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Richard
@notthathunter.bsky.social
· Apr 27
Liverpool have won the league
maybe we'll all be all right
maybe we'll all be all right
seriously though, Holly Cairns for Taoiseach
Our Projection based on the latest RedC research /
@businesspost.bsky.social poll:
☘️ Sinn Féin — 50 Seats
⭐ Fine Gael — 37
🟩 Fianna Fáil — 35
🟪 Social Democrats — 23
💬 Independent — 12
🌹 Labour — 9
🟢 Independent Ireland — 4
🌳 Aontú — 3
✊ PBP-S — 1
From irishelections.ie
@businesspost.bsky.social poll:
☘️ Sinn Féin — 50 Seats
⭐ Fine Gael — 37
🟩 Fianna Fáil — 35
🟪 Social Democrats — 23
💬 Independent — 12
🌹 Labour — 9
🟢 Independent Ireland — 4
🌳 Aontú — 3
✊ PBP-S — 1
From irishelections.ie
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 PM
seriously though, Holly Cairns for Taoiseach
most relevant fact for a by-election in Gorton and Denton is that Lib Dem internals suggested they had a chance of winning a by-election for the predecessor seat in May 2017 if Theresa May had not called an election, as Tim Farron said at the time:
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Tim Farron: ‘If you want to prevent hard Brexit then the Lib Dems have a clear message’
The Lib Dem leader says his party is ruling out a coalition with Labour or the Tories, and he is hoping that anti-Brexit sentiment lifts its vote
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:38 AM
most relevant fact for a by-election in Gorton and Denton is that Lib Dem internals suggested they had a chance of winning a by-election for the predecessor seat in May 2017 if Theresa May had not called an election, as Tim Farron said at the time:
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
hold on, a Lord who was a key member of the Royal Household and was also one of the last people to see Elizabeth II alive wrote a Seventh Doctor/Ace Big Finish story for Doctor Who that nearly got to TV before the show was cancelled????
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
hold on, a Lord who was a key member of the Royal Household and was also one of the last people to see Elizabeth II alive wrote a Seventh Doctor/Ace Big Finish story for Doctor Who that nearly got to TV before the show was cancelled????
very UK politics journo-coded to act like the UK is going to have to make this decision alone, as opposed to, as on multiple other big international issues, acting in concert with, to pick some obvious examples, France, Germany, Canada and Australia
There’s going to be a motion of censure at the UN and Starmer is going to have a decision to make.
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
very UK politics journo-coded to act like the UK is going to have to make this decision alone, as opposed to, as on multiple other big international issues, acting in concert with, to pick some obvious examples, France, Germany, Canada and Australia
have to say I nailed my 2025 predictions
December 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
have to say I nailed my 2025 predictions
every year one song on the Sufjan Stevens Christmas playlist gets to me, for whatever emotional reason, and this year it was "Christmas Unicorn", so here it is, for however you're celebrating and whatever it means to you
love, love will tear us apart, my friends
youtu.be/kghR_O3-rdY?...
love, love will tear us apart, my friends
youtu.be/kghR_O3-rdY?...
Sufjan Stevens - Christmas Unicorn [OFFICIAL AUDIO]
YouTube video by Sufjan Stevens
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
every year one song on the Sufjan Stevens Christmas playlist gets to me, for whatever emotional reason, and this year it was "Christmas Unicorn", so here it is, for however you're celebrating and whatever it means to you
love, love will tear us apart, my friends
youtu.be/kghR_O3-rdY?...
love, love will tear us apart, my friends
youtu.be/kghR_O3-rdY?...
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Christmas Ident Calendar Day 15. BBC2's '2' stayed with Wallace & Gromit in 1995 to promote A Close Shave, which was watched by 10.62m on Christmas Eve. This presentation won a BAFTA for Best Graphic Design. Look out for the nod, the wink & the raised glass at the end.
December 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Christmas Ident Calendar Day 15. BBC2's '2' stayed with Wallace & Gromit in 1995 to promote A Close Shave, which was watched by 10.62m on Christmas Eve. This presentation won a BAFTA for Best Graphic Design. Look out for the nod, the wink & the raised glass at the end.
personally rate the chances of Reform’s Senedd and Holyrood groups making it to the end of 2026 without a suspension/defection/resignation/split at 0%
one reason i think that Reform will probably implode in power is (1) that the people who join Reform tend to be the dregs of UK society and (2) they don't actually have a plan on fixing the UK outside of "what if we did Thatcherism even harder while deporting all the immigrants"
December 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
personally rate the chances of Reform’s Senedd and Holyrood groups making it to the end of 2026 without a suspension/defection/resignation/split at 0%
this might be the worst opinion i’ve ever seen on this website
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
this might be the worst opinion i’ve ever seen on this website
Catherine Connolly's explicit position is that Ireland should not spend any money on any military equipment through EU programmes to stop things like this from happening
which doesn't sound like a belief in Irish sovereignty or neutrality at all, to me
which doesn't sound like a belief in Irish sovereignty or neutrality at all, to me
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Catherine Connolly's explicit position is that Ireland should not spend any money on any military equipment through EU programmes to stop things like this from happening
which doesn't sound like a belief in Irish sovereignty or neutrality at all, to me
which doesn't sound like a belief in Irish sovereignty or neutrality at all, to me
annoying that the UK has only had one by-election in this Parliament, and Ireland now have two fun ones on the go
even the Senedd and Holyrood have had one recently ffs
even the Senedd and Holyrood have had one recently ffs
NEW: Paschal Donohoe is resigning as MInister for Finance, and as a TD, in order to take up a role with the World Bank in Washington. Announcement expected after this morning's Cabinet meeting. @virginmedianews.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
annoying that the UK has only had one by-election in this Parliament, and Ireland now have two fun ones on the go
even the Senedd and Holyrood have had one recently ffs
even the Senedd and Holyrood have had one recently ffs
Scotland shouldn’t make a World Cup song, they should just re-release stone-cold banger “Don’t Come Home Too Soon” again
youtu.be/2T68AXsUAEI?...
youtu.be/2T68AXsUAEI?...
