Any residual positive feelings I have about the United States and its civilisation are based almost entirely on impressions from Sam & Max Hit The Road
90's Computer Games Box Art@90scompgamesboxart.bsky.social · last wk.Sam & Max: Hit the Road (1993)
Obviously Ed Sheeran and Macklemore are both Irish, but Macklemore is SF while Sheeran is FG, so it was never going to work long term
Irish government better follow up on this, going against Trump's wishes might threaten US FDI
Richard Chambers@newschambers.bsky.social · 2w agoBreaking: Donald Trump says “I’d love to see Ireland unified…. I think it would be a great thing. How could it be bad?” Oh my word.
Dolly Parton, no! I'm not sure society can handle the death of someone so universally beloved
I have broken ground on a new block of luxury apartments built atop Dobby's grave. While I am making some small provisions for irritating paranormal activity, I will make a killing on AirBnBing them to Disney Adults.
Is This It by The Strokes is a quarter of a century old this week
Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 2mo agoThere’s a guy on TikTok listening to his grandfather’s record collection which he inherited. Today, he posted about… The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails. And now, I am become dust.
This whole Saoradh/Syria confusion could have been avoided if people spoke correct Ulster Irish
They should have been eliminated about three rounds ago but I have a soft spot for Argentina - all sports need heels
Kev@kevvikevs.bsky.social · 2mo agoLeandro Paredes - crazy guy!
This is just extremely whiny and undignified www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Keir Starmer wants Fifa investigation into Argentina players who held Falklands banner
The prime minister supports the idea of Fifa investigating Argentina players who displayed a banner touting their country’s claim to the Falklands Islands
theguardian.com
They didn't actually start believing in themselves until they beat Norway in the quarters. Used to start 6 months before the beginning of the tournament. That country has less and less self-belief every year
That'll hurt England more than any of their other close calls in recent years. First time they properly threw it away rather than just getting straightforwardly beaten
Health warning re the discourse surrounding what football team to support based on who the bigger "colonizer" is. Guaranteed brain damage.
There won't be a tranche of loans securitised and sold to asset managers in Switzerland tonight
The Icelanders have only one job - keep the Faroese situation under control. I trust them to do that.
Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe USA versus Europe and/or the UK thing is so tired on here. We need to unite around a common enemy. What are the Faroese up to, on those islands, with that underwater roundabout
I'm not sure I've ever seen a better football team than this French side, ever
Can't believe the Americans are having an actual dark carnival to celebrate the anniversary of their country, and they haven't booked ICP to play
"fart"@jonhendren.com · 3mo agosome guy was jacking it at the dark carnival
It is now 29 degrees with humidity at 76%. All forms of music apart from dub reggae are now suspended
"Coronation Street" There now every English hack who uses that has to send me a fiver
Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3mo agoAllies of Andy Burnham are increasingly confident of a coronation-style transfer of power after the number of MPs backing him for the Labour leadership surged following his byelection victory www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This the official portrait on Wikipedia of the guy set to win the Colombian presidential election
It's Father's Day this weekend, so it's yet another reminder that you can't buy any greeting cards in Dublin that aren't crudely drawn pictures of Colm Meaney saying "Ah jayzus would ye ever fuck off"
Painfully obvious that these under-16s bans are coming at the suggestion of the social media companies (I think Paul Murphy suggested this) à la the old tobacco industry playbook
For Tech’s Sake@fortechssakepod.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe UK has called its upcoming social media ban for under-16s ‘Australia-plus’. But looking at how it’s panned out down under, they might want to reconsider what they are building upon… More from @elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social in our latest episode: pod.fo/e/433f80
The Japanese fans singing the 'Ganbare Nippon' chant continuously for the last 70 minutes is doing my head in. It sounds like the fucking Disintegration Loops
Marked lack of world cup discourse on here. It really is the 'oh is the sportsball on' network
Last minute predictions, only semi-deliberately semi-controversial
