Philip O'Connor
@philipoconnor.bsky.social
"Love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night."
Irish journalist based in Stockholm, covering the world.
Irish journalist based in Stockholm, covering the world.
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Go raibh maith agat, Michael D.
It’s been a privilege to have marched with, chatted with, campaigned with and for Michael D Higgins - a President of whom we’ve been proud.
Something that’s little spoken of now was how difficult it was to get Michael D on the ballot for the Presidency. (🧵)
It’s been a privilege to have marched with, chatted with, campaigned with and for Michael D Higgins - a President of whom we’ve been proud.
Something that’s little spoken of now was how difficult it was to get Michael D on the ballot for the Presidency. (🧵)
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Go raibh maith agat, Michael D.
It’s been a privilege to have marched with, chatted with, campaigned with and for Michael D Higgins - a President of whom we’ve been proud.
Something that’s little spoken of now was how difficult it was to get Michael D on the ballot for the Presidency. (🧵)
It’s been a privilege to have marched with, chatted with, campaigned with and for Michael D Higgins - a President of whom we’ve been proud.
Something that’s little spoken of now was how difficult it was to get Michael D on the ballot for the Presidency. (🧵)
If you think there's no connection between the recent public statements on immigration by Harris, Martin, O'Callaghan et al and these attacks, then I have some magic beans you might be interested in.
This is the predictable, inevitable, shameful result of their adoption of far-right rhetoric.
This is the predictable, inevitable, shameful result of their adoption of far-right rhetoric.
What is happening to this country. This is so awful
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
Local TD Peter Roche organised town meeting, where gardaí addressed small Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If you think there's no connection between the recent public statements on immigration by Harris, Martin, O'Callaghan et al and these attacks, then I have some magic beans you might be interested in.
This is the predictable, inevitable, shameful result of their adoption of far-right rhetoric.
This is the predictable, inevitable, shameful result of their adoption of far-right rhetoric.
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imagine how much harder the post would have hit if Elon knew who Joyce Carol Oates was
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
imagine how much harder the post would have hit if Elon knew who Joyce Carol Oates was
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What a special moment this was for @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social Over a hundred sanctuary runners gathered to wish President Higgins and Sabina a fond farewell. We were so honoured to have him as a patron.
#SpeirGorm
#SpeirGorm
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What a special moment this was for @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social Over a hundred sanctuary runners gathered to wish President Higgins and Sabina a fond farewell. We were so honoured to have him as a patron.
#SpeirGorm
#SpeirGorm
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Thank you Michael D. Higgins. #speirgorm
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Thank you Michael D. Higgins. #speirgorm
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A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC
Jonathan Braun, Felon Freed by Trump, to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in luxury cars.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC
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For reference. I might print this out and hang it in my house:
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For reference. I might print this out and hang it in my house:
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If there isn't a #ThankYouMichaelD hashtag, then there should be. Thanks for 14 years of the kind of leadership the rest of the world is crying out for.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If there isn't a #ThankYouMichaelD hashtag, then there should be. Thanks for 14 years of the kind of leadership the rest of the world is crying out for.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
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Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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Can borrow to buy lashings of pew-pews we don't have the personal to operate or maintain.
Can't borrow to house the thousands of people officially homeless.
Clearly the welfare of the people of Ireland is not paramount.
Can't borrow to house the thousands of people officially homeless.
Clearly the welfare of the people of Ireland is not paramount.
That €150 BILLION EURO that @simonharrisireland.bsky.social and @micheal-martin.bsky.social want to spend on military would buy 300,000 houses at €500,000.
I wonder what armaments companies they are talking to already?
I wonder what armaments companies they are talking to already?
Harris promises to use EU loans if military funding is not forthcoming
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Can borrow to buy lashings of pew-pews we don't have the personal to operate or maintain.
Can't borrow to house the thousands of people officially homeless.
Clearly the welfare of the people of Ireland is not paramount.
Can't borrow to house the thousands of people officially homeless.
Clearly the welfare of the people of Ireland is not paramount.
There is no "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
Breaking | Israeli occupation forces set fire to lands near the separation wall in the village of ‘Arbouna, east of Jenin.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
There is no "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
The pick-me to end all pick-mes.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The pick-me to end all pick-mes.
Bhí an-bhrón orm nuair a léigh mé an scéal seo - sílim gurbh é Michael D an t-uachtarán a raibh an tionchar is mó aige orm, agus tá grá agus meas mór agam dó.
Bhí mé bródúil as gurbh é ár n-uachtarán é.
Go n-eirí an bóthar libh, Miggeldy agus Sabina!
Bhí mé bródúil as gurbh é ár n-uachtarán é.
Go n-eirí an bóthar libh, Miggeldy agus Sabina!
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina were greeted by cheers and gifted roses as they left Áras an Uachtaráin for the last time.
A guard of honour was formed by members of the Sanctuary Runners who wanted to show their appreciation for his support.
jrnl.ie/6870482
A guard of honour was formed by members of the Sanctuary Runners who wanted to show their appreciation for his support.
jrnl.ie/6870482
President Higgins and wife Sabina given roses and cheered as they leave Áras for the final time
President Higgins was late departing as he and his wife Sabina wanted to ring the peace bell one last time.
jrnl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Bhí an-bhrón orm nuair a léigh mé an scéal seo - sílim gurbh é Michael D an t-uachtarán a raibh an tionchar is mó aige orm, agus tá grá agus meas mór agam dó.
