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Karl Stanley

@karlstanley.bsky.social

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Twitter migrant. Dublin City Councillor for Clontarf. Also on mastodon, but rarely: https://mastodon.ie/@karlstanley

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · Dec 29

Apropos of nothing, I'm not going to argue with strangers on this site. If you want to debate me, you've got the wrong guy. I will probably just mute you and forget you exist.

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 1h

I wouldn't put it past them. He wants the shiny so so bad, maybe they can get him to talk Putin down before next year.

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 1h

Good statement from @ivanabacik.bsky.social

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 2h

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change,” he said.

The fact that we are stuck with politically beige leaders like this is so demoralising.

WE ARE FACING A CRISIS THAT COULD DESTROY OUR COUNTRY. STEP UP, YOU FUCKERS. SHOW SOME FUCKING LEADERSHIP.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 1h

Aw man that's just incredible, what a moment! Enjoy.

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 1h

She is such a chancer.

Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 2h

Now do the obscure and overlooked 70s performer David Bowie.

Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 2h

He went bankrupt running a bookies. An on-the-nose reminder of FG’s supposed economic competence.

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 2h

Five grand a week we pay this guy to tell us he can’t do anything

Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 2h

Another thing that FF aren’t saying out loud is that they believe they will either be able to dodge / renegotiate the fines or the fines will not come due while they are in government so they’ll be SF’s problem.

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 2h

Correct

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Micheál @nameless-weevil.bsky.social · 14h

The all channels attacks on Catherine Connolly are because, as with Irish Water, Ireland's right wing establishment have an unpopular project (de facto joining the "Western military alliance") that the hoi polloi aren't sophisticated enough to grasp the necessity of and desperation is setting in.

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Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 3h

So bloody useless

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Drew Shiel @arcanehobo.bsky.social · 13h

The rate at which the Irish Times and the Irish Independent are publishing smear material on Catherine Connolly is having two effects: I trust both papers EVEN LESS than I already did, and I'm very definitely voting for her.

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Tara Connolly @taraconnolly.bsky.social · 5h

Good morning from Gare du Midi in Brussels!

I'm railing and sailing to Dublin today and thought I would bring you along with me.

The journey will be 1) the Eurostar to London 2) a train to Holyhead with a change in Chester and 3) a ferry to Dublin.

Crossing my fingers it goes smoothly🤞🏻

Photo of the entrance to the Eurostar terminal in Gare du Midi.

There are glass windows with decals showing Big Ben, the London Underground and a royal guard. The foreground is a grey tiled floor.

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 3h

“They risk polarising society” wow his job as a leader is to manage that risk and show some leadership! If he won’t do it we need someone else who will

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 11h

I believe Clegg made $100mn from his few years greasing the wheels for meta

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 12h

What the hell?

Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 14h

That's it. All a game to them. None of it matters because I'm All Right Jack.

I cannot wait for the day when these people are out of power.

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 19h

"I would smear the bejaysus out of her, simply because you've nothing to lose... you've got to create a fear... in my experience, nothing works like negative campaigning."

They're really openly saying the quiet part out loud now aren't they...🤔

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 14h

My kids went to the Rosalind Franklin primary school in West London, NO WAY were are giving a prize to a chatbot until they sort out the one they robbed from her first.

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 14h

She's 62 years old. If she wanted to learn Irish she had six decades to do it before now.

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 15h

This Saturday is Super Saturday! A day of action to bring together everyone who supports Catherine and reach out to all those still undecided.

Sign up for an activity near you at connollyforpresident.ie/super-saturday

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 16h

Civility is defined as having a south Dublin or boarding school accent, speaking not too loudly and avoiding swear words. Decency, on the other hand, is a completely different thing, of less concern to FFG.

Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 17h

Anyway Judi, this conversation is making both of us stupider so I’m going to mute it now. Have a great day, but watch the skies, the reds are everywhere!