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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 2d

Cuomosexual Paul Atreides can still happen if people want it bad enough

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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 2d

Thirstposting really do just be woke racism

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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 2d

Posts are fucking disgusting and won't exist under centrism

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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 2d

You expect Millennials to care about places that are against their own existence? Sorry if I don't care about places like the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone where I might get pinched for being myself.

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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 2h

You expect Americans to care about places that are against their own existence? Sorry if I don't care about places like Arrakis where I might get doxxed for being myself.

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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 2h

Segregation is the weaponization of ethics in gaming journalism

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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 2h

Idk who needs to hear this but ACAB includes accountants

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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 2h

Anyway, Terminator is arguably a Prussian narrative, so let's be careful about labeling the floss dancing straight man a disabled icon.

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 1h

I've been trying to figure out what 'the map' of this election is going to be and I think for the moment my model is the first Lisbon Treaty referendum.

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 1h

I guess we are forced for discourse purposes to resort to crosstabs but the even-ness of the geographic split there is interesting to me, and probably isn't purely a polling artefact.

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 1h

That is indeed a sentence full of words.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 2h

A manager at Historic Environment Scotland was sanctioned after allegedly 'twerking' in front of Hollywood actor Martin Compston, according to reports

Scottish heritage boss sanctioned for 'twerking' in front of Martin Compston

www.thenational.scot

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 1h

Yes, but Labour were in government in 2011. It's pretty clear in both elections MDH won a lot of regular FG votes.

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 1h

He was basically the government candidate in both his elections.

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 2h

The answer is not a person but a historical period from about 1912 to 1923. Paradoxically, Dev is too remote a figure now to fulfil that role. There was a whole generation who cared deeply about Haughey v Garret Fitzgerald but they are all elderly now, nobody younger cares.

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 2h

Meanwhile, I think for most people here under 45 Ireland before 1990 is something of a foreign country with blurry relevance to now.

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 2h

One good thing about contemporary Irish politics is Haughey doesn't overshadow all his successors and seem like a figure important in understanding the now.

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 3h

That, and the press find the two main candidates boring.

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 15h

Surveying began before Gavin withdrew so ymmv whether this tells us anything other than Gavin was sinking to Gay Mitchell levels before he withdrew

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 15h

In a contest like this, that's not a massive lead. Connolly should still win, mind.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 16h

Independent Catherine Connolly has a substantial lead in the Presidential Election, a new Business Post/Red C poll suggests www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Substantial lead for Connolly in Áras race, poll suggests

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly has a substantial lead in the Presidential Election, a new Business Post/Red C poll suggests.

www.rte.ie

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Tamar @heartinamber.bsky.social · 15h

wrt the whole 'did America fight fascism in World War II' recurring discourse, at some point we do actually need to have a serious conversation about how much of online 'leftism' is just people uncritically repeating zombie Soviet propaganda

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 17h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 17h

John Lodge, Ian Watkins, Diane Keaton... I'll tell you God is putting together one of hell of... *large explosive noises break out*

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Marwood @marwoodlennox.bsky.social · 19h

Surprising it hadn't already happened

Tyron @tyron.bsky.social · 20h

well, there we are news.sky.com/story/lostpr...

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after attack in prison

Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison.

news.sky.com

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 23h

basically the issue with sun tzu is that most people don't think china is real

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d

step 1: justify a reactionary bespoke view of the world by gesturing at the workings of some machine free from human agency or choice

step 2: if you watch my webinar, you can be the exception

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