@ellardy.bsky.social
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“They always show you the first one, like a giraffe, a tiger, or this, or that — a whale. ‘Which one is the whale?’ Okay. And that goes on for three or four [questions] and then it gets harder and harder and harder.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump: "They have Jasmine Crockett -- a low IQ person. AOC is low IQ. Have her pass the exams I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. They're cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump. The first couple questions are easy -- a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe ... "
October 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“They always show you the first one, like a giraffe, a tiger, or this, or that — a whale. ‘Which one is the whale?’ Okay. And that goes on for three or four [questions] and then it gets harder and harder and harder.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Jesus. Absolute disaster. A scarecrow should have been able to beat someone so clearly unable to distinguish our friends from our foes on the international stage but the parties couldn't even field that
Called it at 9:13, which is a new record I think. Connolly by 60%+. Spoiled votes may outpoll Heather Humphreys.
October 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Jesus. Absolute disaster. A scarecrow should have been able to beat someone so clearly unable to distinguish our friends from our foes on the international stage but the parties couldn't even field that
Weirdly, #Swift albums were a lot more relateable when they had fictional narrators rather than a billionaire settling scores and/or bragging. Fictional murderers got a lot more sympathy from me than this childishness
#Folklore v #LifeOfAShowgirl
#Folklore v #LifeOfAShowgirl
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Weirdly, #Swift albums were a lot more relateable when they had fictional narrators rather than a billionaire settling scores and/or bragging. Fictional murderers got a lot more sympathy from me than this childishness
#Folklore v #LifeOfAShowgirl
#Folklore v #LifeOfAShowgirl
If one shutdown might be regarded as misfortune and twice looks like carelessness, then thrice under Donald Trump alone is surely evidence of terminal lunacy
#US
#US
Imagine if the EU institutions bungled their budget-setting process so badly that all staff would be placed on leave without pay. You'd never hear the end of it! But oh hey it's America so just one of those things.
October 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If one shutdown might be regarded as misfortune and twice looks like carelessness, then thrice under Donald Trump alone is surely evidence of terminal lunacy
#US
#US
Absolute embarrassment that anyone who wants Ireland to continue supporting Ukraine and to stand up to Putin should rank dead last the candidate endorsed by Labour and the Greens
#aras25
#aras25
October 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Absolute embarrassment that anyone who wants Ireland to continue supporting Ukraine and to stand up to Putin should rank dead last the candidate endorsed by Labour and the Greens
#aras25
#aras25
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My indie game Dice With Death has broken over 300 reviews on Steam with 91% Positive! To celebrate, we're giving away 3 copies of the game.
To enter just make sure you're following and repost this post. We'll DM a code to 3 people on Wednesday. #gamedev #indiegame #IndieGameDevs
To enter just make sure you're following and repost this post. We'll DM a code to 3 people on Wednesday. #gamedev #indiegame #IndieGameDevs
August 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My indie game Dice With Death has broken over 300 reviews on Steam with 91% Positive! To celebrate, we're giving away 3 copies of the game.
To enter just make sure you're following and repost this post. We'll DM a code to 3 people on Wednesday. #gamedev #indiegame #IndieGameDevs
To enter just make sure you're following and repost this post. We'll DM a code to 3 people on Wednesday. #gamedev #indiegame #IndieGameDevs
I was at "what time is this stupid summit at" levels of anxious today, God knows what comes out of this meeting
August 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I was at "what time is this stupid summit at" levels of anxious today, God knows what comes out of this meeting
Worried about this stupid summit and surprised that European leaders don't seem to be.
Trump is too unpredictable for this level of calm from them
Trump is too unpredictable for this level of calm from them
Vg piece
"For Zelenskyy, it is the biggest diplomatic challenge of his six years in office. He will be stuck outside the Alaskan room where decisions on Ukraine’s fate could be made by the man who invaded his country and the man once impeached over dealings with it."
www.ft.com/content/6f40...
"For Zelenskyy, it is the biggest diplomatic challenge of his six years in office. He will be stuck outside the Alaskan room where decisions on Ukraine’s fate could be made by the man who invaded his country and the man once impeached over dealings with it."
www.ft.com/content/6f40...
