Cillian

Powell probe was a textbook example of everything wrong & self-defeating in the 2d-term Trump approach. Abuse of law, needless conflict w/Fed, Senate, & SCOTUS, no popular constituency, no coherent message, no strategy for how to handle pushback, ends by accomplishing nothing.

@fitzr1122 Norms of acceptable tipping percentages have increased due to "inflation" (notwithstanding that it's already priced in!)

It's odd that tips increase proportionately with price

Works in Progress is now available as a print magazine. I think it's the most beautiful and readable magazine I've ever seen. Subscribe today for $100/£75 to receive six beautiful, 120-page issues a year. worksinprogress.co/print

@fitzr1122 Thoughts and prayers Ronan

They're charging 4 euro for a curry sauce in this chipper

@Birdyword Extremely aesthetic

BIG NEWS: My book, The Land Trap, is coming out on Nov 4! I've been fascinated by this topic for years. The book tells the story of why land still occupies such a huge role in finance, economics and politics globally, and why that's a source of huge risk. You can preorder NOW!

@cursedbyaclown1 @offtheball @OfficialCorkGAA They're amateur players and they have contributed more to this country and this than either of us.

@offtheball @OfficialCorkGAA I wonder what himself and the players will be chanting in their Cockney accents tonight?

'We just got out-worked really, to be honest with you...' 'Once the momentum goes... it's hard to get it back' @OfficialCorkGAA boss Pat Ryan reflects on a bitterly disappointing day in Croke Park... | 🔴 #GAA

@fitzr1122 Tell us how you really feel!

Donald Trump despite his many flaws is still in some ways admirable in his charisma and force of personality. Elon Musk is nothing more than a degenerate asshole. An unloveable, charisma devoid pig.

The government has just announced it will relax planning rules for seomraí (or ‘granny flats’). This is a rare win-win for families, (potentially) renters, and homeowners. But for this policy to succeed, we need to learn from the best international examples

@s8mb Hopefully they'll learn that in future, before they ever start campaigning, they should select a logo via extensive stakeholder engagement to take into account the very real voices and concerns of all groups. To be safe, there should also be some form of review mechanism

Britain’s NIMBY coalition is at breaking point over whether it is OK to use Midjourney to design a logo.

@declanganley Merry Christmas Declan - hope you're keeping well

From all of us here in the Ganley family, wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas. 🎄 Mum, Dad, all the grandchildren.

How many more record bad performances will it take for FG to learn some form of lesson? Unfortunately the more likely outcome is they'll probably think their problem is Harris-specific and double down with the likes of McEntee

@KarlBrophy Is that Park Slope? Check out Ugly Baby and Lucali's over in Carroll Gardens if you're staying locally. Seaborne just down in Red Hook is probably my favourite cocktail bar in the city too. Red Hook generally is a good time on a nice day, though a bit out of the way

I won’t lie. Trick or treating in Brooklyn is of a very high standard.

BTW Ireland has less homes per capita than *Britain* the number has been *declining* since 2008.

Foundations: Why Britain Has Stagnated. A new essay by @bswud, @SCP_Hughes & me. Why the UK's ban on investment in housing, infrastructure and energy is not just a problem. It is *the* problem. And how fixing it is the defining task of our generation. ukfoundations.co

The IDA should come and summarily execute whoever is responsible because I imagine it basically offsets approximately 40% of their annual work

Behold, the outward face of Ireland (the Aer Lingus Lounge in US pre clearance)

@PaddyJManning @lorraineelizab6 @anbealach That's Carlow! I don't think it has much more worse soil quality than many of the the other areas so it must be something else. Interesting

#Otd 1652: ‘Act for the Settlement of Ireland’ passed in London parliament. Land confiscated from RCs by Cromwell to meet promises! c 7,000 soldiers settled out of 12,000 offered! Including Merchant Adventurers, = >10,000 Parliamentarians settled! Aka “To Hell or Connacht” Act!

@johnkroencke Self praise is no praise, John

August!

@_PeterRyan If people are saying house prices are too expensive because houses are too scarce, do you think they mean scarce in absolute terms or that this scarcity is relative to another factor?

Canadian housing under construction at record highs AND Canadian house prices at record highs. YIMBYs explain this.

@conorduffy_7 Woke left are losers surely. If it were a Yes/No that would be true, but I don't think there's a significant vibe that the durable relationships amendment didn't go far enough.