David Flood
@maoltuile.bsky.social
Historical researcher into Dublin Corporation and the Irish revolutionary generation 1898-1923. See ‘Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising’ (Four Courts Press, 2016)
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David Flood
@maoltuile.bsky.social
· Apr 27
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
‘If we are to meet our critical moment in history, we need to reckon with the reality that we are not up against adversaries we have seen before. We are up against end times fascism.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Karin Smyth is asked about Mandelson potentially leaking sensitive info to a billionaire paedophile
Smyth says these emails were from 2009 & its a different world now
Starmer gave Mandelson a top job 14 months ago & made the announcement before Mandelson had even been vetted!
Smyth says these emails were from 2009 & its a different world now
Starmer gave Mandelson a top job 14 months ago & made the announcement before Mandelson had even been vetted!
February 3, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Karin Smyth is asked about Mandelson potentially leaking sensitive info to a billionaire paedophile
Smyth says these emails were from 2009 & its a different world now
Starmer gave Mandelson a top job 14 months ago & made the announcement before Mandelson had even been vetted!
Smyth says these emails were from 2009 & its a different world now
Starmer gave Mandelson a top job 14 months ago & made the announcement before Mandelson had even been vetted!
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As many cities get smarter at evidence-based city-building, positioning themselves for greater success in every way we can count, and many ways we can’t, some cities seem obsessed with self-sabotage. Case-in-point: city “leaders” arguing for the removal of safe bike infrastructure. #OwnGoal
February 3, 2026 at 7:34 AM
As many cities get smarter at evidence-based city-building, positioning themselves for greater success in every way we can count, and many ways we can’t, some cities seem obsessed with self-sabotage. Case-in-point: city “leaders” arguing for the removal of safe bike infrastructure. #OwnGoal
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The story isn’t necessarily that Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas election in a district Trump won by 17 points
Or that Rehmet was outspent 20-to-1
Or even that his opponent was backed by Trump and Greg Abbott
It’s that 57% of the voters were REPUBLICANS
And Rehmet STILL WON by 12 points
Or that Rehmet was outspent 20-to-1
Or even that his opponent was backed by Trump and Greg Abbott
It’s that 57% of the voters were REPUBLICANS
And Rehmet STILL WON by 12 points
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM
The story isn’t necessarily that Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas election in a district Trump won by 17 points
Or that Rehmet was outspent 20-to-1
Or even that his opponent was backed by Trump and Greg Abbott
It’s that 57% of the voters were REPUBLICANS
And Rehmet STILL WON by 12 points
Or that Rehmet was outspent 20-to-1
Or even that his opponent was backed by Trump and Greg Abbott
It’s that 57% of the voters were REPUBLICANS
And Rehmet STILL WON by 12 points
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All the conspiracy theories were kinda right, except they were wrong about who was actually doing all the vile things.
At the center of it, of course, is Trump, but he's not the only one...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...
At the center of it, of course, is Trump, but he's not the only one...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...
Sarah Ferguson ‘took Beatrice and Eugenie’ to visit Epstein five days after prison release
Former Duchess of York apparently waited less than a week to see paedophile, who was under house arrest
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 6:29 AM
All the conspiracy theories were kinda right, except they were wrong about who was actually doing all the vile things.
At the center of it, of course, is Trump, but he's not the only one...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...
At the center of it, of course, is Trump, but he's not the only one...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...
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Paul Weiss was one of the first major law firms to bend the knee to Trump.
And, yup, connected to Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
And, yup, connected to Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
Wall St. Lawyer Brad Karp Says He Regrets Epstein Interactions
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Paul Weiss was one of the first major law firms to bend the knee to Trump.
And, yup, connected to Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
And, yup, connected to Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
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“All of a sudden,” Clayton Kelly said, a federal agent “started running toward me, pointing and yelling, ‘That’s him. Get him.’”
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti’s Killing.
A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Alex Pretti’s death.
interc.pt
February 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
“All of a sudden,” Clayton Kelly said, a federal agent “started running toward me, pointing and yelling, ‘That’s him. Get him.’”
