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@roc83.bsky.social

Writer. Musician. Recovering Academic

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Yeah, back in the 80s/90s fireworks were something that a friend would have to bring back from their holiday in France. They seem to be everywhere now. Probably for the best, I like that Iโ€™m not missing any fingers.

31.10.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So โ€ฆ youโ€™re a cat?

31.10.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m like Carrie from Sex and the City, I can do both

31.10.2025 15:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is what youโ€™ll pay with, right?

31.10.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

BBC has an international service for those stranded in former colonies that play soothing English voices describing the ingredients of coddle, on a loop.

31.10.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dublin already has BBC though

30.10.2025 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, and the worst thing is that it wonโ€™t even win them any votes. As Labour are finding out, neoliberal style racist pandering isnโ€™t good enough, when there are full fascist parties to vote for. Plus the number of these voters is far far smaller in Ireland.

30.10.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The only thing that can stop a woke guy with a gun is a Jordan Peterson with a gun.

30.10.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hideo Kojima already remade it with his Death Stranding games. Except he added things that the public really want like wearable babies, tar monsters, time accelerating rain, and hair metal guitar guns.

29.10.2025 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is the first search result on the google โ€œnewsโ€ tab for Amazon redundancies.

The worst thing is that stories from actual media outlets are spouting the same hollow corporate waffle.

29.10.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No, Bork is the adequate level of seriousness the Burkeโ€™s deserve

29.10.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just like the Dwarves, who mined too deep and stirred up an evil that should have remained forever buried ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

29.10.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please, please, please, PLEASE, can this additional funding be used to buy a guard dog trained specifically to keep Enoch Burke off the school grounds?

Obvs the dog should be called, Enoch Bork.

#Speirgorm

29.10.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Saying Dublin is better than Place X in Ireland signifies the permanent colonisation of certain Dub minds. Itโ€™s Empire boot licking masquerading as parochialism.

But we shouldnโ€™t blame Dubs for the mental imprisonment, rather, we should pity them.

Tony,

29.10.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Elon Musk - are you just going to stand there singing to trees while Britain is overrun by orcs, balrogs, and necromancers?

29.10.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Adverts should be representative of traditional British families.

28.10.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yup, and Ringo Starr encouraged it.

28.10.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Really?

Explain this then!!!

28.10.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sheโ€™s going to livestream frying sausages to inflict the final humiliation upon your soul

28.10.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was how Jonathan Rhys Meyers spotted him ๐Ÿ˜ข

28.10.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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28.10.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is also the problem of deeply ingrained party loyalty. Especially in some rural areas.

My mother in law always votes FG. Despite the fact that she lives in rent controlled social housing, is reliant on disability benefits, and FG are actively opposed to these things.

But, Michael Collins ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

28.10.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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*that class, in my headโ€™

Eh, eh, Tรณg go bog รฉ!

An bhfuil tรบ ag rรก liom, Tรณg go bog รฉ?

28.10.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yet, people keep voting for them.

People who may never be able to afford a house of their own.
People paying the highest rents and house prices on the planet.
People with middle aged children still living with them.

Itโ€™s a mass failure of public consciousness, exacerbated by media representation.

28.10.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My brother has been researching Irish housing for close to two decades. During this period, the overwhelming academic consensus is that state provision and regulation is fundamental to solving the housing crisis.

All this research is ignored because FF/FG opposition is ideologically entrenched.

28.10.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not one โ€ฆ Iona

28.10.2025 11:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cuz! I need hands on those communion wafers. Hands!!!

28.10.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damming indictment of Irish media that itโ€™s scrambling to amplify far-right regressive voices that appealed to a minority of the electorate than making any attempt to understand why the public voted for a left candidate.

The real story is that a united left is a powerful force in Irish politics.

28.10.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The level of betrayal in this photo must cut deep.

27.10.2025 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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