Conall
@luigii.bsky.social
Irish, Marxist-Leninish, vegetarian, both angry AND disappointed (he/him)
Who’s in whose country? Excuse me?
The DUP's Gregory Campbell took issue with Connolly for repeatedly referring to 'Derry' but not 'Londonderry'.
jrnl.ie/6948163t
jrnl.ie/6948163t
'You’re in our country', veteran DUP MP tells President Connolly in Derry
Gregory Campbell took issue with Connolly for repeatedly referring to ‘Derry’ but not ‘Londonderry’.
jrnl.ie
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Who’s in whose country? Excuse me?
Don’t Stop Believin’. Miserable.
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Don’t Stop Believin’. Miserable.
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Why is Micheál Martin even Taoiseach? He has no goals, he has no plans. He doesn’t want to do anything
The Government cannot "wave a magic wand and just deliver" flood relief schemes, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, as he visited affected homes and businesses in Co Wexford
Govt cannot 'wave magic wand and deliver' flood relief
The Government cannot "wave a magic wand and just deliver" flood relief schemes, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, as he visited affected homes and businesses in Co Wexford.
www.rte.ie
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Why is Micheál Martin even Taoiseach? He has no goals, he has no plans. He doesn’t want to do anything
The gasp I gasped at this
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The gasp I gasped at this
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The emerging narrative from the people who worked for Biden seems to be "we debased ourselves repeatedly and violated our own laws for Israel and Israel won't even say thank you".
Interesting admission by Biden administration official and Kamala Harris NSC advisor earlier today
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The emerging narrative from the people who worked for Biden seems to be "we debased ourselves repeatedly and violated our own laws for Israel and Israel won't even say thank you".
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5 Years Today
Still sorely missed
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Still sorely missed
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January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
5 Years Today
Still sorely missed
🕊️
Still sorely missed
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The IDF is suddenly accepting the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers because they know as well as everyone else now that it’s a massive undercount.
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The IDF is suddenly accepting the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers because they know as well as everyone else now that it’s a massive undercount.
Scrolled facebook again there just now. Every single ad (so every third post) is a long AI-generated testimonial from a fake person selling some scam health supplement or weight loss miracle or gambling app. Truly miserable. Why would anyone use this?
Opened facebook briefly because someone linked a video. Scrolled the home feed for all of 20 seconds before I hit an “ad break” un-scrollpast-able ad which was AI slop images for a scam e-commerce site. Closed facebook.
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Scrolled facebook again there just now. Every single ad (so every third post) is a long AI-generated testimonial from a fake person selling some scam health supplement or weight loss miracle or gambling app. Truly miserable. Why would anyone use this?
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Blaming the weather man for the weather while spending the last 4 decades willfully ignoring climate science to the extent we face billions in fines because of EU emissions rules. A government of out and out grifters and clowns.
Minister James Browne said Met Éireann needs to make a 'judgement call' rather than solely relying on mathematical formulas when it comes to issuing weather warnings jrnl.ie/6940649
Housing Minister criticises Met Éireann for 'withholding information' on severity of floods
The flooding mainly affected Co Wexford, Co Wicklow, and south Dublin.
jrnl.ie
January 28, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Blaming the weather man for the weather while spending the last 4 decades willfully ignoring climate science to the extent we face billions in fines because of EU emissions rules. A government of out and out grifters and clowns.
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Wow, apparently Earth refused to perform in Bologna because the club (TPO) would not take down a Palestinian flag that was hung near the stage. Well fuck them.
Gli Earth cancellano il concerto al TPO di Bologna a causa di una bandiera palestinese
Gli Earth tornavano oggi in Italia per quella che sarebbe dovuta essere la prima delle loro due date nel nostro paese...
www.indieforbunnies.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Wow, apparently Earth refused to perform in Bologna because the club (TPO) would not take down a Palestinian flag that was hung near the stage. Well fuck them.
