Patrick
@patrickckeogh.bsky.social
St Johann in Tirol SuperGold winner Super G 1999.
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Good luck staying fully sane, when you isolate yourself to this level.
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Good luck staying fully sane, when you isolate yourself to this level.
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New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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Donald Trump has built a regime of retribution and reward | Sidney Blumenthal
Donald Trump has built a regime of retribution and reward | Sidney Blumenthal
The president’s purges and attacks on his enemies have developed into a system in which injustice is made routine
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Donald Trump has built a regime of retribution and reward | Sidney Blumenthal
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Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
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Yes, an incoming illiberal and radical UK government would have absolute constitutional power
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/yes-an-inc...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/08/yes-...
Yes, an incoming illiberal and radical UK government would have absolute constitutional power
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/yes-an-inc...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/08/yes-...
Yes, an incoming illiberal and radical UK government would have absolute constitutional power
27th August 2025 Only good fortune has prevented previous governments from misusing our constitutional arrangements more than they did * The constitution of the United Kingdom provides for two R…
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August 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Yes, an incoming illiberal and radical UK government would have absolute constitutional power
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/yes-an-inc...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/08/yes-...
Yes, an incoming illiberal and radical UK government would have absolute constitutional power
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/yes-an-inc...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/08/yes-...
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Farage has now said very clearly he will remove judges he does not approve of and abolish UK citizens' human rights. No-one at the BBC, Sky or ITV - or inside the government - seems to think it is worth highlighting. This is exactly what sleepwalking towards autocracy looks like.
August 23, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Farage has now said very clearly he will remove judges he does not approve of and abolish UK citizens' human rights. No-one at the BBC, Sky or ITV - or inside the government - seems to think it is worth highlighting. This is exactly what sleepwalking towards autocracy looks like.
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I think Labour’s problem is that, as power has shifted to technocrats over recent decades, its ambitions have shrunk to chasing populist policies shaped by an algorithmically skewed version of public opinion, one amplified by rage-bait rather than grounded in reality.
August 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I think Labour’s problem is that, as power has shifted to technocrats over recent decades, its ambitions have shrunk to chasing populist policies shaped by an algorithmically skewed version of public opinion, one amplified by rage-bait rather than grounded in reality.
North: Newcastle, UK
East: Suva, Fiji
South: Melbourne, Australia
West: San Francisco, USA
East: Suva, Fiji
South: Melbourne, Australia
West: San Francisco, USA
furthest i’ve been:
north: trondheim, norway
east: tokyo, japan
south: loja, ecuador
west: san diego, united states
and this post is super confusing because ho chi minh city is much further east than berlin
north: trondheim, norway
east: tokyo, japan
south: loja, ecuador
west: san diego, united states
and this post is super confusing because ho chi minh city is much further east than berlin
furthest i’ve been:
north: London (which is way further north than you think it is)
east: Berlin
south: Ho Chi Minh City
west: Chengdu
north: London (which is way further north than you think it is)
east: Berlin
south: Ho Chi Minh City
west: Chengdu
August 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
North: Newcastle, UK
East: Suva, Fiji
South: Melbourne, Australia
West: San Francisco, USA
East: Suva, Fiji
South: Melbourne, Australia
West: San Francisco, USA
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The University of Warwick has paid a lot of money, I'm guessing, for their internet banner ads on the Guardian and elsewhere.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
August 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The University of Warwick has paid a lot of money, I'm guessing, for their internet banner ads on the Guardian and elsewhere.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
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August 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The Crown in the constitution of the UK.
Theoretically indefensible; (currently) practically useful.
Theoretically indefensible; (currently) practically useful.
King Charles has done his sleight of hand - the date for Trump’s State Visit has now been set for September 17-19.
Parliament won’t be sitting so there’s no question of Trump addressing it, however much his ego demands. And Charles will be in residence in Windsor not Buck Pal. No London trip.
Parliament won’t be sitting so there’s no question of Trump addressing it, however much his ego demands. And Charles will be in residence in Windsor not Buck Pal. No London trip.
Trump to miss chance for UK parliamentary address during September state visit
House of Commons will be in recess and not sitting due to political party conference season
www.ft.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The Crown in the constitution of the UK.
Theoretically indefensible; (currently) practically useful.
Theoretically indefensible; (currently) practically useful.
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This morning in 1916 after days of monumental artillery bombardment on the Somme, British and allied troops were going over the top.
Well over 100,000 men attacked.
It would be the bloodiest day in the history of the British army.
Well over 100,000 men attacked.
It would be the bloodiest day in the history of the British army.
July 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This morning in 1916 after days of monumental artillery bombardment on the Somme, British and allied troops were going over the top.
Well over 100,000 men attacked.
It would be the bloodiest day in the history of the British army.
Well over 100,000 men attacked.
It would be the bloodiest day in the history of the British army.
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"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
June 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
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WATCH: “Holy f*ck — They literally just shot her point blank… I live here…”
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
June 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
WATCH: “Holy f*ck — They literally just shot her point blank… I live here…”
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
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Also look at the Tory voter split on Davey vs Farage.
That is why they are so fucked.
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That is why they are so fucked.
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Here's how our 'best prime minister' questions break down by current voting intention
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May 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Also look at the Tory voter split on Davey vs Farage.
That is why they are so fucked.
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That is why they are so fucked.
bsky.app/profile/youg...
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Column, on the prime minister who had room to manoeuvre and chose to besiege himself instead. Again. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Keir Starmer is caught in yet another trap of his own making | Rafael Behr
The prime minister’s immigration approach follows a now-familiar pattern: letting fear of a difficult argument get in the way of policy that might work, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Column, on the prime minister who had room to manoeuvre and chose to besiege himself instead. Again. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We need a new series of 'Cornwall: This Fishing Life' to see the impact. It was a great show before and could be even better, post Brexit, demonstrating the lies the fishing industry were sold. #BBC #Fishing
Leaving the EU was sold to our fishers as a way of taking back control, of regaining total rights over our waters, but the reality has been anything but.
fishingnews.co.uk/news/lied-to...
fishingnews.co.uk/news/lied-to...
‘Lied to and cheated’: Fishing industry's sense of betrayal during Brexit debate - Fishing News
Fishing did not quite return to its pre-Brexit poster boy status in parliament recently, but certainly featured above its weight
fishingnews.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Russian internet users searched for “Michael Stürzenberger stabbed” before the knife attack on him in Mannheim, Germany, in May 2024. 1/5
April 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Russian internet users searched for “Michael Stürzenberger stabbed” before the knife attack on him in Mannheim, Germany, in May 2024. 1/5
Wout looks like he is just not right, but don't let that take away from Neilson Powless' performance there. Superb. #DwarsdoorVlaanderen
April 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Wout looks like he is just not right, but don't let that take away from Neilson Powless' performance there. Superb. #DwarsdoorVlaanderen
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Marine Le Pen: condemned to four years of prison, of which two supended but two on the inside, fine of €100,000, and a five-year ban from public office with immediate effect.
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March 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Marine Le Pen: condemned to four years of prison, of which two supended but two on the inside, fine of €100,000, and a five-year ban from public office with immediate effect.
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