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Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Oct 3

"grocery stores"

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Oct 3

PBP has copied Mamdani and is proposing state supermarkets in their alternative budget.

Unfortunately, they copied him so completely they forgot that no one in Ireland calls them "grocery stores."

I asked school secretaries & caretakers why they are going on strike

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Aug 29

I asked school secretaries & caretakers why they are going on strike @forsatradeunion.bsky.social

youtu.be/R_kUYlftMY4?...

Pakistanis in Ireland protest the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

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Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Aug 6

Pakistanis in Ireland protest the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoMf...

Learning from Milwaukee's "Sewer Socialists"

Reposted by Robert Nielsen

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · Jun 30

There’s a template from Milwaukee 100 years ago for politically and substantively successful socialist governance, but many leftist intellectuals of the time found the laser focus on quantity of city services to be problematically boring.

www.slowboring.com/p/learning-f...

The only way to succeed as mayor is to do a good job with the boring stuff

www.slowboring.com

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Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Jun 29

I asked people at #DublinPride why the Pride Parade is important to them?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjaf...

I asked people why the Pride Parade is important to them?

"Get them out!" - Thousands march through Dublin in anti-immigration protest

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Jun 24

"Get them out!" - Thousands march through Dublin in anti-immigration protest

youtu.be/qqyLsMnBIDk?...

Americans in Ireland protest against Donald Trump

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Jun 15

Americans in Ireland protest against Donald Trump

@aafireland.bsky.social #NoKings

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMhS...

I asked trade union members why they joined a union?

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Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · May 8

I asked trade union members why they joined a union?

@unitetheunion.bsky.social @siptu.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UIF...

A dozen pro-Palestine protesters call on the GAA to drop Allianz sponsorship

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Mar 30

A dozen pro-Palestine protesters call on the GAA to drop Allianz sponsorship

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPw...

I asked Irish people why they marched for Palestine

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Mar 29

I asked Irish people why they marched for #FreePalestine

youtu.be/5HxJpEnG_Bc?...

Why do people join People Before Profit?

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Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Mar 5

Why do people join People Before Profit?

youtu.be/aI7wymYZa-k?...

Ukrainians march through Dublin on 3rd anniversary of invasion

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Feb 24

Ukrainians march through Dublin on 3rd anniversary of invasion

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTnu...

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Dec 13

Mi rigardus!

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Dec 9

What is this bizarre fantasy people have that murdering people in the street is super popular and should be some sort of political program?

Social media is not real life, ordinary people are horrified by this stuff.

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Dec 9

If the killing of the UnitedHealth CEO has taught us one thing, its that we're maybe not as divided as we think. When 90% of people empathize with the people the CEO exploited more than with the CEO, it should tell our politicians something

Stop bowing to billionaires & actually work for the people

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Dec 4

I'm not saying I have the answers, but I haven't seen anyone propose a strategy for the Left other than 'avoid Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael and hope that our vote will grow while in opposition.'

I don't think repeating the same strategy and hoping for a different result is good enough.

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Dec 4

What good is it to tell someone struggling to pay rent that at least the Social Democrats keep their ideological purity by staying opposition?

'Sure things are hard now, but just wait 10-20 year and maybe then the Left will be strong enough to win power.'

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Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Dec 4

If there is no left wing government around the corner, then it seems reasonable to enter a coalition to get the best that you can for your voters.

Remaining in opposition might be good for winning votes, but how does it help people struggling to find accommodation?

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Dec 4

But then their popularity collapsed.

In 2020, SF, GP, LAB, SD & PBP gained 41.5% of the vote.

In 2024, they received 34%.

Robert Nielsen @teokajlibroj.bsky.social · Dec 4

There are plenty of people who think the Left should remain in opposition and keep focusing on housing and eventually they will win enough votes to form a government.

This seemed like a good strategy after 2020, as there was a feeling that it was only a matter of time before Sinn Féin would win