Bhí mé bródúil as gurbh é ár n-uachtarán é.
Go n-eirí an bóthar libh, Miggeldy agus Sabina!
Bhí mé bródúil as gurbh é ár n-uachtarán é.
Go n-eirí an bóthar libh, Miggeldy agus Sabina!
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I mars 1939 hölls ett kårmöte i Lund, där en majoritet av de närvarande studenterna stödde en resolution om att 10 judiska läkare inte skulle tillåtas att invandra till och bosätta sig i Sverige. Idag sitter läkarstudenter i Lund och skämtar rasistiskt om en torterad kvinna med utländsk bakgrund.
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I mars 1939 hölls ett kårmöte i Lund, där en majoritet av de närvarande studenterna stödde en resolution om att 10 judiska läkare inte skulle tillåtas att invandra till och bosätta sig i Sverige. Idag sitter läkarstudenter i Lund och skämtar rasistiskt om en torterad kvinna med utländsk bakgrund.
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Läkarstudenter skulle kommentera ett fiktivt fall med en utlandsfödd kvinna som hade utsatts för tortyr. Bland svaren de gav skrevs tex "köp en biljett hem" och uppmuntran att samarbeta med ”Återvandringsverket”.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/rasi...
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/rasi...
Rasistiska kommentarer spreds på läkarutbildning i Lund: ”Bedrövligt” - P4 Malmöhus
Rasistiska kommentarer spreds bland läkarstudenter på Lunds universitet under ett undervisningstillfälle i förra veckan. Under en pågående föreläsning ...
www.sverigesradio.se
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Läkarstudenter skulle kommentera ett fiktivt fall med en utlandsfödd kvinna som hade utsatts för tortyr. Bland svaren de gav skrevs tex "köp en biljett hem" och uppmuntran att samarbeta med ”Återvandringsverket”.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/rasi...
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/rasi...
Words cannot express how much I love Benjamin's feed.
"The commas in the first line of Pride and Prejudice tell you where to breathe."
Yes, if you have a plastic bag over your head.
Yes, if you have a plastic bag over your head.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Words cannot express how much I love Benjamin's feed.
Lest we sublet ...
Lest we forget our commission
An estate agent in Wimbledon has removed its property listings in its window and replaced it with a remembrance themed display with the message “lest we forget”. A marker for all estate agents I feel.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Lest we sublet ...
That's the kind of media training politicians pay big money for!
"In my mind, I've done nothing wrong" is not the same thing as doing nothing wrong.
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
That's the kind of media training politicians pay big money for!
I think what's most revealing, as Stephanie points out here, is that Yates simply does not understand the concept of a conflict of interest, let alone the scale of his in this case. He doesn't think he has done anything wrong.
I mean, fine if that’s the deal he made with his clients. But that also means he can’t do commentator work at the same time. It’s one or the other, this isn’t rocket science 🙄
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I think what's most revealing, as Stephanie points out here, is that Yates simply does not understand the concept of a conflict of interest, let alone the scale of his in this case. He doesn't think he has done anything wrong.
Ah would you stop
‘Golden rule’ - Ivan Yates cites client confidentiality as reason he didn’t disclose media training of presidential candidate Jim Gavin
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www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Client confidentiality reason for non-disclosure - Yates
Former broadcaster Ivan Yates has said client confidentiality was the reason he did not disclose the fact that he gave media training to former presidential candidate Jim Gavin.
www.rte.ie
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Ah would you stop
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Demokraterna svepte alla val för nån vecka sedan och had är Republikanerna och Trump mot väggen med nedstängningen, Trump blev utbuad av en hel fotbollsstadium- då valde ”mittendemokrater” att vika sig och ge Republikanerna och Trump allt utan nåt i utbyte.
Mittenpolitiker är fan meningslösa.
Mittenpolitiker är fan meningslösa.
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Demokraterna svepte alla val för nån vecka sedan och had är Republikanerna och Trump mot väggen med nedstängningen, Trump blev utbuad av en hel fotbollsstadium- då valde ”mittendemokrater” att vika sig och ge Republikanerna och Trump allt utan nåt i utbyte.
Mittenpolitiker är fan meningslösa.
Mittenpolitiker är fan meningslösa.
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twitter being bought and turned into a propaganda machine for fascism, which is directly pumped into every journalist in the world's brain, is one of the worst things to happen in the last few years. we might not survive it.
I'm guessing the BBC 'scandal' has been big on X this week as this was the first I had heard of it...
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
twitter being bought and turned into a propaganda machine for fascism, which is directly pumped into every journalist in the world's brain, is one of the worst things to happen in the last few years. we might not survive it.
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Dagens påminnelse: de vanligaste yrkena för kvinnor är undersköterska o lärare, de vanligaste yrkena för män är programmerare, jobba på lager o säljare
Det är … väldigt olika saker att exponeras för 40 h/v
Det är … väldigt olika saker att exponeras för 40 h/v
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Dagens påminnelse: de vanligaste yrkena för kvinnor är undersköterska o lärare, de vanligaste yrkena för män är programmerare, jobba på lager o säljare
Det är … väldigt olika saker att exponeras för 40 h/v
Det är … väldigt olika saker att exponeras för 40 h/v
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We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.
It’s not at all clear to me how the BBC can do any kind of serious journalism if its top two bosses can be forced to quit over such an obviously confected scandal. There is no substantive error here. How can the BBC report on Trump, or Farage, or anyone else, in these circumstances?
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.