Burlington Bertie

Jumped superbly, settled midfield, steady progress 9th, went 2nd 12th and soon clear of rest, led on long run to 3 out, swept clear, magnificent

[John McGuirk @john_mcguirk]

Earlier this year, @LPerrins and I were the only two journalists in Ireland to point out that the UCD medical student rape case was riddled with inconsistencies, implausibilities, and transparent nonsense.

https://t.co/8FxbRnjAXk

https://t.co/iCHnVxgysb

[wokeandwoofing @wokeandwoofing]

The complete lack of Trans people in cave paintings can only lead us to one conclusion - Trans representation has always been an issue

[Burlington Bertie @100_to_30]

@glasstoo1 @danobrien20 @TaxFoundation Add to that employers PRSI

[Dan O'Brien @danobrien20]

Personal tax rates soared to address a fiscal crisis 18 years ago. The crisis is long resolved, but taxes were never restored.
It's long past time to cut personal tax rates and end the injustice of people on average incomes having the government take more of their pay increases, overtime and bonuses than they get to keep for themselves.
The top tax rates of 52% for employees and 55% for the self-employed disincentivise work and are plainly unfair.

[ChrisMc @CrissBalzx]

Suprised to see Katie Price and her son Harvey opening at the World Cup halftime show.
#WorldCupFinal

[Burlington Bertie @100_to_30]

@ExCllrRedmond Whereas we have a govt sort on crime refusing to build prisons and funding the Irish Penal Reform Trust

https://t.co/qzdGFJDbum

[Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters]

The fix everything button is literally just to arrest criminals and keep them in jail

Bukele was able to do this in a matter of months

When you see the crime and rot in western cities and feel unsafe letting your wife walk around, know that it is a choice.

[Dublin Airport @DublinAirport]

Football fans in Ireland rejoice as England’s World Cup hopes end.

We look forward to seeing you all next month, lads as you, erm, return to supporting English football teams. 👋

[Nick Delehanty 🇮🇪 @Nick_Delehanty]

We have crunched the Data on Irish work visas.
Since 2020, 189,599 have been issued.

Here is the data by nationality, employer and sector..🧵

[james fahey @jamesfahey15]

From Brenda Power the Irish Daily Mail. Spot on.

[Burlington Bertie @100_to_30]

@HonestFrank 🎵

[Burlington Bertie @100_to_30]

@griptmedia Tbh if I could disprove the supply/demand dynamic I'd not be wasting my time in politics. I'd be basking in the glow of my noble prize in economics

[Burlington Bertie @100_to_30]

@TheyThinkKits @shelsfc

[Burlington Bertie @100_to_30]

@JohnnyFitz1 @john_mcguirk I stopped paying in 2023. Got a few letters then it all stopped

In any case I don't care - absolutely no way I'm paying (directly) for RTE

[Burlington Bertie @100_to_30]

@danobrien20 Interesting again that these issues top the poll while another poll shows the vast vast majority of people plan to vote for parties that caused the issue or sit in opposition with the exact same policies

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

This is because the anti-capitalist left is not actually against people being crazy rich. They're against certain types of people being crazy rich.

Artists and athletes make sense to them because they've played music and sports and because their success can be explained by "luck" and "talent". Messi's wealth is not offensive to them because they understand Messi is much better at football than they are.

But when it comes to business, the anti-capitalist leftist has no framework for understanding why Jeff Bezos might be super rich since 99% of them have never ever created a product, business or service that was of value to other people. They've never taken entrepreneurial risk. They've never employed people and felt the burden of responsibility that comes with that. They've never pick up a business and given it a play in the way they've picked up a ball or a guitar.

They *literally* don't understand wealth creation. They think there is a fixed amount of money and the only thing a business does is split it unfairly.

It's why they rage at Elon and other successful business leaders. Because they genuinely don't understand why they're wealthy.

Also, and this is just as important, athletes and artists are disproportionately young, attractive, "diverse", left wing etc. Business leaders are "evil" middle aged white men whose success offends the average anti-capitalist leftist because they don't understand a) what it is they do and b) that Elon Musk has the same talent advantage on them as Messi does, it's just harder to measure.

[Benburb93 @ColmanOfGuaire]

As a radical Marxist party dedicated to bringing down this rotten to the core capitalist regime, we cannot anwer your questions unless your outlet is funded by the government...

[Burlington Bertie @100_to_30]

@garrethmcdaid @VillageMagIRE They won't......

[Burlington Bertie @100_to_30]

@NewstalkFM RedFM

[Ben Scallan 🇮🇪 @Ben_Scallan]

It's quite concerning that all the beheadings and child stabbings and box cutter slashings and terrorist knife attacks on Gardaí are being used by the far-right to whip up a dangerous atmosphere in our communities.

[Dr. Eoin Lenihan @EoinLenihan]

These are the parties in Ireland who do not care if you or your loved ones get their heads cut off in the street. They’ve done what they can to ensure it.

Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Sinn Fein
The Greens
Labour
Social Democrats
People Before Profit
All but a handful of Independents