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@collumbo.bsky.social

Centrist Dad' to 3. Witters on about lots of stuff, including politics, rugby, football, marketing & whatever takes my fancy. Opinions & spelling mistakes my own unless bribed.

created September 7, 2023

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Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

That or a show about bent coppers

21/7/2025, 1:33:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

It also underpins the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement

21/7/2025, 10:07:50 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Think we know why.

21/7/2025, 10:06:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm sure the native Americans have a view....

16/7/2025, 10:05:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

WASPs only

11/7/2025, 11:43:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Its useful idiots like you who landed the US in the mess it's in. That's fine if it was just your mess but the rest of us have the issue of dealing with it all

22/6/2025, 10:39:19 AM | 22 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

She thought Trump would go after other minorities

20/6/2025, 6:28:50 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Could he extend it for 3 more years?

18/6/2025, 3:07:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

He is effin deranged

18/6/2025, 3:06:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Definitely was one!

14/6/2025, 3:28:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

No its pee-rade!

14/6/2025, 3:27:30 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Political assignation on day Trump wants his vanity pee-rade.

14/6/2025, 3:26:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Pee-rade surely

14/6/2025, 3:22:32 PM | 48 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

they need to sue the arse of every one of those involved from foot soldiers to the very top of the organisation. Make it so those 'only obeying orders' know they also face consequences.

12/6/2025, 9:55:53 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

And the idiot senators who voted for him

11/6/2025, 10:00:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted

Idiocracy was a documentary.

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11/6/2025, 6:07:46 PM | 19773 4421 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture NY Times Pitchbot (@nytpitchbot.bsky.social) reposted

My work here is done

11/6/2025, 12:34:15 PM | 5210 712 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Alternative headline - Trump uses military to move USA towards tin pot dictatorship

11/6/2025, 9:28:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

More profiles in courage from legacy media. ABC fires a reporter for daring to criticise Herr Miller, CBS bribing Trump, Tapper flogging his book. Hope its all worth it folks when the broadband landscape becomes like Russia.

10/6/2025, 10:27:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Just get off it. It's a dead platform

10/6/2025, 9:36:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Sorry America- it was a good run. Hopefully you'll get out of your Latin America tinpot dictatorship phase soon

10/6/2025, 9:32:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

About those midterms.....wouldn't bet on them happening

10/6/2025, 9:13:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Anyone who thinks the army won't go in and kill US citizens........

10/6/2025, 9:10:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

The judge is an idiot, haven't they learnt anything about how Trump uses the system

10/6/2025, 9:08:42 PM | 12 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Maybe they'll spend less time flogging Jake Tappers book like some two bit shopping channel & actually report news

10/6/2025, 9:02:23 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

How anyone believed the brain wormed idiot when he was confirmed is mind-blowing

10/6/2025, 8:57:06 PM | 7 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

totally

9/6/2025, 6:55:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Except many of them did. I am looking forward to Cruz, Rubio et all getting shipped once the current set of illegals are gone and they need more meat for MAGA base

9/6/2025, 2:02:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ColdChef, at your service (@coldchef.bsky.social) reposted

Give the photographer the Pulitzer Prize

Stormtrooper-ass looking cops standing in front of a giant donut.
8/6/2025, 11:49:30 PM | 26176 6219 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

The find out bit & tough shit

8/6/2025, 9:50:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jason Kint (@kint.bsky.social) reposted

Amazing. Respect the lede.

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6/6/2025, 12:53:24 AM | 30689 4909 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Seth Abramson (@sethabramson.bsky.social) reposted

Wait... is this the best meme ever made?

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5/6/2025, 8:01:54 PM | 24476 5838 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Let us have our fun for today

5/6/2025, 9:35:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Not sure about the 40 years

5/6/2025, 8:50:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

I think today is the only day in a very long time I regret deleting my Twitter account. I'd say its a wild over there.

5/6/2025, 8:49:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Ah Elon & Trump. I'm here for this

5/6/2025, 7:36:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted

As I predicted, we are now entering an era where we cannot necessarily trust data coming from the federal govt on things like inflation. Something to watch VERY closely for GDP, unemployment, everything. www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...

5/6/2025, 11:25:38 AM | 10168 3431 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Wonder is that what they are angling for

5/6/2025, 1:55:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

R360 is not something that has any chance of working.

5/6/2025, 11:37:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Don't think that's the reason - he's just racist

5/6/2025, 11:36:02 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Ah trying to get a gig on GB 'news'

1/6/2025, 9:45:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Not sure "we're all gonna die" is a great campaign slogan - certainly different to "I like Ike"

1/6/2025, 9:39:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Jaysus they are crettins

1/6/2025, 9:25:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

New Orleans does

1/6/2025, 9:24:56 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Ah but that's because you're part of big chem trails.

1/6/2025, 9:22:56 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

He's insane

1/6/2025, 1:19:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

This was today… Sotally tober… NYT clearly way off base…

30/5/2025, 8:19:51 PM | 28698 8008 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Wonder what all those Trump supporting Cubans think of this? www.cnn.com/2025/05/30/p...

