Philip O'Connor
@philipoconnor5.bsky.social
Irishman living in Bath. European. Like travelling, meeting people, books, ideas.
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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Pope Leo XIV isn’t paid to be a spokesman for the Chicago White Sox, but he sent a message from the Vatican last week that warmed the hearts of many Sox fans.
Column: Will Pope Leo XIV rewatch Game 1 on the 20th anniversary of the Chicago White Sox’s World Series?
Hopefully, somewhere in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV pulls out the holy VCR and pops in the sacred videotape of him watching Bobby Jenks deal in the Chicago White Sox’s World Series win.
trib.al
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Pope Leo XIV isn’t paid to be a spokesman for the Chicago White Sox, but he sent a message from the Vatican last week that warmed the hearts of many Sox fans.
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This is a very powerful read - if you want to hear what it feels like to live on our UK streets right now. As Alex @sturdyalex.bsky.social says, we hear daily about the 'legitimate concerns' of people against less represented groups, but rarely hear this
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
My place or yours? - Flags and the far right from someone who looks different to you
By Alex Andreou
bestforbritain.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is a very powerful read - if you want to hear what it feels like to live on our UK streets right now. As Alex @sturdyalex.bsky.social says, we hear daily about the 'legitimate concerns' of people against less represented groups, but rarely hear this
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
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RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
www.motherjones.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Gordon D’Arcy: Irish organisation must stymie French flair in what could be a mesmirising contest
Gordon D’Arcy: Irish organisation must stymie French flair in what could be a mesmirising contest
Saturday’s eagerly-awaited showdown as much a battle of structures as it is coaching philosophies
www.irishtimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Gordon D’Arcy: Irish organisation must stymie French flair in what could be a mesmirising contest
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If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.
March 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.
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Posted by @vatniksoup.bsky.social on another platform.
March 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Posted by @vatniksoup.bsky.social on another platform.
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NEW: RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy.
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy
The Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday.
www.lawdork.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
NEW: RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy.
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
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Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
February 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
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The German election explained through seven essential questions theconversation.com/the-german-e...
The German election explained through seven essential questions
Who will be chancellor and will the AfD enter government?
theconversation.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The German election explained through seven essential questions theconversation.com/the-german-e...
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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
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If they’re trying to deter people from risking their lives crossing the channel then they’ve got to back that up with safe route options. Otherwise it’s a cruel abomination.
February 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If they’re trying to deter people from risking their lives crossing the channel then they’ve got to back that up with safe route options. Otherwise it’s a cruel abomination.
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Remainers were NOT asleep during the referendum.
We knew exactly what we were doing.
We’ve never been responsible for how leave voters voted, oddly enough.
We knew exactly what we were doing.
We’ve never been responsible for how leave voters voted, oddly enough.
February 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Remainers were NOT asleep during the referendum.
We knew exactly what we were doing.
We’ve never been responsible for how leave voters voted, oddly enough.
We knew exactly what we were doing.
We’ve never been responsible for how leave voters voted, oddly enough.
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How have we even gotten to this point?
RFK Jr. Just Admitted To Spreading A Bonkers Medical Conspiracy Theory During Contentious Hearing
What are we even doing here?
www.comicsands.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
How have we even gotten to this point?
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I said on Times Radio that one essential foundation for any serious policy debate about immigration choices in Britain is a structured policy process for an Immigration Plan [analogous to a spending review & budget]
For last 15 years, slogans on numbers/targets had no link to policy-making process
For last 15 years, slogans on numbers/targets had no link to policy-making process
January 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I said on Times Radio that one essential foundation for any serious policy debate about immigration choices in Britain is a structured policy process for an Immigration Plan [analogous to a spending review & budget]
For last 15 years, slogans on numbers/targets had no link to policy-making process
For last 15 years, slogans on numbers/targets had no link to policy-making process
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46 million trips made by British visitors to the Schengen zone each year. Over half of visitors to the UK come from the Schengen zone. This should be an incentive to both sides to reach a new mobility agreement that eases the barriers to mobility.
January 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. CARL SAGAN
January 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. CARL SAGAN
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I know that millions of Americans find this deeply embarrassing. And my sympathy with them
But honestly, this is the sort of petty crap that failing autocratic countries engage in.
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
But honestly, this is the sort of petty crap that failing autocratic countries engage in.
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I know that millions of Americans find this deeply embarrassing. And my sympathy with them
But honestly, this is the sort of petty crap that failing autocratic countries engage in.
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
But honestly, this is the sort of petty crap that failing autocratic countries engage in.
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
This is a very interesting article. President Trump's impetuosity could well open South America even further to the Chinese.
From Quico Toro, the obvious point: Latin American leaders, like leaders everywhere else, have a choice. If the US bullies them, a Chinese alternative is available
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump’s Colombia Spat Is a Gift to China
Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This is a very interesting article. President Trump's impetuosity could well open South America even further to the Chinese.
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EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky
"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.
www.reuters.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky
"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Hapless Reform MP Rupert Lowe having bants with far right extremist James Goddard.
To be fair to him, Lowe may not realise who Goddard is - but the praise speaks volumes.
To be fair to him, Lowe may not realise who Goddard is - but the praise speaks volumes.
January 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Hapless Reform MP Rupert Lowe having bants with far right extremist James Goddard.
To be fair to him, Lowe may not realise who Goddard is - but the praise speaks volumes.
To be fair to him, Lowe may not realise who Goddard is - but the praise speaks volumes.
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Don't give up - do something. A great list for civic minded Americans, from @protectdemocracy.org
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
How *you* can protect democracy
29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect our system of government
open.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Don't give up - do something. A great list for civic minded Americans, from @protectdemocracy.org
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...