Zelenskyy faces his ‘moment of maximum pressure’
Weakened at home, the Ukrainian president must try to shape the Alaska talks from afar as battlefield losses mount
www.ft.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Worried about this stupid summit and surprised that European leaders don't seem to be.
Trump is too unpredictable for this level of calm from them
Trump is too unpredictable for this level of calm from them
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The author of the famous document graduated from high school in 2017, so must be about 26, and is now a “senior adviser” in the State Department. America, land of opportunity, eh?
On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the US State Department, writes Caroline de Gruyter.
Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory
On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the US State Department, writes Caroline de Gruyter.
euobserver.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The author of the famous document graduated from high school in 2017, so must be about 26, and is now a “senior adviser” in the State Department. America, land of opportunity, eh?
I know this quote is the subtitle specifically because of the absurdity but I still feel like some editorialising was warranted: "he says, absurdly, in an interview" or "despite publicly doing so" or the like.
When confident nobody will dare say the obvious, brazenly denying reality is a power flex!
When confident nobody will dare say the obvious, brazenly denying reality is a power flex!
June 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I know this quote is the subtitle specifically because of the absurdity but I still feel like some editorialising was warranted: "he says, absurdly, in an interview" or "despite publicly doing so" or the like.
When confident nobody will dare say the obvious, brazenly denying reality is a power flex!
When confident nobody will dare say the obvious, brazenly denying reality is a power flex!
Sometimes I read @theverge.com's reviews of products I will never buy for the self-aware passion and humour that goes into them.
June 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sometimes I read @theverge.com's reviews of products I will never buy for the self-aware passion and humour that goes into them.
Genuinely struggling to understand how the US finds such morons for their leadership. They could have picked any child from Florida to Texas over the age of 8 and found someone with more qualifications than this guy
(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency’s head said during a briefing that he hadn’t been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/
June 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Genuinely struggling to understand how the US finds such morons for their leadership. They could have picked any child from Florida to Texas over the age of 8 and found someone with more qualifications than this guy
Habemus Papam! 🥳
Leo XIV is a disappointingly traditional name but I think that "Francis" left big shoes to fill in many ways
Leo XIV is a disappointingly traditional name but I think that "Francis" left big shoes to fill in many ways
May 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Habemus Papam! 🥳
Leo XIV is a disappointingly traditional name but I think that "Francis" left big shoes to fill in many ways
Leo XIV is a disappointingly traditional name but I think that "Francis" left big shoes to fill in many ways
Americans are focusing on the recklessly incomptent handling of state secrets.
Europeans should be focusing on the "loathing" and disdain for "PATHETIC" allies.
The US Vice-President argued against doing something because it helped Europe; the WH countered that they could use it to "extract" cash
Europeans should be focusing on the "loathing" and disdain for "PATHETIC" allies.
The US Vice-President argued against doing something because it helped Europe; the WH countered that they could use it to "extract" cash
March 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Americans are focusing on the recklessly incomptent handling of state secrets.
Europeans should be focusing on the "loathing" and disdain for "PATHETIC" allies.
The US Vice-President argued against doing something because it helped Europe; the WH countered that they could use it to "extract" cash
Europeans should be focusing on the "loathing" and disdain for "PATHETIC" allies.
The US Vice-President argued against doing something because it helped Europe; the WH countered that they could use it to "extract" cash
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Il y a un agresseur : la Russie de Poutine. Il y a un agressé : le peuple ukrainien. Face à cela et pour notre sécurité collective, une nécessité : l’Europe, maintenant.
Le temps des mots est révolu, passons aux actes.
Le temps des mots est révolu, passons aux actes.
February 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Il y a un agresseur : la Russie de Poutine. Il y a un agressé : le peuple ukrainien. Face à cela et pour notre sécurité collective, une nécessité : l’Europe, maintenant.
Le temps des mots est révolu, passons aux actes.
Le temps des mots est révolu, passons aux actes.
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Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
February 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
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President Macron:
We all know the situation. The aggressor is Russia. Ukraine are a nation under attack.
I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so.
We all know the situation. The aggressor is Russia. Ukraine are a nation under attack.
