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Country girl, Leonard and Willie fan, likes the simple life, done arguing with idiots. Donegal forever. She/her/hers Avatar: Photo of a Lego person beside a Lego dog Banner: a coastal orange sunset.

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 10h

Why, in a democracy and a republic (not sure if it matters tbh) are we allowing full-blown unadulterated worship of Hitler and swastikas without someone in the media saying hold on, this is problematic? Fuck you Mick Clifford, and fuck every journalist that gave these Nazis a pass. This is on you.

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 1h

These are the people that the media told us a few short years ago were not any threat.

BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2h

Daniel O'Donnell supporting her is a tad disappointing though.

BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2h

Mick Clifford simping for Heather Humphreys doesn't surprise me.

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 10h

For the absence of doubt.

Justin Barrett inciting violence on the Citywest hotel.

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Jennifer Kavanagh @quiatimet.bsky.social · 10h

I’m just more shocked by the car going behind “paul connelly”. Did AI put Mary Mitchell O’Connor back in the car park and she’s driven into the National Museum side?

Also this sort of fake nomination withdraw nonsense is probably an electoral offence.

Adrian Weckler @adrianweckler.bsky.social · 11h

We knew this would happen. Note how realistic the visuals and voices are.
This AI deepfake video of Catherine Connolly ‘withdrawing’ from presidential contest and that Friday’s poll is ‘cancelled’ is live and viral on Facebook tonight.
1000s watching, commenters believing it.

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 10h

Mick Clifford: Does Ireland have a problem with right-wing extremism? share.google/nI355tXoB7Oc...

Maybe if you and your buddies had done your job properly instead of snarking we might be in a better place.

Mick Clifford: Does Ireland have a problem with right-wing extremism?

Ireland is not immune to racism or bigotry but the GPAHE report is inflating niche groups well above their true stature

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 10h

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 10h

Let there be no ignoring it but Justin Barrett is one of the main inciters of tonight's events in #CityWest. And he's getting away with it.
#Spéirghorm

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 10h

I like it because it gives balanced coverage, and is usually spot on with the bias and factuality.

BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 10h

This is good news. I hate that it has to be a thing but it's better than the current description.

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 11h

I'm not sure I agree with the labelled bias breakdown of the #Citywest situation. Sky as centre doesn't sit right with me.
#Spéirghorm

Ground News reporting on City west riots

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe Ganley is bankrolling but he's not listed as being involved .

BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 1d

He's not with Ganley's group since 2021. Probably still besties though.

BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 1d

And for clarity, it WASN'T the credit union branch that John McGuirk took a loan from and then didn't pay it back.
That would have been gas though.
#Spéirghorm #Áras25

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 1d

Heather Humphreys was questioned by reporters today over the credit union that she formerly managed taking legal proceedings over loan defaulting during the time that she was manager.

jrnl.ie/6849520

Humphreys questioned about credit union that she managed taking debtors to court

Humphrey has been critical of her rival Connolly for representing banks in home repossession cases during the recession.

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 1d

It would have been chef's kiss if she had managed the Credit Union that John McGuirk scammed and defaulted on. (She didn't, but it would have been a GREAT story!)

BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2d

We don't need to see their crap - let them troll somewhere else.

BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2d

I've asked this before, but what dafuq does "beauty" have to do with the ability to be a successful president?

BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2d

The fearless advocate of women.

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2d

Danica Patrick is such a dose. #F1

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2d

I'm waiting for the day that Simeon Burke is asked to take on the defence of someone whose beliefs he doesn't share.

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2d

There's a know-it-all on FB, who was also a know-it-all on twitter back in the day, who is so outraged by Catherine Connolly they're in danger of it overtaking their transphobia.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed.

THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2d

Half expecting Virgin Media to do a special Living With Lucy episode with the Castlebar Burkes this week, before the election....
#Spéirghorm #Áras25

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2d

Oh yeah, probably.

BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 2d

That's the thing. Votes get spoiled for a myriad of reasons, the votes from this idiotic suggestion will end up the same pile as the vote from the poor guy who accidentally puts an "X" instead of a number on the paper. Ludicrous.