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Alan Rodgers

@bi99le5.bsky.social

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Usually to be found rocking double denim. Recovering former Brit finally taking ownership of being Irish. Desperate to retire so I can re-engage with restoration of my first car and become a Gaeilgeoir. Shy, pro EU opinionated halion. Guilty of confelicity

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Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · Mar 26

I did a thread, as usual a few typos but I think it is honest and true. Sadly not one of you commented, so I'm pinning it here so anyone who decides to follow me knows where I stand.

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Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · Mar 23

The West in particular and the world in general is in a parlous stare right now. The imperfect democracies that generally served the people post WW2 have been changing in degrees. Most of us haven't noticed or paid much heed. Unfortunately the forces for change have been the politicians, driven by

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 11h

Also called out the rental parasites condemning their very existence.

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Inish View @inishview.bsky.social · 22h

View from Fort Dunree in Inishowen, Donegal.
www.inishview.com/activity/for...

#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 22h

*endorsing

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday! Hope you have a smashing time. All the vestvpeople are born on 12th (and 14th) of October.

We'll be celebrating my wonderful OH's on Sunday too with a trip round Versailles. You'd be more than welcome 😁

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

Nice location for the weekend. Plenty to fonin walker ng distance 😎

Map of Paris showing hotel located centrally close to major places of interest.

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

Why do they keep calling it a war? It's not a war, it's an invasion.

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

The number of people endorsing Seána's stance here gives me hope!

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

Good for you Seana!

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

How do you like it?
How do you like it?

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

Just don't do a Swinson...

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, it's not as if we haven't all been constantly telling them to stop endorcing Reform Ltd policies...

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

The idea of parasite companies controlling housing shouldn't be possible. In some shape or form the state/regions should own and control domestic rentals. Legislation should ensure nobody is forced into homelessness. The world gets worse instead of better. Greed rules.

#HowMuchIsEnough

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

Another vile middle aged white bloke breaks cover. I don't follow football, don't know who this nasty piece of work Jordan is and don't ever want to know. Disgusting.

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa"

Statue of Mary Ann McCracken, anti slavery and human rights campaigner, at Belfast City Hall

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes, that old chestnut. How often I was told the same. He died, I didn't care, didn't go to his funeral and I haven't had a millisecond of sadness. In fact my life is better knowing he has ceased to exist just as it got better when I finally understood what was going on and broke off all contact.

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 1d

Why are you inflicting people like me on someone you call a friend?

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 2d

Oops, I had wrong person in mind. Yes, you are quite right. Can good people survive?

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Hoody McExtremist @hoodyindy.bsky.social · 2d

While Starmer and his BritFash Stasi look to crack down on people saying words (as well as pensioners writing them), this genocide is what Labour have enabled...

"Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead"

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe those countries who's nationals have not been released should start bombing raids on Israel🤔

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, Claire seems a sensible sort. Needs to create some clear blue water with Labour though.

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 2d

Wasn't aware of this but having now listened to his calm and thoughtfully delivered 'rant' I'm left wondering what sort of person would have a problem with a single word.

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 2d

We need to find the risers soon but we also need to get smarter at identifying them. A bit less "he's the second coming, all hail", we need to be measured.

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 2d

"Listening to the views of the people, that's democracy"

Really? Which people? Where are the figures to say that is the democratic wish of the people? Is this like the 27% that voted for brexit?

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 3d

the Holocaust is where the Nazi regime *ended*, it is not where it began. It began with undermining the rule of law; othering on the basis of who people are; the normalisation of hate; rights limitations etc. And we are already much closer to some of those patterns than many people think. 2/2

Alan Rodgers @bi99le5.bsky.social · 2d

Only weirdos eat mouldy food, I'll grant you that.