Kevin Donoghue
@donoghuek.bsky.social
Grumbling about the unfairness of it all since 1952.
Live in Dublin Docklands, Ireland, European Union.
Live in Dublin Docklands, Ireland, European Union.
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In 2010 I first spent an extended period of time in the US on research. And my main takesway from that time was how deluded Europeans in general are if we think of the US as little more than a very powerful extension of Europe on the other side of the Atlantic. This is not an anti-american point.
'America is British'.
It turns out Danny Kruger is peak 'Americans are the same as us'.
Until this mindset – conscious and subconscious – is defeated in Britain, we'll never see ourselves as properly European.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It turns out Danny Kruger is peak 'Americans are the same as us'.
Until this mindset – conscious and subconscious – is defeated in Britain, we'll never see ourselves as properly European.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘America is British’. Heaven is ‘a socialist state’. David Attenborough is ‘anti-human’ – the startling theories of Reform MP Danny Kruger
He was a Conservative party big-hitter who wrote speeches for David Cameron and worked with Boris Johnson before he suddenly jumped ship. He talks family, flags and why Nigel Farage is ‘top dog’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
In 2010 I first spent an extended period of time in the US on research. And my main takesway from that time was how deluded Europeans in general are if we think of the US as little more than a very powerful extension of Europe on the other side of the Atlantic. This is not an anti-american point.
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My interview with Joe Stiglitz in which we talk about, among other things, how bankruptcy and intellectual property laws were structured to make billionaires richer (correct link) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW5c...
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My interview with Joe Stiglitz in which we talk about, among other things, how bankruptcy and intellectual property laws were structured to make billionaires richer (correct link) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW5c...
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Today is 92nd anniversary of Holodomor. Soviet Russia inflicted a man made famine on Ukraine that killed millions. Today we are trying to wipe the country off the map.
The only difference is the USA is on our side now.
The only difference is the USA is on our side now.
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today is 92nd anniversary of Holodomor. Soviet Russia inflicted a man made famine on Ukraine that killed millions. Today we are trying to wipe the country off the map.
The only difference is the USA is on our side now.
The only difference is the USA is on our side now.
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NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
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Bots and bad actors are now revealed in all their duplicity on X ...
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Bots and bad actors are now revealed in all their duplicity on X ...
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Amen. I grew up in a 99.9% White Irish theocracy. One colleague I knew was married to a Jamaican woman. Ppl would literally stop their cars to stare at her, having never seen anyone Black before. This country has developed in leaps & bounds as diversity & acceptance have increased.
I live in (what I think I'm correct in saying is) the most diverse constituency in the whole country - Dublin Central, D1 - *and* I'm old enough to remember what this place was like before significant immigration, and the idea that immigration hasn't been good for this country is fucking laughable
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Amen. I grew up in a 99.9% White Irish theocracy. One colleague I knew was married to a Jamaican woman. Ppl would literally stop their cars to stare at her, having never seen anyone Black before. This country has developed in leaps & bounds as diversity & acceptance have increased.
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When are House Republicans bringing the resolution condemning fascism to the floor?
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
When are House Republicans bringing the resolution condemning fascism to the floor?
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To fix a problem that doesn't exist, British businesses now have to decide between getting sued by a local bigot funded by JK Rowling, or getting sued by a trans or GNC person and possibly ending up in front of the European Court of Human Rights. They must really love the Labour goverment right now.
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
To fix a problem that doesn't exist, British businesses now have to decide between getting sued by a local bigot funded by JK Rowling, or getting sued by a trans or GNC person and possibly ending up in front of the European Court of Human Rights. They must really love the Labour goverment right now.
I can't see how Trump's threat "backfired" -- it's not as if the cops are going to arrest him.
Wouldn't surprise me if they suggested Houlahan flee the country.
Wouldn't surprise me if they suggested Houlahan flee the country.
Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
As Trump’s call for the execution of “seditious” Dems works against him, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, one of his targets, explains why she and other Dems are warning servicemembers against carrying out ille...
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I can't see how Trump's threat "backfired" -- it's not as if the cops are going to arrest him.
Wouldn't surprise me if they suggested Houlahan flee the country.
Wouldn't surprise me if they suggested Houlahan flee the country.