I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so.
February 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
President Macron:
We all know the situation. The aggressor is Russia. Ukraine are a nation under attack.
I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so.
We all know the situation. The aggressor is Russia. Ukraine are a nation under attack.
I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so.
If European voters were braver, legislators would be requiring citizens to sign up for the reserves and indicate their readiness in the event we do need to rapidly mobilise. This exchange is infuriating and terrifying.
Trump to Zelenskyy: "Don't tell us what we're gonna feel. You're in no position to dictate that. You're in no position to dictate what we're gonna feel. We're gonna feel very good and very strong. You're right now not in a very good position. You're gambling with World War 3."
February 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If European voters were braver, legislators would be requiring citizens to sign up for the reserves and indicate their readiness in the event we do need to rapidly mobilise. This exchange is infuriating and terrifying.
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À mi-chemin entre un épisode de « The West Wing » et « The Office », mais scénarisé par Belzébuth.
Trump to Zelenskyy: "Don't tell us what we're gonna feel. You're in no position to dictate that. You're in no position to dictate what we're gonna feel. We're gonna feel very good and very strong. You're right now not in a very good position. You're gambling with World War 3."
February 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
À mi-chemin entre un épisode de « The West Wing » et « The Office », mais scénarisé par Belzébuth.
Oh my goodness, he actually did it
Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
The change could bring big price increases.
buff.ly
February 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Oh my goodness, he actually did it
Who on Earth at Google thought that I would want the weather it *currently* is a whole SIX times per day every day?
No, absolutely not, switching off as many as possible. So many nonsense notification reasons which I don't think were there before
No, absolutely not, switching off as many as possible. So many nonsense notification reasons which I don't think were there before
January 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Who on Earth at Google thought that I would want the weather it *currently* is a whole SIX times per day every day?
No, absolutely not, switching off as many as possible. So many nonsense notification reasons which I don't think were there before
No, absolutely not, switching off as many as possible. So many nonsense notification reasons which I don't think were there before
It's going to be a loooong four years of "what did the Madman In Chief say today" 😐
And he's not even taken office yet
And he's not even taken office yet
January 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It's going to be a loooong four years of "what did the Madman In Chief say today" 😐
And he's not even taken office yet
And he's not even taken office yet
Every nerdy podcast in the past month is a grim dissection of how #Trump might make things worse in every #policy field you can think of.
For Ukraine? Bad news.
Climate? 👎🏻 📰
Trade? 👎🏻 📰
Energy? 👎🏻📰
Research? Science? 👎🏻📰
The Middle East?👎🏻📰
NASA? You bet!
Weather forecasting? Somehow, also bad news.
For Ukraine? Bad news.
Climate? 👎🏻 📰
Trade? 👎🏻 📰
Energy? 👎🏻📰
Research? Science? 👎🏻📰
The Middle East?👎🏻📰
NASA? You bet!
Weather forecasting? Somehow, also bad news.
December 18, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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Is there a more transparent and responsive national election system in any other country?
Paper ballots. Counted in public. Single transferable vote. Proportional representation. #GE24 #GE2024
Paper ballots. Counted in public. Single transferable vote. Proportional representation. #GE24 #GE2024
Love a good vote, love a good tally! This is a great thread on how Ireland’s electoral system works #ge24
Worth another share, for the week that's in it…
How Ireland's PR-STV electoral system works, explained with a 🔴specific 🟠 (#notspon) 🟡 brand 🟢 of 🔵 popular 🟣 colourful 🟤 chocolate confectionery.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social #ge24
(Part 1 of 4)
How Ireland's PR-STV electoral system works, explained with a 🔴specific 🟠 (#notspon) 🟡 brand 🟢 of 🔵 popular 🟣 colourful 🟤 chocolate confectionery.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social #ge24
(Part 1 of 4)
November 30, 2024 at 9:10 AM
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forgot how absolutely moronic “tariff policy by tweet” was and am dreading having to deal with this stupidity for four years again.
November 26, 2024 at 12:22 AM
forgot how absolutely moronic “tariff policy by tweet” was and am dreading having to deal with this stupidity for four years again.