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Excellent by @theintercept.com @ahjohnson.bsky.social
This is the CBS / 60minutes context: Ellison's emissary Bari Weiss is doing exactly what she was chosen to do.
"about consolidating top-down oligarchical control over legacy media brands that will endure"
theintercept.com/2025/12/22/b...
This is the CBS / 60minutes context: Ellison's emissary Bari Weiss is doing exactly what she was chosen to do.
"about consolidating top-down oligarchical control over legacy media brands that will endure"
theintercept.com/2025/12/22/b...
Bari Weiss Is Doing Exactly What She Was Installed at CBS to Do
Cutting one “60 Minutes” segment is a small price to be paid to keep Trump happy and shape the future of American media.
theintercept.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Excellent by @theintercept.com @ahjohnson.bsky.social
This is the CBS / 60minutes context: Ellison's emissary Bari Weiss is doing exactly what she was chosen to do.
"about consolidating top-down oligarchical control over legacy media brands that will endure"
theintercept.com/2025/12/22/b...
This is the CBS / 60minutes context: Ellison's emissary Bari Weiss is doing exactly what she was chosen to do.
"about consolidating top-down oligarchical control over legacy media brands that will endure"
theintercept.com/2025/12/22/b...
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The doubts sewn over the loss of Palestinian life laid the groundwork for shielding Israel from accountability. interc.pt/4qU6gJQ
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The doubts sewn over the loss of Palestinian life laid the groundwork for shielding Israel from accountability. interc.pt/4qU6gJQ
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Sophy Ridge asks Karin Smyth, should Peter Mandelson go to the US to testify?
Smyth dodges the question.
So Ridge asks again.
Smyth dodges again.
Ridge asks a third time.
Smyth dodges a third time.
Ridge asks a fourth time.
Smyth finally says yes.
Blood out of a stone.
Smyth dodges the question.
So Ridge asks again.
Smyth dodges again.
Ridge asks a third time.
Smyth dodges a third time.
Ridge asks a fourth time.
Smyth finally says yes.
Blood out of a stone.
February 3, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Sophy Ridge asks Karin Smyth, should Peter Mandelson go to the US to testify?
Smyth dodges the question.
So Ridge asks again.
Smyth dodges again.
Ridge asks a third time.
Smyth dodges a third time.
Ridge asks a fourth time.
Smyth finally says yes.
Blood out of a stone.
Smyth dodges the question.
So Ridge asks again.
Smyth dodges again.
Ridge asks a third time.
Smyth dodges a third time.
Ridge asks a fourth time.
Smyth finally says yes.
Blood out of a stone.
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I would have asked what my fellow attendees thought, but not even a plastic cup of wine could help wash down the film in its entirety.
I left 15 minutes before the credits rolled in, incomplete as they were.
I left 15 minutes before the credits rolled in, incomplete as they were.
The Melania movie is an American obscenity
The vapid, corruption-soaked film, which celebrates the myth of the "good immigrant," is more revelatory than it seems.
www.motherjones.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I would have asked what my fellow attendees thought, but not even a plastic cup of wine could help wash down the film in its entirety.
I left 15 minutes before the credits rolled in, incomplete as they were.
I left 15 minutes before the credits rolled in, incomplete as they were.
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Days after FBI seizes 700 boxes of ballots in Fulton County GA, Trump says Republicans “should take over the voting in at least 15 places.” He’s once again saying quiet part out loud & openly telegraphing his plan to interfere in midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump goes public with plan to "take over" elections
After the FBI seized 700 boxes of ballots in Georgia, the president calls on Republicans to assert control over voting "in at least 15 places.”
