Irish Rebel

This is for things that catch my eye such as the Irish Defence Forces or Personal things

[enriquemzn262]

Pilatus PC-9

Swiss tandem-seat turboprop trainer and light attack COIN aircraft, Irish Air Corps ☘️

[ariesfire0704]

We get a fly over occasionally from these as they head out to sea.

[lesoldatmort]

“Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.” - Henri Barbusse

Yearly piece inspired by poppies blooming in June. More in my gallery.

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[no-longer-another-bondi-blonde]

[huckleberrywine]

LOL

[debkorvelus]

We need HOAs or some idiots will paint their house purple or put tractor tires in their front yard.  If you want tractor tires, don’t move to a HOA neighborhood.

[captain-snark]

I couldn’t even fathom how horrifying it must be to live somewhere there are...purple houses and and yucky stuff in people’s yards. Thank God I don’t have any real problems like that.

[scrimblobimblobadimbo-deactivat]

listen my Nonna and Nonno live right by a purple house (it’s a nice lilac) and as a kid I was fucking obsessed with it because purple is my favorite color. I’d go nuts whenever we passed by it. Also it had a purple mailbox to match and it blew my mind.

No more HOAs. More purple houses.

[antelopian]

imagine trying to control what someone else can do with or on their own property just because you don't agree with their taste in decor

[tarantula-veins-deactivated2023]

NO MORE HOAs MORE PURPLE HOUSES

[gallusrostromegalus]

Related, becuase I just had to move:  “just don’t move into an HOA” Do you know what a PAIN IN THE ASS it is to find NON-HOA Housing? Very nearly everything in the CO front range that isn’t a rental has an HOA these days!

Short list of the Shit the HOA at my pervious house tried to pull:

Banning personal and community food gardens (The reason the tag for my garden is “The garden of earthly HOA violations”)

Banning people from using thier personal yards as Native Plant Restoration microzones, something that looks gorgeous and is extremely helpful to the local ecology

trying to get the city council to remove protections on adjacent city Open Space/Native Plant restoration zone so they could mow it.

mandating the use of ONE landscaping company in the neighborhood, coinicdentally owned by the HOA president’s son

Mandating the use of an unecessary water purification company on all properties.

suing city animal control for collecting lose dogs and cats and returning them to the addresses on thier collars.  You know. that thing animal control does so the animals don’t get run over or disemboweled by the coyotes or catch and spread rabies.  The thing that’s illegal to let your pet do out here for those reasons Karen.

Suing the city council to remove a city bus stop in the neighborhood that was heavily used by many residents.  They damn near got away with it becuase the HOA meetings were always in the middle of the day on a weekday.  You know, when the residents that use that stop are working.

Sending people letters threatening to fine them for having “Out Of Season” holiday decor.  Specifically targeting my Indian neighbors who were celebrating Diwali, not Christmas and the Jews with visible Menorahs.

Fining people for doing thier own appliance and car repair on thier own personal property

Fining people for operating a business out of thier house, specifically targeting a disabled neighbor that does comission tailoring and garment repair out of her home.  never bothered a soul except the one snoopy bitch who didn’t like that her clients were allowed to park in the tailor’s designated and otherwise unused parking space.

Trying to fine a neighbor for flying a Pride Flag

HOAs are invasive, bigoted, corrupt and cruel institutions that should never have been allowed to be created.  If you live in and HOA area, showing up at the meetings to tell people what the fuck is wrong with them, Joining your HOA board to protect your neighbors and possibly organize the dissolution of the HOA is one of the best things you can do to protect the marginalized members of your community.

FUCK HOAs AND LONG LIVE THE PURPLE HOUSES AND TRACTOR-TIRE GARDENS OF THE WORLD.

[mariaalenkoshepard]

Are y'all telling me this shit is actually LEGAL?

[s-shutup-its-not-like-i-actually]

Here’s how to get an HOA to leave you and your purple house tf alone

[justsomeantifas]

cant stop thinking about this post. 😔

[that-catholic-shinobi]

direct action

[prismatic-bell]

HOAs, IN THEORY, could be such a force for public good, and that’s what’s maddening. Imagine if an HOA was like “well we’ve got all these houses and this one empty lot, pay your HOA dues and we can install a community food garden!” or “leave your contact information on the HOA residents-only webpage if you’re willing to be an after-school dropoff for children in our community who may not have a parent at home” or “hi, Sally, we’ve noticed your yard’s gone rather hogwild and things weren’t like that before your husband passed last year, do you need some help? We have some folks in the HOA who can help you with maintenance, no charge.”

Instead they choose isolation over community in the name of a unity that’s in image only, and that’s really, really sad.

