Rosie McKenna
@xrosiemckennax.bsky.social
Irish, socialist, feminist. MA History & Politics. D&D enthusiast & cat ma.
My Chemical Romance is my whole personality.
Views my own etc. she/her sí/í
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My Chemical Romance is my whole personality.
Views my own etc. she/her sí/í
🌹🍉⭕️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
Moving in with my bf this weekend and not only is it Mercury Retrograde but SIX planets are appaz in retrograde so yk def the time to make BIG MOVES and life changes bois 🤟🏻
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Moving in with my bf this weekend and not only is it Mercury Retrograde but SIX planets are appaz in retrograde so yk def the time to make BIG MOVES and life changes bois 🤟🏻
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Today we remember all those who have suffered, been hurt, or died due to being trans.
We call on all, especially those in power, to do all you can to improve the lives of trans people however you can. 🏳️⚧️
We call on all, especially those in power, to do all you can to improve the lives of trans people however you can. 🏳️⚧️
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Today we remember all those who have suffered, been hurt, or died due to being trans.
We call on all, especially those in power, to do all you can to improve the lives of trans people however you can. 🏳️⚧️
We call on all, especially those in power, to do all you can to improve the lives of trans people however you can. 🏳️⚧️
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I would prefer it if Wes Streeting did not become Prime Minister
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I would prefer it if Wes Streeting did not become Prime Minister
I'm sorry, the DUP were quite happy to skip over the pond for Paddy's day with Trump in the name of "international relations," but they can't fine a single representative to go the Irish President's inauguration?
Oh I'm sure.
Oh I'm sure.
DUP leader Gavin Robinson insists his party's absence from the forthcoming Irish presidential inauguration is "not a snub".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
DUP absence from Connolly inauguration 'not a snub' says Robinson
Gavin Robinson was speaking after the party confirmed they would not send a representative to Catherine Connolly's inauguration on Tuesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I'm sorry, the DUP were quite happy to skip over the pond for Paddy's day with Trump in the name of "international relations," but they can't fine a single representative to go the Irish President's inauguration?
Oh I'm sure.
Oh I'm sure.
Thankfully my bf is on board with me, but hard agree using generative AI is such an ick.
If someone tells me they use ChatGPT, I do judge them. Sometimes I think we need to bring back shame yk.
If someone tells me they use ChatGPT, I do judge them. Sometimes I think we need to bring back shame yk.
‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT
‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT
It’s the ultimate ick: trying to form a deep, lasting connection with a person who outsources original thought
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Thankfully my bf is on board with me, but hard agree using generative AI is such an ick.
If someone tells me they use ChatGPT, I do judge them. Sometimes I think we need to bring back shame yk.
If someone tells me they use ChatGPT, I do judge them. Sometimes I think we need to bring back shame yk.
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Bluesky rn
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bluesky rn
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Today on Islam Understanders Northern Ireland:
This video being shared as an example of child marriage and a "typical muslim" under "Shariah Law" is of a Catholic wedding in Italy and the kid is that man's daughter.
This video being shared as an example of child marriage and a "typical muslim" under "Shariah Law" is of a Catholic wedding in Italy and the kid is that man's daughter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Today on Islam Understanders Northern Ireland:
This video being shared as an example of child marriage and a "typical muslim" under "Shariah Law" is of a Catholic wedding in Italy and the kid is that man's daughter.
This video being shared as an example of child marriage and a "typical muslim" under "Shariah Law" is of a Catholic wedding in Italy and the kid is that man's daughter.
Here, it's almost like giving people something to vote for, rather than the lesser of two evils, works! People want real alternatives and HOPE from their politicians!!
I might be across the pond but the NYC election has given me SO much hope 😂
I might be across the pond but the NYC election has given me SO much hope 😂
so what you're saying is the centrist brunchlord substack punditry's claims that Dems have to shift further right to win is complete bullshit
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Here, it's almost like giving people something to vote for, rather than the lesser of two evils, works! People want real alternatives and HOPE from their politicians!!
I might be across the pond but the NYC election has given me SO much hope 😂
I might be across the pond but the NYC election has given me SO much hope 😂
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It's also hilarious when you remember that democratic socialists in the DNC would be mid in Europe.
banger cover & i hope you lucky mfs in NYC get a physical copy to frame as art
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It's also hilarious when you remember that democratic socialists in the DNC would be mid in Europe.
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Ahem. Some of us got straight As and melted down and failed long before we could get "trapped" in high paying jobs and have kids.
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ahem. Some of us got straight As and melted down and failed long before we could get "trapped" in high paying jobs and have kids.
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It's so fucking funny that this guy dressed like an off-duty clown and pretended to use a paper map for two days to prove a point, but there's a difference between "Waze uses machine learning to predict routes and traffic patterns" and "we fed every book in the library into an event horizon"
the nyt posts this stuff like avoiding AI for 48 hours is hard and meanwhile i have literally never once intentionally used an AI program for anything ever
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It's so fucking funny that this guy dressed like an off-duty clown and pretended to use a paper map for two days to prove a point, but there's a difference between "Waze uses machine learning to predict routes and traffic patterns" and "we fed every book in the library into an event horizon"
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The other candidates, however long they lasted, might be big into our culture in some respects but they certainly didn't lead with that in their campaigns.
