Nice to see a European leader showing some actual leadership.

Why do they worry? God, I don't know.

😩 They might be fixated on it because if anything happened to the gas interconnector with Britain, Ireland would be absolutely screwed. The Shannon project is a backup - an insurance policy, against a current single point of failure - it does not and should not stop progress toward a greener grid.

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

Having listened to the full quote I see what Rutte was truing to do - to say there’s mutual dependence - but this was a damned stupid thing to say.

🚨🚨 #NATO SG Mark #Rutte is to my mind massively undermining European #unity and efforts to build up their #defence and #security in what I see as a statement which only plays in the hands of #Putin and #Trump. 🧵https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-defense-nato-mark-rutte-us-politics-threats-gdp/

The ironic thing is that due to my own specific geographical upbringing I actually really dislike the term "liberal" and would never use it to refer to myself. But I just really dislike how intent some of you are not to understand that the same words can mean different things to different people

When Russians in Abu Dhabi were saying something about territories, Budanov (head of UA intelligence) would turn to the speaker: - Excuse me, could you remind me of your surname? And he would jot something down in his little notebook. After that, Russians no longer spoke about the territories

To steal a meme format POC White Supremacist: 1000 page arguement about why their ethnic group is basically White. White White Supremacist: look, these people are all *******.

The French government announced a major "digital sovereignty initiative" to reduce dependency on American technology platforms by rolling out a domestic videoconferencing solution called "Visio" across its entire administration by 2027.

The BBC summary relays false claims but does not prioritise the facts at all

The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible. It leads on "sharply contested narratives" It has a dramatic skew to the US government It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue

In Russia, if you call the illegal occupation of Ukraine a “war” or “invasion” instead of the “special military operation,” you could be sentenced to 15 years in prison.

As Bluesky grows, providers of illicit social media services known as "SMM panels" (social media marketing panels) have used the platform to advertise their offerings with increasing frequency. Over the last year, dozens of accounts promoting SMM panels and their services have popped up on Bluesky.

'All about Ukraine': Irish general in the top EU military job on what's coming across his desk jrnl.ie/6933398

Ireland has put its eggs in the wrong basket: 260,000 people in Ireland (population 5,459,000) work for American companies, leaving Ireland vulnerable to Trump's economic madness and anti-European coercion.

I spoke to John Mooney of The Sunday Times, about Ireland’s chronically inept approach to security and defence and why something fundamental has to change.

In further news concerning the normalisation of the extreme right, Matteo Salvini has hosted Tommy Robinson at Italy's Ministery of Transport and infrastructure today. Almost as if he were some sort of foreign dignitary.

FWIW, on Xitter there are a number of gun rights people, libertarians, and actual conservatives who are (with varying degrees of caution) criticizing the murder. If that keeps up Trump could create a problem for himself, especially given that all those implicated in the murder are attacking 2A.

An ICU nurse with no criminal record (apart from traffic tickets), taking full advantage of his Second Amendment rights to carry a legally permitted gun in Minnesota that was removed from him by federal agents before they pumped 10 bullets of their own into him.

The Trump administration’s Stephen Miller now finds himself in the invidious position of claiming an intensive care unit nurse was, in fact, “a would-be assassin”.

"When I spent the last two decades urging state-violence against my interlocutors for their speech I didn't actually mean that the state should do violence to my interlocutors for their speech" isn't really that convincing. People can read what you wrote before today.

So the new Trump TikTok is now CENSORING my video with new angles of that Minneapolis ICE murder They’re trying to control the narrative We’ll work around them. See it here and subscribe to support: open.substack.com/pub/isaiahrm...

If this were happening in a Latin American country, ICE would simply be described as a death squad

Americans really need to ask themselves is this the bottom of it all, the worse it gets?

My beloved @aisling7468.bsky.social makes everything about Ireland but calling these guys the American Black and Tans seems bang on the money.

It was obvious that Trump’s political career was going to lead to this. A lot of people need to be apologising. There was never any doubt that sowing the seeds of hate was going to get people killed, it always does. The rest of us need to learn from this and use it to defeat our own fascists

Rare use of this meme in an unironic capacity…

Security forces of the fascist theocracy just gunned down another protester. And you would not know which one I am talking about. Slowly slipping towards more of a quantitative than qualitative differences.

The right is arguing that federal agents should be allowed to summarily execute you if you are carrying a firearm—after years of warning crazy people that federal agents would come and seize your guns.

A booklet on emergency preparedness will be sent to every household in the state in the coming weeks.

Americans are still only just waking up to the reality on the ground that Europeans have been warning them would come for over a year.

Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.

This is an *exceptional* piece of work, and ought to be borne in mind when looking at literally any online ragebait in future. A TikTok account that professed to be highlighting how 'illegal immigrants get free housing in London' was… well, not that at all. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...

Next weekend hundreds of Danish veterans will march on the US embassy in Copenhagen, in protest against his hideous remarks in Davos. Similar is planned in other European countries as well. #FeckTrump #FeckTheTrumpAdministration

Defence Forces retires ‘disastrous’ armoured fleet as it looks to French replacements www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Trump works tirelessly to empower America's enemies and to undermine world security.

we should expel the ambassador for this, not even joking

Continued Sanchez: Spain has tripled its defense spending since I became prime minister. We are investing €34 billion a year in defense. At the same time, we will not renounce public healthcare, public education, social cohesion, or development aid. Security is not only weapons.

🇪🇸 PM Sanchez: After much reflection, Spain has decided not to participate in Board of Peace. We thank them for the invitation, but we decline. This board is outside the UN framework. It does not include the Palestinian Authority. Future of Gaza and the West Bank must be decided by Palestinians.

Hmm not so great implications for Ireland here

Digital liberation: EU Parliament calls for detachment from US tech giants www.heise.de/en/news/Digi...

🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...

“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.” So, same as Canadians.

I think Axis of the Weasels works well for this bunch.

General Seán Clancy sat down with @nialljournal.bsky.social in Brussels this week to discuss his new role at the EUMC and the defence and security work underway across EU member states. jrnl.ie/6932137