Barry McGee
@barrymcgee.dev
Belfast - musing on tech, politics and other minutia. Centrist Dad.
"Quiet, piggy!"
In the current climate it's very easy to forget this level of nastiness from a person in his position should be unconscionable. What a pathetic boor he is.
In the current climate it's very easy to forget this level of nastiness from a person in his position should be unconscionable. What a pathetic boor he is.
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
In the current climate it's very easy to forget this level of nastiness from a person in his position should be unconscionable. What a pathetic boor he is.
In the current climate it's very easy to forget this level of nastiness from a person in his position should be unconscionable. What a pathetic boor he is.
Can anyone tell me why the entire influencer class now all hold lil tiny mics?
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Can anyone tell me why the entire influencer class now all hold lil tiny mics?
XL Bully dogs account for less than 3% of the dog population but are responsible for about half of all attacks in the UK.
Every single one should be culled, without exception.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Every single one should be culled, without exception.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
XL bully killed nine-month-old baby boy in Rogiet home
Gwent Police said the dog involved was a six-year-old XL bully that had been officially registered.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
XL Bully dogs account for less than 3% of the dog population but are responsible for about half of all attacks in the UK.
Every single one should be culled, without exception.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Every single one should be culled, without exception.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You gotta give credit where it's due - not a vote to his name but Jamie Bryson is the undisputed leader of unionism. What he wants.. he gets.
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media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
You gotta give credit where it's due - not a vote to his name but Jamie Bryson is the undisputed leader of unionism. What he wants.. he gets.
Increasingly.. sorry, wha?
October 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Increasingly.. sorry, wha?
Weekend reading has arrived @sjamcbride.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Weekend reading has arrived @sjamcbride.bsky.social
Watching Belfast cancel everything this evening due to an incoming storm knowing I'm due to fly into City Airport at 6pm 🙈
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Watching Belfast cancel everything this evening due to an incoming storm knowing I'm due to fly into City Airport at 6pm 🙈
Well, as an Irish citizen living in Béal Feirste, I'll be 100% giving my vote to Ca... oh, shit - right.
Presidential Debate 2025: This is why Catherine Connolly thinks you should vote for her in the upcoming presidential election. #TonightVMTV 👇
September 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Well, as an Irish citizen living in Béal Feirste, I'll be 100% giving my vote to Ca... oh, shit - right.
My good wife got us tickets to Jamie Duffy in the Ulster Hall on Saturday night past and I'm ashamed to say I didn't actually know anything about him prior, despite him growing 3 miles away from where I grew up. Anyway - he's fantastic and has a huge future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT0a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT0a...
Jamie Duffy - Solas (Official Video)
YouTube video by Jamie Duffy
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My good wife got us tickets to Jamie Duffy in the Ulster Hall on Saturday night past and I'm ashamed to say I didn't actually know anything about him prior, despite him growing 3 miles away from where I grew up. Anyway - he's fantastic and has a huge future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT0a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT0a...
Checking the news every morning: "What has this fucking clown said now?"
September 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Checking the news every morning: "What has this fucking clown said now?"
is losing?
The U.S. is losing its credibility on the global stage, Vivek Viswanathan argues. How Trump’s dealmaking has degraded American foreign policy:
The Art of the Decline
How Trump’s dealmaking has degraded American foreign policy
bit.ly
September 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
is losing?
Reposted by Barry McGee
Every headline talking about Kimmel being suspended for his “Kirk comments” is journalistic malpractice. He was suspended for comments about MAGA opportunists exploiting Kirk’s death, after the FCC chair issued a Mafioso threat.
September 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Every headline talking about Kimmel being suspended for his “Kirk comments” is journalistic malpractice. He was suspended for comments about MAGA opportunists exploiting Kirk’s death, after the FCC chair issued a Mafioso threat.
Hey USA.. you are here.
September 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Hey USA.. you are here.
