Ross Lowe
@rosschops.bsky.social
Author of 'Step Forward, Harry Salt' and various scribblings on toilet walls up and down the country.
Derby County fanatic and definitely more fragrant than you.
https://linktr.ee/rossbits #booksky #sff
Derby County fanatic and definitely more fragrant than you.
https://linktr.ee/rossbits #booksky #sff
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Ross Lowe
@rosschops.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Crivens! An actual pinned post!
If you find yourself here reading these words and looking at my face, this is likely because you enjoy:
Writing & books #booksky
Words and faces #touchmyface
Science fiction & fantasy #SFF
Delightful nonsense #what
Suffering through football #dcfc
Do stick around!
If you find yourself here reading these words and looking at my face, this is likely because you enjoy:
Writing & books #booksky
Words and faces #touchmyface
Science fiction & fantasy #SFF
Delightful nonsense #what
Suffering through football #dcfc
Do stick around!
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Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
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Oddly fascinated by the BBC's ability to use accurate language in headlines about Germany, but not the US.
January 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Oddly fascinated by the BBC's ability to use accurate language in headlines about Germany, but not the US.
Go on, Ange. 🇩🇪❤️
Quite the marmalade-dropper, this: 3 weeks before Germany's election, Angela Merkel has issued a statement criticising her own party for enabling ("with open eyes") a majority with the AfD. Effectively accuses Merz of breaking his pledge not to do so.
www.buero-bundeskanzlerin-ad.de/erklaerungen...
www.buero-bundeskanzlerin-ad.de/erklaerungen...
January 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Go on, Ange. 🇩🇪❤️
He drives an Austin Ambassador, and that's a very reliable choice.
Plus he's one of my heroes.
#johnshuttleworth
Plus he's one of my heroes.
#johnshuttleworth
Oof, this is a curious read, and it’s nice to know somebody likes me!
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...
‘I’ve finally realised I like John Shuttleworth!’ Graham Fellows on 40 years with his organ-plonking alter ego
He has notched up tours, albums, books and a sitcom. Why is he tortured by feelings of under-achievement? As Fellows hits the road, he pops an aniseed ball and discusses his new song – about an audien...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
He drives an Austin Ambassador, and that's a very reliable choice.
Plus he's one of my heroes.
#johnshuttleworth
Plus he's one of my heroes.
#johnshuttleworth
Because every now and then you need to savour the best ever cover of Beyonce's 'Independent Woman's courtesy of Elbow and cats in flat caps in a pub car park. Iconic.
youtu.be/zSQDR1yF3uQ?...
youtu.be/zSQDR1yF3uQ?...
Elbow Independent Woman
YouTube video by Ielysey
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January 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Because every now and then you need to savour the best ever cover of Beyonce's 'Independent Woman's courtesy of Elbow and cats in flat caps in a pub car park. Iconic.
youtu.be/zSQDR1yF3uQ?...
youtu.be/zSQDR1yF3uQ?...
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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp built on the territory of Nazi-occupied Poland. Always remember 👇
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp built on the territory of Nazi-occupied Poland. Always remember 👇
Robin Ince and Kurt Vonnegut is a pretty good combination during these strange times. Very nicely done.
January 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Robin Ince and Kurt Vonnegut is a pretty good combination during these strange times. Very nicely done.
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Strongly believe it's time Stephen Pearce does an interview with Radio Derby. Maybe he can explain why #dcfc sent Warne into the season with a non-existent strike force, why so little progress has been made in January and clear up rumours of interference in team selection @domjdietrich.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Strongly believe it's time Stephen Pearce does an interview with Radio Derby. Maybe he can explain why #dcfc sent Warne into the season with a non-existent strike force, why so little progress has been made in January and clear up rumours of interference in team selection @domjdietrich.bsky.social
We're in an age of manufactured realities. It's some scary shit.
Meanwhile, allow me to regale you with how Wayne Rooney took Derby County to their third league title during 2022...
Meanwhile, allow me to regale you with how Wayne Rooney took Derby County to their third league title during 2022...
In pardoning all of the J6th insurrectionists, with barely a whimper of opposition, Trump has signalled a new age of acquiescence in American politics.
He's trying to control not just the present but the past. In effect, he was pardoning himself.
New from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
He's trying to control not just the present but the past. In effect, he was pardoning himself.
New from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
Trump's new age of acquiesence
The first week has been dark stuff. In pardoning the Jan6th insurrectionists, Trump has achieved the ultimate victory: over history itself.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We're in an age of manufactured realities. It's some scary shit.
Meanwhile, allow me to regale you with how Wayne Rooney took Derby County to their third league title during 2022...
Meanwhile, allow me to regale you with how Wayne Rooney took Derby County to their third league title during 2022...
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The new year has gotten off to an upsetting start: the L.A fires, ongoing war and devastation, the passing of David Lynch. This masterful poem by Ralph seems to encapsulate all of this in one shocking event, and it's our Sunday pick.
www.abctales.com/story/ralph/...
www.abctales.com/story/ralph/...
January 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The new year has gotten off to an upsetting start: the L.A fires, ongoing war and devastation, the passing of David Lynch. This masterful poem by Ralph seems to encapsulate all of this in one shocking event, and it's our Sunday pick.
www.abctales.com/story/ralph/...
www.abctales.com/story/ralph/...
It's the little things in life that bring me the most joy. Namely my daughter, and the silly names I give to inanimate things.
What's yours called? #ringdoorbell #geoff
What's yours called? #ringdoorbell #geoff
January 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
It's the little things in life that bring me the most joy. Namely my daughter, and the silly names I give to inanimate things.
What's yours called? #ringdoorbell #geoff
What's yours called? #ringdoorbell #geoff
Last night I dreamt I was working in a fast food van at a festival, and the head chef was Matt Berry. He had his Steven Toast moustache on, and was a massive control freak. All his food was over-complicated, and the day was a disaster. At the end though, he tried to rally the troops and cheer us up.
a man with a mustache is making a face with his eyes closed
ALT: a man with a mustache is making a face with his eyes closed
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Last night I dreamt I was working in a fast food van at a festival, and the head chef was Matt Berry. He had his Steven Toast moustache on, and was a massive control freak. All his food was over-complicated, and the day was a disaster. At the end though, he tried to rally the troops and cheer us up.
This week's read: the passing of the great David Lynch inspired me to dive back into 'Catching the Big Fish', a marvellous collection of thoughts, memories and ideas. A lovely book to have, from a man who will be greatly missed. #davidlynch #booksky
January 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This week's read: the passing of the great David Lynch inspired me to dive back into 'Catching the Big Fish', a marvellous collection of thoughts, memories and ideas. A lovely book to have, from a man who will be greatly missed. #davidlynch #booksky
Not sure I remember the oral scenes specifically, but it was a while ago now. Still, it remains some of the best TV of all time. Damn fine. #twinpeaks #coopercoopercooper
An oral history of Twin Peaks by its unforgettable stars
An oral history of Twin Peaks by its unforgettable stars
Mystery, magic and mayhem reigned behind the scenes as well as on screen. Mädchen Amick, Joan Chen, Dana Ashbrook and others recall the making of the beloved TV series – and the genius of David Lynch
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Not sure I remember the oral scenes specifically, but it was a while ago now. Still, it remains some of the best TV of all time. Damn fine. #twinpeaks #coopercoopercooper
Ladies and Gentlemen, @ledbydonkeys.org are doing their thing. Genius.
January 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, @ledbydonkeys.org are doing their thing. Genius.
Currently re-visiting this absolute belter of an album from U2. The band have almost disowned it now, it splits fan opinion, but I love it. Maybe because I remember having it on my Walkman endlessly during my morning paper rounds in the 1993 sunshine. Maybe. #zooropa #lemon #u2
January 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Strap in.
The next four years is just going to be a long series of people confidently telling you that you didn't just see what you just saw
January 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Strap in.
A good bit of observation. Whatever your views on Starmer, I'm glad we have him in charge at this point in history. The alternatives don't bear thinking about. thecritic.co.uk/a-tale-of-tw...
A tale of two speeches | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
After the carnival of strange that was the second coming of Donald Trump, which included a promise to both end all wars and recapture the Panama Canal, we woke and turned our minds back to home…
thecritic.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A good bit of observation. Whatever your views on Starmer, I'm glad we have him in charge at this point in history. The alternatives don't bear thinking about. thecritic.co.uk/a-tale-of-tw...
This is written by my mate Jane, which means it's going to be insanely good. It'll be on locally at the Notts Playhouse on the 10th and 11th of March. Book now. nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/the-w...
January 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is written by my mate Jane, which means it's going to be insanely good. It'll be on locally at the Notts Playhouse on the 10th and 11th of March. Book now. nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/the-w...
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A paper that understands its responsibility, in a country that knows it when it sees it.
Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was.
Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”
Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was.
Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”
January 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A paper that understands its responsibility, in a country that knows it when it sees it.
Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was.
Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”
Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was.
Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”