Colin McGovern
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I think a lot of the conflict that happened in the Wild West could’ve been avoided had town planners in those days just made their towns big enough for everyone.
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I think a lot of the conflict that happened in the Wild West could’ve been avoided had town planners in those days just made their towns big enough for everyone.
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Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
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Anyone posted this one yet?
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Anyone posted this one yet?
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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"Hey Kev it's me, Marty. I got this new picture I want you to star in! It's about a piece of shit rapist who lives in hotels so technically isn't homeless at all. It's a documentary. You in?"
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The blistering irony of this is that the internet was designed to be distributed so that it could lose network elements and still remain running.
Crowdstrike (Microsoft), AWS, Cloudflare failures:
"These incidents are not random. They reflect a deeper, structural issue: Internet consolidation has reached a point where the failure of a single provider can destabilize significant parts of the global Web."
"These incidents are not random. They reflect a deeper, structural issue: Internet consolidation has reached a point where the failure of a single provider can destabilize significant parts of the global Web."
"How Consolidation is Eroding Internet Resilience" by Amreesh Phokeer @amreeshphokeer.bsky.social pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/how-con...
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The blistering irony of this is that the internet was designed to be distributed so that it could lose network elements and still remain running.
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So… the Epstein File Transparency Act has this exception. What can go wrong….
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
So… the Epstein File Transparency Act has this exception. What can go wrong….
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A party that couldn't endorse Mamdani. . . has room for Marjorie Taylor Greene
The party can burn in hell
The party can burn in hell
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A party that couldn't endorse Mamdani. . . has room for Marjorie Taylor Greene
The party can burn in hell
The party can burn in hell
Why wait until they're gone? Why not merely have the version of your relatives you always wanted?
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Why wait until they're gone? Why not merely have the version of your relatives you always wanted?
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If there were people around the country committing violence against Catholic priests and attempting to burn them to death in their beds, would Simon Harris and the rest of our politicians, the very next day, take to the media to demand a debate on whether there were too many priests in Ireland?
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November 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
If there were people around the country committing violence against Catholic priests and attempting to burn them to death in their beds, would Simon Harris and the rest of our politicians, the very next day, take to the media to demand a debate on whether there were too many priests in Ireland?
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In a world where all we seem to talk about is what the far right are doing, it's nice to be able to elevate a voice from the north inner city who's trying to do something positive in her community: www.thejournal.ie/readme/elect...
Canvasser: I knocked on over a thousand doors and learned to turn fear into hope. Here's how.
In communities that have long been ignored by politics, it’s more important than ever to get out and talk to people, writes Niamh McDonald.
www.thejournal.ie
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
In a world where all we seem to talk about is what the far right are doing, it's nice to be able to elevate a voice from the north inner city who's trying to do something positive in her community: www.thejournal.ie/readme/elect...
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I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
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Excellent letter from Wendy Lyon in today's Irish Times.
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Excellent letter from Wendy Lyon in today's Irish Times.
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What John Collision gets right & wrong
“Orla Hegarty said there is danger changes proposed would result in power located in a few hands
Are we to roll back to a time of quick windfall profits with true economic, social & environmental costs being borne by others” www.thejournal.ie/john-colliso...
“Orla Hegarty said there is danger changes proposed would result in power located in a few hands
Are we to roll back to a time of quick windfall profits with true economic, social & environmental costs being borne by others” www.thejournal.ie/john-colliso...
What Stripe's John Collision gets right - and wrong - about Ireland's infrastructure failures
A 2,500-word analysis by the tech billionaire has caused a stir in Irish political circles.
www.thejournal.ie
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
What John Collision gets right & wrong
“Orla Hegarty said there is danger changes proposed would result in power located in a few hands
Are we to roll back to a time of quick windfall profits with true economic, social & environmental costs being borne by others” www.thejournal.ie/john-colliso...
“Orla Hegarty said there is danger changes proposed would result in power located in a few hands
Are we to roll back to a time of quick windfall profits with true economic, social & environmental costs being borne by others” www.thejournal.ie/john-colliso...
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I've been repeating this ad-nauseum at work - a university where they've whole-heartedly embraced GenAI. It's unconscionable as far as I'm concerned.
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I've been repeating this ad-nauseum at work - a university where they've whole-heartedly embraced GenAI. It's unconscionable as far as I'm concerned.
France's Crown Jewels? Do they know who Napoleon was?
BREAKING: Two men have been arrested in connection with the heist of France's crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
2 arrested over jewel heist at the Louvre, French prosecutors say
One of the men was arrested while "preparing to leave the country" from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, officials said.
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October 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
France's Crown Jewels? Do they know who Napoleon was?
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"It's too hard to get on the ballot" really is our version of "Stop the Steal."
October 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"It's too hard to get on the ballot" really is our version of "Stop the Steal."
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Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest.
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest.
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
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Let's be practical here, you'd need a referendum to change the nominations process, and nobody has proposed an alternative. So there's zero chance of it happening. Any talk of "looking into it" is post-election blather. It'll all be forgotten by the new year
October 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Let's be practical here, you'd need a referendum to change the nominations process, and nobody has proposed an alternative. So there's zero chance of it happening. Any talk of "looking into it" is post-election blather. It'll all be forgotten by the new year
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Boy forced into girl's sports because someone wasn't paying attention when they did his birth certificate.
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
October 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Boy forced into girl's sports because someone wasn't paying attention when they did his birth certificate.
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
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Aoife Moore: Fine Gael texts out attack lines to journalists. They’re often forwarded on to me by colleagues in journalism and minutes later the very queries Fine Gael direct them to ask appear in the Connolly press inbox. If you didn’t laugh, you’d cry.
#Áras25
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#Áras25
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Aoife Moore: Why I offered to help Catherine Connolly and why the Irish establishment won’t stop her
The most desperate times call for the most desperate measures and Fine Gael have reached a new level of desperation
ereader.irishnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Aoife Moore: Fine Gael texts out attack lines to journalists. They’re often forwarded on to me by colleagues in journalism and minutes later the very queries Fine Gael direct them to ask appear in the Connolly press inbox. If you didn’t laugh, you’d cry.
#Áras25
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#Áras25
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The AI generated overview of reviews for a V for Vendetta costume says it's "ideal for both Halloween and rioting scenarios" in case you were looking for that sort of thing.
October 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The AI generated overview of reviews for a V for Vendetta costume says it's "ideal for both Halloween and rioting scenarios" in case you were looking for that sort of thing.