MAGA Free Speech update: "I disapprove of what you say, and I will defend to the death our right to make you not say it"
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended indefinitely after host’s Charlie Kirk comments
ABC says late-night show will not air for foreseeable future after Kimmel accused Republicans of ‘doing everything they can to score political points’ from Kirk’s killing
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
MAGA Free Speech update: "I disapprove of what you say, and I will defend to the death our right to make you not say it"
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
"the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” - Einstein
‼️ Von der Leyen announces 19th EU sanctions package against Russia after talks with Trump
Von der Leyen announces 19th EU sanctions package against Russia after talks with Trump
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that the Commission will soon present the 19th package of sanctions targeting Russian crypto assets as well as the banking and energy sector...
www.pravda.com.ua
September 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
"the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” - Einstein
The parents of Gaza are being literally tortured.
September 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The parents of Gaza are being literally tortured.
I too would like to take this opportunity to withdraw from the Presidential race. Conor & myself had a great run of having absolutely zero chance of making the starting line and I'd like to request privacy as I continue to be a zero chance candidate. 🙏🏻
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Conor McGregor pulls out of Ireland’s presidential race
Former mixed martial arts fighter had vowed to curb immigration to shore up ‘Irish culture’ and give power ‘back to the people’
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I too would like to take this opportunity to withdraw from the Presidential race. Conor & myself had a great run of having absolutely zero chance of making the starting line and I'd like to request privacy as I continue to be a zero chance candidate. 🙏🏻
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Sitting president tries to overturn election by overrunning government buildings with violent mob finds out consequences 4 years later:
🇺🇸 USA: Congrats, you're now President again! 🎉
🇧🇷 Brazil: Congrats, you're now in jail for 27 years 🔐
🇺🇸 USA: Congrats, you're now President again! 🎉
🇧🇷 Brazil: Congrats, you're now in jail for 27 years 🔐
September 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Sitting president tries to overturn election by overrunning government buildings with violent mob finds out consequences 4 years later:
🇺🇸 USA: Congrats, you're now President again! 🎉
🇧🇷 Brazil: Congrats, you're now in jail for 27 years 🔐
🇺🇸 USA: Congrats, you're now President again! 🎉
🇧🇷 Brazil: Congrats, you're now in jail for 27 years 🔐
Elmo's social media hellscape is reaching new heights of disinformation and hysteria today. America and, to a lesser extent, the western world now live in two parallel realms and shit's now got so bad I'm worried the twain never again shall meet.
September 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Elmo's social media hellscape is reaching new heights of disinformation and hysteria today. America and, to a lesser extent, the western world now live in two parallel realms and shit's now got so bad I'm worried the twain never again shall meet.
Reposted by Barry McGee
This explains it better than I can
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This explains it better than I can
I guess we're now about to see what happens when a spark meets a tinder box 😵
Jesse Watters goes full bloodlust in response to Charlie Kirk's death: "Whether we want to accept it or not, they are at war with us. And what are we going to do about it? How much political violence are we going to tolerate? ... This is a turning point. And we know which direction we are going."
September 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I guess we're now about to see what happens when a spark meets a tinder box 😵
Really not looking forward to navigating this when my two get up a bit - really feels like drugs, particularly coke, is as accessible these days as beer was in my day.
‘This could kill’: Highest dosage MDMA ever seen in Ireland identified at Electric Picnic
‘This could kill’: Highest dosage MDMA ever seen in Ireland identified at Electric Picnic
MDMA tablet was one of 110 drug samples voluntarily submitted through the HSE programme at festival
www.irishtimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Really not looking forward to navigating this when my two get up a bit - really feels like drugs, particularly coke, is as accessible these days as beer was in my day.
There's great comfort in a cupán tae that weatha. 🍂
September 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
There's great comfort in a cupán tae that weatha. 🍂
Frances Maguire — Echoes of an Irish Lifetime (2025)
YouTube video by Film at ATU Donegal
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This genocide will remain imprinted on my brain for as long as I draw breath. Unforgivable.
BREAKING: Six more Palestinians, including two children, have died of starvation and severe malnutrition in the Israel-blockaded Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, says Gaza’s Health Ministry.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/g8ol3s
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/g8ol3s
September 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This genocide will remain imprinted on my brain for as long as I draw breath. Unforgivable.