Dave Mathieson
@tinydbass.bsky.social
Likes jazz, cycling and software development. Opinions my own only and don't reflect anyone I work for, know, am related to, make eye contact with.
What he most conveys is the aura of someone who wants it all to go away so he and his government can go back to their quiet existence of failing to do stuff.
January 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
What he most conveys is the aura of someone who wants it all to go away so he and his government can go back to their quiet existence of failing to do stuff.
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"It's a doggy-dog world" was in the replies as well which is lovely....
January 16, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"It's a doggy-dog world" was in the replies as well which is lovely....
I've been chuckling away to myself about "Belgian whistles" since I first read it yesterday. Really relishing the chance to use it in conversation
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
I've been chuckling away to myself about "Belgian whistles" since I first read it yesterday. Really relishing the chance to use it in conversation
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DoB is just doing the job he was given, to delay & defend.
MM doesn't think #ClimateChange can be mitigated against. He has given up, or maybe he never even tried.
The solutions are there.
All that is missing is political will.
This failed gov is failing Ireland now & in the future
3/3
#IrishPol
MM doesn't think #ClimateChange can be mitigated against. He has given up, or maybe he never even tried.
The solutions are there.
All that is missing is political will.
This failed gov is failing Ireland now & in the future
3/3
#IrishPol
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM
DoB is just doing the job he was given, to delay & defend.
MM doesn't think #ClimateChange can be mitigated against. He has given up, or maybe he never even tried.
The solutions are there.
All that is missing is political will.
This failed gov is failing Ireland now & in the future
3/3
#IrishPol
MM doesn't think #ClimateChange can be mitigated against. He has given up, or maybe he never even tried.
The solutions are there.
All that is missing is political will.
This failed gov is failing Ireland now & in the future
3/3
#IrishPol
It's ok when the alternative is doing something that you don't want to, but you have to *really* not want to do it.
January 16, 2026 at 10:41 AM
It's ok when the alternative is doing something that you don't want to, but you have to *really* not want to do it.
Ooof, just spotted "pubic transport". Sorry about that....
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Ooof, just spotted "pubic transport". Sorry about that....
These pieces usually read like "Oh crap, I need 800 words by Wednesday. What's going on in the US that I can clunkily shoehorn into an Irish context?"
January 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM
These pieces usually read like "Oh crap, I need 800 words by Wednesday. What's going on in the US that I can clunkily shoehorn into an Irish context?"
I think it's also a suburban/driving-everywhere thing. The nice things about cities are often only accessible / obvious if you're on foot or pubic transport.
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I think it's also a suburban/driving-everywhere thing. The nice things about cities are often only accessible / obvious if you're on foot or pubic transport.
I always thought the "don" in London is cognate of "dún"...
January 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I always thought the "don" in London is cognate of "dún"...
Funny how unwavering support for whatever Trump wants leads you down a bigger and bigger hole so that demonstrably violent away fans are now the good guys. Real "black is white" stuff.
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Funny how unwavering support for whatever Trump wants leads you down a bigger and bigger hole so that demonstrably violent away fans are now the good guys. Real "black is white" stuff.
Has a nice "mob boss" ring to it....
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Has a nice "mob boss" ring to it....
First one is fantastic. I'd love to know (not really) what correlation they think exists. Lack of beef making men less manly? Woke bracelet wearing turning men into vegans? Cows now being bred for their leather for bracelets instead of into stew?
January 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
First one is fantastic. I'd love to know (not really) what correlation they think exists. Lack of beef making men less manly? Woke bracelet wearing turning men into vegans? Cows now being bred for their leather for bracelets instead of into stew?
Looks like you have to put your cigarette out as well which seems like a shame...
January 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Looks like you have to put your cigarette out as well which seems like a shame...
"An Garda Síochána....does not alert us to every investigation that takes place"
No, leader of the government, but have you tried *asking* them?
No, leader of the government, but have you tried *asking* them?
January 14, 2026 at 7:43 AM
"An Garda Síochána....does not alert us to every investigation that takes place"
No, leader of the government, but have you tried *asking* them?
No, leader of the government, but have you tried *asking* them?
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As always, a fantastic response from @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk :
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/response-to-...
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/response-to-...
Wheels for Wellbeing response to government announcement on pavement parking
Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
As always, a fantastic response from @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk :
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/response-to-...
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/response-to-...
Why do f*ckheads all over the world think that protesting about something your government is doing is invalid unless you simultaneously protest about things that all other governments are going as well?
January 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Why do f*ckheads all over the world think that protesting about something your government is doing is invalid unless you simultaneously protest about things that all other governments are going as well?
People who rarely/never used them would occasionally call them "hard disks" by mistake
January 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
People who rarely/never used them would occasionally call them "hard disks" by mistake
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Step 4 is super easy, too. On Android, just search for X in the Play Store, click the 3 dots in the upper right corner, and you can flag as inappropriate.
January 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Step 4 is super easy, too. On Android, just search for X in the Play Store, click the 3 dots in the upper right corner, and you can flag as inappropriate.