John Mulcahy
@mulcs85.bsky.social
Irish Londoner, Rugby, Food, History and Current Affairs fan, left of center, dad, nearly retired - furious re Gaza
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
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Not self-defence. Not even collateral damage. Collective punishment. In other words, revenge…
Astonished to find myself agreeing with Lord Sumption but every word of this, on Gaza, from the @NewStatesman’s front page, is powerfully, painfully true.
Astonished to find myself agreeing with Lord Sumption but every word of this, on Gaza, from the @NewStatesman’s front page, is powerfully, painfully true.
July 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Not self-defence. Not even collateral damage. Collective punishment. In other words, revenge…
Astonished to find myself agreeing with Lord Sumption but every word of this, on Gaza, from the @NewStatesman’s front page, is powerfully, painfully true.
Astonished to find myself agreeing with Lord Sumption but every word of this, on Gaza, from the @NewStatesman’s front page, is powerfully, painfully true.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk If you are thinking of covering the debate on the repeal of the Legacy Act - not likely I know
July 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk If you are thinking of covering the debate on the repeal of the Legacy Act - not likely I know
@nickheathsport.bsky.social Oisin is pronounced Ush-een
July 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
@nickheathsport.bsky.social Oisin is pronounced Ush-een
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This feels a bit worse than a chant at a music festival? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This feels a bit worse than a chant at a music festival? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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If only there were half the outrage over Israeli soldiers shooting starving people queuing for food as there has been towards some rappers mouthing off at Glastonbury, we'd be in a very different place
June 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
If only there were half the outrage over Israeli soldiers shooting starving people queuing for food as there has been towards some rappers mouthing off at Glastonbury, we'd be in a very different place
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NEW: 549 Palestinians now killed in the last 30 days.
Itself shocking. But, EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS KILLED AT A FOOD AID STATION.
A unique war crime. Firing squads using aid as bait.
Palestinians in #Gaza face two choices: starve to death, or risk death to get food.
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Itself shocking. But, EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS KILLED AT A FOOD AID STATION.
A unique war crime. Firing squads using aid as bait.
Palestinians in #Gaza face two choices: starve to death, or risk death to get food.
🧵
June 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NEW: 549 Palestinians now killed in the last 30 days.
Itself shocking. But, EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS KILLED AT A FOOD AID STATION.
A unique war crime. Firing squads using aid as bait.
Palestinians in #Gaza face two choices: starve to death, or risk death to get food.
🧵
Itself shocking. But, EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS KILLED AT A FOOD AID STATION.
A unique war crime. Firing squads using aid as bait.
Palestinians in #Gaza face two choices: starve to death, or risk death to get food.
🧵
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An Irish #painting for you. "Ballina, Tolan Street" came out of wanting to go everywhere, so wishing the world was one single road that looped around the globe and I'd walk it forever, but instead the world is full of junctions and as I struggle with the choices I look at lot. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear
June 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
An Irish #painting for you. "Ballina, Tolan Street" came out of wanting to go everywhere, so wishing the world was one single road that looped around the globe and I'd walk it forever, but instead the world is full of junctions and as I struggle with the choices I look at lot. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear
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The fact we are making ourselves more dependant on US military assistance, not less, is fundamentally insane. We cannot rely on the US as a security partner, how obvious can that possibly be before the UK security establishment takes it in?
June 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The fact we are making ourselves more dependant on US military assistance, not less, is fundamentally insane. We cannot rely on the US as a security partner, how obvious can that possibly be before the UK security establishment takes it in?
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2011: Donald Trump says a weak and ineffective President will start a war with Iran
2025: President Trump attacks Iran
2025: President Trump attacks Iran
June 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
2011: Donald Trump says a weak and ineffective President will start a war with Iran
2025: President Trump attacks Iran
2025: President Trump attacks Iran
A bit obsessed with the Kestrels in Bushy Park
June 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A bit obsessed with the Kestrels in Bushy Park
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Many people don’t seem to realise it, but Trump has moved the world from an imperfect rules-based international order to a world in which might is always right.
That doesn’t leave space for diplomacy, trust, or indeed nuclear non-proliferation.
That doesn’t leave space for diplomacy, trust, or indeed nuclear non-proliferation.
June 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Many people don’t seem to realise it, but Trump has moved the world from an imperfect rules-based international order to a world in which might is always right.
That doesn’t leave space for diplomacy, trust, or indeed nuclear non-proliferation.
That doesn’t leave space for diplomacy, trust, or indeed nuclear non-proliferation.
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"The war has erased the details of social life and left nothing but destruction, and a harrowing daily journey in the attempt to survive."
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/weve...
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/weve...
