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From a unionist family #Think32 Humanist. Interested in politics, sport, travel... #FBPE ポーちゃん BlueSky: https://nitter.cf/t.co/GYksZ90AzN

North Down, N Ireland
Joined March 2011
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This is fucking HILARIOUS!💀🤣
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How does one decide which 60 of the thousands to target?
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Replying to @ArnoldCarton
Lockhart, Bryson, Allister & others within Unionism really are demonstrating that they cannot comprehend a NI where Unionism isn't the top dog. That equality seems such an imposition upon them? Is quite telling. They don't want an NI where they might be treated like Nationalists
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An incident where pig heads were put in a public park early on Saturday morning has been described as "disgusting and sick" by a local councillor. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c574…
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Absolute proof that this little 'leader of the bonfire people' is just in it for himself, not for Unionism, not for Loyalism, not for Protestantism and not for Britishness, just his selfish little self.
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Has Gavin Robinson been interviewed by @PSNIBelfastE for standing on road during Dondonald protest or are there different rules for DUP? If @moneillsf had blocked ELP engagements until this was sorted out, @BBCnireland @BelTel etc would be grumbling. Double standards persist
Replying to @GRobinsonDUP
@GRobinsonDUP on The Nolan Show earlier, while shouting down, @GerryCarrollPBP claimed he “stood on the central reservation while talking to police” at a peaceful protest, blocking a road. in Dundonald. Will @StephenNolan issue a correction?
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Ryan Bridge has been detained and placed under house arrest in Somalia. His mate Billy Allison from Raise the Colours is on trial for murder. Ay Audits and his mates are banged up in France. Tommy Robinson has been found guilty. Joey Barton and Danny Tommo are on remand. James English is on bail awaiting sentencing, and Russell Brand is on trial. What a year for the far right.
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Looks like Jonathan Buckley won’t be getting the unionist unity he’s called for —
Unionist Unity and ‘O’Neill Must Stay’ don’t go together Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “Dressing up a message of ‘O’Neill Must Stay’ in the appealing garb of unionist unity may be thought clever, though not so subtle. “The DUP showing unity with Carla Lockhart MP over Drumcree would have been a good start. “Unity would be great - but to do what? Keep Sinn Fein in power and continue to implement the Union-dismantling Protocol? I detect no dilution of the DUP’s disastrous platform on these issues. “Unity has to be more than a sound bite. It requires substance. Substance such as we had when all unionist leaders signed up to ‘unalterable opposition’ to the Protocol on 28 September 2021. Who walked away to implement the same Protocol? “TUV has never shied away from meaningful unity. Indeed, when I proposed a unity platform for the last Westminster election, it was rejected out of hand by the DUP leadership. The unity I’m interested in is not about saving any party. It would be about maximising unionist representation on a platform which advances, not undermines, unionist principles. “Moreover, unity shouldn’t be used as a distraction tactic when fearing the loss of an MP because you have chosen unity with Sinn Fein over a party colleague.”
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Replying to @barrabest
I’m in Australia for a month. Was up around the harbour bridge and opera house last week and there was a big display stating how Halloween originated in Ireland and a massive photo of Derry on Halloween
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Taking Halloween back to its roots — literally. 👻 Jack-o’-lanterns, old-school Irish style: turnips, not pumpkins. Step 1: Buy a turnip. Step 2: Find a responsible adult with a power drill to hollow it out. Ancient tradition, modern equipment. Step 3: Admire your terrifying little root vegetable. 🕯️ Disclaimer: No spoons were harmed in the making of these lanterns. The turnips have lodged a formal complaint. #TurnipForTheBooks #IrishHalloween #JackOLantern
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How many man hours and evidential packages have they put together into every illegal flag flying with its intimidation, bonfire site on private property and hate parade with loyalist paramilitary displays?... I'll wait
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Your gentle reminder that, though he is leader of the UUP, Burrows has not yet stood in an election and thus has no votes, which I find #deeplyuncomfortable
Jon Burrows says he’s “deeply uncomfortable” that so many people vote for Sinn Féin. It’s called democracy, Jon. The people decide who they vote for and who serves as First Minister - not you, and not the UUP. The days of domination are over.
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It's kicking off in Poland right now. Police have descended on the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw, while its president, Bogdan Święczkowski, a key ally of President Karol Nawrocki, reportedly arrived with a locksmith to open the gates. Right-wing nationalist President Nawrocki has cancelled his trip to Senegal and is flying back to Poland. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said: "Restoring the rule of law is our duty. After years of PiS lawlessness, this is a difficult process, sometimes painful, and requires decisive action. There is no other way."
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It's been the long goodbye, but Carla Lockhart will quit the DUP early next week. She's its youngest MP with its biggest majority. She will join forces with Jim Allister - even if not joining his party. Double trouble lies ahead for the DUP. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/comme…
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Looking forward to the comprehensive PSNI investigations & media updates for *every* illegal bonfire site next summer. They’re setting quite the precedent for this ‘law & order’ push.
The PSNI has issued an update on its investigation re Garvaghy Rd protests. ▪️30 police officers on the case ▪️70 hours of recorded material is being examined ▪️60 identified suspects ▪️18 people have been interviewed with files being prepared before submission to the PPS
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The Government's Call for Evidence on Part K, Protection from Falling, Collision and Impact, presents an important opportunity to examine these questions. The central issue is not simply whether a building complied with the regulations when it was constructed. It is whether the regulatory framework provides sufficient protection against the deterioration, weakening and eventual failure of safety critical structures decades later. It cannot be vague, it needs to be clear cut, at present the "Guidance" is too vague, it needs teeth! #PartK #NoMoreFalls #TheJoshuaTest #CallForEvidence #Housing #BuildingSafety – at Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Replying to @JonBurrowsMLA
@JonBurrowsMLA I suggest you watch and 'LISTEN' to this.👇👇👇👇
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Jesus - United's owners are all fascists
💰NEW: Manchester United director Edward Glazer has donated $200,000 to Trump’s Republican Party ahead of the midterms, @CityAM can reveal. Owners at Palace, Villa, Bournemouth and Ipswich (as well as Boehly) have given cash ahead of Tuesday’s vote, too. cityam.com/manchester-united…
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It’s been an ‘interesting’ week in NI politics Did I miss anything on our NHS; the current crisis and industrial action about to happen….?
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Replying to @DarranMarshall
It’ll be great if the PSNI put the same time and effort into investigating and arresting some of the 12,000 active loyalist paramilitaries or those loyalist bands that engage in sectarian abuse of Catholics and who promote support for the UDA/UVF. But I won’t hold my breath!
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