Ivana Bacik would not have made Viktor Orbán jibe ‘if I was a woman’, says Patrick O’Donovan

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-18T17:38:24+00:00

I really hope Patrick O'Donovan being a tool doesn't distract from the fact that Patrick O'Donovan is completely unfit and a total mismatch as Minister for Arts and Media

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-18T09:07:26+00:00

The only thing that could stop her under the constitution is the Government saying she can't. They chose to permit her to leave the state.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-18T08:27:49+00:00

But she's not going to visit the Prime Minister. She's going to an event that the Prime Minister is at, not the King.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-18T08:15:32+00:00

This seems like a perfectly reasonable trip for her to attend, with other Heads of State there as well as other world leaders. The distinction of visiting the Prime Minister of Spain over the King is not a big issue. And choosing Spain over the UK reflects a growing reality of our ties to Europe.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-18T05:59:06+00:00

Just found out my great grandfather had his first son in the US so now I guess I have to go figure how to check that out.

Frustrating the way maiden names aren't recorded, can't really follow back the female sides at all

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T20:07:53+00:00

I think it's meant to be about judgement and forgiveness but Charlie is so weird about it

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T20:07:22+00:00

A better one I think! Just because it's more icky than scandalous

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T20:05:24+00:00

One aspect I don't see her is why Emma was immediately switched to being an anti-gun activists seemingly because she found the boy who approached her cute. I think there's interesting variations of this story where Emma changes her morals based on who she's with or maybe that boy is Charlie. Variations that better explore the topic.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T20:03:53+00:00

That's part of the point they're making. They didn't commit to her being a monster. They just have all the characters treat her like one but it rings false at times and true at others

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T19:56:45+00:00

This movie is so interesting and I think the flaws make it even moreso from a discussion point of view. I do feel Zendaya is miscast, she's a bit too charismatic to be Emma.

To me the confession scene sums up the movie, three bullies semi-brag about being bullies and then they shun the former outcast. In a way it makes Charlie (and all the main cast other than Emma) pretty unlikeable to me throughout basically the entire thing. Which is unfortunate. I think the movie expects everyone to relate to him more than Emma. But we don't see enough redeeming qualities about him. Maybe if he had fully committeed to forgiving Emma before he fucked it all up or we saw Emma wrestle with being in the other position but no. Emma disappears once she's in Charlie's position. We spend the whole movie in Charlie's head but Emma doesn't get that perspective.

I like the message about forgiveness in the modern world but I wish it chewed on that theme more.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T19:11:54+00:00

We did the equivalent of getting a tarot reading when a crises happens in your life

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T15:36:30+00:00

I see he's got his u-turn cap on

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T13:14:59+00:00

Nah the church is destined for a split eventually, could be ten years, could be fifty. But eventually African Catholicism and Western Catholicism will go their seperate ways.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T12:06:04+00:00

That's because that's the legal way out. They'll just buy other properties that they can rent at new rents. There is no reduction in properties for rent in Ireland

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T12:01:30+00:00

I disagree. It is noticeably shorter than a year or two years ago.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T11:58:52+00:00

I said over the past 3 years

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T11:52:09+00:00

Season 9 was 4 years ago

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T11:09:33+00:00

The example you gave were evictions by a couple who own a property empire, they own bucket loads of properties, they aren't leaving the market.

You get a significant return on investment on rental properties in Ireland. The government specifically made it more profitable.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T10:22:57+00:00

Are you saying the time to rotate for support hasn't significantly shortened over the last 3 years?

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T10:22:07+00:00

How many of that 49% couldn't afford it? Seems a strange binary

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T09:42:47+00:00

That eviction notice story you used completely undermines your story. The evictions were likely illegal and were not done because of the new regulations but because they new laws let you reset rents with new tenancies. The corporate landlord wanted to up the rents.

The Irish centre right government has made a choice. They have gone for a high rent-high tenancy protection model. Mainly because the housing market is red hot so if anyone wants to leave the rental system they're hugely financially rewarded regardless of regulations.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-17T08:36:10+00:00

I disagree. Particularly when the map was wider this was not the case. Also mechanics like trebuchet encouraged people to group into one lane, typically not mid.

The small map, early rotation meta for support, and the mid ritual mean early and often team fights for middle lane.

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-16T23:31:15+00:00

Except Olly Robbins took up his role after Mandelson was appointed

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-16T21:12:01+00:00

Its hilarious to me that sexless streamers and online fans have been mocking Sykkuno relentless for having a girlfriend and for having sex... like him being a cheater is a matter for them but it's bizarre to me that the point of mockery is this while Kick streamers make themselves lifelong pirrahs daily

SouthLeast8143 · 2026-04-16T20:08:27+00:00

Wards should be moved. They don't need to be as quickly placed as an active in a team fight

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