@brian-hanley.bsky.social
Historian, podcaster 'Dirty War in Dublin'; it is possible to disagree in good faith, but let's be honest we won't do it.
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“To label this as “woke right”, however, and to view it as a mirror of the “woke left”, is to misunderstand the shift and to allow mainstream conservatism to evade responsibility for helping nurture it.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...
The real threat isn’t a ‘woke right’ – it’s conservatism’s old demons | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“To label this as “woke right”, however, and to view it as a mirror of the “woke left”, is to misunderstand the shift and to allow mainstream conservatism to evade responsibility for helping nurture it.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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Your regular reminder that there is absolutely nothing "hard" or "tough" about targeting the poorest, most vulnerable, and least able to defend themselves groups of people on the entire planet
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Your regular reminder that there is absolutely nothing "hard" or "tough" about targeting the poorest, most vulnerable, and least able to defend themselves groups of people on the entire planet
Decided to comment on this - a former Trinity SU president proposing unity between the left and far right- because I've found people curiously quite about it
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com/blog/
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com/blog/
Brian Hanley, Historian
Modern Irish Historian, historical consultant
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Decided to comment on this - a former Trinity SU president proposing unity between the left and far right- because I've found people curiously quite about it
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com/blog/
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com/blog/
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Since 7th Oct 2023, Israeli prisons have become torture camps of the worst kind.
www.972mag.com/98-palestini...
www.972mag.com/98-palestini...
New data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since October 7
Post-mortems of the deceased and testimonies from former detainees suggest many died from torture, medical neglect, and food deprivation. According to a leaked Israeli intelligence database, dozens we...
www.972mag.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Since 7th Oct 2023, Israeli prisons have become torture camps of the worst kind.
www.972mag.com/98-palestini...
www.972mag.com/98-palestini...
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"Vote for us or the far right will get in. Also, we find the far right inspirational"
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Somebody is briefing the Times that the Home Secretary finds inspiration in Kristi Noem's leading the Trump mass deportation effort - which has gone much too far for Americans
What a kamikaze piece of political madness that is on the eve of their asylum package
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
What a kamikaze piece of political madness that is on the eve of their asylum package
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood threatens Trump-style visa ban on three countries
Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face Trump-style sanctions if they do not start taking back more illegal migrants and criminals
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"Vote for us or the far right will get in. Also, we find the far right inspirational"
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Just look at Parrott's run, his anticipation, ready to rock.
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Just look at Parrott's run, his anticipation, ready to rock.
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Leaflet asking for donations for refugees from Northern Ireland. Shannon circa 1971.
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Leaflet asking for donations for refugees from Northern Ireland. Shannon circa 1971.
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New map produced by RTVE, Spanish national TV, of the 6000 mass graves in Spain. In the last 25 years some 17,000 bodies of men, women and children have been exhumed out of the ~120,000 dumped in mass unmarked graves by the Franco regime.
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
New map produced by RTVE, Spanish national TV, of the 6000 mass graves in Spain. In the last 25 years some 17,000 bodies of men, women and children have been exhumed out of the ~120,000 dumped in mass unmarked graves by the Franco regime.
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
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"The bulldozing of Muslim homes is showing that India is “transitioning pretty brazenly into a criminal Hindu fascist enterprise”, says author Arundhati Roy"
Arundhati Roy: 'India is becoming a Hindu fascist enterprise' | #ajopinion
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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November 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"The bulldozing of Muslim homes is showing that India is “transitioning pretty brazenly into a criminal Hindu fascist enterprise”, says author Arundhati Roy"
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What people are missing here is that there are some pretty grim reasons why MTG and other far right people prone to racist conspiracy theories might view the Epstein affair as the red line that pushes them against Donald Trump.
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What people are missing here is that there are some pretty grim reasons why MTG and other far right people prone to racist conspiracy theories might view the Epstein affair as the red line that pushes them against Donald Trump.
