James McGrath
@jrmcgrath.bsky.social
#Football hoon. Scribbler, content boi, and UX/CX writer. Perth refugee. Views are obviously his own as nobody else would have them. Personal account.
Update from Japan: natto is still a yeah nah yeah nah nah
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Update from Japan: natto is still a yeah nah yeah nah nah
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
No real football league uses a salary cap
Wait, I'm being handed a note...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Wait, I'm being handed a note...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
English Premier League to introduce spending cap next season
Premier League clubs agree to the establishment of spending caps in England's top flight, beginning in the 2026/27 campaign.
www.abc.net.au
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
No real football league uses a salary cap
Wait, I'm being handed a note...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Wait, I'm being handed a note...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Plur1bus has *the juice*
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Plur1bus has *the juice*
Well cool.
I'm trying to get a ticket for the Ghibli Museum and I've been assigned the 22,084th place in line on mobile, and the 24,013th place in line on desktop.
Cool cool cool.
I'm trying to get a ticket for the Ghibli Museum and I've been assigned the 22,084th place in line on mobile, and the 24,013th place in line on desktop.
Cool cool cool.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Well cool.
I'm trying to get a ticket for the Ghibli Museum and I've been assigned the 22,084th place in line on mobile, and the 24,013th place in line on desktop.
Cool cool cool.
I'm trying to get a ticket for the Ghibli Museum and I've been assigned the 22,084th place in line on mobile, and the 24,013th place in line on desktop.
Cool cool cool.
Continuing the weird anachronism that is North Korea and youth women's football, they are set to face the Netherlands in the U17 World Cup Final.
A Netherlands side they spanked 5-0 in the group stage.
A Netherlands side they spanked 5-0 in the group stage.
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Continuing the weird anachronism that is North Korea and youth women's football, they are set to face the Netherlands in the U17 World Cup Final.
A Netherlands side they spanked 5-0 in the group stage.
A Netherlands side they spanked 5-0 in the group stage.
Only in truly failed societies is there a trade-off between sustenance and dignity
“For I was hungry, and you gave me food after I nailed an Iron Cross and 3 pulsets to Foxy Brown’s ‘Candy’…”
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Only in truly failed societies is there a trade-off between sustenance and dignity
The reasoning offered for Roblox not to be included in the social media ban (by the safety commissioner) seems to be inconsistent. It's not a platform primarily about communication, fine, but neither is YouTube? Also, how is Discord and WhatsApp not on the list?
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Platform being pursued by federal police escapes teen social media ban
Roblox, Discord and WhatsApp have been excluded from the ban – for now.
www.theage.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The reasoning offered for Roblox not to be included in the social media ban (by the safety commissioner) seems to be inconsistent. It's not a platform primarily about communication, fine, but neither is YouTube? Also, how is Discord and WhatsApp not on the list?
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
It's almost as if the natural consequence of anonymity and power is corrupt behaviour
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It's almost as if the natural consequence of anonymity and power is corrupt behaviour
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
This is ridiculous areas #WorldSeries
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This is ridiculous areas #WorldSeries
November 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This World Series just keeps on giving! Ohtani on deck but it's Rojas!? Nah
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This World Series just keeps on giving! Ohtani on deck but it's Rojas!? Nah
October 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is a weird one -- wouldn't J-League clubs have enough promising youth of their own?
melbournevictory.com.au/news/victory...
melbournevictory.com.au/news/victory...
Victory NPL product moving to Asian giant
Melbourne Victory can confirm that Academy player Luka Didulica will depart the Club for a professional contract with J1 League giant Urawa Red Diamonds. Didulica represented Victory’s Senior NPL dur...
melbournevictory.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is a weird one -- wouldn't J-League clubs have enough promising youth of their own?
melbournevictory.com.au/news/victory...
melbournevictory.com.au/news/victory...
One of the interesting foibles of today's #CANvAUS clash -- James Johnson is now head of Canadian football's commerical arm. Here's him talking about some of the challenges which seem...familiar
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...
Canada’s blueprint for capitalizing on the men’s World Cup: A ‘one-stop shop’ for soccer
More than one million people play soccer in Canada, and foreign leagues are popular — but how do they improve the domestic game?
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
One of the interesting foibles of today's #CANvAUS clash -- James Johnson is now head of Canadian football's commerical arm. Here's him talking about some of the challenges which seem...familiar
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...