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Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
As Trump’s call for the execution of “seditious” Dems works against him, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, one of his targets, explains why she and other Dems are warning servicemembers against carrying out ille...
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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Never mind the fact that malign state and non-state actors will find various techniques to deliberately feed disinformation into LLMs
Another similarity of LLMs to humans: if you expose them to a lot of disinformation, they will believe it. Which you can exploit, apparently called "LLM grooming". So LLMs fail at three levels: /1 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda
Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Never mind the fact that malign state and non-state actors will find various techniques to deliberately feed disinformation into LLMs
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Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
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Agree. Coalition of the Willing has to stop deluding itself that after a ceasefire on reasonable terms it will send symbolic forces to Ukraine w US backing. UK, France, Germany, Poland &c must invest whatever it takes to defeat RU in UA, or they will have to fight it, without US help, further West.
It’s not a “US plan”, it’s Moscow’s plan, dictated to guilty men in the White House. Setting aside the injustices being pushed on Ukraine, this would be a disaster for European security & guarantee a war with 🇷🇺 in a few years, in which, presumably, 🇺🇸 and 🇷🇺 are on the same side.
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US plan for Ukraine-Russia peace calls on Kyiv to cede land under its control
Ukrainian officials say President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being pressed to agree to terms negotiated by the US and Russia
on.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Agree. Coalition of the Willing has to stop deluding itself that after a ceasefire on reasonable terms it will send symbolic forces to Ukraine w US backing. UK, France, Germany, Poland &c must invest whatever it takes to defeat RU in UA, or they will have to fight it, without US help, further West.
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Harvard Magazine on Harvard alum John Roberts:
"The leader of the nation’s judicial system has empowered the president who is the most disdainful in history of the decrees of judges, the provisos of the Constitution, and the workings of American democracy." www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
"The leader of the nation’s judicial system has empowered the president who is the most disdainful in history of the decrees of judges, the provisos of the Constitution, and the workings of American democracy." www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
What Trump Means for John Roberts’s Legacy | Harvard Magazine
Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.
www.harvardmagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Harvard Magazine on Harvard alum John Roberts:
"The leader of the nation’s judicial system has empowered the president who is the most disdainful in history of the decrees of judges, the provisos of the Constitution, and the workings of American democracy." www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
"The leader of the nation’s judicial system has empowered the president who is the most disdainful in history of the decrees of judges, the provisos of the Constitution, and the workings of American democracy." www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
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Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The Guard has been reworking its policies to align with the administration’s changing tolerances for hazing, harassment within the U.S. military. By
@taracopp.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The Guard has been reworking its policies to align with the administration’s changing tolerances for hazing, harassment within the U.S. military. By
@taracopp.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The Guard has been reworking its policies to align with the administration’s changing tolerances for hazing, harassment within the U.S. military. By
@taracopp.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The Guard has been reworking its policies to align with the administration’s changing tolerances for hazing, harassment within the U.S. military. By
@taracopp.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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The Covid inquiry’s findings are shocking but unsurprising now, so the main thing it left me thinking is that without a vaccine we wd’ve been utterly screwed. & if you worked round the clock to make a thing that saved millions of lives globally, to see that legacy trashed by anti-vaxxers…
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Covid inquiry’s findings are shocking but unsurprising now, so the main thing it left me thinking is that without a vaccine we wd’ve been utterly screwed. & if you worked round the clock to make a thing that saved millions of lives globally, to see that legacy trashed by anti-vaxxers…
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Labour MP says only way to unite UK over immigration is by leaning into Reform narrative.
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Labour MP says only way to unite UK over immigration is by leaning into Reform narrative.
It's funny 'cos it's true.
I’ve always said that gc is a man’s rights movement in drag
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It's funny 'cos it's true.
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A recent report was widely interpreted of confirming the Finnish right wing belief that Sanna Marin's Social Democratic government (2019-2023) was a reckless spender.
Turns out, by its methodology the current right-wing "fiscally responsible" gov. is more reckless.
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
Turns out, by its methodology the current right-wing "fiscally responsible" gov. is more reckless.
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
Velkaantuminen | VM: Hätkähdyttävä raportti liioittelee Marinin hallituksen törsäilyä
Valtiovarainministeriön mukaan Marinin hallitus lisäsi valtion pysyviä menoja 3 miljardia eikä 11 miljardia euroa, kuten VTV:n raportissa arvioidaan.
www.hs.fi
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A recent report was widely interpreted of confirming the Finnish right wing belief that Sanna Marin's Social Democratic government (2019-2023) was a reckless spender.
Turns out, by its methodology the current right-wing "fiscally responsible" gov. is more reckless.
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
Turns out, by its methodology the current right-wing "fiscally responsible" gov. is more reckless.
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
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Students decried former University President Lawrence Summers’ relationship and close correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein until his final arrest in 2019.
Shawn Boehmer, Hugo Chiasson, and Cam Srivastava report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Shawn Boehmer, Hugo Chiasson, and Cam Srivastava report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
‘He Should Resign’: Harvard Undergrads Take Hard Line Against Summers Over Epstein Scandal | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard students decried former University President Lawrence H. Summers’ relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, with some calling for his resignation after documents released…
www.thecrimson.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Students decried former University President Lawrence Summers’ relationship and close correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein until his final arrest in 2019.
Shawn Boehmer, Hugo Chiasson, and Cam Srivastava report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Shawn Boehmer, Hugo Chiasson, and Cam Srivastava report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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All along the French Riviera, cities are limiting cars, building pedestrian zones, and boosting transit and bikes.
Most of their leaders come from the political right—not the left.
In Bloomberg, I explored lessons from the Riviera about building urbanist support when conservatives are in charge.
Most of their leaders come from the political right—not the left.
In Bloomberg, I explored lessons from the Riviera about building urbanist support when conservatives are in charge.
On the French Riviera, Street Reforms Come From the Right
Politically conservative Côte d’Azur cities like Cannes and Nice have embraced pedestrianization, car bans and bike lanes. That’s a departure from global norms.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
All along the French Riviera, cities are limiting cars, building pedestrian zones, and boosting transit and bikes.
Most of their leaders come from the political right—not the left.
In Bloomberg, I explored lessons from the Riviera about building urbanist support when conservatives are in charge.
Most of their leaders come from the political right—not the left.
In Bloomberg, I explored lessons from the Riviera about building urbanist support when conservatives are in charge.
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🚨Starmer: "His leader said he didn't have time to condemn the racist comments of his fellow MP"
⚠️"He said he didn't have time to condemn his party calling children in care evil. Can he ask his leader whether he's got time for his explanation for the stories in today's papers?"
⚠️"He said he didn't have time to condemn his party calling children in care evil. Can he ask his leader whether he's got time for his explanation for the stories in today's papers?"
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🚨Starmer: "His leader said he didn't have time to condemn the racist comments of his fellow MP"
⚠️"He said he didn't have time to condemn his party calling children in care evil. Can he ask his leader whether he's got time for his explanation for the stories in today's papers?"
⚠️"He said he didn't have time to condemn his party calling children in care evil. Can he ask his leader whether he's got time for his explanation for the stories in today's papers?"
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You have to love the "things happen." Yeah, I had a friend who was walking down the street last week, and then he got strangled and cut up by a bone saw. You know, things happen.
The leader of the free world:
“You’re mentioning somebody was extremely controversial,”Trump said, referring to the murdered columnist. “A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about.
Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
“You’re mentioning somebody was extremely controversial,”Trump said, referring to the murdered columnist. “A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about.
Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
You have to love the "things happen." Yeah, I had a friend who was walking down the street last week, and then he got strangled and cut up by a bone saw. You know, things happen.
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Irish political leaders are still claiming there are legal barriers to banning the import of services from Israeli settlements.
Worth noting that that 400+ lawyers and academics found there to be "no insurmountable legal obstacles" to banning goods *and* services
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Worth noting that that 400+ lawyers and academics found there to be "no insurmountable legal obstacles" to banning goods *and* services
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Government will not oppose joint Opposition motion on Occupied Territories Bill
Still unclear if services will be included in legislation as urged by other parties and pro-Palestinian campaigners
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Irish political leaders are still claiming there are legal barriers to banning the import of services from Israeli settlements.
Worth noting that that 400+ lawyers and academics found there to be "no insurmountable legal obstacles" to banning goods *and* services
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Worth noting that that 400+ lawyers and academics found there to be "no insurmountable legal obstacles" to banning goods *and* services
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...