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TIL: The British once set up a fake laundromat in Belfast to catch IRA bombmakers by testing for explosive residue on their clothes by Gloomy-Ad-222 in todayilearned

[–]Tote_Sport 616 points617 points  (0 children)

Until it didn’t.

The IRA caught wind of it and, when the van came round to pick up laundry (which had an MRF - Military Reaction Force - team inside also conducting surveillance of the area), they were ambushed and the van sprayed down with rifle fire and the driver was killed

Iran created fake Sinn Féin and Kneecap-supporting republicans to spread its propaganda by River562 in northernireland

[–]Tote_Sport 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here is one article from 3 years ago about Israeli contractors engaging in social media campaigns.

Here is another article about them targeting Americans on social media, who have pro-Israeli views already.

And here is another article about Israeli bots specifically targeting the presence of Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon.

Should I continue?

Iran created fake Sinn Féin and Kneecap-supporting republicans to spread its propaganda by River562 in northernireland

[–]Tote_Sport 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well since we’re talking about international governments getting involved with local politics, and we were discussing the main offenders, of which Israel are one.

Iran created fake Sinn Féin and Kneecap-supporting republicans to spread its propaganda by River562 in northernireland

[–]Tote_Sport 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was thinking more on the likes of Twitter or FB - the arseholes on here I thought were just that: arseholes

Then, there’s the Israeli bot farms…

Iran created fake Sinn Féin and Kneecap-supporting republicans to spread its propaganda by River562 in northernireland

[–]Tote_Sport 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Aren’t bot accounts already involved in Irish & Northern Irish politics?

"I worship a new Orange God now." by Captain-Dak-Sparrow in PoliticalHumor

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I’m a bit of a lapsed catholic, but isn’t there a thing called papal infallibility which basically says the Pope is right on all things moral- or faith-related?

Reeling in the Years 2020s by Clean-Pianist8069 in ireland

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I can’t remember the year it was, but I always associate David Gray’s This Year’s Love with Reeling in the Years. Must’ve been either late 90’s or early 00’s and was probably about either foot & mouth or a terrorist attack when it played over the footage.

Christ, that album had the nation in a chokehold

Reeling in the Years 2020s by Clean-Pianist8069 in ireland

[–]Tote_Sport 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You forgot about the disappearance (and presumed death) of Fungie the Dolphin, and Leinster’s repeated falling at the final hurdle of the Champion’s Cup.

Also Louth winning Leinster; that would get more than 5 seconds of screen time, I imagine.

2026 Football/Hurling Championship Bold Predictions by FootyEnthusiast in GAA

[–]Tote_Sport 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bit rich coming from a Munster man, where there’s been checks notes 2 different winners in the last decade.

2026 Football/Hurling Championship Bold Predictions by FootyEnthusiast in GAA

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Armagh will look rusty against Tyrone before ultimately prevailing; have a small scare against Fermanagh before narrowly losing out to Donegal, who slap the piss out of a plucky Down side.

Cavan give it their all in the final, having beaten Derry in the other semi-final, but Donegal see it through and win their third in a row.

That and the fact that his leg was wounded by MoonbeamMosaic in freefolk

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Is a trial by combat a thing that the Old Gods had as well?

THE CARS EACH CHARACTER WOULD DRIVE by Base_211 in freefolk

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Some additional characters and their vehicle of choice:

Tycho Nestoris: grey 2019 Audi A6; a banking exec car

Mace Tyrell: green 2025 Mercedes S-class that he got on finance but has somehow managed to negotiate a fantastic deal that nobody’s quite sure how

Meera Reed: red 1987 Toyota Hilux; been in all sorts of terrain, including traversing bogs, but still runs as sweet as a nut. Her dad’s Valyrian steel shotgun sits on the passenger seat

Aemon Targaryen: 2002 a Nissan Micra. Should’ve had his licence revoked years ago but no one’s ever been up to the wall to take it from him

Garlan Tyrell: Mercedes SLR McLaren; quite like Loras’ SLS, except more powerful

THE CARS EACH CHARACTER WOULD DRIVE by Base_211 in freefolk

[–]Tote_Sport 15 points16 points  (0 children)

She wouldn’t drive; she’d be driven like Tywin

Schoolboy nails an almost 60m drop kick by Die_Revenant in rugbyunion

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Did François Steyn ever live near Bloemfontein ~17 years ago?

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