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Tony Gallagher
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Professor Emeritus, Queen’s University Belfast. Interested in the role of education in divided societies, the civic role of higher education and AC Milan.

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · 3d
‘When Carney finished speaking yesterday, he was greeted with a standing ovation. Trump, by contrast, got a tepid round of applause. That contrast spoke volumes.’ Gideon Rahman, FT, on DAVOS - the moment when people realised the Emperor wore no clothes?

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 4d
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · 4d
Greenland, Greenland, Greenland … so what’s happening in Gaza and Ukraine, and where are the Epstein files? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01... via @NYTimes
Live Updates: Trump Calls for Talks to Acquire Greenland but ‘Won’t Use Force’
www.nytimes.com

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · 12d
The Bedford Incident (1965), a film about an unhinged commander of a US destroyer off the coast of Greenland obsessed with bringing a detected Soviet submarine to the surface. … Spoiler alert: it doesn’t end well.

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · 12d
‘He who controls the past controls the future; he who controls the future controls the present.’ www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Smithsonian swaps Trump portraits and removes label noting impeachments
US president fired director of National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC last year
www.irishtimes.com

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · 19d
For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough. The capacity of some people to see what isn’t there can be truly remarkable. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
www.nytimes.com

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Nov 22
Remember those days when the left was in thrall to Russia? From today’s Irish Times.

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Nov 5
New report from @acadsocsciences.bsky.social on the importance of EDI and progressing inclusivity in the social sciences acss.org.uk/publications...
Progressing inclusivity in the social sciences – Academy of Social Sciences
acss.org.uk

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Sep 10
On 9 November 1938 the German diplomat Ernst vom Rath was assassinated by Herschel Grynszpan, a 17-year-old German-born Polish Jew living in Paris. The Nazis used this as an excuse for launching Kristallnacht, an assault on Jews in Germany.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · Mar 7
Russia has launched a "massive" drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities, as President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed calls for a mutual halt to aerial attacks on critical infrastructure.
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A firefighter extinguishes a burning car at a site of a Russian strike in Kharkiv, on March 7, 2025

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Joel Wood 🇨🇦 @joelwwood.bsky.social · Apr 9
I am becoming more and more convinced that this is all an insider trading grift

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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · Jul 24
Pause to consider what this means: The Trump administration will audit admissions data by race, color, and test score.

RACE AND COLOR. COLOR. That’s exactly what Columbia agreed to do.

When’s the last time that someone asked you what color you are? Are you sure the Trump admin agrees with you?
kevincarey1.bsky.social Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · Jul 24
Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.
Screenshot of Columbia's settlement with the White House

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · Jul 24
Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.
Screenshot of Columbia's settlement with the White House

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Jul 11
In Trump’s America I assume Reagan’s last speech as President would be banned for its ‘woke’ sentiment youtu.be/2R8QxCD6ir8?...
The last speech of Ronald Reagan as president was on immigration
YouTube video by Montclair Immigration Network
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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Jul 9
Fascinating conversation with Kristina Kallas on Education in Estonia on Teachers Talk Radio. Key to the system's success: set high standards for entry to teacher education, but then trust teachers with high levels of autonomy. Listen at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=McVQ...
The Estonian Education System - with Kristina Kallas
YouTube video by Teachers Talk Radio
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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Jun 22
Brooke Nichols, a Boston University health economist, is calculating the consequences of Trump’s cuts to humanitarian aid across the world. Currently the level of additional deaths is 340,000 and rising.

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Jun 18
'I embrace you with all my heart.' When Albert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize he wrote a letter to his first teacher. Worth remembering on #thankateacher day.

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Jun 12
www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr...
Bosnia in Deadlock as Serbs Strain for Exit | International Crisis Group
Once again, leaders of the majority-Serb entity Republika Srpska are threatening to break away from Bosnia. While tensions between the entity and Sarajevo are longstanding, national collapse may be cl...
www.crisisgroup.org

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Jun 9
Inflammatory language by Trump and his acolytes as he directly challenges the elected leader of California. Is this the start of an assault on Democrat-controlled States? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u... via NYTimes
Trump Jumps at the Chance for a Confrontation in California Over Immigration
www.nytimes.com

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · Jun 2
NASA engineer Ed Smylie died last month. He was most famous for using bits and pieces of materials, all held together by duct tape, to save the lives of the Apollo 13 crew. He firmly believed this stick-fast wonder could fix anything (from The Economist) economist.com/obituary/202...
Ed Smylie knew this stick-fast wonder could fix anything
The NASA engineer who saved the crew of Apollo 13 died on April 21st, aged 95
economist.com

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · May 28
Three FT articles today - 1) international students speak anonymously out of fear of Trump’s ban, (2) questioning the defunding of public radio and (3) criticism of crypto-currency. Trump’s response: ‘Apparently the Financial Times has dumb writers listening to even dumber sources.’

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · May 25
Children in #Gaza are enduring unimaginable suffering.
According to @unicef.org, over 950 have reportedly been killed in just two months.

They are starving, displaced, and exposed to indiscriminate attacks.

This must stop.
Children must be protected.

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · May 25
Wonderful article suggesting we set aside Kurt Vonnegut’s advice and celebrate the semicolon. ‘A comma brings a pause; a semicolon brings the drama.’ www.ft.com/content/80c3...
Semicolons bring the drama; that’s why I love them
Neither full stop nor comma, they symbolise a nuance that is disappearing in a polarised world
www.ft.com

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · May 22
On May 22, 1998, the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement was endorsed by referendums in both parts of Ireland

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · May 20
‘Democracies don’t turn into autocracies overnight. There has to be a critical mass of true believers [and] of appeasers.’ @fotoole examines how some US universities are bending to Trump and thereby threatening democracy. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Fintan O'Toole: If you want to see how democracies cede to autocracies, watch as US universities bend to Trump
If a rich and famous institution such as Columbia doesn’t stand up for itself, what chance have millions of ordinary people?
www.irishtimes.com

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Jennifer Rankin @jenniferrankin.bsky.social · May 19
A pretty significant concession from the EU that likely helped the breakthrough. The UK has granted the EU full access to British waters until 30 June 2038 - a 12-year extension. But UK gets the SPS deal indefinitely, so not tied to fishing.

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · May 18
Good news ftom Romania! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/w...
In Upset, Centrist Wins Romania’s Presidential Election
www.nytimes.com

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · May 14
Great to see the Fighting Words supplement in today’s Irish News, showcasing the power and joy of creative writing by young people across the island of Ireland.

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · May 11
Interesting article claiming to provide insight on the voting patterns in the Papal Conclave, with three main candidates emerging early on. One thing it doesn’t explain is why Cardinal Tagle’s candidacy appears not to have taken off. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/w... via @NYTimes
How a Quiet American Cardinal Became Pope
www.nytimes.com

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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · May 7
The state of things in the USA. Hard to believe it has come to this so quickly. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
Opinion | There Is a Way Forward: How to Defeat Trump’s Power Grab
www.nytimes.com