dafoley8
@dafoley8.bsky.social
Irish in Atlantic Canada, comedy, soccer, books,rugby, podcasts, theatre, running. (Not even remotely in that order)
This will be probably a lot of sport with some books that I've been reading thrown in.
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This will be probably a lot of sport with some books that I've been reading thrown in.
goodreads.com/dafoley8
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Watch this, it's astonishing.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Watch this, it's astonishing.
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This.
Anybody who is more concerned about Arsenal’s tactics than the still outstanding 115 charges of financial cheating against Manchester City is not a person worth listening to.
February 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This.
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The follow through from Lisandro Martinez really makes it look like an intentional blow to the back of Gabriel Jesus' head.
He's VERY lucky he didn't get a red card for this.
He's VERY lucky he didn't get a red card for this.
This is bloody MMA stuff. It's a real outrage VAR did nothing.
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The follow through from Lisandro Martinez really makes it look like an intentional blow to the back of Gabriel Jesus' head.
He's VERY lucky he didn't get a red card for this.
He's VERY lucky he didn't get a red card for this.
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🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO until the annual Football v Homophobia Month of Action kicks off, and this year’s FvH Champions are assembling…
⚽️ From Premier League clubs to grassroots leagues, from fan groups to community foundations, everyone is welcome to show their support 🩷⚫️
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⚽️ From Premier League clubs to grassroots leagues, from fan groups to community foundations, everyone is welcome to show their support 🩷⚫️
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January 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO until the annual Football v Homophobia Month of Action kicks off, and this year’s FvH Champions are assembling…
⚽️ From Premier League clubs to grassroots leagues, from fan groups to community foundations, everyone is welcome to show their support 🩷⚫️
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⚽️ From Premier League clubs to grassroots leagues, from fan groups to community foundations, everyone is welcome to show their support 🩷⚫️
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By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
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Jason Sudeikis and Thierry Henry taking in the London Derby at Stamford Bridge 👏
January 24, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Jason Sudeikis and Thierry Henry taking in the London Derby at Stamford Bridge 👏
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Apologies to those of you who do not follow me for the politics (a large majority I'd imagine!), but bear with me this time. Thank goodness there are still leaders like Mark Carney around. The greatest, most consequential - most needed - political speech of our time. Vive le Canada.
My latest: Mark Carney just delivered the most important speech in recent Canadian history. Now, we wait for the fallout. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
Mark Carney just shook up the world
His speech in Davos might be the most important one ever delivered by a Canadian prime minister. Its consequences will determine his place in history — and ours.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Apologies to those of you who do not follow me for the politics (a large majority I'd imagine!), but bear with me this time. Thank goodness there are still leaders like Mark Carney around. The greatest, most consequential - most needed - political speech of our time. Vive le Canada.
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💯 correct.
What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
💯 correct.
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This... 👇🏾
Arsenal fans celebrating going 7 points clear.
a man with a mustache sits on a yellow swing
ALT: a man with a mustache sits on a yellow swing
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
This... 👇🏾
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I wonder if Anthony Mackie has met Declan Rice yet and if he said his name like this? Lol! 😂😂😂
January 17, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I wonder if Anthony Mackie has met Declan Rice yet and if he said his name like this? Lol! 😂😂😂
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Interview with Michel Platini – now in the clear but wanting to settle a few scores. On purported plot to "kill" him, Infantino's power lust, the need for Ceferin to face down Fifa, plans for a comeback behind the scenes and whether romantics can really win: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘A group of people decided to kill me’: Michel Platini on Fifa, Uefa and the fight to clear his name
The former Uefa president – caught between moving on and settling old scores – talks candidly about his downfall, Blatter, Infantino and the snakepit of the game’s governance
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Interview with Michel Platini – now in the clear but wanting to settle a few scores. On purported plot to "kill" him, Infantino's power lust, the need for Ceferin to face down Fifa, plans for a comeback behind the scenes and whether romantics can really win: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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This visibly gets to him so people should keep doing it.
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This visibly gets to him so people should keep doing it.
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If there's any outlet that wants to pay a queer journalist to write about what's happened in Aus football in the last 24-48 hours from a queer persons perspective/some sort of op-ed/opinion piece, I'm available and happy to write something for a reasonable rate. Please feel free to reach out via DM.
January 13, 2026 at 2:29 AM
If there's any outlet that wants to pay a queer journalist to write about what's happened in Aus football in the last 24-48 hours from a queer persons perspective/some sort of op-ed/opinion piece, I'm available and happy to write something for a reasonable rate. Please feel free to reach out via DM.
@andrewhunterm.bsky.social apologies to start with but you're the starting point for my quest; aiming to re-plant a reasonable % of our land/garden with moss...With very little research (the NSTAAF A4 book thing) sphagnum moss seems to be best, can you help/point me in the direction of pro's cons?
January 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
@andrewhunterm.bsky.social apologies to start with but you're the starting point for my quest; aiming to re-plant a reasonable % of our land/garden with moss...With very little research (the NSTAAF A4 book thing) sphagnum moss seems to be best, can you help/point me in the direction of pro's cons?
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
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"You gonna murder someone else? You can't kill us all, Nazis."
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"You gonna murder someone else? You can't kill us all, Nazis."
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🏒 'As a hit in the U.S., #HeatedRivalry is something of a Trojan horse — a Canada-forward, gay-themed cultural export sent south during a trade war at a time when the U.S. appears to be hedging on #LGBTQ rights.'
✍️ @nicohina.bsky.social, @ottawacitizen.com
#icehockey #hockey
✍️ @nicohina.bsky.social, @ottawacitizen.com
#icehockey #hockey
How Ottawa became the unlikely star of a gay hockey romance
‘Heated Rivalry’ is super sexy, but it is also a playfully subversive alternate reality commenting on the culture of professional hockey.
ottawacitizen.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
🏒 'As a hit in the U.S., #HeatedRivalry is something of a Trojan horse — a Canada-forward, gay-themed cultural export sent south during a trade war at a time when the U.S. appears to be hedging on #LGBTQ rights.'
✍️ @nicohina.bsky.social, @ottawacitizen.com
#icehockey #hockey
✍️ @nicohina.bsky.social, @ottawacitizen.com
#icehockey #hockey
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The play acting from Villa is embarrassing!
December 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The play acting from Villa is embarrassing!
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that's two bookings not given to onana.
there is no world in which a two-handed shove to an opponent, after the whistle, shouldn't be a booking.
there is no world in which a two-handed shove to an opponent, after the whistle, shouldn't be a booking.
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
that's two bookings not given to onana.
there is no world in which a two-handed shove to an opponent, after the whistle, shouldn't be a booking.
there is no world in which a two-handed shove to an opponent, after the whistle, shouldn't be a booking.
@anthonyjeselnik.bsky.social
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@greggrosenthal.bsky.social
any chance of a top 10 of books of the year? #podcastspecial?
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@greggrosenthal.bsky.social
any chance of a top 10 of books of the year? #podcastspecial?
December 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
@anthonyjeselnik.bsky.social
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@greggrosenthal.bsky.social
any chance of a top 10 of books of the year? #podcastspecial?
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@greggrosenthal.bsky.social
any chance of a top 10 of books of the year? #podcastspecial?
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