Never connect a Smart TV to the internet.
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Never connect a Smart TV to the internet.
No Brit under 27.5 did
December 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
No Brit under 27.5 did
A minority did. But the most galling thing is that many of those that did were able to get their rights back through luck of ancestry while many who didn't were not. This is unfair.
December 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A minority did. But the most galling thing is that many of those that did were able to get their rights back through luck of ancestry while many who didn't were not. This is unfair.
Anglosphere countries in general are the most tolerant in the world and its not even really close tbh.
Are they perfect? Of course not but there are far far worse.
Are they perfect? Of course not but there are far far worse.
December 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Anglosphere countries in general are the most tolerant in the world and its not even really close tbh.
Are they perfect? Of course not but there are far far worse.
Are they perfect? Of course not but there are far far worse.
What if they were born in Scotland, what if they're parents are Scottish? What if they're born and raised in England and have 3 English grandparents but 1 Scottish grandparent?
December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
What if they were born in Scotland, what if they're parents are Scottish? What if they're born and raised in England and have 3 English grandparents but 1 Scottish grandparent?
Performative outrage at something that was clearly a joke, seem most likely scenario tbh.
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Performative outrage at something that was clearly a joke, seem most likely scenario tbh.
The whole Irish Nanna thing was clearly a joke, honestly I wouldn't be surprised to find out it was a creation of Mr Conghaile himself, a false flag if you will, just so he could go on a tirade to accuse you of being hibernophobic.
As the grandson of an Irish Nanna, I found it funny not offensive.
As the grandson of an Irish Nanna, I found it funny not offensive.
December 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The whole Irish Nanna thing was clearly a joke, honestly I wouldn't be surprised to find out it was a creation of Mr Conghaile himself, a false flag if you will, just so he could go on a tirade to accuse you of being hibernophobic.
As the grandson of an Irish Nanna, I found it funny not offensive.
As the grandson of an Irish Nanna, I found it funny not offensive.
@andrewhesselden.bsky.social may have multiple accounts but I am certainly not one of them.
I think he's just an innocent guy who has had his life wrecked by Brexit like so many others.
I think he's just an innocent guy who has had his life wrecked by Brexit like so many others.
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
@andrewhesselden.bsky.social may have multiple accounts but I am certainly not one of them.
I think he's just an innocent guy who has had his life wrecked by Brexit like so many others.
I think he's just an innocent guy who has had his life wrecked by Brexit like so many others.
Sounds like a symbiotic, don't ask, don't tell situation. Everyone wins, well except the Brits caught up in Brexit without the correct ancestry.
December 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Sounds like a symbiotic, don't ask, don't tell situation. Everyone wins, well except the Brits caught up in Brexit without the correct ancestry.
I'm not a single issue poster, I actually first started posting because as a Latin American I was frustrated with the conflation of America/US similar to Europe/EU. Then I happened upon Andrew's account and seemingly an entire drama of connected accounts. I hope to engage in a range of topics.
December 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I'm not a single issue poster, I actually first started posting because as a Latin American I was frustrated with the conflation of America/US similar to Europe/EU. Then I happened upon Andrew's account and seemingly an entire drama of connected accounts. I hope to engage in a range of topics.
Well this has just been my nascent (as you keenly point out) experience of this platform.
Here's to a long future of polite disagreement with you in that case.
Here's to a long future of polite disagreement with you in that case.
December 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Well this has just been my nascent (as you keenly point out) experience of this platform.
Here's to a long future of polite disagreement with you in that case.
Here's to a long future of polite disagreement with you in that case.
I tried interacting with others but was swiftly blocked, not really sure why. I've come to the conclusion that most blue sky users just want an echochamber, so you'll probably be hard pressed to find any prolonged interactions of disagreement as people here are block heavy users.
December 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I tried interacting with others but was swiftly blocked, not really sure why. I've come to the conclusion that most blue sky users just want an echochamber, so you'll probably be hard pressed to find any prolonged interactions of disagreement as people here are block heavy users.
That's silly. It would be cool if the UK joined Schengen but as long as it's out I'd much rather enjoy the best of both worlds.
We literally have the best passport in Europe.
We literally have the best passport in Europe.
December 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
That's silly. It would be cool if the UK joined Schengen but as long as it's out I'd much rather enjoy the best of both worlds.
We literally have the best passport in Europe.
We literally have the best passport in Europe.
I'm sure some would love actual signs to read. No English.
It's sad, we're all people here to share this rock.
It's sad, we're all people here to share this rock.
December 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I'm sure some would love actual signs to read. No English.
It's sad, we're all people here to share this rock.
It's sad, we're all people here to share this rock.
For me the past is the past, every group did shit to another group. Unfortunately though a lot of Irish, including the distant diaspora who suffered non of this harbour extreme resentment still. Perhaps that's the reason many seem to revel in the post Brexit plight of the English in particular.
December 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For me the past is the past, every group did shit to another group. Unfortunately though a lot of Irish, including the distant diaspora who suffered non of this harbour extreme resentment still. Perhaps that's the reason many seem to revel in the post Brexit plight of the English in particular.
Why would the Irish side want it stopped? It gives us the right to live on the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands too. These are great from a tax perspective, personally my US citizenship nullifies some of these benefits but it's always nice to have more options!
I'll vote to keep it, if I can vote
I'll vote to keep it, if I can vote
December 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Why would the Irish side want it stopped? It gives us the right to live on the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands too. These are great from a tax perspective, personally my US citizenship nullifies some of these benefits but it's always nice to have more options!
I'll vote to keep it, if I can vote
I'll vote to keep it, if I can vote
I never met my Irish nan but that mock up actually looked like the pictures I've seen lol.
December 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I never met my Irish nan but that mock up actually looked like the pictures I've seen lol.
I wonder if English, Scottish and Welsh republicans should be allowed to opt for an Irish passport, if they don't want to be subject to the King and align closer with Irish republicanism than British monarchism.
December 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I wonder if English, Scottish and Welsh republicans should be allowed to opt for an Irish passport, if they don't want to be subject to the King and align closer with Irish republicanism than British monarchism.
Well exactly, what even is a person. You end up getting into the realms of ethno-nationalism and remigration. Unsavoury concepts.
December 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Well exactly, what even is a person. You end up getting into the realms of ethno-nationalism and remigration. Unsavoury concepts.
Seems that guy has blocked me. It was an AI picture of an old lady holding a shamrock and an "Irish" passport.
Was quite amusing tbh.
Was quite amusing tbh.
December 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Seems that guy has blocked me. It was an AI picture of an old lady holding a shamrock and an "Irish" passport.
Was quite amusing tbh.
Was quite amusing tbh.
Actually that kind of makes sense. Today you have many Brits with Irish surnames but the connection is too far back for a citizenship/passport, it's assumed that back in 1920 only those of actual Irish extraction would have opted for Irish citizenship so it would have been able to be passed on.
December 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Actually that kind of makes sense. Today you have many Brits with Irish surnames but the connection is too far back for a citizenship/passport, it's assumed that back in 1920 only those of actual Irish extraction would have opted for Irish citizenship so it would have been able to be passed on.
They don't even run in the UK, merely ennobled.
December 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
They don't even run in the UK, merely ennobled.
Maybe in typical EU democratic fashion he was running unopposed.
December 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Maybe in typical EU democratic fashion he was running unopposed.
Fifth columnists like Kneecap can be funded by the British state
December 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Fifth columnists like Kneecap can be funded by the British state
Duly noted.
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Duly noted.