I think CC winning more votes than every other option combined shows that there's a hunger for national pride that is positive and progressive
I think CC winning more votes than every other option combined shows that there's a hunger for national pride that is positive and progressive
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The other candidates, however long they lasted, might be big into our culture in some respects but they certainly didn't lead with that in their campaigns.
I think CC winning more votes than every other option combined shows that there's a hunger for national pride that is positive and progressive
I think CC winning more votes than every other option combined shows that there's a hunger for national pride that is positive and progressive
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Know their names:
Paul Givan, DUP
Sammy Wilson, DUP
David Brooks, DUP
Ben Mallon, DUP
Steve Aiken, UUP (not pictured)
Ron McDowell, TUV
Don’t let them get away with this whitewashing of a regime committing GENOCIDE.
Paul Givan, DUP
Sammy Wilson, DUP
David Brooks, DUP
Ben Mallon, DUP
Steve Aiken, UUP (not pictured)
Ron McDowell, TUV
Don’t let them get away with this whitewashing of a regime committing GENOCIDE.
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Know their names:
Paul Givan, DUP
Sammy Wilson, DUP
David Brooks, DUP
Ben Mallon, DUP
Steve Aiken, UUP (not pictured)
Ron McDowell, TUV
Don’t let them get away with this whitewashing of a regime committing GENOCIDE.
Paul Givan, DUP
Sammy Wilson, DUP
David Brooks, DUP
Ben Mallon, DUP
Steve Aiken, UUP (not pictured)
Ron McDowell, TUV
Don’t let them get away with this whitewashing of a regime committing GENOCIDE.
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Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest.
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest.
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
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As Barney's body lay out in the street in a pool of blood, the Derry Civil Rights Association banner held by marchers that day was used to cover him.
Damien O'Kane's father (@mckanedj on Twitter) kept it and donated to the Museum of Free Derry, where it is now on permanent display.
Damien O'Kane's father (@mckanedj on Twitter) kept it and donated to the Museum of Free Derry, where it is now on permanent display.
October 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
As Barney's body lay out in the street in a pool of blood, the Derry Civil Rights Association banner held by marchers that day was used to cover him.
Damien O'Kane's father (@mckanedj on Twitter) kept it and donated to the Museum of Free Derry, where it is now on permanent display.
Damien O'Kane's father (@mckanedj on Twitter) kept it and donated to the Museum of Free Derry, where it is now on permanent display.
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Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel. At the time, I didn't see gangs of angry people trying to burn down boxing rings or ban MMA fighters from entering the country. Maybe because the riots last night in Dublin weren't about the victim but about racism and right-wing nationalism.
October 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel. At the time, I didn't see gangs of angry people trying to burn down boxing rings or ban MMA fighters from entering the country. Maybe because the riots last night in Dublin weren't about the victim but about racism and right-wing nationalism.
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Just spit out my breakfast in the middle of Morning Ireland as RTE says something vague about the "cab file" rule and then says that the truth lies somewhere between Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael's position. Reader, barristers are not their clients. Full stop:
www.lawlibrary.ie/statement-fr...
www.lawlibrary.ie/statement-fr...
Statement from the Council of The Bar of Ireland: The fundamental importance of an independent referral Bar - Law Library
It is the duty of barristers to be independent and free from any influence, especially such as may arise from their personal interests or external pressure, in the discharge of their professional duti...
www.lawlibrary.ie
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Just spit out my breakfast in the middle of Morning Ireland as RTE says something vague about the "cab file" rule and then says that the truth lies somewhere between Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael's position. Reader, barristers are not their clients. Full stop:
www.lawlibrary.ie/statement-fr...
www.lawlibrary.ie/statement-fr...
Peep me, chatting about the detachment from Britishness that many of my unionist friends are experiencing in large part to the rise of the far-right and Nigel Farage, & the openness to conversations about a United Ireland even if they don’t support it.
Lots of good observations from others too!
Lots of good observations from others too!
Times are changing - do those who favour Irish unity need to rethink what it is to be Irish?
Times are changing - do those who favour Irish unity need to rethink what it is to be Irish?
The Republic needs to start listening, young SDLP members say at this weekend’s party conference
www.irishtimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Peep me, chatting about the detachment from Britishness that many of my unionist friends are experiencing in large part to the rise of the far-right and Nigel Farage, & the openness to conversations about a United Ireland even if they don’t support it.
Lots of good observations from others too!
Lots of good observations from others too!
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They really are speed-running the worst parts of leftist organisation.
They have factionalism before they have a name jfc.
They have factionalism before they have a name jfc.
Zarah Sultana has backed the 'Our Party' attempt to remove MPs from leadership of 'Your Party'
Zarah Sultana backs ‘Our Party’ bid to remove MPs from leadership of ‘Your Party’
The division rumbles on...
leftfootforward.org
September 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
They really are speed-running the worst parts of leftist organisation.
They have factionalism before they have a name jfc.
They have factionalism before they have a name jfc.
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