NOT. A. SINGLE. MENTION. OF. CLIMATE. JFC

Freemium version where your dead grandparent takes two minutes to talk to you about crypto, or the latest deals in Aldi

A lot of examples in this, it's been a long time since I read it, 'How the Irish became White'... should anyone want a thoroughly depressing read, full book: thecharnelhouse.org/wp-content/u...

It's like many of the stories of 1st and 2nd generation post-famine Irish who became major figures in baseball. Interesting stories at a surface level about emigration and overcoming hardship, and then you read more about people like this guy

I was only thinking to myself the other day that we don't have enough rubber mask disguises in movies any more. The very realistic type that has to be peeled off in patches. The technology seems to have hit its peak in the 1980s

And there's absolutely no doubt that it will be a personal interest vanity project, like 'TV presenters in cars talking about books', or 'what if JFK met the Beatles'

He proudly asserted during the interview that he's the only person in Ireland who has a good word to say about Trump

Heard most of it, David McCullough gave him a good grilling but I'd say Yates's attitude is 'no such thing as bad publicity'

Incredible mishmash of messaging for a guy who's a media advisor:

1. I didn't do it
2. If I did do it nobody cares
3. Everybody is doing the thing that I didn't do so even if I did do it it wouldn't be a big deal

Would definitely say that excuse has timed out. The waiting time definitely isn't a year and 12 months ago people knew well who EM was

major Cardinal Richelieu from Dogtanian vibe

Also, the way the media in Ireland present car sales data as an indicator of economic health.

Declining car sales: serious tone, an issue that should concern us all

Increasing car sales: positive tone, an indicator that the economy is thriving, no mention of negative climate impacts