markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 24/08/202649th Parallel is a good movie, but it isn't peak Powell and Pressburger, this speech however, is them at their best, and what a delivery from Walbrook. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 22/08/2026As long as someone else is getting it worse, they'll accept it. 010
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I think his supporters know that too - it's what they like about him. 120
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 18/08/2026For a guy who taught acting, Lee Strasberg is really hammy. His character and plot line is poor too. John Cazale is great though. 100
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I think young lads today are turning their backs on music as well as books. Obviously algorithms/internet play a role, but I think sports dominate the imaginations of young men today in a way that it just didn't when I was growing up. It had its place, but that was it. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The Cork accent is like an invasive species. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Ukrainian resilience simply can't be argued with, not even by these idiots. There is no surer way to declare yourself an arsehole to the world than spouting Russian propaganda. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I taped this off the telly when it was broadcast, it was a standard after pub go-to for years. Great fun, Ginger Baker on his own is worth it. 010
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Isn't just more resources? And having all your players close by? 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I'm always skeptical about these claims because I find it hard to believe it would damage with his support base. He's already self-evidently awful in so many ways. It's what they like about him. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Uruguay have a wonderful fouling record. One of the great dirty teams. 120
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 12/06/2026You'd be surprised, they'll riot for Britain, but they won't necessarily queue at Spanish passport control for Britain. 010
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Yeah, it's very clear in countries that use First Past The Post like the US and UK. Even here in Ireland, with the relative sanity of PR voting, you can see swings across the country, despite the fact that politics can be very local here. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 11/06/2026They're entitled to Irish passports, and, since Brexit, you can be sure some of them quietly got one. 100
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 11/06/2026These guys do not consider themselves Irish. 130
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 10/06/2026No European Prime Minister would get away with this level of delusion/incompetence/mental decline. It's just mad to see him talk like this and face no consequences. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 09/06/2026But isn't a swing in one state is likely to be replicated in another? That's how a swings are always reported. 220
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 05/06/2026You just need the commentary to go back to phone lines. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The history curriculum absolutely does not respresent O'Connell, or Parnell, or de Valera, or Griffith as extremists. History teachers are not indoctrinating any kids FFS. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 26/05/202626 in Waterford, very hot for us. Thankfully, plenty of coastline. 010
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 22/05/2026In a parliamentary system, he'd be gone. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Brexit never made any sense, and it wouldn't have to in the future. The EU has plenty of problems, every one would be used to attack it in the UK, with lots of made-up problems thrown in. 110
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 18/05/2026If the UK rejoined, there'd be a major political movement to leave. That'll never change. 200
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 18/05/2026No EU country wanted Brexit less than Ireland, but I don't want the UK back if they're just going to elect Farage straight afterwards and do it all over again. Alignment is good, but I don't see the UK being a member ever again. 261
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Even without climate change, I can't believe the current crisis hasn't put this issue to bed. The sooner we get off oil, the better. 050
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 15/04/2026In any parliamentary democracy he'd have been removed by now (in reality, he never would have been made party leader). He can't be removed in the states though. 010
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 11/04/2026No, it's what happens when a country starts threatening it's allies, and supporting its allies' enemy. Capitalism/socialism is completely irrelevant. 010
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This is very true, they hate having to talk to him, and he knows it. Imagine having to talk to a guy like that? 060
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Would he be able to get as good a deal though? 010
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Maybe not, I'm not any kind of expert, but they voted for fascism, and fascists like abuse. 110
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 19/03/2026I've always thought that. I think his supporters tacitly approve of the kind of thing Epstein and his associates were doing. Trump just likes Putin for what he is. 110
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 18/03/2026I loved that show, the British RNB boom was fascinating, and the Black Sabbath episode was funnier than most comedies. 010
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Is there any consensus that this is intended to advance US interests? 010
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I didn't have the guts to teach it this year, but looking at that list, it's Carol Reed and Orson next year. Sorry 5th Years. 110
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 01/03/2026I don't know if they can make nuclear weapons, but they can defintiely make new Ayatollahs. 020
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Does giving the regime a nationalist rallying point damage it? 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Should we take a named, explicit goal from this leader seriously? Mightn't we all be talking about him doing something completely different in a few weeks? 020
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 28/02/2026It seems to me that Trump has no interest in assistance from any European ally. Happy to go alone with Israel. Until he gets bored and does something else. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Although not a fan, I once got free tickets to see Metallica and went along. Near the end, they started playing some old stuff I recognised, so I went to the mosh pit for the craic, the only guy with short hair there. I think it was one of the friendliest places I've ever been. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Whenever I listen to them, which is often, I think they may have been the best of them all. 020
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 30/09/2025He's describing the Russian Army, an army that, it turns out, isn't that effective. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 25/09/2025If there's a parallel, it's with Britain and France - it couldn't be clearer who Hitlerian figure is. 000
markppower.bsky.social @markppower.bsky.social · 19/09/2025My assumption is that those who voted for him like this. I don't think democracy works with a 50% buy in. 100