Del Amitri - Don't Come Home Too Soon (Official Team Scotland Song World Cup '98)
YouTube video by DelAmitriVEVO
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Scotland shouldn’t make a World Cup song, they should just re-release stone-cold banger “Don’t Come Home Too Soon” again
youtu.be/2T68AXsUAEI?...
youtu.be/2T68AXsUAEI?...
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🏈 TB 32 - 44 BUF
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✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1095th unique final score in NFL history.
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🏈 TB 32 - 44 BUF
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1095th unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1095th unique final score in NFL history.
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social might be one for you - Scottish Government supporting/facilitating a freight-and-passenger ferry link between Rosyth and Dunkirk
www.gov.scot/news/support...
www.gov.scot/news/support...
Supporting trade and transport routes
Proposals to restore Rosyth to Europe ferry route.
www.gov.scot
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social might be one for you - Scottish Government supporting/facilitating a freight-and-passenger ferry link between Rosyth and Dunkirk
www.gov.scot/news/support...
www.gov.scot/news/support...
this is a ludicrous article
if you think James Bond has a rigid canon and that films should respect the events of previous ones, you're not just ignorant of the franchise, but you have no business making creative decisions tbh
if you think James Bond has a rigid canon and that films should respect the events of previous ones, you're not just ignorant of the franchise, but you have no business making creative decisions tbh
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
this is a ludicrous article
if you think James Bond has a rigid canon and that films should respect the events of previous ones, you're not just ignorant of the franchise, but you have no business making creative decisions tbh
if you think James Bond has a rigid canon and that films should respect the events of previous ones, you're not just ignorant of the franchise, but you have no business making creative decisions tbh
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🏈 JAX 29 - 36 HOU
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✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
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✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🏈 JAX 29 - 36 HOU
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
weird thought: if Labour do properly collapse at the next GE, they’ll likely be left with a weird group of MPs who survived on random local dynamics/vote splits/personal votes, some of whom will potentially be doomed to lose in 2033/34 no matter what
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
weird thought: if Labour do properly collapse at the next GE, they’ll likely be left with a weird group of MPs who survived on random local dynamics/vote splits/personal votes, some of whom will potentially be doomed to lose in 2033/34 no matter what
the Dutch Lib Dems winning a General Election is an absolutely crazy result
Netherlands, 9:00 PM Ipsos-I&O exit poll:
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
the Dutch Lib Dems winning a General Election is an absolutely crazy result
as I said when Jeremy Corbyn and Catherine Connolly said the same thing: this is, explicitly, a pro-Russia political position
There is always money for war, never for the poor.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
October 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
as I said when Jeremy Corbyn and Catherine Connolly said the same thing: this is, explicitly, a pro-Russia political position
fine, I guess i'll have to be the first Ulster Presbyterian elected as President of Ireland
🚨 Heather Humphreys has told RTÉ she concedes the Presidential Election and has congratulated Catherine Connolly on her victory.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
fine, I guess i'll have to be the first Ulster Presbyterian elected as President of Ireland
Because from where we are now, it seems, really
that everything is growing in a thousand different ways
that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise to what is happening, or can you tell me otherwise?
that everything is growing in a thousand different ways
that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise to what is happening, or can you tell me otherwise?
Quick preview of numbers being released tomorrow… special for my Bluesky peeps:
Alaska Survey Research
October 10-15, 2025
N=2,083 adults (1,957 RV, 1,708 LV)
2026 Alaska US Senate (LV)
Mary Peltola (D) 48%
Dan Sullivan (R) 46%
Undecided 6%
Sullivan’s negative hits 50% for the first time.
Alaska Survey Research
October 10-15, 2025
N=2,083 adults (1,957 RV, 1,708 LV)
2026 Alaska US Senate (LV)
Mary Peltola (D) 48%
Dan Sullivan (R) 46%
Undecided 6%
Sullivan’s negative hits 50% for the first time.
October 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Because from where we are now, it seems, really
that everything is growing in a thousand different ways
that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise to what is happening, or can you tell me otherwise?
that everything is growing in a thousand different ways
that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise to what is happening, or can you tell me otherwise?
Macron needs to call in the experts in running a country with zero political leadership and no chance of forming a stable government, and simply let the Northern Irish Civil Service run France for a bit
get Sue Gray to the Élysée by late this afternoon imo
get Sue Gray to the Élysée by late this afternoon imo
October 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Macron needs to call in the experts in running a country with zero political leadership and no chance of forming a stable government, and simply let the Northern Irish Civil Service run France for a bit
get Sue Gray to the Élysée by late this afternoon imo
get Sue Gray to the Élysée by late this afternoon imo
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🏈 GB 40 - 40 DAL
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✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.
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✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.
September 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
🏈 GB 40 - 40 DAL
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day! On this day one man prevented the apocalypse.
September 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day! On this day one man prevented the apocalypse.
@edsouthsub.bsky.social mention of tram-trains in here...
Our new policy, passed today, will make rail travel more affordable, reliable, and accessible - connecting communities, boosting jobs, and building a fairer, more sustainable transport network.
Read more from @PaulKohlerSW19.bsky.social
www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...
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www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...
www.libdems.org.uk
September 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
@edsouthsub.bsky.social mention of tram-trains in here...