If a Pakistani Muslim owned X, distributed indecent images of girls on a platform where govt do their PR, where some receive payments for posts, they would have distanced themselves by now. X would be shutdown and Braverman and Farage would be calling for a ban and investigation into Pakistani men.

REPORTER: How much money are you thinking of giving people in Greenland? TRUMP: “I’m not talking about money for Greenland, yet. I might talk about that, but right now, we are going to do something in Greenland whether they like it or not.”

GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER: “.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish .. “.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”

Well done Minister Smyth

Putin doesn’t want peace, Russia’s reply to diplomacy is more missiles and destruction. This deadly pattern of recurring major Russian strikes will repeat itself until we help Ukraine break it. (1/3)

Excellent

This headline should read: "World's richest man decides to start charging for his CSAM factory" He did NOT turn it off, he realised it is profitable

It is very very rare for France to be outvoted - in public Council votes, it has been the least outvoted country every year. This is also because usually France strikes a compromise. Here my reading is that Macron wants to be seen to be outvoted to evade blame for Mercosur in France.

Gets it right.

@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”

Why does this need to wait for a 'collective' decision? This really is a simple decision: leave X. Period. www.independent.ie/irish-news/g...

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An image that captures what’s happening in Iran: a female protester raises a ripped down surveillance camera. Photo via the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights.

The Truth about Venezuela.

Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid. My piece @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This was 💯 Putin‘s reasoning when invading Crimea, Donbas and the whole of Ukraine — just here coming from the White House with regard to annexing Greenland.

More astonishing public comments from Danish PM on Greenland: “I believe one should take the American president seriously when he says that he wants Greenland. But I will also make it clear that if the US chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops, including NATO..."

The video in the thread redacts the images, mercifully. But you can see from the prompts what is happening. This is obscene, vicious and intolerable. X and Grok should be shut down until this grotesque harassment can be stopped. Those responsible should face the full force of the law.

US attacking NATO ally to annex Greenland would be end of 'everything,' says Danish PM

It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.

among other things, you can't just *give* the Nobel prize to someone else. that's not how it works

Europe needs to get much more comfortable threatening Trump with serious deterrent measures, and if necessary implementing them. Tariffs, taxes & bans on US firms; selloffs of US Treasuries; expulsions of American troops; sanctions on individuals. Speak his language: strength.

From the wife of the White House Deputy Chief of Staff. Europe, don't say you weren't warned.

He's literally set himself up as Ruler of Venezuela. George Bush at least got a congressional resolution and an attempt at a UN resolution before invading and occupying Iraq. Trump didn't even consult with the Gang of 8 in Congress and now declares himself the ruler. Sheesh.

He's making a mockery of the Fifa world peace prize

Reasons to leave X #eXodus

A beautiful production from Steve Pyke and @lilliputpress.bsky.social Scribendi is a collection of portraits of Irish Writers with their reflections on creativity and belief in their work. As Pyke puts it, it is a gesture of acknowledgment and gratitude, and is a lovely companion on a bookshelf.

Magnificent youtube.com/watch?v=X8eF...

Platelet donors are selfless, unsung heroes & crucial to children & adults going through often traumatic medical issues. If you can consider donating it would be a truly wonderful new year’s gift to those who may not know your name but will quietly remember you for years. www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...

Sobering but necessary read from @naomiohreally.bsky.social on potential for conflict on European continent & preparations in Netherlands that should be discussed in Ireland ‘We are heading for a war Europe might lose’: Continent shifts to military footing www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…” Read that again.

Goodbye, Monkey Cage - not as infinite as I imagined

Neutrality is no longer an option in the existential choice between pluralistic, constitutional democracy and authoritarianism.

A beautifully written new book, On Friendship, by the great Andrew O’Hagan hits just the right note as the season of meeting up with old and new friends is upon us. Highly recommend it, published by @faberbooks.bsky.social

After sanctioning ICC judges, the lawless Trump regime is targeting individuals for upholding EU law. Time for EU and its MS to grow a spine and respond to this non-stop authoritarian bullying - and perhaps I don’t know, start with easy step of leaving X before forcefully applying the law to it…

From newly released Epstein files, a letter allegedly from Epstein to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar in prison around the time of Epstein's death: “Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls.”

The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells. Americans once opposed this inhumane system. The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

Our neighbours at @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social are hiring 3 (!) tenure-track faculty members: – Assistant Professor in Political Economy – Assistant Professor in International Politics – Assistant Professor in Political Science Deadline: 15 Jan 2026 More details: jobs.tcd.ie @tcddublin.bsky.social

Didn't get what they wanted.

Today's European Council marks the first gathering of EU leaders facing war from Russia & betrayal from the US It will test national leaders' egoisms while exposing the limits of increasingly intergovernmental decision-making under pressure Europeans (and non-Europeans) are watching #EUCO

💥📉 A fresh bombshell poll in Hungary by a reputable pollster shows Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz trailing opposition leader Péter Magyar’s TISZA, 36–53. Despite throwing everything at Magyar in recent weeks, the gap has only widened. Just four months to go until Hungary's parliamentary election.

Ireland is the 4th freest country in the world according to the new Human Freedom Index 2025. 🇮🇪👏 Irish residents enjoy exceptionally strong freedom of movement, of religion, of relationships, and of expression. Only the Swiss, Danes and New Zealanders rank higher. www.cato.org/human-freedo...

I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering. www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...