Zack Breslin

AI keeping shtum on this particular matter

Getting a bit nervous about my upcoming trip of a lifetime to Disney World, Florida

Weird bald slenderman German guy saying Europe needs a DOGE

the guy saying this now and the guy saying this in Venice c 1400 AD had the exact same physiognomy

All downhill from here!

during our weekly card game, he lulled me into a false sense of security b4 turning on me and betting aggressively. He won the hand and cleaned me out.
His attitude now is "dont gamble what u cant afford to lose" & "tough luck"
you may think you know your dog but always be wary

It required a lot of patience and love to get him to trust us, and even more of that to help him trust other people.
But the hard work paid off and he became the ideal dog: loyal and loving, relatively obedient, and basically my best friend. All good, until last night when...

🧵on the perils of having a rescue dog

We've had Marlo for 9 years, never a problem...until last night. He had been abandoned, possibly due to being gun-shy, and showed some clear signs of being mistreated (cowering, flinching etc and barking at strangers in the early days). 1/3

No worries, i took it as a compliment and you tagged me anyway

Possibly the most cowardly paragraph I've ever read in the Guardian, or any newspaper for that matter. Utterly shameful.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

is now in danger of falling under the sway of something akin to fascism. If this occurs it's likely that there'll be no going back from that.
With the connivance of a short sighted elite focused only on self-enrichment, we will have essentially chosen barbarism over socialism.
3/3

If either of these countries come to be ruled by the far-right it will be indisputable that the EU itself will have become a largely far-right bloc.

Considering that the US will be ruled by a neo-fascist party for the next few years if not longer, we can say that the entire western world . . . 2/3

Far-right parties lead governments in Hungary, Italy and Slovakia - and soon to be Austria. They're part of (or propping up) coalitions in Croatia, Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

It's entirely credible, if not probable, now that they'll take power in France and even Germany . . .
1/3

The most depressing thing is that not one of the constituent parts of this incoming coalition made much of an attempt to hide exactly what they are, or even pretend they can actually improve the country.
And approximately half the electorate is just fine with that. Grim.

Last plug for my article about the LA fires, climate change tipping points, and how we're all akin to frogs being boiled alive
(Link in pinned post)

Excerpt from my latest article, maybe not the best read of your suffering from the January blues...
See my pinned post for link

Excerpt from my latest article, maybe not the best read of your suffering from the January blues...
See my pinned post for link

The Boiling Point A new year has brought with it another new climate linked disaster. The fires that now encircle Los Angeles have so far destroyed more than…

With wildfires encircling Los Angeles and rendering houses to ashes and A-list celebrities into climate change refugees, I figured it was time to write another lament about the ever-escalating climate crisis.
medium.com/p/52c1e2f125c8

The Boiling Point A new year has brought with it another new climate linked disaster. The fires that now encircle Los Angeles have so far destroyed more than…

With wildfires encircling Los Angeles and rendering houses to ashes and A-list celebrities into climate change refugees, I figured it was time to write another lament about the ever-escalating climate crisis.
medium.com/p/52c1e2f125c8

Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows

"Every year for the rest of your life will be one of the hottest on record. This, in turn, means that 2024 will end up being among the coldest years of this century. Enjoy it while it lasts"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I don't think you need ten-dimensional chess to explain why rich American CEOs whose infinite growth machines have stalled might be on friendly terms with the rich American CEO president who promises to stop antitrust, buy their crypto, and negotiate with foreign markets on their behalf.

Somewhere in a dark corner of the IMF's headquarters there's an economist with a PHD in Syrian hydrocarbon resources who's about to get a big promotion

A "busy, busy year" supporting various crimes against humanity including genocide. Well done lads

My two great loves in life: Irish football and Irish politics.

Nothing but misery and crushing disappointment, over and over again.

5. the fash being roundly defeated
6. Fine Gael being thrown out of Donegal
7. Soc Dems as kingmakers (maybe?) will tell us how serious they are about actual positive change

Some positives of the election results so far:
1. No outright FG/FF majority, which was a possibility when election was called
2. FG/FF vote share still in decline
3. Greens punished for betrayal of their voters
4. The Monk upsetting lots of people I don't like

Fianna Fáil will also have took the lesson that they can still do well in the county despite the crisis, it's not exactly going to motivate them to push for a proper 100% scheme.

If Donegal lose Pringle and return two FF's, 100% Redress Party will have achieved precisely nothing in terms of increasing the chances of a proper scheme, despite their seat.
And Pringle was a great representative, hopefully he can still squeek in

‘They believe the social contract has been torn up’: How one area feels after an anti-immigrant candidate was elected Finglas community ‘has a lot of love to give and gives it out in plenty’ but feels ‘forgotten about and ignored’

If your confused about why some inner city communities would vote for Gerry Hutch, may I direct you to this article by Kitty Holland, written after the local elections, about the level of deprivation found in parts of Finglas that voted for Gavin Pepper

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Didn't need to Google it, I know a good commonsense idea when I see one

As long as stacked correctly, not seeing the problem here