Ultan O'Connell
@mangoultz.bsky.social
Video game enthusiast, but in like, a pleasant way. I go by MangoUltz in other places. Ireland.
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Delivered with all the solemnity of a news reporter announcing a train crash
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Delivered with all the solemnity of a news reporter announcing a train crash
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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For clarity, and for those not grasping how obscenely overblown the scenario, or the extent of the misrepresentation.
Counting only written complaints, the NHS in England alone received 256,777 in 2024-25.
4.5 complaints per 1000 people.
Tavistock trans services received 0.06 per 1000 patients.
Counting only written complaints, the NHS in England alone received 256,777 in 2024-25.
4.5 complaints per 1000 people.
Tavistock trans services received 0.06 per 1000 patients.
The entire Tavistock scandal was over 8 complaints. They've fucked the entirety of trans and non binary peoples, because of 8 complaints, all of which have not materialised into anything as far as I can tell.
The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised | A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture | Marie Shrewsbury
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
For clarity, and for those not grasping how obscenely overblown the scenario, or the extent of the misrepresentation.
Counting only written complaints, the NHS in England alone received 256,777 in 2024-25.
4.5 complaints per 1000 people.
Tavistock trans services received 0.06 per 1000 patients.
Counting only written complaints, the NHS in England alone received 256,777 in 2024-25.
4.5 complaints per 1000 people.
Tavistock trans services received 0.06 per 1000 patients.
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
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Just in the past few months in Minnesota, there have been as many ICE employees arrested for sex trafficking as there's been people executed by ICE agents
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Just in the past few months in Minnesota, there have been as many ICE employees arrested for sex trafficking as there's been people executed by ICE agents
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Time to start calling them the “Trump files”
NEW: Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin tells Axios in an interview.
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Time to start calling them the “Trump files”
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Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
The Threshold
The right used to attack athletes who protested. Now they attack athletes who express feelings at all.
www.readtpa.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
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Sorry to be Radical Left but I don't think we should put people who haven't committed a crime, and aren't even accused of committing a crime, into any sort of "Detention"
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Sorry to be Radical Left but I don't think we should put people who haven't committed a crime, and aren't even accused of committing a crime, into any sort of "Detention"
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They want to convince us that "real Americans" are on board with this ish, but we're not.
Folks with knowledge of streaming analytics immediately pointed out that the streaming numbers for the Turning Point USA halftime extravaganza were (likely) juiced, or completely fake. Maybe that's not a surprise.
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
They want to convince us that "real Americans" are on board with this ish, but we're not.
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surprise it's just blatant corruption again
A billionaire family that owns a bridge crossing between Michigan and Canada has wanted Trump to stop a new bridge — and Trump is now threatening to block its opening (with authority he doesn’t have). www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Trump Threatens to Block Opening of New Bridge to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:10 AM
surprise it's just blatant corruption again
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This is a famously messy Norwegian biathlete who was banned in 2023 from the Biathlon World Cup because he accidentally fired his competition rifle in his hotel room (he was also teary and apologetic then)
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This is a famously messy Norwegian biathlete who was banned in 2023 from the Biathlon World Cup because he accidentally fired his competition rifle in his hotel room (he was also teary and apologetic then)
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new greatest underdog story in Olympic history: Germany's Phillipp Raimund, new Olympic gold medalist in ski jumping, WHO IS SCARED OF HEIGHTS
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
new greatest underdog story in Olympic history: Germany's Phillipp Raimund, new Olympic gold medalist in ski jumping, WHO IS SCARED OF HEIGHTS
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
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Olympic gold medalist, in their head, while competing in the sport they have won the gold medal in: oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fu-
new greatest underdog story in Olympic history: Germany's Phillipp Raimund, new Olympic gold medalist in ski jumping, WHO IS SCARED OF HEIGHTS
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
February 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Olympic gold medalist, in their head, while competing in the sport they have won the gold medal in: oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fu-
Suda greatness. It's going to be a banger
'Romeo is a Dead Man' Reviews:
VGC 4/5
TheSixthAxis 7/10
WellPlayed 6/10
SmashPad 3.5/5
Push Square 6/10
CGMagazine 9/10
Console Creatures 9/10
GameInformer 8.25/10
NoisyPixel 8/10
IGN 7/10
OC 69:
opencritic.com/game/19823/r...
MC PS5 74:
www.metacritic.com/game/romeo-i...
VGC 4/5
TheSixthAxis 7/10
WellPlayed 6/10
SmashPad 3.5/5
Push Square 6/10
CGMagazine 9/10
Console Creatures 9/10
GameInformer 8.25/10
NoisyPixel 8/10
IGN 7/10
OC 69:
opencritic.com/game/19823/r...
MC PS5 74:
www.metacritic.com/game/romeo-i...
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Suda greatness. It's going to be a banger
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This is so powerful - the act of distancing yourself from the enablers. Networks of abusers exist in all walks of life - so many of them are passively maintained by people who choose to look the other way. If there is any legacy of the Epstein files, I hope it will involve bold stances like this.
Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
This is so powerful - the act of distancing yourself from the enablers. Networks of abusers exist in all walks of life - so many of them are passively maintained by people who choose to look the other way. If there is any legacy of the Epstein files, I hope it will involve bold stances like this.
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This is the funniest headline I seen in a long time. And bravo to whoever underlined the desperation with the juxtaposed link.
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
This is the funniest headline I seen in a long time. And bravo to whoever underlined the desperation with the juxtaposed link.
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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Bad Bunny celebrated America: defector.com/bad-bunny-ce...
Bad Bunny Celebrated America | Defector
The Super Bowl halftime show is a giant, overstuffed program that is about celebrating its own overstuffedness. It’s a maximalist entertainment spectacle set in the middle of the most maximalist…
defector.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Bad Bunny celebrated America: defector.com/bad-bunny-ce...
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Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord has announced a major change coming to the service as part of its aim to improve teen safety features. Starting in March, all users globally will be required to submit age verification via a face scan or submitted ID, or be given teen-level access restrictions.
more…
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February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
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I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
NEWS: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept his job, got 'no discipline' on his record, UAW says.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
UAW: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept job, 'no discipline' on record
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal