Sean Groarke
@groarke.com
🇮🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 - Networks, security, IPv6, npd6 - Neighbor Proxy Daemon 6, lives in France. Tries to be kind and tolerant - even if it's difficult some days.
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It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
Here in France they are much more up-front about it. They ring the doorbell - "to give you their free-of-charge calendar for next year" - a crappy little thing costing a few cents to produce. You, overjoyed, are then expected to bung them EUR 20 or so. (And I do!! They deserve it!)
December 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Here in France they are much more up-front about it. They ring the doorbell - "to give you their free-of-charge calendar for next year" - a crappy little thing costing a few cents to produce. You, overjoyed, are then expected to bung them EUR 20 or so. (And I do!! They deserve it!)
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I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
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White men, imagine you go for a job. The interview panel is three black women. The board of directors is all black women and has been, without exception, forever. You notice that all supervisors are black women and the only white man you see is cleaning. The company insists they appoint on merit /1
December 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
White men, imagine you go for a job. The interview panel is three black women. The board of directors is all black women and has been, without exception, forever. You notice that all supervisors are black women and the only white man you see is cleaning. The company insists they appoint on merit /1
Nadine dear, I love ABBA too! Repeat this 5 times a day: "I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore."
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Nadine dear, I love ABBA too! Repeat this 5 times a day: "I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore."
"Not during my watch." - Sounds like a smart watch...
December 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
"Not during my watch." - Sounds like a smart watch...
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“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
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This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
It's superb. And no worries that "it's black and white" means.... pretentious! (Which *can* occasionally be true! :-) ) No no no. It's perfect. It's stunning. I loved it.
September 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's superb. And no worries that "it's black and white" means.... pretentious! (Which *can* occasionally be true! :-) ) No no no. It's perfect. It's stunning. I loved it.
UK Justice Minister: "I want to thank the police for their bravery and their courage in carrying out their diligent duties in the line of public protection..." Yeah, those little old ladies are violent lunatics. To say nothing of the blind terrorist in a wheelchair. Well done brave police.
August 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
UK Justice Minister: "I want to thank the police for their bravery and their courage in carrying out their diligent duties in the line of public protection..." Yeah, those little old ladies are violent lunatics. To say nothing of the blind terrorist in a wheelchair. Well done brave police.
So glad the UK is making preparations to jail a load of elderly middle-class terrorists - threatening our very existence by having the wrong ink markings on pieces of paper. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England
Exclusive: Possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisons
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So glad the UK is making preparations to jail a load of elderly middle-class terrorists - threatening our very existence by having the wrong ink markings on pieces of paper. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
I went LibDem as tactical to boot the Tory (and it worked!) My heart was Labour. Next time? Labour can get stuffed. LibDem all the way. I trust them. I do not trust Labour at all now...
June 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I went LibDem as tactical to boot the Tory (and it worked!) My heart was Labour. Next time? Labour can get stuffed. LibDem all the way. I trust them. I do not trust Labour at all now...
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I don’t understand Yvette Cooper’s moral universe where we are supposed to feel more threatened by protesters spray painting war planes than our own government’s steadfast support of a regime who everyday find more horrendous ways to murder people .
More than 400 people in Gaza have now been killed trying to reach food at sites run by the ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’. “The attempt to survive is being met with a death sentence,” says Jonathan Whittall, UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA).
news.un.org/en/story/202...
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Gaza: UN warns of ‘weaponised hunger’ and growing death toll amid food chaos
The top UN humanitarian official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has issued a stark warning over the deepening crisis in Gaza, where civilians are being killed daily while trying to access food,...
news.un.org
June 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I don’t understand Yvette Cooper’s moral universe where we are supposed to feel more threatened by protesters spray painting war planes than our own government’s steadfast support of a regime who everyday find more horrendous ways to murder people .
Sent your son to Eton? Assuage your guilt by using Boarder Offset.
June 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Sent your son to Eton? Assuage your guilt by using Boarder Offset.
While delighted with the EU/UK agreements today, it's still rather tragic to see the joy and celebration just from clawing back a TINY fraction of the benefits the UK chose to bin with Brexit.
May 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
While delighted with the EU/UK agreements today, it's still rather tragic to see the joy and celebration just from clawing back a TINY fraction of the benefits the UK chose to bin with Brexit.
I am resident outside the UK, but after many years of disenfranchisement regained my voting rights for the last election. I voted LibDem, not Labour, I admit pure 'strategy' to GTTO. And it worked! But next time: no strategic stuff. 100% LibDem and no chance racist Labour.
May 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I am resident outside the UK, but after many years of disenfranchisement regained my voting rights for the last election. I voted LibDem, not Labour, I admit pure 'strategy' to GTTO. And it worked! But next time: no strategic stuff. 100% LibDem and no chance racist Labour.
"More paralleler". A phrase that needs greater use! 😂
May 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"More paralleler". A phrase that needs greater use! 😂
It's Star Wars for adults.... in the darkest sense. Superbly made - but grim grim grim. Hoping some younger folk do watch and enjoy and learn from it. "This is how it happens..."
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It's Star Wars for adults.... in the darkest sense. Superbly made - but grim grim grim. Hoping some younger folk do watch and enjoy and learn from it. "This is how it happens..."
Should also have a good grasp of hyperbolic sin too then! (Which would apply to many of mine.... I do try and make them seem more sinful than they really were..... alas)
May 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Should also have a good grasp of hyperbolic sin too then! (Which would apply to many of mine.... I do try and make them seem more sinful than they really were..... alas)
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
April 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
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This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
March 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Random follower here... So very sorry to hear this. What else can one say.... I wish you all the best in the coming days and weeks. Shout out to folks if you need to. There's lots of us out here.
February 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Random follower here... So very sorry to hear this. What else can one say.... I wish you all the best in the coming days and weeks. Shout out to folks if you need to. There's lots of us out here.