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This is the same Irish politician who brought in a law designed to make it easier to deport children
Yes. November 2016 from Ireland: US has elected a fascist..we are at a crossroads, echoes of 1930s
‘Trump is a fascist and I’m embarrassed by the Government’s response’
Aodhán Ó Riordáin’s Seanad speech on US election goes viral
www.irishtimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:09 AM
This is the same Irish politician who brought in a law designed to make it easier to deport children
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Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
Switched from Spotify to Qobuz and it’s mostly good but the front page “Discover” experience with “New Releases Handpicked by Qobuz” is desperate payola stuff. Oh you think the new albums from Megadeath and Van Morrison are the best new releases this week, do you? I’ll bet
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Switched from Spotify to Qobuz and it’s mostly good but the front page “Discover” experience with “New Releases Handpicked by Qobuz” is desperate payola stuff. Oh you think the new albums from Megadeath and Van Morrison are the best new releases this week, do you? I’ll bet
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If you’ve lived in a country for as long as these people have and have built a life there, there should be no question of deportation. But this is Europe today, so don’t kid yourself that Minneapolis couldn’t happen here.
‘A lot of fear’: the families bearing brunt of Sweden’s immigration crackdown
Many of those moved into an asylum return centre have held jobs for years and can speak the language
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 AM
If you’ve lived in a country for as long as these people have and have built a life there, there should be no question of deportation. But this is Europe today, so don’t kid yourself that Minneapolis couldn’t happen here.
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More than 20 years ago, Parenti wrote on how fascism could easily take hold in the US. A warning not to be complacent.
January 25, 2026 at 9:53 PM
More than 20 years ago, Parenti wrote on how fascism could easily take hold in the US. A warning not to be complacent.
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As always with The Atlantic
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
As always with The Atlantic
Hearing that stupid cunt magazine has posted a stupid article by a cunt, shocking stuff
January 25, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Hearing that stupid cunt magazine has posted a stupid article by a cunt, shocking stuff
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in light of today's events, i want to share a story i was told during a study abroad summer in italy, where i took a class on the rise of fascism.
the picture below is the site of a mass grave. captive partisans were brought here by nazis, forced to dig, and then executed on the spot.
the picture below is the site of a mass grave. captive partisans were brought here by nazis, forced to dig, and then executed on the spot.
January 25, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Look it’s a pity the world is going to shit, but the collapse and humiliation of the UK does bring some fleeting moments of joy
January 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Look it’s a pity the world is going to shit, but the collapse and humiliation of the UK does bring some fleeting moments of joy
Sad that he just seems to have gotten worse and worse over the years. The Witness is an all-timer for me but I won’t be playing this
NEW: I spoke to Jonathan Blow about his ambitious new puzzle game and why it took ten years to make. Then, days after the announcement, three designers came out denouncing Blow for his views on Trump (pro), vaccines (anti), and more. Here's the whole messy story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
A Controversial Video-Game Designer Returns With a New Game and More Controversy
The announcement of ‘Order of the Sinking Star’ was met with criticism over the political views of its creator Jonathan Blow
www.bloomberg.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Sad that he just seems to have gotten worse and worse over the years. The Witness is an all-timer for me but I won’t be playing this
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he’s been preparing for this moment by working alongside jim o callaghan, who had young children deported from ireland to nigeria abruptly, without the chance to say goodbye at school, leaving them & their school community completely traumatised
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 PM
he’s been preparing for this moment by working alongside jim o callaghan, who had young children deported from ireland to nigeria abruptly, without the chance to say goodbye at school, leaving them & their school community completely traumatised
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Not looking very close are you
January 22, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Not looking very close are you
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What a headline, an amazing summary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will skip the signing of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Davos after Switzerland confirmed it would enforce the ICC arrest warrant over war crimes in Gaza.
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM
What a headline, an amazing summary
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For all the griping about Americans going on, the resistance in Minnesota outstrips anything I've seen in Europe in tackling the far right or state violence against migrants. Put up or shut up imo.
I needed this thread this morning.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 8:34 AM
For all the griping about Americans going on, the resistance in Minnesota outstrips anything I've seen in Europe in tackling the far right or state violence against migrants. Put up or shut up imo.