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Joined January 2010
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The RTÉ player ad music sounds like it was used at Guantanamo Bay
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Irish, Indian, Kenyan, Nigerian, South African, and Caribbean Twitter right now.
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Stop patronising me FreeNow
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Why is every toilet seat operable but only just.
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A thread about build-to-rent (btr), aparthotels & how the government has rewritten housing policy for the mythical “mobile worker”, at the behest of lobbyists, and the effects of this on housing supply… 1/14
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When a politician tried to avoid answering a question. #LeoTheLeak ⁦@FineGael⁩ #FiannaGael being put to the pin of his collar by #SarahMcInerney @rte #RTEPrimeTime
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In my opinion the Vienna model, or cost to rent housing, is the best solution to the Dublin Housing Crisis. It has so many positive side effects and not just housing people... huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/p…
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When the Mayor was critical of them after they killed Eric Garner, they decided to stop harassing people for petty stuff, like drinking a beer on a stoop and jaywalking, and crime fell. latimes.com/science/sciencen…
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A quick thread:
 A lot of people have asked me this week: Where did this ivermectin obsession come from? Who could possibly benefit from it? Most importantly, why did my antivaxx aunt start eating horse goo from the tractor store? It’s complicated, but here are some answers.
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Despite how shit our housing crisis is, at least Ireland has the best license plates
I remember wandering around a field in Sligo with a few lads looking for mushrooms back in 1990 when I was in the RTC(IT). That night we went far further than the "edge of space". For free too. No emissions either. Lots of admissions though.
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Job ads: •Requires master's degree + 10 years experience •Pay starts at $11/hour •Benefits after 1 year •Must work in office in pricey city •5 rounds of unpaid interviews •Rockstar mentality! Work for free off the clock •We're a family! HR: "why can't we find workers?!"
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Five years ago today, the loss of a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla brought us all together. #Harambe
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