[anotherdayforchaosfay]

Friend of mine bought a small house, an old one in an old neighborhood. She had no idea it was an HOA neighborhood until the day she moved in. They arrived with paperwork she "had" to sign or things would get "complicated", aka do this or we're gonna make life hell for you. She immediately told them no, she has no desire to be part of the HOA, and they about blew a gasket. Went from civil to wtf real quick. They tried sending her violation reports, demanded she pay fines, threatened her, etc. What they didn't know is she's petty and gives zero fucks. She also lives keeping paperwork nice and tidy.

Shit hit the fan when she installed a wall around her property. A 3 feet tall 2 foot wide wall around her yard. Topped with gorgeous iron work with sharp points that make climbing dangeous. Think Addams Family Lite. They tried to stop the construction because she was using the /wrong/ company (a mutual aid group she worked with). Send her fines and fees, and made the mistake of sending a copy of the HOA contract with a forged signature.

Ooooo...it got so ugly! She remembered the HOA post here about that happening to others and, well, the HOA broke up because of other fuckery on top of this. But it was mostly due to her dragging them in court for fraud, harassment, disturbing the peace, trespassing, stalking, and a few other things. She was petty about it too, looked into every fucking thing she could to destroy them.

I was informed that you not, in fact, obligated to sign the HOA contract. It's not a legal requirement. When you look for a home, make sure to ask about the possible HOAs, and look at the details of your homeowner's contract. Sometimes HOAs have that shit written into the purchase. If you see it, change the contract, put your initials and date in the changed sections, and see how the real estate agent handles in. This is legal, btw.

Don't sign the HOA contract, learn the laws regarding yard stuff (did you know you can apply to have your yard declared a wildlife reserve?), and be petty af when the nosy neighbors won't mind their business.

[nightbringer24]

HOA’s sound absolutely horrible to deal with.

[gomrfoxthings]

I live in Ireland where there is no HOA’s but the housing estate my family moved into like 15 years ago was a new build and “private” (its two housing estates connected with no divide but it was ploy to not have social housing by the developers) but anyway my family moves in and we get a knock on the door, its one of our new neighbours who lives in a house which looks down on all the other houses. I cant remember what she said per say but I remember being told that she told my parents all the rules of the housing estate including what colours the houses could be, not sure what else she demanded but that was the way things were for I think a few months till my mom got fed up with beige/yellow and went with a variety of grey/blue for the house. soon enough all the other houses changed colours but I think my parents got a knock on the door for that move.  she was mean telling us kids to go to bed at 8pm when we were playing tip the can. She has mellowed out a lot now though and is chill. 

[headlikeanorange]

European Robin

[the-nomadicone]

An Irish Army recruit goes through physical training while carrying his Steyr AUG A1.

[gomrfoxthings]

Hell week at the end of recruit training from the looks of things

[sinfulangel]

Here’s to all my boys with love handles, stretch marks, ribs that show, who feel they are too big or too small, who feel “unmanly,” who have cellulite, who can’t grow facial hair, who can’t seem to gain weight or lose it, who feel “too short” or wish they looked like a male model. Y'all matter. Love you. 💕

[gomrfoxthings]

Always was really skinny for my height and was self conscious about it, being 6′2 and weighing less then 72kg. I tried the gym and protein shakes along with food planes and was always comparing myself to others even in the army a major reason why I left, when comparing ones body to others it really wears you down mentally. But now I'm up to 85kg  have love handles and a bigger butt and I'm happier with my body.   

[ivan-fyodorovich-deactivated202]

I might get two more of the Steel Legion squads, is 40 a large enough infantry contingent for a decent platoon?

[gomrfoxthings]

When I play guard at 1000 points I usually have 4 squads just to screen my tanks and take objectives. I’d say 40 is a minimum as they die to fast. Their only duty in life is to protect the tanks

[logicallyblind]

hi i’m seeing no one talk about this cover??? this is HAUNTING, it’s dedicated it to everyone who’s died from the coronavirus so far especially healthcare staff i just,,,

[elodieunderglass]

Hozier singing trad song “The Parting Glass”

[elodieunderglass]

Other celebrities: (goopily drip upon, of all things, “imagine”)

Us: (call for the guillotine)

Hozier: (a bittersweet lad, sings an ancient song to the departed)

Us: play this over silent, crisply shot black and white footage of the empty streets and silent landmarks. cut with shots of our drowning hospitals. An acceptable future documentary of 2020 that we will allow.

[gomrfoxthings]

When you have a relatively shit few weeks why not get another tattoo.

