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Dean Buckley
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bad news from the zone, tumbleweeds. writer & critic. catholic socialist. smalltown journalist. pop punk kid. podcaster. all opinions mine.

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why did no one tell me there was a new Ramy Youssef show co-created with Pam Brady
title card from the animated TV series #1 HAPPY FAMILY USA that reads REPRESENTATION WARNING DO NOT USE THIS ANIMATED SHOW AS CULTURAL REPRESENTATION FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES: MUSLIMS ARABS PEOPLE FROM NEW JERSEY with a label at the bottom that says HARAM ALLAH PLEASE FORGIVE THE MISTAKES IN THIS PROGRAM
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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this is also fucking insane stuff from Paula Butterly. against whom have "we" been fighting this "huge battle in the last number of years to protect our rural life"? who caused generational rural depopulation thanks to chronic underinvestment and brutal austerity?
The first-time TD said CPOs are “absolutely fine” if we need a “road, if we need a railway, if we need a runway”, but “when it comes to a cycle on a Sunday and the choice of giving our young people a home, we have to say no to CPOs for recreational purposes”. “It’s not fair, it affects the way we live today, it will affect the way we live tomorrow,” she said. Butterly told those gathered at the protest: “We have been up against a huge battle in the last number of years to protect our rural life, our rural way of living, to ensure that our sons and daughters and future generations have somewhere to live in the countryside.”
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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as long as we're talking about press standards and the public interest, it'd be great if the Press Council got rid of its utterly absurd rule that people can only make complaints about member publications if they are "personally affected by the article"
a tweet from me regarding the Press Council apropos of nothing: it's absurd that the Press Council only allows people to escalate unresolved complaints against its members if they can show they're "personally affected by the article" in question. the public already has an unconditional moral interest in truth and accuracy! Followed by a screenshot that reads Before completing this form please ensure: That you have made a complaint by writing to the editor and have given him/her two weeks to respond. That you are personally affected by the article. That the article provides evidence of a possible breach of the Press Council’s Code of Practice (available here). That you have a copy of the article and a copy of your exchange of correspondence with the editor. That the subject matter of the complaint is not the subject matter of court proceedings. further tweets from me reading if a news outlet broadcasts an untruth in this country, anyone can complain to the regulator, but if they /print/ an untruth, you have to prove your right to complain, and that's just obviously insane, as well as unfair burden on the complainant to disclose personal information it also effectively means Irish print media have strong regulatory incentives to be accurate about people who might sue under our deeply unfair defamation laws, moderate incentives to not generally defame people, but an incredibly weak incentive to merely be factually inaccurate
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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in an Irish context, the broadcasting code explicitly states fairness does not imply a need to create "artificial balance", that you don't have to give an "equal hearing" to all sides of all issues, and that giving an "equal hearing" does not make you compliant with fairness principles.
Appropriate implementation of a fairness principle should not be taken to mean that an ‘artificial balance’ is required in order to comply with the Code, nor should it be taken to imply that equal allocation air-time is always necessary to achieve fairness. Conversely, demonstration of an equal allocation of air-time to different views on a particular subject may not satisfactorily discharge a broadcaster’s obligations in respect of fairness. It will be necessary for a broadcaster to consider the range of ways in which fairness is achieved and to ensure that active consideration is given to ensuring its achievement whether through the selection of contributors, the time allocated to a news and current affairs issue, the scope of the debate, the structure of the programme or the role of the presenter.
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Peadar Tóibín invited this chancer to Leinster House to audition to be his candidate in the presidential election
Tweet from Declan Ganley reading Final day of my visit for meetings at ‘The Winter White House’, beautiful morning (again) here at Mar-a-Lago. With a picture of Declan Ganley at Mar-a-Lago
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur, drunkenly yelling in a man's face I'm Chester goddamn Arthur, son of William Arthur, Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur, drunkenly yelling in a man's face chief collector of the Port of New York Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur, drunkenly yelling in a man's face and next vice president of you cocksuckers!
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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BEHIND BARS | Tricolour waving cocaine dealer who joined Loyalists at anti-immigration protest jailed Bernard Lavery stood impassive and handcuffed as Judge Donna McColgan KC ordered the 34-year-old to serve half his sentence in jail Drug boss behind illegal anti-immigration road block amid sinister UDA threat to foreigners Duck McTaggart only out of jail and back stirring trouble as he and other leading loyalists attend protest Brother of gangsters Wayne and ‘Fatpuss’ Bradley must stay away from Coolock protest site Gardaí ready to use water cannons if rally turns violent
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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not sure the far right have thought through going "ha, see, it wasn't us, it was organised criminals, a group with which we have no significant overlap"

