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@RasmusJarlov I agree with your sentiment. US is unstable. Its not just Trump. The world has changed. A common European defence pact (post NATO), likely due. Russia will have to re-man and rearm after Ukraine so wont be in a position to launch a further war for likely 8-10 years.

How do we arm Europe quickly and build up a massive European defence Industry so we can be safe from Russia? The answer is: We cant. Not quickly. Sputhern Europe is still sleeping but Northern and Baltic Europe is wide awake and armring like hell. Several countries are now spending significantly more of GDP on defence than the USA. Finland is already strong and Poland is very close to being ready. The rest are on their way. But we need more time. Five-ten years from now, we will not need to fear Russia. They will be outmatched. But right now, Russia is a real danger. So what do we do? There are only two options: 1) Try to keep the USA as an ally for as long as possible until we are ready. That means keep stroking Trump’s ego and humiliate ourselves Marc Rutte style. Accept extortion, insults, threats and concessions while calling Trump “Daddy” and giving him made up peace prizes. The problem is: Even that is not going to work. Regardless of what we do, Trump and his gang will want new humiliations every week. Giving in to a ridiculously unfair trade deal did not make the USA friendlier to Europe. Doubling defence spending has not made them less hostile to Europe either. Nothing will. They hate Europe, support Russia and cant be won over. They will not be there for us, and Russia knows it. That leaves only one option: 2) Support Ukraine like our lives depend on it because they do. As long as Ukraine stand between Europe and Russia, we are safe. Russia can not even take Donbas from Ukraine and would be in way over their heads if they also had to fight the Nordic countries, Poland, Germany, France, Britain and Canada in Eastern Europe. We must demand that EVERYBODY in Europe contribute. No more free-riding from Italy, Spain and France. Not a eurocent in subsidies from the EU to traitors like Hungary and Slovakia before they also join. It is real. This is not a drill. It is time to step up. We can easily do it and I am confident, that we will. Glory to Ukraine and glory to Europe.

Nothing says 'Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead' like a table full of chocolate eggs...

@DocKeeperCoach @justinemcg2 @murphysgloves @mayogaabanter @iGaelicCoach I see this in Camogie. GK is one of the most important positions on the pitch. I dont care much about shot-stopping ability (ok... sometimes is nice). Puckouts, game mgmt, defence control, distribution, catching the high ball are all far more important. A good GK is gold!

“You won’t make the panel outfield this year but the management think you could be better than the current keeper if you’d give it a go….” More and more common in the modern game. A difficult dilemma on all sides. Would love to hear your thoughts or experiences.

@GG04275775 @vsirnate He's getting paid! We listen to the piper!

@Gaelic_referee @vsirnate I am too… hence my comment I’m kinda disappointed the irish guy getting the lecture didn’t pipe up 🤣

Oddly enough, I was having a conversation today with the guy painting my house. He is Irish ☘️ and was asking me about Iran and the US over lunch and I found myself talking about how it’s a bad idea to go to war with a country that has got 3000-5000 years of history like Iran, India or China. I wasn’t sure what I was trying to explain to him except that the way people in these countries think is fundamentally different from the west. People in these countries may have a strong sense of antiquity even though 20th century politics may have worked to erase it. So the decisions leaders and people make may not fit a typical western cost-benefit analysis. Survival is often victory. Again, the painter doesn’t know much about the region and had asked me what the Iranians were going to do. I was trying to simplify things but had to go a bit into history. Anyhoo…

@GG04275775 @vsirnate I am Irish, live here. Ireland has a known history of at LEAST 5,000 years. EG Newgrange monument. Older than the Pyramids. Very interesting. Still works to this day.

@vsirnate You don’t think Ireland has a long history? Like 4000 years long…

@MattSotebeer @BEBischof That all sounds fine until you ask an executive to actually detail what they want. They cant... grasping instead for "Ill know it when I see it" or "Let's start with an MVP and iterate from there". Thats why the skit hits home.

The funniest line is the most important one. “When you ask what decision the dashboard is for, they say ‘just generally.’” That’s the whole problem. The dashboard exists before the question does. Nobody defined what decision it’s supposed to inform, so it becomes a filter factory. Add a metric. Add a region. Add a rollup. Export to Excel. Circle one cell. The executive built a reporting layer for a question they never articulated. Most AI dashboards are the same story — usage metrics, adoption rates, seat counts. Nobody asked what business result the dashboard is supposed to show before they built it.

too real

@movetoblusky @katetimmons_ @GaelicSportsRC Try the link below. But search the title of the paper if that doesn't bring you direct. doi.org/10.1080/247486…

@katetimmons_ @GaelicSportsRC Can we read the full thing?

Some of the key insights from my recent paper 'An analysis of possession outcomes following turnovers and throw-ups in sub-elite Gaelic football'. Winning possession back in contact had a significant impact on a team's likelihood to score! 💪🏐

@PerformTraynor @katetimmons_ @GaelicSportsRC Try the link below. But search the title of the paper if that doesn't bring you direct. doi.org/10.1080/247486…

@katetimmons_ @GaelicSportsRC Great stuff Kate, really interesting! Is there a link for the full paper?

