@richycurtis.bsky.social
If I see another post depicting a cat I will block that account. Don’t get me wrong I like cats
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If I was prime minister I'd hike up alcohol duty in shops and massively lower it in pubs. Seems like a win-win for society.
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If I was prime minister I'd hike up alcohol duty in shops and massively lower it in pubs. Seems like a win-win for society.
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“Europe’s weakness on security had negated its potential strength on trade. One form of frailty had led to another.”
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The scramble for Europe is just beginning
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The scramble for Europe is just beginning
The scramble for Europe is just beginning
As the EU struggles to defend its interests, outside powers play divide and rule
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November 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
“Europe’s weakness on security had negated its potential strength on trade. One form of frailty had led to another.”
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The scramble for Europe is just beginning
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The scramble for Europe is just beginning
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Ireland book World Cup play-off place with sensational 3-2 win against Hungary
www.the42.ie/hungary-v-ir...
www.the42.ie/hungary-v-ir...
LIVE: Hungary v Ireland, World Cup qualifier
Hungary face Ireland as both teams bid to secure a place in the play-offs.
www.the42.ie
November 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ireland book World Cup play-off place with sensational 3-2 win against Hungary
www.the42.ie/hungary-v-ir...
www.the42.ie/hungary-v-ir...
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I Cannot Unsee the Photos of the Tortured Palestinian Hostages Returned by Israel
@dianabuttu.bsky.social asks: Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com/p/israel-ret...
@dianabuttu.bsky.social asks: Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com/p/israel-ret...
Crushed Legs. Gunshot Wounds to the Head. Shackled: Israel Returns Mutilated Palestinian Bodies
Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies, with crushed legs and gunshot wounds to the head, that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I Cannot Unsee the Photos of the Tortured Palestinian Hostages Returned by Israel
@dianabuttu.bsky.social asks: Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com/p/israel-ret...
@dianabuttu.bsky.social asks: Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com/p/israel-ret...
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Superb piece by Ben Tonra in today’s Irish Tines, on Ireland’s strategic choices in a predatory world, with the necessity of a strategic pivot towards Europe increasingly apparent.
Everyone interested in foreign policy making should read this.
Everyone interested in foreign policy making should read this.
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Superb piece by Ben Tonra in today’s Irish Tines, on Ireland’s strategic choices in a predatory world, with the necessity of a strategic pivot towards Europe increasingly apparent.
Everyone interested in foreign policy making should read this.
Everyone interested in foreign policy making should read this.
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“For small states like Ireland, this European drift is dangerous. It leaves us riding two horses that are now galloping in different directions.”
This really is a very good piece on Ireland’s (and to some extent other European neutrals).
This really is a very good piece on Ireland’s (and to some extent other European neutrals).
Superb piece by Ben Tonra in today’s Irish Tines, on Ireland’s strategic choices in a predatory world, with the necessity of a strategic pivot towards Europe increasingly apparent.
Everyone interested in foreign policy making should read this.
Everyone interested in foreign policy making should read this.
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
“For small states like Ireland, this European drift is dangerous. It leaves us riding two horses that are now galloping in different directions.”
This really is a very good piece on Ireland’s (and to some extent other European neutrals).
This really is a very good piece on Ireland’s (and to some extent other European neutrals).
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I haven't seen this covered NEARLY enough...or at all, really. Disgraceful.
October 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I haven't seen this covered NEARLY enough...or at all, really. Disgraceful.
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'Participants of the flotilla said they were “denied access to water, bathrooms and medications” and “forced to kneel with their hands zip-tied for at least five hours” following their detention at sea, the Adalah legal centre said.'
Irish detainees from the Gaza flotilla have told their lawyers they were kicked, pushed and cable tied.
Outside the notorious Ktzi’ot prison where they are currently held, Miriam Azem told me of “aggressive treatment and violence” the detainees say they received:
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Outside the notorious Ktzi’ot prison where they are currently held, Miriam Azem told me of “aggressive treatment and violence” the detainees say they received:
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
‘Harsh treatment’: Irish aid flotilla detainees ‘kicked, cable-tied’ in Israeli custody
Volunteers trying to reach Gaza taken to notorious Ktzi’ot prison complex in Negev desert, lawyers say
www.irishtimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
'Participants of the flotilla said they were “denied access to water, bathrooms and medications” and “forced to kneel with their hands zip-tied for at least five hours” following their detention at sea, the Adalah legal centre said.'