m.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
Drug dealer who was jailed over man’s death among far-right agitators promoting major protest for day Dáil returns There was chaos around Leinster House last September amid aggressive far-right protests, with 13 people arrested
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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actually our media are extremely reticent to describe politicians as far right, but David lives in Plato's cave and spends all his time making up guys to be mad at
David Quinn tweet reading Our media are very quick to describe politicians as far-right. I have heard no news bulletins this morning call Mamdani far-left (which he undoubtedly is).
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Marge Simpson vacuuming in her pink Chanel suit from "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield" Ma Mary in Derry Girls Lois in Malcolm in the Middle Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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for anyone interested in learning more about the man, I highly recommend reading this US diplomatic cable on him, released under FOI but partially redacted. I would love to know what word(s) were between "Ganley" and "denied these conspiracy theories"

foia.state.gov/DOCUMENTS/1-...
Ganley's and Rivada's links to the U.S. have fueled conspiracy theories, such as that neo-conservative factions within the U.S. Government were funding the anti-Lisbon Treaty Movement in an attempt to prevent the emergence of a united Europe that could challenge U.S. power. Ganley denied these conspiracy theories and emphasized that Libertas has not received any funding from Rivada Networks. Libertas denies that it shares the values of American Neo-Conservatives as it "believes in an international order based on respect and cooperation between the free peoples of the world." The organization also claims that allegations of funding by the CIA "is an outright lie and political slur," and that "Declan Ganley, Libertas, or any associate of Libertas have ever received any funding, support or contact of any kind from CIA or any other similar entity." Nevertheless, since Ganley refuses to come clean on how Libertas funded its Lisbon Treaty campaign, conspiracy theories continue.
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Mattie McGrath now says supporting Martin and his govt was a mistake. interestingly, in the interview, he says he was promised access to ministers, but when Fran Curry asks if he got the access, Mattie doesn't answer, he just says the govt's own TDs say they don't get access
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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as much as I clown on Dan O'Brien for being a heartless, brainless, unscrupulous ghoul manufacturing consent for Ireland to deepen its entanglements with foreign imperialism, I am genuinely shocked he would sink so low as to support nuclear proliferation
Nuclear non-proliferation has been a priority since the bomb's invention in order to reduce the risks of catastrophe. Ireland has championed that cause. With natural allies, from eastern Europe to north-east Asia, now considering acquiring nuclear capabilities to ensure their very survival, it is no longer in Ireland's interests to prioritise this cause. sharing an article entitled How can the United States prevent more states from going nuclear? in Foreign Affairs
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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"All changes within margin of error, in other words, no change."

sorry, how much longer am I supposed to accept this man as some kind of authority on economics? he doesn't even understand maths?
Made a prediction (always dangerous) on @RadioBrendanRTE a few weeks ago that the presidential election wouldn't impact party support regardless of outcome. Wasn't so sure last weekend, but so it turns out. All changes within margin of error, in other words, no change.
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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A High Wind in Jamaica (1965, dir. Alexander Mackendrick)
Anthony Quinn as the pirate Chavez in A High Wind in Jamaica, speaking to two children "You're making fun of religion." Anthony Quinn as the pirate Chavez in A High Wind in Jamaica, speaking to two children, a third standing behind "I don't like it. It's-- It's not nice." Anthony Quinn as the pirate Chavez in A High Wind in Jamaica, speaking to the third child "What are you, a heathen?" Anthony Quinn as the pirate Chavez in A High Wind in Jamaica, speaking to the third child The child responds: "Church of England" and her sisters giggle off-screen
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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oh they're opening a massive new cultural and historical museum in Cairo? and it's designed by a Dublin-based architectural firm? co-founded by a woman from Cork?

