We held a terrible racist referendum, which passed by a large majority, to strip children born in Ireland of their citizenship in order to do it. Going further than Trump’s Admin have even tried yet.

Please note: This has been Ireland’s immigration policy for over 20 years.

78.12% 😥 #Speirgorm

As public opinion turns, reports from within Mount Doom suggest Orc Lieutenant Gothmog is to be relieved of command and withdrawn from Gondor back to Minas Morgul where he is expected to soon retire. Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.

Here we are in a world where as Europeans we look askance at the US with a mixture of fear, loathing, and superiority. Meanwhile in the EU a blind eye is turned to trade terms and conditions as long as it's Israel breaking them. Well... there's a mechanism to complain Get signing #SpéirGhorm.

It is excellent. Minnesota is a case study on how to turn people who don’t see the point of protesting into determined protestors. I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America. Try this link archive.is/2026.01.26-0...

Horrifying. I don't have the words. I'm not sure any more are needed.

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.

Absolute banger of a comment on r/military: www.reddit.com/r/Military/c...

Rendition flights again

Greek farmers are begging for vaccines to save their flocks from sheep pox, and Brussels is offering them for free. But the Athens government prefers to cull infected animals. That's all very bad news for feta cheese fans. Here's why 👇

Had to go look it up to see if they were really that blatant

From Ireland to Gaza, starvation has been normalised - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/ireland-gaza-starvation-has-been-normalised

Fundraiser for the family chuffed.org/project/help...

I hadn't realised it was a Black family that was firebombed out of their home in Finglas on New Year's Eve. The "protecting women and children" crowd at it again, no doubt. #speirghorm www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

'Oh', wails Ireland 'how could our country treat those poor women and children in the laundries and industrial schools so badly?!?" as it downloads software to create non-consentual sexualised images of women and children. #SpéirGhorm

Kinda weird. The one time Patrick O’Donovan could justifiably swing the Ban Hammer, he’s bottled it. He previously said he put protecting children ahead of human rights It’s as if protecting children is only used as an excuse for surveillance Or maybe he’s put “Companies Making Money” above both?

The EU: ‘We are going to monitor the shit out of this situation. The US will know it’s been monitored, that’s for damn sure.’

Like, I dunno, maybe the onus should be on Uncle Dave to let the family have a single meal without his opinions on "Muzzos ruinin' London since Mayor Al'Khan'ida took over" instead of on the kids to grin and bear it?

Fuckers.

This made me genuinely laugh out loud.

Also - see Ireland, where 20% + of electricity is consumed by data centres that pay a far lower tariff than domestic consumers.

This is very interesting from @snellarthur.bsky.social on the potential strategic underpinnings of the world order hinted at in 🇺🇸 NSS. Have a good look at that map &, in particular, that “pivot area“ according to Mackinder, someone previously unknown to me open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...

Walked to the ancient oak wood today. I'm so lucky to live nearby and know how to get to it. Inaccessible to the public.

This is the propaganda Russians are religiously fed every night.

“Prost had been added to the United States’ sanctions list, because in 2020 she ruled to authorise an investigation into possible atrocities in Afghanistan [..] Amazon, obliged to implement the sanctions as a US company, had cancelled her account.” www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

"It’s harder to date. Harder to think about having children. It’s harder to come to your own conclusions about what you earnestly want from life. It’s harder to realise who you are. It’s impossible to feel as though you are meeting your potential." This week's column, more personal than usual.

“Violent, racist, and misogynistic content is not just tolerated, it is literally boosted by these algorithms.” - Holly Cairns TD www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

On a tangential note, this is what it feels like to make small talk with neurotypicals.

“According to the government, over the past year, the number of acts of espionage, hacking attacks and physical threats against the armed forces and the Ministry of Defense has increased by more than 50%. The main suspects are Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.“

“Any decision to admit a new member would have to be backed by all of the EU’s 27 national governments.” And the European Parliament And be ratified by each of the EU(27). In France, default requirement is ratification by referendum www.ft.com/content/e504...

It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.

EU needs to reciprocate immediately. After ushering un an era ot the kind of fascisim Europe fought hard to defeat (and is now rising again), not a single MAGA chud should be allowed set foot on the continent - including its government.

A good article. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion. I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans. 🧵 Long thread.

Very big, and mostly positive news. Should get more attention.

Seriously David, I only have eyes for Keanu. Please stop bothering me 🙄

In praise of Seattle, which set up a huge Pride programming connected to the World Cup match it’s hosting - before anyone knew which teams would be taking the field. Turns out it was Iran v Egypt, two countries where homosexuality is illegal. Egypt wants Pride banned. Seattle isn’t backing down.

It was in 2017 that I first became convinced Brexit was won as part of a Russian strategy to totally destabilise Europe and everything that has happened since has reinforced that.

A serious indictment of our politics and media that CETA, which has been adjudged to be unconstitutional by the Irish Supreme Court (Costello vs the Irish Govt), was passed overnight by the Government and there’s barely a ripple of curiosity, let alone rigorous questioning.

Poland fumes about being cut out of Ukraine peace talks

It's not just the state coffers to watch in Russia. Companies, households, banks, regional governments - they are all about to run out of money at the same time. Could be a perfect storm coming.

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Fascist men: *being violently homophobic and sexist* Queer women: "This is actually terrifying." Liberal men: "Have you considered unclenching for maybe just a second, it might loosen you up just an iota." "LOOSEN YOU UP"? Jesus fuck.

An earlier version of the NSS specifically said that the US should try to pry Italy, Austria, Poland and Hungary away from the EU www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...

As we in Europe sit around waiting to see what mad nonsense Trump comes up with next for Ukraine, I find it hard to take the handwringing seriously. We made a choice in 2014 not to respond to the very obvious aggression and retain our faith in America always being on our side.

Kremlin: “Actions taken against Russia’s assets, if they occur, will not go unanswered and will lead to serious consequences.” Suggests it’s the right course of action.

While the Burkes were off at shouting practice, Judge Cregan studied the blade. www.rte.ie/news/courts/...