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You need to know what might be coming.
Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.
Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.
September 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
You need to know what might be coming.
Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.
Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.
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This exchange says it all.
September 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
This exchange says it all.
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When I left India, Ireland welcomed me in. I won’t let bigotry destroy the country we love | Cauvery Madhavan
When I left India, Ireland welcomed me in. I won’t let bigotry destroy the country we love | Cauvery Madhavan
People from the Indian community, and others, are facing violence that was once unthinkable. We must not give in to the racists, says novelist Cauvery Madhavan
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
When I left India, Ireland welcomed me in. I won’t let bigotry destroy the country we love | Cauvery Madhavan
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“Putin would eat you for lunch.”
Today, exactly that happened.
Today, exactly that happened.
August 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“Putin would eat you for lunch.”
Today, exactly that happened.
Today, exactly that happened.
This is America. Happy Fourth of July.
July 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This is America. Happy Fourth of July.
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This principle should run through journalism like the words in a stick of rock. Yet somehow, day after day, it seems to evade the BBC's finest minds.
July 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This principle should run through journalism like the words in a stick of rock. Yet somehow, day after day, it seems to evade the BBC's finest minds.
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I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
June 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
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My dad just emailed me this clip
March 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My dad just emailed me this clip
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“It was particularly easy for DER SPIEGEL reporters to discover Hegseth’s mobile number and email address.”
Holy moly www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...
www.spiegel.de
March 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“It was particularly easy for DER SPIEGEL reporters to discover Hegseth’s mobile number and email address.”
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The EU should completely ban X. It is not a social media platform but an mechanism to bring down democracies.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The EU should completely ban X. It is not a social media platform but an mechanism to bring down democracies.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
This thread is brilliant 😆
At fifty-four, the memory ambushes him in the sodium glare of insomnia. Marie-Claude—her name resurfaces like a bone fragment from a healed fracture—stood sentinel at the juncture of Rue des Écoles and Boulevard Voltaire, a high-vis vest sagging over her cardigans.
March 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This thread is brilliant 😆
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"What Ceasefire? Trump Helps Netanyahu Kill Over 400 Palestinians in Gaza"
For Zeteo, @attackerman.bsky.social lays out how the Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
For Zeteo, @attackerman.bsky.social lays out how the Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
What Ceasefire? Trump Helps Netanyahu Kill Over 400 Palestinians in Gaza
The Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
zeteo.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"What Ceasefire? Trump Helps Netanyahu Kill Over 400 Palestinians in Gaza"
For Zeteo, @attackerman.bsky.social lays out how the Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
For Zeteo, @attackerman.bsky.social lays out how the Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
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Bluesky-based Instagram alternative Flashes launches publicly techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/b... @paullecomtephoto.nz
Bluesky-based Instagram alternative Flashes launches publicly | TechCrunch
Instagram alternative Flashes publicly launched its Bluesky-based photo-sharing app on the App Store this week, gaining nearly 30,000 downloads in its
techcrunch.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Bluesky-based Instagram alternative Flashes launches publicly techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/b... @paullecomtephoto.nz
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Good night, dear friends. See you tomorrow.
📹 This is the man they attempted to humiliate in the Oval office. Zelenskyy will be remembered as a leader of resilience and honor, who stood firm in the face of his country’s darkest hours. His courage and dedication will leave a lasting mark on history.
📹 This is the man they attempted to humiliate in the Oval office. Zelenskyy will be remembered as a leader of resilience and honor, who stood firm in the face of his country’s darkest hours. His courage and dedication will leave a lasting mark on history.
March 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Good night, dear friends. See you tomorrow.
📹 This is the man they attempted to humiliate in the Oval office. Zelenskyy will be remembered as a leader of resilience and honor, who stood firm in the face of his country’s darkest hours. His courage and dedication will leave a lasting mark on history.
📹 This is the man they attempted to humiliate in the Oval office. Zelenskyy will be remembered as a leader of resilience and honor, who stood firm in the face of his country’s darkest hours. His courage and dedication will leave a lasting mark on history.