The 'bloodiest fighting between republicans since the Civil War' ended 50 years this week. Left deep scars and immense bitterness in nationalist Belfast. Barely a hint of reflection on it these days.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The 'bloodiest fighting between republicans since the Civil War' ended 50 years this week. Left deep scars and immense bitterness in nationalist Belfast. Barely a hint of reflection on it these days.
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between trump and ronaldo, its been a rough week for sex offenders
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
between trump and ronaldo, its been a rough week for sex offenders
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November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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At least 89 Gazans, including children & elderly, are receiving medical treatment in Israel. Most have been in Jerusalem for this purpose since before the war.
But Israel abruptly decided to send all Gazan patients back to Gaza next week.
Unless third countries take them ASAP, many will die 🧵
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But Israel abruptly decided to send all Gazan patients back to Gaza next week.
Unless third countries take them ASAP, many will die 🧵
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‘A death sentence for my son’: Israel plans to deport sick Palestinians back to Gaza, patients and doctors say | CNN
Yamen Al-Najjar recalls his past life – the days when he went to school and laughed regularly. Today, the 16-year-old lives with his mother in a cramped 6-square-meter room, just large enough to hold ...
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
At least 89 Gazans, including children & elderly, are receiving medical treatment in Israel. Most have been in Jerusalem for this purpose since before the war.
But Israel abruptly decided to send all Gazan patients back to Gaza next week.
Unless third countries take them ASAP, many will die 🧵
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But Israel abruptly decided to send all Gazan patients back to Gaza next week.
Unless third countries take them ASAP, many will die 🧵
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If you're a Sinn Féin member and you wish to ensure the party takes the correct direction at this vital juncture I encourage you to write to them today asking them to be much more careful in their language and policies regarding immigration. Particularly Matt Carthy. Please. #Spéirgorm
Was interested to read SF announcing they expelled a party member as their partner is implicated in the recent Far Right terrorist bombing plans - yet no mention of taking Carthy's dog whistle away.
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
SF member expelled after partner's arrest in terror probe
A Sinn Féin member has been expelled from the party after her partner was arrested as part of the garda investigation into far-right extremism.
www.rte.ie
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If you're a Sinn Féin member and you wish to ensure the party takes the correct direction at this vital juncture I encourage you to write to them today asking them to be much more careful in their language and policies regarding immigration. Particularly Matt Carthy. Please. #Spéirgorm
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Sinn Féin expels member whose partner was arrested in far-right terrorism inquiry
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Sinn Féin expels member whose partner was arrested in far-right terrorism inquiry
Man arrested on Wednesday, one week after two suspects detained in Laois were charged with explosives offences
www.irishtimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Sinn Féin expels member whose partner was arrested in far-right terrorism inquiry
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Or its possibly a triumph for cross-border, cross-community and European cooperation in fascist terms. I can't keep up
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Or its possibly a triumph for cross-border, cross-community and European cooperation in fascist terms. I can't keep up
Re recent developments in case of far-right terror gang; can we stop assuring ourselves that it is only one community north of the border that has an issue with this now?
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Re recent developments in case of far-right terror gang; can we stop assuring ourselves that it is only one community north of the border that has an issue with this now?
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Over 11,000 people, mostly women and children, are missing in Gaza. The vast majority of them are likely dead. That puts the total number of Palestinians killed directly in Gaza at over 80,000.
www.972mag.com/search-gaza-...
www.972mag.com/search-gaza-...
The search for Gaza's missing
Over 11,000 Palestinians have disappeared since Oct. 7. Relatives don’t know if they’re dead or alive, under rubble or in prison.
www.972mag.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Over 11,000 people, mostly women and children, are missing in Gaza. The vast majority of them are likely dead. That puts the total number of Palestinians killed directly in Gaza at over 80,000.
www.972mag.com/search-gaza-...
www.972mag.com/search-gaza-...
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The genocide continues, in slower pace
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The genocide continues, in slower pace
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...