ah sure we'll send the racist junior agriculture minister from Galway (???)
In a statement, Minister of State Noel Grealish said he was "delighted to represent the Irish Government at the official opening of the Grand Architectural Museum." "I am particularly proud that this spectacular museum was designed by an Irish architectural firm, Heneghan Peng Architects - a renowned architectural practice based in Dublin. It has been under construction for 20 years and is located less than one kilometre from the pyramids."
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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James Marsden as himself in the TV show Jury Duty, speaking to someone on his right Dialogue caption reads Try and think about, like, the big-time director James Marsden as himself in the TV show Jury Duty, speaking to someone on his right Dialogue caption reads that maybe has been somewhat problematic James Marsden as himself in the TV show Jury Duty, speaking to someone on his right Dialogue caption reads and hasn't been Me-Tooed yet. Ronald Gladden, the star of the TV show Jury Duty, responding to James Marsden, immediately Dialogue caption reads Is his first name Quentin?
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Ania, Phil and Reece dress like they solve quirky mysteries together in rural England
October 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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four films, all rated five stars Stavisky... (1974, dir. Alain Resnais) Slap the Monster on Page One (1972, dir. Marco Bellochio) Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970, dir. Elio Petri) One Battle After Another (2025, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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someone didn't clean up properly while copying stuff from TVTropes to Wikipedia!!!
Kang and Kodos have invaded the Earth on several occasions, with varying results. It is notable that they are unaware of Earth's politics and culture, for example, in the 1995 episode "Treehouse of Horror VI" they are hitchhiking in the Nevada desert and are holding up a sign that says "Earth Capital", implying that they are guilty of Critical Research Failure. In the 1996 episode "Treehouse
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I highly recommend Slap the Monster on Page One (1972) and Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) as a double feature, a pair of insightful satirical political thrillers from the Years of Lead, starring history's most handsome man Gian María Volonté
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Noel Thomas told Conor Gallagher he doesn't really now what the "IRB" are about, but that "what they're talking about is wonderful"

they talked about setting up their own courts and government at a meeting where Noel Thomas spoke

serious questions here

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Contacted this week, Mr Thomas confirmed his attendance at the meetings but said he did not know much about the IRB. “I don’t know what the IRB is going to do, or if they’re going to do anything. But what they're talking about is wonderful."
October 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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they've now deleted the tweet in which they denounced him as a Trinity College intellectual, which I have to assume they knew about him when he wrote "The Machinic Enslavement of Programmatic Nihilism" to provide theoretical justification for their then-impending split from PBP
Google search results for deleted articles on the Red Network We Need Class Struggle And Organic Anti-Racism Not Performative Politics 28 Apr 2025 — In this guest article activist László Molnárfi argues that the socialist left needs to engage in deep organising and class struggle if it ... rednetwork.net https://rednetwork.net The Machinic Enslavement of Programmatic Nihilism - Red Network 7 Jun 2025 — László Molnárfi explains how the Trotskyist movement is involved in programmatic nihilism - their lack of a real revolutionary programme
October 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Red Network deleting all of László Molnárfi's articles from their website after denouncing him as a Trinity College intellectual lmao
Two photos of Stalin with other men, in the second picture one of the men has been removed
October 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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if anyone is looking to have a rancid evening on Thursday, I saw this awful tableau in the Galway Advertiser
Full page ad for an event called Artificial Intelligence The Future of Work, hosted by Priya Wealth Management in association with the University of Galway Event moderated by Ivan Yates Speakers Ms. Marisa O'Shea, VP AI & Analytics, North Financial Services Dr. Alan O'Sullivan, Managing Director, Priya Wealth Management Prof. Alan Hearne, Professor of Economics, Former Advisor to Taoiseach Mr. Jonathan McCrea, Science & Technology Broadcaster
October 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM