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Trump clearly doesn’t know that the war started in 2014

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Don’t shame people for not immediately reading all the books they buy. Some books aren’t made to be ready right away, okay? Some books need time to mature. Some books need to cure for a while. Some books are prosciutto, and don’t you forget it.

Never forget.

An African-American Veteran and His Grandchildren 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Kurt Vonnegut man

One of the most powerful forces in politics is the urge to destroy that from which you are excluded. This is why, in the highly unequal US, support for Trump holds up even as he trashes everything that makes a good society. Equality is key to preventing fascism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Me every April: So... it's called "the Masters"... and it's in Georgia... on a course built on a former plantation... run by an invitation-only club that doesn't publish its membership list... and barred nonwhite men until 1990... and barred women until 2012, when they invited... Condoleezza Rice?

These homes were boarded up when @judesherry.bsky.social & I moved to Cork City from Amsterdam in 2018 7 years later they are still boarded up In Amsterdam they have a policy that all homes can only be vacant for 1 year before compulsory rental Its time for that policy here #DerelictIreland

Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass. Philip K. Dickens

Final_Version_of_Tarrifs_actualFINALcopy_version7_USETHISONE.docx

New trade Russian roulette - you send your container to the US and try to guess what tariffs will apply on the day it gets there.

The fun and games have started

Police forces worldwide asked to share information on Emer O’Loughlin murder suspect

“Unfortunately, a distracted population is a compliant one—and a compliant population can more easily be oppressed.” www.forkingpaths.co/p/were-livin...

🚨🚨 Breaking: Ukrainian troops have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting in the ranks of the Russian military against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said today. 🧵 kyivindependent.com/ukraine-capt...

The Roy Cohn tactic, as always: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...

Sometimes what's free in Ireland is really amazing, image from a trip to the botanic gardens in Glasnevin and now for lunch in the Gravediggers

Ten things you never hear about these days… 10. A precedented situation 9. A mitigated disaster 8. A non-exponential rise 7. A non-brutal reality 6. A credible Hulk 5. A brunette bombshell 4. A single whammy 3. A partial monty 2. A guilty bystander 1. A non-eager beaver

My family have always said I'm the accident that doesn't wait to happen...and from now on I'm going to think of myself as a cool mess (I'm fucking up royally on a regular basis - but I'm utterly sanguine about it)

While I see all your conspiracy theories I regret to inform you that the horrible truth is that an old man with a tariff obsession has been given almost unlimited power in the world's richest country.

April in women’s rugby is 🔥 There are so many international and regional championship matches this month that we couldn’t even fit them on one image! • Sevens Challenger • 6 Nations, Euro & Regional Champs • 2025 RWC warmup matches continue Rankings shift: 🇮🇪 to 5th, 🇺🇸 now 7th 📲 bit.ly/3Y6sKeR

Political calculus for non maths people

I have only read 3 of them and the rest were left behind on purpose

The richest Americans have survival rates similar to the poorest in northern/western Europe. That’s the striking finding from a new study tracking 74,000 adults (50–85 yrs) in the US & 16 European countries (2010–2022). #MedSky 🧪 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A good old boycott, Ireland loves a boycott

We stand with our penguin friends

Just don't mention the silver spoons, they were supposed to be divided equally

It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—

The memes have been great.

Mr. Trump, this statute at the National Museum of African American History and Culture does not "undermine the remarkable achievements of the United States". It does not "fosters a sense of national shame." It does not "advance a corrosive ideology." It is literally what might redeem the USA.

Off the back of that game, we need to pack out Musgrave Park. Give the English a fright at the bare minimum. Tickets €10 and the best atmosphere you'll encounter. www.ticketmaster.ie/guinness-wom... #BackTheWomen

Visited Harlem yesterday

Tentacles accros the water

'Methinks the most capricious Zephyr hath more design than I'