[gomrfoxthings]

University College Cork decided to raise the price of college student accommodation by 3% so in four years it will have risen by 19% . They are currently building new accommodation that will cost a student 10k a year, this is what the student union decided to do , camping out in the heart of the college on the quad right in front of the presidents office. They refuse to move till the decision is reversed. Note how no tents are on the grass , this is due to the belief that if you step on the grass as a current student you will fail your exams. So even just being on the quad is a big fuck you to the college. Affordable Student accommodation is a big issue at the moment as the college is making more money off international students so is prioritizing them over native students. Telling Irish students that if you live within driving distance to stay home meaning people like me have to spend one hour or more one way just to get into college and I only live 40 kilometers away.

[gomrfoxthings]

@ariesfire0704 Tis is the upgraded FN Fal. The primary reason they chose the Fal for the DMR role was because they had so many and it worked out cheaper then getting a modern DMR . Don’t even think they added a heavier barrel on them just superficial changes

[egirlradicalism-deactivated2020]

americans who have never stepped foot in ireland but for some reason support and love the ira should be hung drawn and quartered 

[cowhandmax]

Why

[elpatron56]

This post is dedicated to the brave men and women of the Irish Republican Army.

[cerebralzero]

OP can come and try me.

[celtic-pyro-deactivated20230725]

I’m against terrorism but I’m also pretty sure the IRA didn’t just decide to start making car bombs out of boredom either.

[kaldicuct]

It was an independence and the Brits invaded sort of thing last I heard. IRA are the only terrorists I look more kindly upon because they are for their independence. Not domination.

[uncle-beanbag]

British who support a divided Ireland can fuck off

[egirlradicalism-deactivated2020]

When did I say I support a divided ireland? Because I am very much for irish unification. I said i dont support the IRA. And I’m irish :)

[uncle-beanbag]

Are you british?

[ariesfire0704]

The vast majority of Irish living in Ireland do not support the current activities of the IRA no matter what prefix they put in front, this does not mean they do not support the Unification of Ireland or the actions of the IRA during the War of Independence. We do not want a return to the “troubles” that we lived through that took the lives of far too many innocent people.

[gomrfoxthings]

Gotta love all these people wishing the deaths of PEOPLE in a country which they DONT LIVE IN. The Modern IRA are drug dealers who in order to keep their operations going have resorted to dealing drugs or become hit men for such drug dealers. Just because I am Irish and want a United Ireland doesn't mean I support the IRA. Force has been proven to do the opposite of uniting the Island of Ireland. Through peaceful means is what will achieve a United Ireland.   

[catchymemes]

[gomrfoxthings]

The way it should be. Getting your most passionate fans involved.  

[loafed-beans-deactivated2020082]

@la-volpe-bianca when he suddenly realizes he’s in England

[la-volpe-bianca]

actual footage of my first and last visit to br*tish parliament

[gomrfoxthings]

He’s a national treasure with his videos

[gomrfoxthings]

My little pain in the ass. Another Christmas down and still the tree stands as she seems more interested in my wardrobe

[gomrfoxthings]

After a three months of playing Rainbow Six Siege semi-competitively in Ireland’s first National university tournament facing five other teams around Ireland UCC won . Glad it’s all over it was a real challenge being captain of the team with conflicting interests and personalities. Here we are having our celebration dinner

[caroldanversenthusiast]

Katherine Ryan - Glitter Room.

[zizibutik]

id like to call bullshit on this, specifically because of the wording... men too are expected to find somebody, turns out heteronormativity includes making you feel like a failure if you're single whatever your gender is

[lastsonlost]

One of the things that really irks me is women who don't have my MALE EXPERIENCE pretending they know my experience while trying to FEMSPLAIN MY MALE EXPERIENCE.

I mean where do you find the arrogance?

How about

NO PENIS NO OPINIONS?

[questionably-offensive]

It's also like, people dont like to be lonely. He probably said that because it's usually seen as sad, regardless of sex or sexual orientation, to not find a mate before death. It's a basic human drive to seek this. Maybe you need to stop thinking only about yourself from a weird feminist lense that makes you constantly offended because everything is clearly about your stanky pussy.

[lastsonlost]

Let's be real here. "FINDING SOMEONE" is sitting on your ass and not doing a goddamn thing while expecting a man to find you and expecting him to submit to your demands.

No offense to any woman that do take the initiative

but when the fuck in our society have women in general ever made the first move, approached men, pursued men, wooed men or one fraction of all the shit that men spend their whole life trying to do in order to get women to like them?

Practically the second were born everyone around us dedicates are male life super suit of attracting and pleasing women. We're constantly taught about how to approach them oh, how they treat them, how to think of their feelings first, how to put them first always and how everything we do is valued on whether it attracts women and can we support them.

We treat men like a disposable commodity whose only value is how useful they are two women.

"Find someone" my ass.

If the onus was really on women as a group to find someone there would be a whole lot less assholes out there because they would be forced to take the initiative and that means fixing a whole lot of stink as character flaws.