30/5/2025, 10:38:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

What a whinly little b*tch

30/5/2025, 7:56:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

He could always quit

29/5/2025, 10:27:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

No surprise from the knuckle dragging neanderthals

29/5/2025, 10:25:21 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Box of Kleenex?

29/5/2025, 7:07:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Fancy way of saying it crashed

28/5/2025, 9:41:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

For it to be effective (it never will be) - it would need to cover Canada anyway....

28/5/2025, 12:49:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted

Russian state media mocks Trump’s post.

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27/5/2025, 4:51:11 PM | 5146 1147 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Worse than a felon being in the Whitehouse who is trying to shake down everyone with crypto grift, signing executive orders as punishment for those he doesn't like, attacking the justice system, destroying the US standing in the world...and that's usually just before he finishes his hair & makeup

28/5/2025, 10:25:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Free speech abolitionists again

28/5/2025, 9:27:05 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

And then he helped do it beyond your shores

27/5/2025, 8:45:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Compare & contrast Harvard to Columbia in their approach to Trump

27/5/2025, 7:47:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

They will be out-raged just after the book is published (assuming that us allowed)

27/5/2025, 7:45:05 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Smart people will just go to colleges elsewhere

27/5/2025, 7:42:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Great podcast today - have similar situation in Ireland & not helped by twitter allowing anyone on the platform

27/5/2025, 6:28:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

More of the find out phase

27/5/2025, 2:12:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Exactly - they knew they were getting and wanted to 'own the libs' - now the bank will own the land.

26/5/2025, 7:40:49 PM | 72 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

UK press going all out to help reform & torys

25/5/2025, 9:16:42 PM | 18 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

They will do the square root of fuck all www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...

25/5/2025, 9:12:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Mind you I'm not surprised they gave them crap food & limited access.

25/5/2025, 7:15:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

But but but these guys are all about free speech right?

25/5/2025, 7:11:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Tills is up in 2026 for re-election, campaign ad writes itself ?& 10 congressional districts

24/5/2025, 7:58:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Because he is a racist

24/5/2025, 7:40:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Of course Trump & Co are gutting the EPA... www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

24/5/2025, 7:38:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah the DOJ will be right on it......

23/5/2025, 7:39:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump & a scam.....there's a shock

23/5/2025, 7:38:53 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Daily Show got it spot on but you won't see any criticism from @brianstelter.bsky.social about his CNN bro

22/5/2025, 9:13:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Good maybe that might make them think twice....although I doubt it.

22/5/2025, 8:55:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

the markets say...no www.cnbc.com/2025/05/22/u...

22/5/2025, 3:48:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

I just find some of the lore confusing - give me dr & 45 minutes to solve a puzzle.

20/5/2025, 8:46:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Donegal man to be deported from US following driving charge after more than 15 years in Boston www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025... Might make "Irish-American" Trump voters sit up & notice as ice was only meant to go after the Mexicans

20/5/2025, 8:36:34 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) reposted

Stewart: "Some observers might think, 'Do you CNN people work on commission?' ... Is this a Girl Scout cookie situation?"

20/5/2025, 12:38:08 PM | 71 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Irish Times nearing NYTs both sides-ism here

19/5/2025, 2:57:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Again outdoing @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

19/5/2025, 1:05:50 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Trump doing amazing work for democracies other than his own

18/5/2025, 10:24:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

But they are such a sturdy and good looking car.....

18/5/2025, 8:47:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Because weather never happens overnight, mind you the state is a Republican stronghold so.....

17/5/2025, 8:49:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

After two years, clearly the SA approach isn't the right one for Leinster (or Irish provinces in general). Based on that tonight, no URC trophy

17/5/2025, 8:47:00 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Ah the wonderful find out phase

17/5/2025, 8:41:01 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

I wouldn't be so confident- there has always been this streak in the US

17/5/2025, 8:39:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

It was shite.

17/5/2025, 8:37:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Profiles in courage...

17/5/2025, 8:36:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Get out

17/5/2025, 6:44:12 PM | 15 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Dueling banjos?

17/5/2025, 6:42:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Great day for @afcwimbledon1889.bsky.social

17/5/2025, 6:41:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Mind you many of these corporations give large donations to Republicans so I won't be crying in my cornflakes

17/5/2025, 4:45:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Also look at population decline in Hungary, GPD falling, etc. And it would be significantly worse if EU actually did something

17/5/2025, 1:13:12 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Who could have seen that coming????

17/5/2025, 1:06:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Apparently so

17/5/2025, 1:01:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

Snigger

16/5/2025, 4:21:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social)

WTFv- the citizenship games coming to Amazon Prime soon

16/5/2025, 7:45:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Irish Times (@irishtimes.com) reposted

John Collison of Stripe: ‘I am baffled by companies doing an about-face on social initiatives’

16/5/2025, 5:08:34 AM | 8 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Collumbo (@collumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Called the bluff of Putin, mind you it doesn't matter as Trump will do what Putin wants regardless.

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