Bill Burke
@billburke.ie
Web dev. Farmer. Tipperary. Bullocks. Bees. Bad weather. 🇺🇦🇵🇸
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You know things are utterly FUBAR in the US when @bellingcat.com is doing satellite imagery analysis of the White House.
New satellite images show the scale of demolition that has occurred on the East Wing of the White House in less than a month.
October 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You know things are utterly FUBAR in the US when @bellingcat.com is doing satellite imagery analysis of the White House.
Fair play to @brianleddin.bsky.social. The sight of the mainstream left in this country rolling in behind Catherine Connolly is as depressing as any bad election result. Good to see we still have a few principled voices.
October 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Fair play to @brianleddin.bsky.social. The sight of the mainstream left in this country rolling in behind Catherine Connolly is as depressing as any bad election result. Good to see we still have a few principled voices.
Maria Steen people, go even further than spoiling your ballot; take a vow of silence for the next 7 years to symbolise the way you've been deprived of your democratic right. That would show us all.
September 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Maria Steen people, go even further than spoiling your ballot; take a vow of silence for the next 7 years to symbolise the way you've been deprived of your democratic right. That would show us all.
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Taoiseach accuses Israeli government of ‘genocidal intent from day one’ in Gaza
Taoiseach accuses Israeli government of ‘genocidal intent from day one’ in Gaza
Irish leaders to push for peace in Palestinian territory and for a vote on sanctions on Israel at UN General Assembly
www.irishtimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Taoiseach accuses Israeli government of ‘genocidal intent from day one’ in Gaza
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
Catherine Connolly is the crank candidate. Her trip to Assad's Syria should be enough to disqualify her. The Gemma O'Doherty stuff just puts a hat on it.
September 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Catherine Connolly is the crank candidate. Her trip to Assad's Syria should be enough to disqualify her. The Gemma O'Doherty stuff just puts a hat on it.
One takeaway from the comments on that petition: we hand out Irish passports waaaay too freely to American gobshites when we should be fast-tracking the folks in direct provision who actually want to contribute to this country.
At least he's finally admitting that he can't actually get nominated
August 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One takeaway from the comments on that petition: we hand out Irish passports waaaay too freely to American gobshites when we should be fast-tracking the folks in direct provision who actually want to contribute to this country.
@ivanabacik.bsky.social You're endorsing Catherine Connolly now? I've voted Lab for 25 years. Never again. You're a disgrace. I'm disgusted.
August 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
@ivanabacik.bsky.social You're endorsing Catherine Connolly now? I've voted Lab for 25 years. Never again. You're a disgrace. I'm disgusted.
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New, from me: Elon Musk talks about saving our species. But the greatest legacy of his time in government will be to condemn millions to death because he could not discern reality from a paranoid fantasy.
How Musk and Trump killed USAID.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
How Musk and Trump killed USAID.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of US AID
The most consequential legacy of DOGE will be human misery on a massive scale
donmoynihan.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New, from me: Elon Musk talks about saving our species. But the greatest legacy of his time in government will be to condemn millions to death because he could not discern reality from a paranoid fantasy.
How Musk and Trump killed USAID.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
How Musk and Trump killed USAID.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
Sinn Fein's swerve to the anti-immigration right is as depressing as it is predictable
www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-te...
www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-te...
Sinn Féin criticised for 'heartless' opposition to extending temporary protection for Ukrainians
Last week it was announced that Ireland will support plans to extend the protection to 2027, but Sinn Féin say this is a “mistake”.
www.thejournal.ie
June 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Sinn Fein's swerve to the anti-immigration right is as depressing as it is predictable
www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-te...
www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-te...
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there are, in fact, a ton of positive role models for masculinity out there and if teenage boys choose the whiniest and most hate-filled versions that's at least somewhat on them
May 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
there are, in fact, a ton of positive role models for masculinity out there and if teenage boys choose the whiniest and most hate-filled versions that's at least somewhat on them
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Happy 80th anniversary of Hitler killing himself in his bunker to all who celebrate, which, as I now understand it, is not everybody
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Happy 80th anniversary of Hitler killing himself in his bunker to all who celebrate, which, as I now understand it, is not everybody
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For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
April 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
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The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
…U.S. soldiers were honored by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausada, as well as other dignitaries, during a dignified departure ceremony from Lithuania.
"We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…
"We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…
April 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
Garron Noone could come out and denounce the fascists who are promoting his bit. If he chooses not to... Well, that will say more about him than the initial video.
March 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Garron Noone could come out and denounce the fascists who are promoting his bit. If he chooses not to... Well, that will say more about him than the initial video.
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1990s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay exhibit bc veterans and historians can’t agree whether we should celebrate its role in ending WWII or critically assess the decision to use nuclear weapons
2020s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay bc “gay” is a no-no word
2020s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay bc “gay” is a no-no word
honest question: did they just ctrl+f for "gay" bsky.app/profile/brad...
Brad Heath (@bradheath.bsky.social)
The military is plans to scrub photos of the Enola Gay, one of the bombers that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, from its website as part of its purge of diversity content.
It's among more than 26,0...
bsky.app
March 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
1990s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay exhibit bc veterans and historians can’t agree whether we should celebrate its role in ending WWII or critically assess the decision to use nuclear weapons
2020s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay bc “gay” is a no-no word
2020s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay bc “gay” is a no-no word
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A reminder that the BBC can still do accurate, informative analysis when it wants to.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A reminder that the BBC can still do accurate, informative analysis when it wants to.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Whatever happened to men's names?
Rocky Mountain (William Keighley, 1950).
Rocky Mountain (William Keighley, 1950).
January 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Whatever happened to men's names?
Rocky Mountain (William Keighley, 1950).
Rocky Mountain (William Keighley, 1950).
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We're twenty years down the line from people taking the piss out of "Media Studies" and I dunno maybe better media literacy amongst the population might have starved certain morons of any credibility.
Ominous Russell Brand vibes here: wellness grifting and bothsidesism as the gateway to conspiracy theories
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation on Diary of CEO podcast
Disproven health claims are accepted with little challenge by host on number one podcast, BBC investigation finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 8:58 AM
We're twenty years down the line from people taking the piss out of "Media Studies" and I dunno maybe better media literacy amongst the population might have starved certain morons of any credibility.
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I hope wherever Assad emerges, it eventually leads to him appearing in court for the crimes he's responsible for. France already has an arrest warrant out for him over the August 21st 2013 sarin attacks, partly based on evidence I submitted.
December 8, 2024 at 8:41 AM
I hope wherever Assad emerges, it eventually leads to him appearing in court for the crimes he's responsible for. France already has an arrest warrant out for him over the August 21st 2013 sarin attacks, partly based on evidence I submitted.