@movementcoachkm @katetimmons_ @GaelicSportsRC Try the link below. But search the title of the paper if that doesn't bring you direct. doi.org/10.1080/247486…

@katetimmons_ @GaelicSportsRC Like lads, can o see full paper?

@katetimmons_ @GaelicSportsRC Fantastic summary, Kate and congratulations on the research and the paper.

@TheGreatBonobo @1mgfc @ballsdotie @EverythingGAA20 That's a fantastic spot to be fair!

@Gaelic_referee @1mgfc @ballsdotie @EverythingGAA20 I reckon the only thing that would justify it being a foul is that he had his right leg clipped by the defender,which has then caused him to trip over himself.I was originally just looking at the arm contact,which wasn't enough imo to call the foul, but yeah, he did get tripped

Tempers flare in Salthill😡 Players and management all losing the rag as Galway and Dublin clash. Ger Brennan was red carded for his role in the melee😬

@1mgfc @TheGreatBonobo @ballsdotie @EverythingGAA20 Rules are tackle the ball but the contact is mild compared to the fall i think. Definitely some contact with the arm but that's fairly normal when tackling a ball being held by the arm. It looks in this angle like he falls to the ground handily enough.

@TheGreatBonobo @Gaelic_referee @ballsdotie @EverythingGAA20 He was caught by the upper arm which in the old rules used to be a foul. Don't know about now.

@HennessyInch @mylodubsfan @RTEgaa 13m free. Here's the information referees were given in July. Further webinars in January but the goalie one hadn't changed.

@Gaelic_referee @mylodubsfan @RTEgaa Oh, presumed if he ran in, he could pass it to the goalie Is a 14-yard free the penalty for the action

There is a common theme in gaa , thou shall not ask a ref a question nor shall you question anything Had a gent of a ref today in a game but looking at Sunday Game here and see the ref in croker on Saturday look to be be center stage again , when will it change !!! @RTEgaa

@HennessyInch @mylodubsfan @RTEgaa Yes. That's pretty much the only way it can happen at this point. And the defender cannot pass if he received the ball OUTSIDE the big square. Passes to the keeper are very tightly controlled now.

@Gaelic_referee @mylodubsfan @RTEgaa Can a goalkeeper receive a pass from a defender as long as both are inside the big square?

@qprmeath @m_brosnan There isn't a catch-all black card for general cynical play - there probably should be. There IS a catch-all yellow (rough) and a catch-all red (dangerous). The issue is black card is so specific (eg jersey pull).

@m_brosnan Why I thought black cards were invented, never really understood why it isn’t one? A deliberate cynical foul.

Very smart foul, but this was 100% a goal chance. A free and no booking isn’t enough punishment. If Gaelic football wants more goals, it has to properly disincentivise fouls that prevent them

@MikeyHotspurs Agree entirely on point 3. VAR has separated the surge of emotion, adrenaline, & dopamine players and fans love when the ball hits the back of the net to a functional confirmation of a score. It's taken something fundamental away to focus on being correct. Poor trade-off imo.

THE DEATH OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE Three simple and obvious things have contributed to the decline of the English football as we know it What used to be the most entertaining league in the world is now an absolute bore and this is why 1) PEP GUARDIOLA • His robotic style of football is one of the biggest contributing factors. The keeper passing it short all the time has been copied by the entire league. Players no longer taking long shots or shall I say scared to shoot has also been mimicked by all. Wingers running down the wing only to turn each and pass the ball backwards every time is really frustrating. The sooner he leaves the league the better 2) MIKEL ARTETA • Educated in the “school of Pep” has taken Guardiola’s robotic football state and taken it to another level. Every time his team have a set piece it results in lots of time being wasted and an absolute free for all in the box. It’s got the point where I’m expecting Hulk Hogans music to hit. The constant cheating and diving to time waste is also a major concern. Now other teams are doing the same resulting in a snooze fest. The sooner he’s gone the better 3) VAR • Now this one has taken the heart and soul out the game. Yes it leads to the correct decision most times, but it has taken the “anything can happen” factor out the game. A goal goes in and nobody even knows whether to celebrate it or not. Decisions taking to long to be made and incompetent officials who clearly don’t know what the game has killed the enjoyment for all the fans Now I can’t see VAR being eradicated from the game but I’m truly hoping PEP & and his former protege MIKEL are gone in the next 2 years max SO WE CAN GO BACK TO ENJOYING WATCHING FOOTBALL AGAIN

@HonestFrank 1 - He's trying to get it over the line to confirm the 5 points. That's his main responsibility there. 2 - I think any player can expect an elite kicker to make that kick. It favours a right-footer, it's well in from the touchline... 3 - The penalty actually lost them the game!

I’m no rugger expert but the showboating in favour of running closer to the posts may have cost England the win and Ireland the title?? #FRAvENG #SixNations

#mothersday Best seat in the house!