jjsalmo
@jjsalmo.bsky.social
Irish & Munster rugby Cork hurling, Skib rowing. Brexiters, MAGA, Reform Mobsters, save your breath for cooling your bile. Cynicism is your enemy. Scepticism is your friend. Woke as Fuck. Slava Ukraine.
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I'm old enough to remember when CBS News and journalists like Edward R. Murrow held power to account, instead of capitulating to it.
January 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I'm old enough to remember when CBS News and journalists like Edward R. Murrow held power to account, instead of capitulating to it.
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"His stupid is astounding. His errors are incalculable. His ego is blinding. I don't even have to tell you his name."
- Bernie Sanders
- Bernie Sanders
January 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
"His stupid is astounding. His errors are incalculable. His ego is blinding. I don't even have to tell you his name."
- Bernie Sanders
- Bernie Sanders
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Not only murdering people but Zionists are also destroying the planet, let’s not forget that. Look the level of destruction, they don’t give a damn about anything
#WATCH | Israel blows up it's mine fields border at the Jordan Valley to replace it with a bigger border, signaling expectations for a broader war
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Not only murdering people but Zionists are also destroying the planet, let’s not forget that. Look the level of destruction, they don’t give a damn about anything
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Miriam Cates has written an article for GBNews explaining how the Hungarian blueprint should be followed by the UK, basically the end of democracy.
Too long, wasn't bothered to read anyway.
Too long, wasn't bothered to read anyway.
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Miriam Cates has written an article for GBNews explaining how the Hungarian blueprint should be followed by the UK, basically the end of democracy.
Too long, wasn't bothered to read anyway.
Too long, wasn't bothered to read anyway.
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'It has become difficult to live’: Hungarian writers bemoan country’s hostile environment
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘It has become difficult to live’: Hungarian writers bemoan country’s hostile environment
Nobel prize for László Krasznahorkai provides a rare glimpse of unity in a nation divided on party lines
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 AM
'It has become difficult to live’: Hungarian writers bemoan country’s hostile environment
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Luxury ! Your very comfortable #FoxOfTheDay today , shared by Tracey Blackford on Facebook , thank you Tracey !
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Luxury ! Your very comfortable #FoxOfTheDay today , shared by Tracey Blackford on Facebook , thank you Tracey !
Remember these bastards
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Remember these bastards
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Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurrection, in hopes of interrupting certification of the 2020 election & destruction of ballots. He got nearly $60M in settlements from platforms for their removing his accounts in the days after. Bolsonaro incited a coup in Brazil and got 27 years in prison.
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurrection, in hopes of interrupting certification of the 2020 election & destruction of ballots. He got nearly $60M in settlements from platforms for their removing his accounts in the days after. Bolsonaro incited a coup in Brazil and got 27 years in prison.
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Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
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The fact that Europe has to worry about defending Greenland from an ally is exactly what Putin and Xi want.
Trump is the biggest gift to Russia and China and could hardly act in a more traitorous, anti-Western way
Trump is the biggest gift to Russia and China and could hardly act in a more traitorous, anti-Western way
January 6, 2026 at 10:23 AM
The fact that Europe has to worry about defending Greenland from an ally is exactly what Putin and Xi want.
Trump is the biggest gift to Russia and China and could hardly act in a more traitorous, anti-Western way
Trump is the biggest gift to Russia and China and could hardly act in a more traitorous, anti-Western way
The exceptionalism continues. The question is whether a still recalcitrant UK is right for the EU...for now.
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The exceptionalism continues. The question is whether a still recalcitrant UK is right for the EU...for now.
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🧵🚨 Thread on the latest demonstrations by Alawite communities. Unlike protests a month ago, these turned deadly, killing four & injuring over 100, highlighting the limits of containment & the urgency of changing course to prevent further escalation. 1/7 en.majalla.com/node/329017/...
Alawite protests return. But this time, they turn deadly.
The latest demonstrations, killing four and injuring 100, reveal the limits of containment, the cost of postponing accountability, and the risks of trading short-term calm for durable legitimacy
en.majalla.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
🧵🚨 Thread on the latest demonstrations by Alawite communities. Unlike protests a month ago, these turned deadly, killing four & injuring over 100, highlighting the limits of containment & the urgency of changing course to prevent further escalation. 1/7 en.majalla.com/node/329017/...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the USA.
January 5, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the USA.
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Delay to post-Brexit deal costs UK £100m a week, analysis shows
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Delay to post-Brexit deal costs UK £100m a week, analysis shows
Labour government hits out at critics, denouncing it as a ‘shame’ that they are not supporting its progress in forging closer ties with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Delay to post-Brexit deal costs UK £100m a week, analysis shows
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
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Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Cruel Trump shared a false video on Saturday tying Tim Walz in Hortman’s death. Her children have urged Trump to remove the post.
(They really shouldn't be having to go through this pain. The man is mentally sick and heartless.)
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(They really shouldn't be having to go through this pain. The man is mentally sick and heartless.)
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Slain lawmaker's children urge Trump to remove post with false claims about her death
The children of slain Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman are urging President Donald Trump to remove a post on Truth Social that promotes a conspiracy theory alleging the state's governor, Tim W...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Cruel Trump shared a false video on Saturday tying Tim Walz in Hortman’s death. Her children have urged Trump to remove the post.
(They really shouldn't be having to go through this pain. The man is mentally sick and heartless.)
www.aol.com/articles/sla...
(They really shouldn't be having to go through this pain. The man is mentally sick and heartless.)
www.aol.com/articles/sla...
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Days after the rapist, Trump met his boss in Alaska, he moved military assets towards Venezuela. The deal is simple, Putin does what he wants in Ukraine etc, Trump does what he wants in his patch.
January 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Days after the rapist, Trump met his boss in Alaska, he moved military assets towards Venezuela. The deal is simple, Putin does what he wants in Ukraine etc, Trump does what he wants in his patch.
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Given our incredible track record of regime changes e.g. Iran (wtf to fubar), Iraq (Saddam to ISIS), Afghanistan (Taliban to Taliban), I’m sure Venezuelans feel pretty good about their prospects.
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Given our incredible track record of regime changes e.g. Iran (wtf to fubar), Iraq (Saddam to ISIS), Afghanistan (Taliban to Taliban), I’m sure Venezuelans feel pretty good about their prospects.
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I mean, quite apart from anything else, the leads on this are USA voters and Latin American states. Then Europe coming in with the consensus built, not half-cocked.
One of those days that gives you an insight into how many pundits have clearly never held a decision-making post of any description.
One of those days that gives you an insight into how many pundits have clearly never held a decision-making post of any description.
January 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I mean, quite apart from anything else, the leads on this are USA voters and Latin American states. Then Europe coming in with the consensus built, not half-cocked.
One of those days that gives you an insight into how many pundits have clearly never held a decision-making post of any description.
One of those days that gives you an insight into how many pundits have clearly never held a decision-making post of any description.
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To be clear: if there is a clear breach of international law, someone responds by stating they support international law and you then claim that person is thereby explicitly supporting the action, you either lack comprehension
or are being disingenuous for clicks.
Neither is serious. Both weary.
or are being disingenuous for clicks.
Neither is serious. Both weary.
January 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
To be clear: if there is a clear breach of international law, someone responds by stating they support international law and you then claim that person is thereby explicitly supporting the action, you either lack comprehension
or are being disingenuous for clicks.
Neither is serious. Both weary.
or are being disingenuous for clicks.
Neither is serious. Both weary.
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Trump's face starts drooping as his eyes keep closing
January 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Trump's face starts drooping as his eyes keep closing