‘We’ve turned into monsters’: Famine and genocide are changing society in Gaza
Ahmad, a 16-year-old boy in Gaza, leaves his home at 3 a.m., armed with an iron hammer and a utility knife. But Ahmad is not a soldier, nor a fighter. He seeks only one thing: to obtain a sack of flou...
mondoweiss.net
June 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"The war has erased the details of social life and left nothing but destruction, and a harrowing daily journey in the attempt to survive."
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/weve...
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/weve...
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Decent summary for people who prefer video www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjGs...
Drowning doesn't look like drowning
YouTube video by NJ.com
www.youtube.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Decent summary for people who prefer video www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjGs...
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Wow. Just wow.
The Founding Fathers, who advocated separation of Church & State (over 150 years before the modern state of Israel was created) would pull out their own eyeballs out at this.
The Founding Fathers, who advocated separation of Church & State (over 150 years before the modern state of Israel was created) would pull out their own eyeballs out at this.
June 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Wow. Just wow.
The Founding Fathers, who advocated separation of Church & State (over 150 years before the modern state of Israel was created) would pull out their own eyeballs out at this.
The Founding Fathers, who advocated separation of Church & State (over 150 years before the modern state of Israel was created) would pull out their own eyeballs out at this.
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June 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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“And you, dear reader of conscience, must not only read and watch what is happening but use your voice and take action. We are relying on you to keep highlighting Gaza and the West Bank, and to hold your parliamentarians, governments and corporations to account.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I told the truth about the West Bank and was threatened and assaulted. Now I'm relying on you to act | Issa Amro
Our lives are blighted by illegal settlements, and 22 more have just been approved. Unless Israel is held to account, we will be erased, says Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“And you, dear reader of conscience, must not only read and watch what is happening but use your voice and take action. We are relying on you to keep highlighting Gaza and the West Bank, and to hold your parliamentarians, governments and corporations to account.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What I don’t understand is?
Why does the public HATE any kind of cuts under this government?
But vote for a Reform Party who promise cuts of £300bn?
Why does the public HATE any kind of cuts under this government?
But vote for a Reform Party who promise cuts of £300bn?
June 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
What I don’t understand is?
Why does the public HATE any kind of cuts under this government?
But vote for a Reform Party who promise cuts of £300bn?
Why does the public HATE any kind of cuts under this government?
But vote for a Reform Party who promise cuts of £300bn?
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We have an announcement.
On Wednesday this week (4th June) Orkney Library & Archive will CLOSE at 1pm for staff training.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Here's an archive photograph of two men and a horse building a haystack, which we hope makes up for any disappointment.
On Wednesday this week (4th June) Orkney Library & Archive will CLOSE at 1pm for staff training.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Here's an archive photograph of two men and a horse building a haystack, which we hope makes up for any disappointment.
June 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We have an announcement.
On Wednesday this week (4th June) Orkney Library & Archive will CLOSE at 1pm for staff training.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Here's an archive photograph of two men and a horse building a haystack, which we hope makes up for any disappointment.
On Wednesday this week (4th June) Orkney Library & Archive will CLOSE at 1pm for staff training.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Here's an archive photograph of two men and a horse building a haystack, which we hope makes up for any disappointment.
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guys we HAVE to get rid of DEI. it’s about FAIRNESS
June 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
guys we HAVE to get rid of DEI. it’s about FAIRNESS
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The reaction right is fundamentally lazy in its approach to analysis because nuance is antagonistic to the pitch. All they have is bombastic rhetoric - that’s the whole of the project.
June 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The reaction right is fundamentally lazy in its approach to analysis because nuance is antagonistic to the pitch. All they have is bombastic rhetoric - that’s the whole of the project.
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This deserves to be a much, much more widely known scandal. And those involved should fact prosecution for culpability in the deaths of people they wrongly refused – some allegedly corruptly, some through utter incompetence and negligence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
One Special Forces officer blocked 1,585 Afghans from settling in UK
Documents shown to court by MoD show the officer rejected every application referred to him in the summer of 2023.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This deserves to be a much, much more widely known scandal. And those involved should fact prosecution for culpability in the deaths of people they wrongly refused – some allegedly corruptly, some through utter incompetence and negligence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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37% of the people (2.7m) on Universal Credit are in employment. Work does not pay enough.
Public purse is boosting corporate profits, dividends, exec pay.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined and oppose redistribution.
What do they gain from consigning millions to misery?
Public purse is boosting corporate profits, dividends, exec pay.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined and oppose redistribution.
What do they gain from consigning millions to misery?
Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 9 January 2025
www.gov.uk
May 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
37% of the people (2.7m) on Universal Credit are in employment. Work does not pay enough.
Public purse is boosting corporate profits, dividends, exec pay.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined and oppose redistribution.
What do they gain from consigning millions to misery?
Public purse is boosting corporate profits, dividends, exec pay.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined and oppose redistribution.
What do they gain from consigning millions to misery?