Brendan
@brendan79.bsky.social
An unabashedly centrist ideologically and intellectually bereft software engineer living and working in Belfast.
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Trump is now 57 minutes late for his speech but at least we're getting an emo version of Hulk Hogan's theme song
October 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Trump is now 57 minutes late for his speech but at least we're getting an emo version of Hulk Hogan's theme song
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Elon Musk is no friend of our United Kingdom. He should be held to account for allowing truly vile and illegal child abuse content on his platform.
September 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Elon Musk is no friend of our United Kingdom. He should be held to account for allowing truly vile and illegal child abuse content on his platform.
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Political violence from any party or any ideology is a direct assault on the foundations of democracy and the rule of law; it seeks not to persuade but to intimidate, not to debate but to destroy.
September 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Political violence from any party or any ideology is a direct assault on the foundations of democracy and the rule of law; it seeks not to persuade but to intimidate, not to debate but to destroy.
This seems important
Reuters: MOST TRUMP TARIFFS ARE NOT LEGAL, U.S. APPEALS COURT RULES
August 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This seems important
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An increasingly dictatorial president is deploying the military and police against their enemies, and is using ‘emergency’ powers across the board.
This is a common phenomenon, the world over.
If you think it is somehow different because it is the US, then you have fallen for exceptionalism.
This is a common phenomenon, the world over.
If you think it is somehow different because it is the US, then you have fallen for exceptionalism.
August 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
An increasingly dictatorial president is deploying the military and police against their enemies, and is using ‘emergency’ powers across the board.
This is a common phenomenon, the world over.
If you think it is somehow different because it is the US, then you have fallen for exceptionalism.
This is a common phenomenon, the world over.
If you think it is somehow different because it is the US, then you have fallen for exceptionalism.
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Congrats to JD Vance for confirming nobody is consulting him about Iran
June 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Congrats to JD Vance for confirming nobody is consulting him about Iran
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The Ayatollah’s regime will eventually fall as a result of Israel’s offensive. It can’t survive the destabilisation of its leaders & military annihilated.
Most importantly, its reputation and claims of invincibility have been irrevocably destroyed by Israel’s military operating freely across Iran.
Most importantly, its reputation and claims of invincibility have been irrevocably destroyed by Israel’s military operating freely across Iran.
June 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Ayatollah’s regime will eventually fall as a result of Israel’s offensive. It can’t survive the destabilisation of its leaders & military annihilated.
Most importantly, its reputation and claims of invincibility have been irrevocably destroyed by Israel’s military operating freely across Iran.
Most importantly, its reputation and claims of invincibility have been irrevocably destroyed by Israel’s military operating freely across Iran.
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@naomilong.bsky.social pays tribute to former party leader Sean Neeson following his passing.
See more below: www.allianceparty.org/long_p...
See more below: www.allianceparty.org/long_p...
Long pays tribute to former party leader Sean Neeson following his passing
Long pays tribute to former party leader Sean Neeson following his passing
www.allianceparty.org
June 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
@naomilong.bsky.social pays tribute to former party leader Sean Neeson following his passing.
See more below: www.allianceparty.org/long_p...
See more below: www.allianceparty.org/long_p...
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Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed, arrested, and thrown to the ground for asking DHS Sec. Kristi Noem a question in LA.
Make no mistake. This is Fascism.
Make no mistake. This is Fascism.
June 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed, arrested, and thrown to the ground for asking DHS Sec. Kristi Noem a question in LA.
Make no mistake. This is Fascism.
Make no mistake. This is Fascism.
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Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
May 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
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Joe Biden, you’re gonna beat this cancer. You’re a great man with a strong spirit, and you have a family that loves and supports you, not to mention tens of millions of us grateful for your steady, principled leadership.
May 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Joe Biden, you’re gonna beat this cancer. You’re a great man with a strong spirit, and you have a family that loves and supports you, not to mention tens of millions of us grateful for your steady, principled leadership.
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NEW: President Biden’s office say that last week he was diagnosed with “an aggressive form” of prostate cancer, which has metastasised to his bones.
They say he and his family “are reviewing treatment options” with his doctors.
They say he and his family “are reviewing treatment options” with his doctors.
May 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NEW: President Biden’s office say that last week he was diagnosed with “an aggressive form” of prostate cancer, which has metastasised to his bones.
They say he and his family “are reviewing treatment options” with his doctors.
They say he and his family “are reviewing treatment options” with his doctors.
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Since Biden is being decimated today, I’ll just say again that he Facetimed my brother before a particularly rough chemo round to give him a pep talk, even though he didn’t know anything about my brother other than he was a veteran who was poisoned by the same burn pits that killed his son, Beau.
May 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Since Biden is being decimated today, I’ll just say again that he Facetimed my brother before a particularly rough chemo round to give him a pep talk, even though he didn’t know anything about my brother other than he was a veteran who was poisoned by the same burn pits that killed his son, Beau.
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High-profile disasters shook our faith in atomic power. But many climate activists now believe that we’re afraid of the wrong things.
Environmentalists Are Rethinking Nuclear. Should They?
Fourteen years after the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power is being rebranded as a climate savior, and fission is in fashion.
www.newyorker.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
High-profile disasters shook our faith in atomic power. But many climate activists now believe that we’re afraid of the wrong things.
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The White House has turned covid.gov into a conspiracy theory page.
Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19
THE ORIGIN “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” publication — which was used repeatedly by public health officials and the media to discredit the lab leak
covid.gov
April 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The White House has turned covid.gov into a conspiracy theory page.
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THREAD: Some folks have asked why Donald doesn’t just pick up the phone and bring Abrego Garcia back. Besides the cruelty, what’s the point of defying the lower court’s order? Basically, he wants to see if he can get away with it. 1/
April 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
THREAD: Some folks have asked why Donald doesn’t just pick up the phone and bring Abrego Garcia back. Besides the cruelty, what’s the point of defying the lower court’s order? Basically, he wants to see if he can get away with it. 1/
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This is the other key element. It's obviously not a "national emergency" if the policies can change on a dime like this, so what he's doing is obviously illegal even under existing law.
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I was reliably told that the economic pain was severe but necessary for national security. Now, we’re just enduring a little less pain as a treat?
April 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is the other key element. It's obviously not a "national emergency" if the policies can change on a dime like this, so what he's doing is obviously illegal even under existing law.
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“Dizzy with success” - J.V. Stalin
Trump on why he announced a tariffs pause: "I thought people were jumping a bit out of line. They were getting a little bit yipee."
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Dizzy with success” - J.V. Stalin
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The clown show continues !
April 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The clown show continues !
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In Trump's America, the one thing you can count on is a potential market meltdown every 90 days.
Ask yourself: what CEO, business, or trading partner in their right mind is going to ever invest in America when a psychopath tries to blow up the economy every 90 days?
Ask yourself: what CEO, business, or trading partner in their right mind is going to ever invest in America when a psychopath tries to blow up the economy every 90 days?
April 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In Trump's America, the one thing you can count on is a potential market meltdown every 90 days.
Ask yourself: what CEO, business, or trading partner in their right mind is going to ever invest in America when a psychopath tries to blow up the economy every 90 days?
Ask yourself: what CEO, business, or trading partner in their right mind is going to ever invest in America when a psychopath tries to blow up the economy every 90 days?
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