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David Storey
@davidstoreygeog.bsky.social
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Human Geographer (retired, sort of);
Interested in national identity, sport, heritage, and many other things
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A bit icy this morning
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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Resource capture and control courtesy of the political-military-corporate nexus
January 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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"Though the American president is famously teetotal, he reminds you now of nothing so much as an aggressive drunk at the afters of a wedding, throwing his weight around, basically daring someone to try stopping him"
@malachyclerkin.bsky.social
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Malachy Clerkin: Trump is showing Fifa what a shameful mistake its bogus peace prize was
The US president has spent the month since his award showing Gianni Infantino and the world that he is the war-mongerer in chief
www.irishtimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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"The Venezuela coup is not an exhibition of the long arm of the law, but the fact that the US is the law & is not subject to any higher one, able to wield its extraordinary power and lethality...& face no consequences, let alone censure"
@nesrinemalik.bsky.social
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Trump’s coup in Venezuela didn’t just break the rules – it showed there aren’t any. We’ll all regret that | Nesrine Malik
It’s not just the triumphalism in the White House. Leaders loth to oppose this gangsterism must think how that looks to Putin, Xi and in the UAE, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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"Whether venturing across continental Europe or completing Tóchar Phádraig in Mayo, people are choosing to engage in journeys embedded in the landscape and cultural or spiritual heritages"
@richardscriven.bsky.social on the growing interest in pilgrimage routes
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Richard Scriven: We can add new meaning to old routes through pilgrimage
Thousands of Irish people are undertaking pilgrimages for religious or spiritual reasons, for charitable causes, or to mark milestones
www.irishexaminer.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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A bit wintry on the Malverns today
January 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Starmerism;
spinelessness, shamelessness, supineness, subservience
saulstaniforth.bsky.social Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2d
#BBCLauraK to Keir Starmer: "You've been incredibly clear, that Putins attack on a sovereign country, Ukraine, was wrong & ought to be condemned. What about Trumps attack on a sovereign country of Venezuela.. will you condemn that action against a sovereign state?"
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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"Making the health of a love affair dependent on sunshine levels in a city 56 degrees north of the equator is hardly a recipe for longevity"
@frankie49.bsky.social
on The Proclaimers, Hibs, and the breaking of Hearts!
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
Hibernian Rhapsody: Frank McNally on the rise of a great football anthem, Sunshine on Leith
You might question the wisdom of the ballad’s central metaphor as a guarantor of success in relationships or football
www.irishtimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Liam Rosenior currently in the news as potential Chelsea manager:
Here is a piece he wrote on Trump and the US in 2020 👏
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This is just the beginning, I promise you: an open letter to Donald Trump | Liam Rosenior
The US president’s racism is so blatant he may be an unwitting catalyst for overdue cultural change all over the world
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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The fading light of 2025 on the Teifi estuary and Cardigan Bay, West Wales
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Nothing to crow about!
December 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Beyond the parochial:
@jayroszman.bsky.social on
Daniel O'Connell, Budweiser and emancipatory politics
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
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Why did Budweiser use Daniel O'Connell in newspaper ads?
A new documentary tells the story of the global influence of O'Connell, 'the greatest leader the world has ever seen'.
www.rte.ie
December 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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AFCON, migration and identity
@mahermezahi.bsky.social
@africasacountry.bsky.social
africasacountry.com/2025/12/thre...
Three footballers walk into a stadium
What the presence of an unlikely trio of football icons at AFCON tells us about migration, African identity, and the histories that continue to shape the modern game
africasacountry.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A grey December day
December 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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"There is something deeply unsettling about a civilisation capable of planning a lunar base decades in advance while accepting, in real time, the mass extinguishing of civilian life"
@colinivan.bsky.social
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Colin Sheridan: Building spaceships, breaking cities
There is something deeply unsettling about a civilisation capable of planning a lunar base decades in advance while accepting, in real time, the mass extinguishing of civilian life
www.irishexaminer.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Nollaig shona daoibh go léir
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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"The main way the genocide has been actively supported by our democracies is less the flow of weapons & intelligence.. important as these are, than the organised repression & punishment of everyone who dared to call attention to events in Gaza or offer criticism of Israel"
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brunomacaes.bsky.social Bruno Maçães @brunomacaes.bsky.social · 17d
I wrote a personal essay on what it has meant for me witnessing events in Gaza since October 2023. I would be grateful if you help spread it. These were painful, disturbing conclusions to reach. But inescapable…
December 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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"It is morally objectionable to treat one group of people harshly in order to deter others ... And when that harsh treatment involves human rights violations....it should simply be a legal and political taboo"
@profccostello.bsky.social
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Opinion: Ireland should resist cheap tough talk on migration
When our Minister for Justice implicitly endorses treating UK policy as a model for Ireland, we’re falling sway to toxic politics
www.irishtimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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A festive looking Shakespeare in Shoreditch
December 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Scenes from a train window:
Watery landscape
December 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Developing a typology of key towns in Ireland -
Paper by Zikang Ji,
@niamhmcherry.bsky.social
@dfkogler.bsky.social
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Challenging narratives of homogeneity: Using PCA and Cluster Analysis to develop a typology of key towns in Ireland
Small towns, historically integral to Europe’s territorial structure, remain among its most distinctive features. In Ireland these urban centres, know…
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December 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Shrinking the space of public dissent
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The Shrinking Space for Public Protest: Examining the United Kingdom’s Proscription of Palestine Action - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
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December 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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'The kafala system prevalent in the Gulf seemed inhumane. Yet we’re now seeing the outlines of a new European system that looks strikingly Qatari: importing ever more migrant workers, but treating them as a permanent second-class caste. You could call it “Eurokafala”'
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simonkuper.bsky.social Simon Kuper @simonkuper.bsky.social · 18d
European states need immigrants but don't want them. How to square that circle? Posture against immigrants while taking in more than ever before but treating them as a permanent second-class serving caste with few rights. Me @financialtimes.com on European kafala as.ft.com/r/7e2026f8-5...
Europe’s second-class citizens
[FREE TO READ] Countries that looked down on the Gulf’s ‘kafala’ system are edging closer to creating their own
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December 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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'Cruelty has been rebranded as “toughness”. Indifference as “pragmatism”. Moral abdication as “realism”. That showing basic humanity to pregnant women living in appalling conditions is now considered “radical” should alarm us all'
@rachelmillward.bsky.social
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I Met Migrant Women in Calais Hoping to Reach the UK and This Is What I Learnt
It is time to move away from a politics in which cruelty is always portrayed as “toughness” and moral abdication as “realism”, argues Green Party Deputy Leader Rachel Millward
bylinetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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"In its immigration policies the current British government takes the measures of the far right into account very heavily....it can have the consequence of justifying far-right identitarian groups.”
@utopia56.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage-Backed 'Raise the Colours' Campaign Pivots to Racially Abusing Migrants and Harassing Aid Workers on French Beaches
Far-right activists were seen stabbing dinghies and releasing dogs to intimidate migrants and aid workers
bylinetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM