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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 5h

Absolute dose strikes again.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Is some of this information not also market sensitive?

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What is the point of the Budget statement to the Dáil anymore if its entire contents are going to be leaked in advance? If I were Ceann Comhairle, I would be pretty pissed off at the disrespect that the government shows the Dáil in all of this.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Maybe big feelings aren't okay?

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's controversial to say 'Don't kill kids' now. The singer of "Hop Little Bunnies", "I'm so Happy" and "Big Feelings are Okay" is controversial.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It never fails to surprise me how bad some on the left are at doing politics. No need for an agent provocateur who couldn't do it better if they tried.

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David Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Letter printed in The Times today

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Eris Loves #DeadTeenagerMovie 🎃📚👻 @erislovesmovies.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm so glad we played these games. Really terrific. Well done to the FAI

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Natalie O'Regan @natalieoregan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Garvaghy road 🥰

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

John Yoo doesn't think that it's torture to put an unloaded gun against a person's head (who doesn't know that the gun is unloaded) and pull the trigger. Nobody should be asking John Yoo's advice on what should or should not be considered to be cruel and unusual punishment.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I see the author of the Torture Memos is at it again.

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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It remains the case that escooters make up a small fraction of road fatalities, incl deaths of children The overwhelming majority of road fatalities are homicides caused by collisions involving cars & large motor vehicles (e.g. lorries) The media coverage doesn't reflect this

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sure Man City are bad but Spurs letting Troy Parrott go is an even bigger crime that could also be punished with relegation.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not many people know this but Waterford was actually named after a portmanteau of two things US conservatives love: water-boarding and Henry Ford.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Parenting a 2 year-old and a 9 month-old when they're "playing" together:

static.klipy.com

Anchroman: No Touching

Alt: Anchroman: No Touching

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

By following Unsolicited Dik Dik Pics, are the Dik Dik pics now, in fact, solicited?

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Dr Gearóidín McEvoy @garodean.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ok an bhfuil aon duine ann chun cabhrú liom chun aistriucháin do leabhair fíricí a bhaineann le dineasáir a cruthú? An páiste ag éirí cantalach toisc nach bhfuil sé in ann labhairt liom mar gheall ar nósanna an triceratops

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The mental anguish this must inflict on a person is inhumane and barbaric.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

FPTP ensures that the two main political parties are broad churches.

‘Purge’ of Labour leftwingers must end, Keir Starmer told

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

FPTP keeps the crazies and incompetent out of power.

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes, imagine a party which was obsessed with a single issue and which damaged the UK and its foreign relationships

Tories rule out taking part in Burnham's proposed cross-party commission on electoral reform
The Conservatives have ruled out supporting Andy Burnham’s proposed cross-party commission to work on electoral reform.

In an interview with Sky News, Kevin Hollinrake, the Tory chair, replied with a clear “no” when asked if his party would take part.

Hollinrake went on:

We think this is totally the wrong thing, despite the fact under any system of proportional representation, we’d have got more seats than we did in 2024, in that election.
That’s not the point. The point is you want decisive elections.
The public had a referendum on proportional representation back in 2011. It rejected it.
And we’re in an era now potentially moving into an era of sectarian politics, where you have small parties that represent particular interests, be it Gaza, be it Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party.
Does anybody think it’d be a good idea for a government to be propped up by one of those parties who have single issue policies that really would be potentially very damaging to the UK itself and to our foreign relationships?

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I would take that as a badge of honour and a sign of a life well lived.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Me to British political and constitutional commentators:

Bernie meme: I am once again asking you to have a look at the Irish constitution.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Irish constitution also provides for constitutional amendment by way of referendum which can be, and have been, used to overturn court judgments. E.g. the 16th Amendment Act 1996 which changed constitutional provisions regarding when courts can refuse to grant bail.

Post about an article by Teddy Roosevelt arguing for a referendum to overturn JR decisions.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I would also like to see what this defence of FPTP thinks of English council wards which have multiple seats, elected by FPTP, with only one seat up for grabs at each local election. Sould there be only one councillor per ward?

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm not saying that's a good thing; rather, the idea that a single seat constituency somehow creates a better connection between a parliamentarian and their constituents when compared with a multi-seat constituency makes no sense.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A multi-seat constituency arguably creates more incentives to focus on local issues, as there may be more than one parliamentarian from the same party meaning that they can't distinguish themselves from each other on the basis of their national policy platform. Instead, they focus on local issues.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An annoying argument in favour of FPTP is the idea that any PR system breaks the connection between MP and constituency. This argument is exceptionally annoying given that the UK's closest neighbour, Ireland, has a PR system that is arguably too locally focused. www.qmul.ac.uk/mei/policy-h...

Statement that "FPTP ensures that there is just one MP per
constituency. Polling shows this constituency link
to be very popular with British voters."

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Was listening to a podcast talking about "using AI tools to sift through this mammoth document". Lads, it's only 40 pages, the last one of which is almost completely redacted and lots of other pages have redacted parts too. You could just... read it yourself??

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

one person to follow for explaining football financial shenanigans is @cweatherspoon.bsky.social

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"So Molumby, in the middle of a match, asks officials to listen to chants made by Israeli supporters but because he didn't say the magic word "racism" no further investigation can take place. This is utterly pathetic by UEFA.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Molumby asked match referee Harms Osmers and the fourth official Florian Exner to listen to alleged monkey chants from the tiny number of supporters in the stadium...According to reports, UEFA said that Molumby had not explicitly mentioned racism to the officials" www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...

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Alleged racism against Idah will not be investigated

An alleged racist incident involving Ireland goalscorer Adam Idah will not be investigated by UEFA because it wasn't explicitly mentioned on the pitch.

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Extra-constitutional action, to put it politely, is part of governance in NI. Jamie Bryson was not shouting about how horrified he was at illegal actions when the DUP were defying a series of court orders during their Brexit walkouts. None of this is a good thing, but one group can't claim virtue.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

But only unionists have "fears", Sarah. sluggerotoole.com/2014/01/01/d...

sluggerotoole.com

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

'Unrest' is some way to describe three children being murdered in their house after it was burned down by the UVF.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Do you know who's braver than the Irish football team, the FAI and the Irish government? Ms Rachel. Ms Rachel is a living saint. Do what Ms Rachel does. #StopTheGame

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yes, the players shouldn't have been put in this position but at the end of the day, everybody is their own moral agent and Bazunu is the only one of them with a backbone.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

'Between 2024 and May of this year, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opted out of competitive fixtures when drawn against Belarus in qualifiers. Their punishments were 3-0 defeats and, in one case, a small fine of €5,000.' www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer...