Martin Byrne

@mbyrne.bsky.social

Dublin, Ireland. Proper left-wing. Trans rights are human rights. He/him. You might call me Woke but that says more about you. Depressive. Always angry about something. I hate the world. Don't follow me for a good time. I have muted the word UNALIVE.

The former Special Assistant to President Joe Biden decided to throw a temper tantrum on Twitter, but I do think it is actually really good to have Biden alumna say this out loud.

Michael LaRosa @MichaelLaRosaDC
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Here's what I think @mehdirhasan doesn't understand: In the United States, polls don't make policy. Policymakers do. Screaming, shouting, and protesting are cute, and exercising all of your freedoms of speech in defense of the Palestinians is admirable.
But Mehdi is just a spectator. He's a professional spectator, jawboner, and bloviator, so he has no idea how government, diplomacy, negotiation, or strategic alliances actually work. No amount of public support in polling or public protest will influence how or when those in power drastically change Israel policy. Mehdi can hate U.S. policy toward Israel all he wants, whether it's being carried out by a Democratic or Republican president. But public opinion polls don't dictate American foreign policy. Never have. Never will.

American singer and songwriter Woody Guthrie, who wrote “This Land is Your Land.” The words on his guitar are testament to why the Nazis stifled art—and why Donald Trump tries to silence comics. The arts are not just entertainment when they challenge those in power.

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Ed Miliband’s statement on Israel is only a first step. We need to go further: a full ban on goods, services & investment. Labour is still shamefully refusing to recognise the Gaza genocide. We must have a full arms embargo, full sanctions & an end to military collaboration.

British diplomats are briefing that sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements are "largely symbolic". Britain has £6bn worth of annual trade with Israel. The sanctions are a tiny proportion. It's a state committing genocide which needs to be hit with direct sweeping sanctions

If a candidate wants to step on the rights of minority groups and their policies only benefit the richest? Consign them to the trash heap of history. A candidate equivocates over rights for trans people or immigrants? Never will get my vote.

What the hell is this AI garbage, @bsky.app? Ipswich lost to Liverpool yesterday, and it was hardly a thrashing at LFC 2-0 IPS. Newcastle are losing 1-2 to Bournemouth as I write this. Just AI slop garbage ruining everything. Nothing to see here.

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Chris Sutton, how exactly was Alexander Isak's poor season last year "self-inflicted"? Did he choose to be frozen out of training and pre-season by his former club? Did he choose to break his leg? For fuck sake!

"but if you boycott the transphobia tv show, what about all the actors and writers and visual effect artists and grips and craft services and interns whose livelihood depends on that transphobia?" excellent question. the answer is I do not care. I do not care if any of them live or die. thank you.

All that crap about Keir Starmer being about public service He wanted power for its own sake. That's it. He was only interested in climbing the ladder of power. The ladder collapsed under the weight of his own cynicism, so now he's off to try and find another ladder.

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