Every political election is nothing more than a popularity contest. Messaging is fraught with inaccuracies/misinformation. So what to do? We’re all human, so don’t get distracted - trust but verify. Support those with a solid track record, not for people that promise to deliver the ‘Garden of Eden’.

So let’s summarize, as things stand, tRump still won’t say a cross word to Putin & he’ll still send powerful bombs to Israel so that both can continue murdering children. I hope the Nobel Prize committee don’t check for that kind of stuff when they’re deciding who to give a peace prize to…😬 🍊🤡

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I’m sure the Nobel Committee folks are lining up Trump’s peace prizes already. He might be too busy to accept though, being so busy selling bombs to the Israeli genocidal regime & sanctioning anyone trying to argue against ethnic cleansing, etc.

“Elsewhere today, Trump imposed on Brazil 50% tariffs to pressure the country to stop the trial of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of coup charges. Trump has termed the trial a “witch hunt”.” - Trump’s deplorable reign rolls on. Not one ounce of credibility left. #trade

Great All Ireland Hurling final, neither Team left anything on that pitch. #Hurling is amazing, the skill, speed, agility & right-to-the-very-end tension make it, for me, the best sport in the world. Well done Tipp; hard luck to Cork. Hurling is better again for that final. #allIreland #speirgorm

Tomorrow is All-Ireland Hurling Final day. Cork v Tipperary - remarkably it’s the first time they’ve ever met in the final. I support Kilkenny, but you can bet I’ll be watching & enjoying it as a ‘neutral’! Here’s a banging tune to set the mood! 😉 👍🏻 @kingfishr.bsky.social #hurling #hurlingfinal

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Happy US Independence Day! Enjoy the holiday with those who mean something to you; those who make independence, self determination and the right to ensure that those who form your community are regarded as equal & afforded all of the dignity that you would expect for yourself. 🇺🇸

When trying to insult Biden’s intelligence, he said that Biden ‘wasn’t the sharpest bulb’. . . Funny how I am 100% sure you definitely know who ‘he’ is. Sometimes in a speech, less is more, ya know?

If you’re a #hurling fan; and enjoy sporting tension with high pressure; and are neutral in terms of the match outcome, then like me, you are currently enjoying the Senior Hurling Munster Final right now. If you are a Cork or a Limerick fan, I’m guessing you no longer have fingernails……😄 #HonTheCats

It is astonishing, that a country which goes to such incredible lengths to remind the world (rightfully) of the historic horrors of war, genocide & ethnic cleansing, can so easily repeat many of those same evils on a dependent civilian population. Netanyahu & enablers bring only disgrace to Israel.

Ok, I’m about to give the impression that I live in a hyperbaric chamber or something (😉), but I just finished binge watching Department Q #DeptQ Matthew Goode, Alexej Manvelov, Shirley Henderson & Team are excellent. Genuinely gripping Scottish drama & just a great show. Well done @netflix.com

Just started watching ‘Dept Q’ on @netflix.com. That hook in the first episode!! 😳 Ok, you have my attention, let’s see where this goes! 😉 👏

The UK-US trade deal dealt with none of the complex issues. One commentator noted that the pact was closer to a protection payment to a mob boss than a trade agreement between countries. A legally binding agreement will take months, even though the scope is narrow. But did anyone expect better? 🤷‍♂️

I aspire to have Mr Helberg’s ‘what will be, will be’ truly next level outlook! Close encounters of the cargo ship kind. 😄

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Did desperation drive Starmer to sign this ‘deal’? It makes very little sense other than to perhaps temporarily & partially avoid the clownish tariffs Trump printed on his play-school sandwich board & create further distance from the EU. I’m sure the rest of the world is paying close attention. 🤔

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On.The.Money. Though at this point, he’s mainly providing cover for other ‘bad actors’ in the GOP to push through their ‘get-richer-quicker’ schemes. So, who’s rebuilding Alcatraz then - who thought we’d be discussing that?! 🤪

To those that celebrate; May the 4th be with you! 😃 #StarWars

On the days when Donald isn’t insisting that everyone must respect him & dress appropriately’, he likes to spend his time pretending to the world that he’s the Pope. The most disrespectful, moronic, unhinged, narcissistic, childish American President, ever. This won’t end well.

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So, Amazon’s retail prices go up, they start preparations to make 14,000 managers redundant & initiate comms in anticipation of a quarterly drop in revenue & Bezos sycophantically lets the orange moron off the hook for the impact of his tariffs? This is the problem with billionaires. #nothisproblem

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Well now this is awkward. What’s he going to call New York, New Hampshire and New Jersey? One of them’s definitely getting called ‘Trumpville’ - I’d move fast on ‘New America 2’ if I were you New York. Only sayin……

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The 24 hours that Trump promised is all it would take him to solve the Ukraine-Russia conflict is starting to feel as long as his entire Presidency so far. It’s starting to feel like, I don’t know, he’s just been tapping us along…?

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Easter, a time for rebirth, positive change, improvement 😄 🏋️‍♂️

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Lads, who says this - out loud!?😂 When he sees the cameras, does he still think he’s on that TV game show? However, just so we maintain perspective - I bet he’s still gathering info on who won on the stock market crash though, just to make sure they say thanks….etc etc.

First they came for the innocent man deported to a Salvadoran gulag on an “administrative error” they falsely claim they’re powerless to reverse, flouting court orders even from the Supreme Court — and I spoke out, because I know how the damn poem ends.

China, for real, is right now feeling like it’s just been subjected to some form of identity theft…. #ComradeElon

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All of this orchestrated by the so-called author of the ‘Art of the Deal’. In reality, Trump couldn’t negotiate his way out of a paper bag. Respect to @scohar70.bsky.social for the transparency, not easy laying it all out there, but the truth behind the guff & bluster needs to be told.

Happy Friday Folks! 👋 Do you remember the good ole days?! 😉

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Great to see that the RTE Radio legend that is @johncreedon.bsky.social is on @bsky.app. Fantastic show again as usual John, made the drive up from Kerry pass so quickly. 👍🏻

I swear by Ron Vara, Sauron & Lord Voldemort, this Customs tariff nonsense is really getting out of hand! 😉 😂 Here is some Chimay ‘Grande Réserve’ beer triple fermented & aged in French, American & Armagnac barrels. And Jamón Iberico infused dark chocolate. Simply delicious. 🇮🇪 🇧🇪 🇪🇸 🇺🇸

Trump genuinely sounds deranged at this point. And his sidekick Vance is just as bad. Is the GOP definitely ok with what’s happening here?!

Today, millions of Americans learned they are not alone. May this be the seed that grows the courage to take our country back.

Yep, yes indeedy, sounds just about right! 😉 Happy Saturday folks.

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How many scripted examples do we need at this point. Trump’s era will adversely affect the vast majority, and they would vote for him again if given the chance. 🤷‍♂️

Just in case anyone thought that there might have been any sound, econometric rationale behind the litany of tariffs unveiled yesterday evening. This is nothing more than a soap opera to tRump, except the consequences of this drama will be very real for folks. 😔 #internationaltradekeepspeace

Well done France, leading the way (again) in marginalising the political lunatics & miscreants of this world. #FAFO