DXK
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DXK
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Human, Irish, SocDem. He/Him.
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🇮🇸 Iceland’s most famous music artist, Björk calls for her home nation to join the boycott of Eurovision 2026.
December 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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I think Tarantino can be an interesting filmmaker, but I've wanted him to shut up with his "master of all cinema history" bullshit for years. It delights me that going after Matthew Lillard is what finally got movie fans to collectively tell him to fuck off.
Matthew Lillard reacts to Quentin Tarantino's comments about him

"Quentin Tarantino says he doesn't like me as an actor ... it hurts your feelings, it fucking sucks, and he wouldn't say that to Tom Cruise ... or a top-line actor ... It's humbling, and it hurts"
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Anybody missing a bicycle?
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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A decade old tweet, still going strong.
Well worth resurrecting this
December 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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In the vault he found himself face to face with his lieutenant, shorn of limb and slack of jaw, eyes pinned open. Shetghe was a servitor, doomed to eternal service. As the shock maul struck his neck the governor heard whispered

‘Ain’t no rest for the wicked, til we close our eyes for good’

End
December 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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So if I have this right, the Government, who for years have been blaming the rental crisis on false claims that landlords are fleeing the market, introduced policies that have caused landlords to flee the market, and are now sending letters to landlords begging them not to flee the market.
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Of course! An Ireland Thinks poll in today's Sunday Independent shows 79% of people support RTÉ's decision not to take part in Eurovision 2026 due to apartheid Israel's participation. Ireland stands with Palestine, always. #BoycottEurovision #BDS
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.
December 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Reviewed CMAT’s show in Dublin.
CMAT at 3Arena review: One of the best gigs of 2025 by an artist at the peak of her powers
Having conquered an arena, the immediate feeling now is that a stadium awaits her
www.irishtimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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It is an absolutely delightful irony that the richest man in the world is universally acknowledged to be a huge fucking loser who not a single living person envies in any way at all
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Pop into us for a personalised signing of Celtic Mythology. The authors are with us in store until 1 pm today. A gorgeous gift for folklore lovers and winter readers. €14.99.
Did I mention only 3 weekends left?!
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Must-read: "Politicians should be careful about what the lobbyists wish for – the latter’s cures often make things worse.
The planning system is a key part of democracy and the legal system is how citizens hold power to account. Tinker with them at your peril"

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Lorcan Sirr: Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer
We have seen before how cutting ‘red tape’ leads to disaster, especially in planning and housing
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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“RTÉ will not participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, nor will RTÉ broadcast the competition.

RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation remains unconscionable given the appalling loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there.”
RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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The problem is not the courts.
The problem is that the Irish government parties are ideologically incapable of taking the actions necessary to solve the housing crisis. They know how to fix it, but they won't, waiting instead for the "market" to do it for them, which it never, ever will.
ICYMI

Government claim that Judicial Reviews will be up 30% this year & will “drown the courts” is false, they’ll be down about 15% in 2025 #Planning #Speirgorm
Min Jack Chambers claim: “number of judicial reviews rapidly growing. 2024 saw 43% increase on 2023, & 2025 a further 30% increase in cases in Court”

Factcheck “number of JR decreasing year on year..members of public to take 40% fewer in 2025 & overall JRs will be 15% lower this year”

links below
December 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Public broadcasters in Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Spain said Thursday they will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, after the European Broadcasting Union refused to hold a vote on whether to exclude Israel.
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Look guys, if the gays can boycott the Eurovision, the very very very least you can do is boycott FIFA
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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If I had failed a responsibility to deliver housing and infrastructure for decades, I too might try to build a narrative blaming my failure on third parties (courts, lawyers, citizens, The Goblin Prince Under The Mountain).

But I see no reason, bar abject power worship, for anyone to repeat it.
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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My tribute to my dad, who passed away last month in the UK.

He was a proud Indian immigrant *and* a proud British citizen.

His life story is one long rebuttal to the nativists, bigots and xenophobes.
Mehdi Pays Tribute To His Late Father
YouTube video by Zeteo
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part
RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.

The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."

Elon about to get big mad.
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses.

The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.

And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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The Victorian insistence on fencing away help from the undeserving is a mental trap that causes misery for everyone, including its advocates.

Basic Income looks this in the face and says “Cash for all. No questions asked.”

It is why it works. It is why the evidence for it is never enough for them.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Gardaí say almost 4,000 people have been reported missing so far this year.

Families marked National Missing Persons Day today and made fresh appeals for information on their loved ones.

#VMNews
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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And look where it's written too. Top, and to the right. Top, and to the right
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM