irishoutsider
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Hey. 👈 Go Irish.
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Hey. 👈 Go Irish.
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Always interesting when the pitch for a Dem candidate is “At least he isn’t a terrible republican”. By that standard, you should write-in my name for President.
“Vote for Danny, The Lesser Lesser Evil”
“Vote for Danny, The Lesser Lesser Evil”
February 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Always interesting when the pitch for a Dem candidate is “At least he isn’t a terrible republican”. By that standard, you should write-in my name for President.
“Vote for Danny, The Lesser Lesser Evil”
“Vote for Danny, The Lesser Lesser Evil”
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There are Batman villains less purposefully cruel than this.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
There are Batman villains less purposefully cruel than this.
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Look let's be clear whose fault this is, I can't blame Germany or France in the least for having this conversations, etc etc. All true.
But the fact remains: GERMAN NUKES?!
But the fact remains: GERMAN NUKES?!
February 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Look let's be clear whose fault this is, I can't blame Germany or France in the least for having this conversations, etc etc. All true.
But the fact remains: GERMAN NUKES?!
But the fact remains: GERMAN NUKES?!
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This is everything it should be - meticulously researched, deeply thought out, uncomfortably probing, scrupulously fair, AND ALSO outrageously entertaining.
This is how progressives should tell stories. An hour flew by.
This is how progressives should tell stories. An hour flew by.
The Farage Files: Week One
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
James O'Brien introduces 'The Farage Files'
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
This is everything it should be - meticulously researched, deeply thought out, uncomfortably probing, scrupulously fair, AND ALSO outrageously entertaining.
This is how progressives should tell stories. An hour flew by.
This is how progressives should tell stories. An hour flew by.
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I don't see anything
By the power invested in me, I hearby proclaim this woman, "White Woman of Next Month!"
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I don't see anything
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i like bondis performances because she is so clearly terrified and not good at it
February 12, 2026 at 3:38 AM
i like bondis performances because she is so clearly terrified and not good at it
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I can’t care about the Maine primary because Maine voters are up there with like Delaware voters for “you guys are just doing whatever the hell you want that’s fine”
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I can’t care about the Maine primary because Maine voters are up there with like Delaware voters for “you guys are just doing whatever the hell you want that’s fine”
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
If I'm paying that much for Big Boat, those better be pre-printed bricks. Not here for that many fiddly stickers. My interests have limits.
Kids frantically pushing aside the new Pokemon and Mandalorian LEGO sets in Target to purchase the ANE MÆRSK container vessel
February 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
If I'm paying that much for Big Boat, those better be pre-printed bricks. Not here for that many fiddly stickers. My interests have limits.
Weirdos just constantly fumbling over themselves thinking "you used to just be able to get a plain, black coffee and now you can't anymore". Worked themselves into one of the worst shoots of all time.
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Weirdos just constantly fumbling over themselves thinking "you used to just be able to get a plain, black coffee and now you can't anymore". Worked themselves into one of the worst shoots of all time.
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Graduate student with advisor after defending his dissertation.
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Graduate student with advisor after defending his dissertation.
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Me: Hey, I wonder if there's any more takes on the ski jumpers' bulges.
@mattbrown.bsky.social : MY COLUMN
@mattbrown.bsky.social : MY COLUMN
February 13, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Me: Hey, I wonder if there's any more takes on the ski jumpers' bulges.
@mattbrown.bsky.social : MY COLUMN
@mattbrown.bsky.social : MY COLUMN
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This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old
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Kids frantically pushing aside the new Pokemon and Mandalorian LEGO sets in Target to purchase the ANE MÆRSK container vessel
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Kids frantically pushing aside the new Pokemon and Mandalorian LEGO sets in Target to purchase the ANE MÆRSK container vessel
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Mom asked if I caught the “Big Bunny” halftime show, since they actually got to watch it on the cruise ship
Me: yeah
Mom: I didn’t like that it wasn’t in English
Me: I really liked it
Mom: you know Spanish?
Me: no, but I love opera and don’t know Italian
Mom: huh that actually makes sense
Me: yeah
Mom: I didn’t like that it wasn’t in English
Me: I really liked it
Mom: you know Spanish?
Me: no, but I love opera and don’t know Italian
Mom: huh that actually makes sense
February 13, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Mom asked if I caught the “Big Bunny” halftime show, since they actually got to watch it on the cruise ship
Me: yeah
Mom: I didn’t like that it wasn’t in English
Me: I really liked it
Mom: you know Spanish?
Me: no, but I love opera and don’t know Italian
Mom: huh that actually makes sense
Me: yeah
Mom: I didn’t like that it wasn’t in English
Me: I really liked it
Mom: you know Spanish?
Me: no, but I love opera and don’t know Italian
Mom: huh that actually makes sense
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And with your spirit(s)
February 13, 2026 at 5:37 AM
And with your spirit(s)
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is it a coincidence that this is the era i was writing for rockies magazine? yes, but also no, because julian valentin (who hired me to write the column and ran the team’s social media) understood that online was a community, not just a one-way bulletin board
The Good Rockies Twitter Era (2016-18, before the Normie Wars, The Nolan Trade and the team’s fracturing of its remaining fanbase) community was really something special to be part of. That was the peak of social media for me. It’ll never compare to that again.
February 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
is it a coincidence that this is the era i was writing for rockies magazine? yes, but also no, because julian valentin (who hired me to write the column and ran the team’s social media) understood that online was a community, not just a one-way bulletin board
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white culture is never having your beliefs interrogated
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
white culture is never having your beliefs interrogated
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Updating my old saw to "Joe Biden was the president you imagine Barack Obama was":
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February 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Updating my old saw to "Joe Biden was the president you imagine Barack Obama was":
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Culturally Buffalo is part of Canada. They listen to the Tragically Hip, speak with an accent and haven't won a Stanley Cup.
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Culturally Buffalo is part of Canada. They listen to the Tragically Hip, speak with an accent and haven't won a Stanley Cup.
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We are going to win. Because we are stronger together and because love is more powerful than hate.
(I am going to go cry now)
(I am going to go cry now)
February 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM
We are going to win. Because we are stronger together and because love is more powerful than hate.
(I am going to go cry now)
(I am going to go cry now)
Half of this for all intents and purposes, depending on how you count allergies.
February 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Half of this for all intents and purposes, depending on how you count allergies.