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Days after FBI seizes 700 boxes of ballots in Fulton County GA, Trump says Republicans “should take over the voting in at least 15 places.” He’s once again saying quiet part out loud & openly telegraphing his plan to interfere in midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A beautiful milestone was reached in the EU last year: more electricity was generated by wind and solar than by fossil fuels for the first time. Ireland isn't quite there yet, but we're making good progress so hopefully by 2027 🤞🇮🇪
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
February 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
A beautiful milestone was reached in the EU last year: more electricity was generated by wind and solar than by fossil fuels for the first time. Ireland isn't quite there yet, but we're making good progress so hopefully by 2027 🤞🇮🇪
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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🚨 Documents leaked to me reveal a federal watchlist of American protesters suspected of being Antifa - including its supposed leader.
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
Feds Identify “Leader of Antifa”
The list they're creating says so, anyway
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
🚨 Documents leaked to me reveal a federal watchlist of American protesters suspected of being Antifa - including its supposed leader.
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
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i met this guy on Saturday. he was engaged in the devious business of walking a kid who'd just been maced back to his apartment and washing out their eyes.
🚨 Documents leaked to me reveal a federal watchlist of American protesters suspected of being Antifa - including its supposed leader.
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
Feds Identify “Leader of Antifa”
The list they're creating says so, anyway
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
i met this guy on Saturday. he was engaged in the devious business of walking a kid who'd just been maced back to his apartment and washing out their eyes.
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Anyway almost every organizer from BLM is dead now
February 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Anyway almost every organizer from BLM is dead now
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There was no ’west’ when Homer wrote the Odyssey, there was barely a Greece and majority of people from whom westerners are descended from would be considered northern Barbarians meanwhile Africa was a significant part of the Mediterranean world.
Forgive me, Jesus, because I genuinely deeply enjoy how perpetually unhappy and desolate these losers are.
February 3, 2026 at 6:32 AM
There was no ’west’ when Homer wrote the Odyssey, there was barely a Greece and majority of people from whom westerners are descended from would be considered northern Barbarians meanwhile Africa was a significant part of the Mediterranean world.
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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
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“International law prohibits an occupying force from developing or otherwise interfering with archaeological locations. Sebastia has been inscribed since 2012 on Unesco’s tentative list of world heritage sites for the State of Palestine.”
‘A violation of our history’: Palestinian uproar over Israel’s plan to seize historic West Bank site
‘A violation of our history’: Palestinian uproar over Israel’s plan to seize historic West Bank site
Residents of Sebastia say heritage project is pretext for massive land grab and expansion of Jewish settlements
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
“International law prohibits an occupying force from developing or otherwise interfering with archaeological locations. Sebastia has been inscribed since 2012 on Unesco’s tentative list of world heritage sites for the State of Palestine.”
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hi folks, serious journalist here, it's important to understand that this all makes perfect sense if you've completely cooked your brain on Elon fanboy bullshit for the last decade
January 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM
hi folks, serious journalist here, it's important to understand that this all makes perfect sense if you've completely cooked your brain on Elon fanboy bullshit for the last decade
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This is straight up just a sequitur. It *does* follow that Biden failed us
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 AM
This is straight up just a sequitur. It *does* follow that Biden failed us
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AI in front-of-house good morning public services is also an austerity technology - there's a big difference between eg research breakthroughs in drug discovery and facial-recognition at the front desk. So presumably this is a really a short-term move to get ££ or in-kind support from tech companies
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 AM
AI in front-of-house good morning public services is also an austerity technology - there's a big difference between eg research breakthroughs in drug discovery and facial-recognition at the front desk. So presumably this is a really a short-term move to get ££ or in-kind support from tech companies
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Really, to get a long-term economic uplift from AI you need to maintain a high-skills base and, ideally, be an AI creator. Rolling out AI in schools is a massive red-flag for deskilling students and is eg the opposite approach to giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
China’s genius plan to win the AI race is already paying off
A network of ultra-competitive high-school talent streams has been turning out the leading lights of science and tech
giftarticle.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Really, to get a long-term economic uplift from AI you need to maintain a high-skills base and, ideally, be an AI creator. Rolling out AI in schools is a massive red-flag for deskilling students and is eg the opposite approach to giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...