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Tim Byrne

@tbyrne75.bsky.social

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Barrister, lefty, film & comic book lover. My children drive me crazy *and* keep me sane. We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 4m

"What makes us men is that we can think logically. What makes us human is that we sometimes choose not to."
- Roger Ebert.

Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 3h

Live footage of the Turning Point USA Halftime Show

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John Paul @johnpaulhi.bsky.social · 1d

Dating would be a lot easier if the opposite sex had a tail so I could see if it was wagging or not after I did or said something.

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 63rd birthday to Joan Cusack, who has always understood the assignment.

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited kick pic

Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that this monster *cough* ‘prayed’ with the victim after the assault is what makes my skin crawl.

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry - yes it was sarcasm.

The entire piece has obviously been carefully crafted in consultation with Hastie, and the breathless descriptions of ‘private’ chats with ‘trusted advisers’ is just nauseating.

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

They can’t be very trusted allies, since they’re describing these private discussions to a reporter.

Hastie must be appalled at this breach of trust.

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

The only other universal option is Baker Street.

Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

Were stopwatches handed out ahead of time, you lickspittle?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Rollins: "We had an amazing cabinet meeting. President Trump walked in before the cameras were there. We all stood up & gave him a two minute standing ovation. There's so much love in that room & respect & just appreciation for him. No one could do what that man is doing today. So I was so grateful"

Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

I will never tire of pointing out that Donald Trump Sr. literally *is* a criminal.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

BARTIROMO: Trump says Pritzker and Brandon Johnson should be in jail. Your reaction?

TRICIA McLAUGHLIN: They are aiding and abetting criminals ... Pritzker is lying about racial profiling going on

Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

"In a world in which billions of people are active online, support for almost any proposition, no matter how farfetched, fantastical or unreasonable, can be found with little effort in any number of comment sections, chat rooms and servers."

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

"The views expressed by users @kaioken8026, @mrright8439, and @ZxZNebula ... do not alter the Court’s analysis."

The Court holds, based upon a full consideration of the context in which “Not Like Us” was published, that a reasonable listener could not have concluded that “Not Like Us” was conveying objective facts about Drake. The views expressed by users @kaioken8026, @mrright8439, and @ZxZNebula, and the other YouTube and Instagram commentators quoted in the Complaint, Am. Compl., ¶¶ 73-74, do not alter the Court’s analysis. In a world in which billions of people are active online, support for almost any proposition, no matter how farfetched, fantastical or unreasonable, can be found with little effort in any number of comment sections, chat rooms, and servers. “[T]hat some readers may infer a defamatory meaning from a statement does not necessarily render the inference reasonable under the circumstances.” Jacobus, 51 N.Y.S.3d at 336.

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

sometimes i think i'm doing ok then I ask if the graves at the cemetery are buried in alphabetical order.

Cosmic Clau @cosmicclau.bsky.social · 2d

sometimes i think i'm doing ok then i start driving with the handbrake still up

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

Never accept *any* proposal from Republicans unless they perform their end of the bargain first.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

An up or down vote on extending the ACA subsidies, and I would add a separate up or down vote the same day to release the Epstein files.

Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

People in Gaza don’t have families, apparently.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d

My statement on Middle East peace

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 1d

Donald trump can still win the Nobel Peace prize if Mike Pence has the courage

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

What's a great movie image that is ingrained in your head? 🎥

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

Antifa : We oppose fascism. It is literally our whole deal. It's in our name.

Republicans : HOW DARE YOU.

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 1d

you know what fair

Bootleggirl on twitter writes: "I still dislike the Star Wars sequels but I can't no longer fault them for running with the premise of "20 years after fascism, same fascism again, but stupider" bc I just lived through that.

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

Call me cold-blooded, but this sort of thing is just plain weird. I mean, these people are all going to go home and eat chicken etc, so what's the difference?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Family of ducks crossing Perth freeway cause peak-hour pile up

Six cars are caught in a pile-up as a family of ducks attempts to cross busy Kwinana Freeway during the morning peak hour in Perth.

www.abc.net.au

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

Obviously it was deserved on the merits, but an added bonus of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a (1) Venezuelan (2) woman (3) of colour is just imagining the tantrum thrown by a certain orange manchild.

www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

María Corina Machado named as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner despite lobbying by Trump

US president’s actions counter to prize criteria, analysts say

www.irishtimes.com

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