But they don't because a lot of women believe that their pussy makes up for their personality.

[colorsofsocialjustice]

As a guy raised female, I can tell you all that the above is completely correct and the comedy act is the lie. Women and men are both told to find someone, but women are not expected nor go out to get that somebody, it's expected that men will come calling and a woman's job is basically to test those men to see which one meets her standards. 

Which is bullshit on both sides.

It’s also why I have such a hard time now with women because I don’t see why I should have to do all the work, and at least guys (who are into trans guys) try to meet me halfway. 

- Purple

[drdrunkpigeon-phd]

It breaks my heart whenever I make a move on a guy or seem forward with him and they reply with something along the lines of it not being normal, or they take it the wrong way or something.

Normalise women making a move, bithh I’m gonna buy my man some flowers

[lastsonlost]

See that's what I'm talking about.👏

You actually bringing some equality into relationship is seen as unnatural for a woman. Like how fucked up is that?

But less thing about that "NORMAL GENDER DYNAMIC" for second.

Any normal anniversary scenario who is focusing on whom? Answer: it's the male for the female.

On Valentine's Day who normally does for who? Answer: it's the male for the female.

When it comes to the engagement who normally makes the proposal?

Even when both parties really love each other it still comes down to when he's going to put a ring on it. If she likes relationship so much why don't she put a ring on him?

When it comes to the wedding whose special day is it?

If that's stand-up routine was true then none of these gender Norms would exist.

[lastsonlost]

@drdrunkpigeon-phd

And another thing. We as men are so brainwashed into always being the one's to make the first move and always be the ones approaching women that we actually get uncomfortable when a woman approaches us.

Granted not all of us not all the time but it's enough.

It feels like y'all have some ulterior motive or something and that ain't right. I should be getting anxious and suspicious when a woman approaches me.

[drdrunkpigeon-phd]

Let me tell a story about the horrible influence women can have on a mans view of them as a whole.

Me and my boyfriend had just started dating, and he had just finally gotten out of a VERY abusive relationship (like this bitch would beat him up and come at him with knives, use his kids as a weapon etc).

This psycho found out about me by using his finger to get into his phone WHILE HE SLEPT and reading through messages. (After she found out, he was sleeping on the floor at this time, she kicked him in the face to wake him up and threw the phone straight onto his nose, ending in a nasty cut, but that’s neither here nor there)

She also knew his password for things like Facebook and snapchat.

Just for a little context here, way back when the location feature was just introduced on snapchat, my boyfriend at the time called me in the middle of the night asking frantically where I was, I was at home, and he had woken me up. When I told him this he was very confused, told me I was somewhere in the middle of a villiage I hadn’t been to in years. I asked him to screenshot it and send it to me on Snapchat, I was logged out of it when I tried to access this on my phone (because you can only be logged into snapchat on one device at a time). This had happened many times before when I woke up, and my friend said it happened to her often, so it was probably the phone crashing upon initial start up.

When I had logged back in, I had a look on my own map and the image my boyfriend at the time sent me. The location snapchat said I was at stupid o’clock in the morning was the house of a guy I used to mess around with in high school. He had been going on my Snapchat late at night and snooping around my things, he was likely doing this for months. Looking back now I should’ve called the police, because it’s super illegal, but whatever.

Fast forward to when I was in the car with my current boyfriend. He was driving and I was in the passenger seat, we were on our way to work when we both worked at a car dealership. My phone buzzed a couple of times, I had a look and apparently my boyfriend (who was sitting right next to me) had taken a few screenshots on snapchat. I panicked and grabbed his phone, demanding for his password because it was really fucking important, I briefly explained someone else was using his snapchat and I need to fix that now.

As it turns out, his psycho ex had logged into his snapchat and started screenshotting mine and his conversations, likely some parts where we were talking shit about her insanity (ironically enough), I then helped him set up two factor authentication and change his password to something even I don’t know.

The real kicker here is when I asked for his phone I saw his panic, not because he had anything to hide, but because this had happened before with his ex, and he was so scared I was going to be as controlling, when I was just trying to help him.

My boyfriend now has panic attacks whenever he hears police sirens, he has trouble watching videos about parents and kids because he misses his daughters so much, he flinched when I make sudden movements, and even now he is uncomfortable with going out with his friends because he’s scared I’ll get angry at him for it.

What I’m trying to say is, DONT BE FUCKING HORRIBLE TO MEN JUST BECAUSE YOURE A WOMAN I CANNOT BELIEVE I EVEN HAVE TO SAY THIS!!!!

[kaldicuct]

For the record ladies, if you buy your man flowers, go for a potted plant. I'd put it in the yard, take care of it and see how it grows. That'd be some good shit right there.