford try and fail to play negative defensive football and now the curse has spread to the England team. What a shambles that was

It's weird. This is a really interesting, high quality game between two giants of the international game with a place in the World Cup Final™ at stake. Why does it feel so understated?

Matt reposted

Russia is inflaming the debate on immigration in Britain as part of “increasing ambitions to disrupt our way of life”, counter-terror police and experts say It has directly and indirectly paid right-wing influencers to spread messages that align with its political goals inews.co.uk/news/putin-i...

inews.co.ukHow Putin is inflaming immigration tensions to spark disorder in BritainCounter-terror leaders reveal the tactics Russia is using to sow division in the UK

I wonder when any of our domestic media last acknowledged that they're not just right wing, they're far-right. It grabbed my attention here because British media never comment on it any more

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com

Police probe donations to Britain’s far-right Reform party https://aje.news/hds3se

This lot are so addicted to losing they might actually just be Oxford fans in disguise #oufc

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social

Campaign group Friends of Stratfield Brake has been refused permission to apply for a judicial review of the planning consent for Oxford United’s new stadium, at the Triangle near Kidlington. FOSB says “this is not unusual at this stage”.

Matt reposted

I was relatively sanguine after relegation from the Championship but events since have left me really concerned. I'm yet to see any evidence that our new Indonesia-based chairman has any understanding of League One football and the appointment of Ramsey pours further fuel in that fire #oufc

I used to wonder why football chat is so dead on this app and now I know exactly why

Bluesky@bsky.app

What is offsides? Why is everyone so excited about Cabo Verde? What’s up with Alexi Lalas? Consider this the official Intro to World Cup thread. Drop your questions about soccer in the replies and someone from the sports side of the app will assist you momentarily. Sportsky, please help!

Looks like Friends of Stratfield Brake are going to keep their lawyers very busy with all this development near their 'ancient woodland'. I'm sure they'll be piping up any moment now....

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social

The plans promise to “optimise density given an exceptionally sustainable location next to Oxford Parkway”, with buildings of up to four or five storeys. Much of the surrounding area is already earmarked for development, such as OUFC’s new stadium, a supercomputer campus, and housing at Water Eaton.

Chopping and changing managers every few months while burning through millions of pounds to get relegated is what all 'well run clubs' do, right? #oufc

Matt reposted

You see these scenes from Belfast? That's our future if Reform, Restore, the Tories, GB News, Elon Musk and the right-wing media get their way. Except this will be on a much bigger scale. We have to decide: do we want those inciting hatred to destroy our country?

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The medical records of UK children are in the hands of a company, Palantir whose founder Thiel was best friends with serial sex trafficker & child rapist Jeffrey Epstein and which uses software to massacre children at school in Gaza and Iran #EpsteinFiles #SocialistSunday

I know this is a pre-WC friendly for a side that's not actually going to the tournament, but I'm still a bit surprised at how poor the turnout is for this Wales-Ghana match

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This should be illegal. 60% of Wes Streeting's donations come from people and companies linked to private healthcare, according to @goodlawproject.org research. Our NHS should be protected from these private interests - not left defenceless against them. End privatisation in our NHS.

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‘Nigel Farage Is the Architect of the Uk’s Decline and It’s Time for the Rest of Us to Rebuild Our Home in Europe’ The disastrous Brexit experiment imposed on us by the Reform UK leader and his allies must now be reversed, argues Caroline Lucas

bylinetimes.com‘Nigel Farage Is the Architect of the Uk’s Decline and It’s Time for the Rest of Us to Rebuild Our Home in Europe’The disastrous Brexit experiment imposed on us by the Reform UK leader and his allies must now be reversed, argues Caroline Lucas

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The UK is so 'appalled' at events in the West Bank that it: ❌ refuses to ban trade with illegal settlements ❌ keeps military accord with Israel ❌ keeps 'trade & partnership' accord ❌ continues arms exports ❌ refuses to mention Israeli nuclear arms ❌ refuses to respond to ICJ ruling on OPTs