Darach Ó Séaghdha
@darach.bsky.social
That @theirishfor guy. Author of Motherfoclóir & Craic Baby. He/Him.
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"What if this sets precedent for how Russia behaves"
1. Brother, do you not read the news?
2. Why do so many people act like America is the only country with agency
3. Avoiding hypocrisy is not a meaningful factor in geopolitics
4. BROTHER DO YOU NOT READ THE NEWS
1. Brother, do you not read the news?
2. Why do so many people act like America is the only country with agency
3. Avoiding hypocrisy is not a meaningful factor in geopolitics
4. BROTHER DO YOU NOT READ THE NEWS
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
"What if this sets precedent for how Russia behaves"
1. Brother, do you not read the news?
2. Why do so many people act like America is the only country with agency
3. Avoiding hypocrisy is not a meaningful factor in geopolitics
4. BROTHER DO YOU NOT READ THE NEWS
1. Brother, do you not read the news?
2. Why do so many people act like America is the only country with agency
3. Avoiding hypocrisy is not a meaningful factor in geopolitics
4. BROTHER DO YOU NOT READ THE NEWS
Oh, give it time.
I'm guessing the Peace Prize is off the table. ;^/
January 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Oh, give it time.
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if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
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Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
reut.rs
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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"no angel"
Ah OK, fair enough.
Ah OK, fair enough.
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
"no angel"
Ah OK, fair enough.
Ah OK, fair enough.
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French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
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Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
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London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
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Ok now you're just making shit up, LocalLink
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Ok now you're just making shit up, LocalLink
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Surely nobody is this stupid. *Yes*, we will say that: we will roar, screech, foam at the mouth and squeal, and if any notable says “Isn’t this a bit like the US kidnapping the leader of Venezuela” then our politicians and media outlets will unify to scream abuse at them, too. Yet again!
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Surely nobody is this stupid. *Yes*, we will say that: we will roar, screech, foam at the mouth and squeal, and if any notable says “Isn’t this a bit like the US kidnapping the leader of Venezuela” then our politicians and media outlets will unify to scream abuse at them, too. Yet again!
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Finally, my deeply researched and highly nuanced opinion on Venezuela can be aired for all the internet to read.
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Finally, my deeply researched and highly nuanced opinion on Venezuela can be aired for all the internet to read.
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Embiggens, shurely?
January 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Embiggens, shurely?
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The UK Prime Minister says he's going to watch TV to find out what the President of America is up to.
Keir Starmer says he wants to establish facts by *watching Donald Trumps press conference.*
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
The UK Prime Minister says he's going to watch TV to find out what the President of America is up to.
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By the way, being an expert in international law doesn't = *believing* in international law. It just means knowing a lot about it and, unfortunately, its (non)application.
I'm an international law scholar and I'm genuinely at a loss for words.
January 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
By the way, being an expert in international law doesn't = *believing* in international law. It just means knowing a lot about it and, unfortunately, its (non)application.
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Plenty in here about the pros and cons and whys and hows and whens and impacts of foreign powers removing dictators
Most Engaging Explainer for the State of World Politics: How Tyrants Fall by Marcel Dirsus
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Plenty in here about the pros and cons and whys and hows and whens and impacts of foreign powers removing dictators
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Your brother when the monopoly board comes out
A helpful reminder that rules don’t exist if there is no way to enforce them.
January 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Your brother when the monopoly board comes out
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Trump still writing 2025 on all his illegal head of state kidnapping orders.
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Trump still writing 2025 on all his illegal head of state kidnapping orders.
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There's your Nobel Peace Prize winner, btw. Hats off to everyone involved. Great job.
January 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM
There's your Nobel Peace Prize winner, btw. Hats off to everyone involved. Great job.
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Genuinely wonder how European and Irish leaders do respond to this.
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
January 3, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Genuinely wonder how European and Irish leaders do respond to this.
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
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It means absolutely nothing to anyone concerned right now but here's what the United Nations says about kidnapping Heads of State.
legal.un.org/ilc/texts/in...
legal.un.org/ilc/texts/in...
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
It means absolutely nothing to anyone concerned right now but here's what the United Nations says about kidnapping Heads of State.
legal.un.org/ilc/texts/in...
legal.un.org/ilc/texts/in...
There's been a lot of talk about how we need to have mature, patient, grown-up, informed, even-tempered conversations about neutrality, and how Ireland is the Bez of NATO and won't pay its way.
So: attacking a country and taking their oil - is that mature and even-tempered?
So: attacking a country and taking their oil - is that mature and even-tempered?
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
There's been a lot of talk about how we need to have mature, patient, grown-up, informed, even-tempered conversations about neutrality, and how Ireland is the Bez of NATO and won't pay its way.
So: attacking a country and taking their oil - is that mature and even-tempered?
So: attacking a country and taking their oil - is that mature and even-tempered?
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A note that just because the President of the United States used the word 'captured' doesn't mean news organisations should just use it without attribution... or maybe at all really?
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
A note that just because the President of the United States used the word 'captured' doesn't mean news organisations should just use it without attribution... or maybe at all really?
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"I'm no fan of Maduro but..." why do people in the US feel a need to preface things this way in 20-fucking-26
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM
"I'm no fan of Maduro but..." why do people in the US feel a need to preface things this way in 20-fucking-26
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Rob Schneider has sold monorails to Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook, and by gum it put them on the map!
The "lost the rest of my barbershop quartet" guy thinks it's his politics that keep the roles away
January 3, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Rob Schneider has sold monorails to Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook, and by gum it put them on the map!