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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 2h

Ballsy move, what's the bet he loses this as well?

(Jokes aside, gambling is a scourge, I detest it)
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Man who blew £1.5m gambling on football sues Betfair in landmark fight

Lee Gibson, 47, of Leeds, went on to sue Betfair, alleging that it should have known he was a ‘problem gambler’

www.independent.co.uk

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 2h

Good. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term

www.bbc.co.uk

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 3h

Anyone who criticises her, or any other legal professional about who they represent should be challenged as to whether they believe certain people are deserving of due process or not. As this is how we end up with kangaroo courts.

Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 3h

My Dad is fluent in this, but he doesn't realise it, I took an Ulster Scots test before and I aced it from the stuff he says, as he's from rural Derry.

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 9h

Understandable. The soulless, unblinking algorithm-determined community was always at most risk from AI.

Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 9h

#MrBeast says #AI could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it ‘scary times’ for the industry - techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/m...

MrBeast says AI could threaten creators' livelihoods, calling it 'scary times' for the industry | TechCrunch

If MrBeast is openly questioning whether AI is an existential threat to his business and others like it, then it's fair to say that smaller creators are likely even more worried.

techcrunch.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 15h

I hope/pray this very flawed ‘deal’ from Trump that Hamas & Israel agreed to ends the genocide & famine & leads to a real ceasefire.

But my biggest fear is there is nothing and no one to stop Netanyahu from resuming the genocide once they get all the hostages back and Trump has his Nobel Prize.

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 22h

That was literally the interview I heard 😂 and that was my visceral reaction exactly

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 22h

I still don't get what it achieves, seems like a colossal waste of time, money and effort which would be better spent improving farming techniques and protecting the environment and food security

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 23h

But I'd like them to quantify how much this has gained their industry in terms of value, a desperately pointless crusade, as pretty much any normal person would think. As if that industry can own words and language for things.

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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 1d

Lawyer Represents Different Types of Clients Shocker

Lead; IRELAND WAS REELING LAST NIGHT AS IT EMERGED CATHERINE SO CALLED "CONNOLLLY" WAS ONCE A 'LAWYER' WHO 'REPRESENTED CLIENTS' AT SINISTER GATHERINGS KNOWN AS 'COURT CASES' - PAGES 1,2,3,4 etc etc

Catherine Connolly did ‘all types of work’ as barrister and represented banks during crash

Presidential election candidate says she was ‘obliged as a lawyer to act on behalf of variety of clients’

www.irishtimes.com

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 23h

I heard some Farming eejit going on about this months ago, and extolling the benefits of finally banishing the word milk from milk-alternative packaging, and it is so so pointless. And true enough, we bought this for a lactose intolerant friend we had around, and I'm flummoxed as to the value of it.

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

It beggars belief that FF were contacted on Sept 8th, and if they thought there was any veracity to it, that the money wasn't in Niall's account by Sept 10th at the latest.

Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

Oh sunny Jim. Take the L on this one. First he couldn't recollect the issue at all, and now when he's presented with receipts he now with full clarity says there's inaccuracies 🤣 #Áras25

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“We have reached out to Mr Donald and explained to him that we have been instructed to make the payment of 3,300 euro to him subject to clarifying two issues - we await hearing back from Mr Donald and once those two issues are clarified we can then proceed to close out on the matter,” the statement notes.

“From Mr Gavin’s initial consideration of the podcast it is clear there are inaccuracies,” the statement adds

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

I don't get how he doesn't get that further dragging out something terrible makes it even worse. Could just be landlord brain? Probably needs a study.

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

Yeah, good plan sending nervous people out with fully loaded rifles and itchy trigger fingers.

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

Oh sunny Jim. Take the L on this one. First he couldn't recollect the issue at all, and now when he's presented with receipts he now with full clarity says there's inaccuracies 🤣 #Áras25

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

I'm sure he'd rather set fire to the cash now, lol

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Damien Owens @damienowens.bsky.social · 1d

Ireland picking a President: ‘Someone thoughtful and wise, please, a noble spirit who reflects our better selves.’

Ireland picking a Taoiseach: ‘What can you show me in a Shameless Chancer?’

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

Clicking into the Discover tab, and into a random post and just completely not bothering to understand any context whatsoever must be a release that many many clowns on here love doing.

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

Presume they want rid of Luton Airport for some reason

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The Tonight Show @tonightvmtv.bsky.social · 1d

🗣️ ‘It’s McBudget that they’ve put out this year - and it’s a bit hard to swallow.’

@sineadgibney.bsky.social says the Government’s VAT cut for hospitality benefits big corporations and developers, not small businesses.

📺 Watch the full debate ➡️ https://youtu.be/GsQDqw8Oe4E

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 1d

*Smiling sweetly* "I commit to taking Geography classes IF I'm elected president" #Spéirgorm

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 1d

Heather Humphreys' campaign put up video of German parliament building to mark her visit to Belfast

On Wednesday, Ms Humphreys campaign uploaded a video of the visit, but in place of footage of Belfast City Hall, the video used a clip of the Bundestag in Berlin, with a German flag visible flying above

dlvr.it

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

Y'know the Flotillas that keep being kidnapped by Israel, are the Israeli's delivering that aid to Gaza like they said they would to deter the attempts, or is that just bullshit as well? And also, what is happening the seized boats? Returned or sunk or what?

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 1d

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 1d

The now deleted video from Heather Humphreys’ team including an image of the Reichstag building in Berlin.

Video focused on how Heather knows the border and the North - and was posted days after she said she doesn’t just go on “day trips”.

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

I watched a bit of Prime Time last night, after the auld Buiséad, and boy, some of the people on it last night who are impacted, that was grim.

And Paschal sat there, hard neck on him. Doesn't care.

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

They also don't love Boycotts, but we loved that guy

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