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Yeah Ireland doesn’t automatically need to mirror Estonia’s defence posture when we thankfully don’t have the same threat profile they do.
Similarly we’re in a poor position to lecture other European countries facing serious military threats on the virtues of neutrality or low defence budgets.
Similarly we’re in a poor position to lecture other European countries facing serious military threats on the virtues of neutrality or low defence budgets.
"Ireland would think differently about Russia if they were where Estonia is!". Yeah probably. Different things are different. I don't think Poland worries much about the good Friday agreement to be honest.
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yeah Ireland doesn’t automatically need to mirror Estonia’s defence posture when we thankfully don’t have the same threat profile they do.
Similarly we’re in a poor position to lecture other European countries facing serious military threats on the virtues of neutrality or low defence budgets.
Similarly we’re in a poor position to lecture other European countries facing serious military threats on the virtues of neutrality or low defence budgets.
Ukraine has already repeatedly stated they’re willing to implement an *unconditional* ceasefire at any time as soon as Russia agrees.
They will never sign some formal peace deal that allows the world to move on without ironclad security guarantees. Complete waste of time.
They will never sign some formal peace deal that allows the world to move on without ironclad security guarantees. Complete waste of time.
According to Politico, the US insists a peace deal must come first before any talks on long-term security guarantees for Ukraine. Senator Marco Rubio has reportedly told European partners that Trump is open to future security discussions, but only after an agreement to end the war is signed.
Idiots
Idiots
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ukraine has already repeatedly stated they’re willing to implement an *unconditional* ceasefire at any time as soon as Russia agrees.
They will never sign some formal peace deal that allows the world to move on without ironclad security guarantees. Complete waste of time.
They will never sign some formal peace deal that allows the world to move on without ironclad security guarantees. Complete waste of time.
Britain tried liberalism (Cameron), then they tried socialism (Starmer).
Finally it’s time to try some right wing ideas for a change 👏
Finally it’s time to try some right wing ideas for a change 👏
UK (GB), Find Out Now poll:
REFORM~NI: 31% (-1)
CON~ECR: 18% (+1)
GREENS-G/EFA: 17% (-1)
LAB-S&D: 15% (-1)
LDEM-RE: 12% (+1)
SNP-G/EFA: 3% (+1)
PC-G/EFA: 1%
+/- vs. 19 November 2025
Fieldwork: 26 November 2025
Sample size: 2,555
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
REFORM~NI: 31% (-1)
CON~ECR: 18% (+1)
GREENS-G/EFA: 17% (-1)
LAB-S&D: 15% (-1)
LDEM-RE: 12% (+1)
SNP-G/EFA: 3% (+1)
PC-G/EFA: 1%
+/- vs. 19 November 2025
Fieldwork: 26 November 2025
Sample size: 2,555
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Britain tried liberalism (Cameron), then they tried socialism (Starmer).
Finally it’s time to try some right wing ideas for a change 👏
Finally it’s time to try some right wing ideas for a change 👏
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My carefully considered, nuanced and balanced policy view is that we should tax gambling profits, including sports betting, at like 98% and one executive's kidney per quarter.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
My carefully considered, nuanced and balanced policy view is that we should tax gambling profits, including sports betting, at like 98% and one executive's kidney per quarter.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
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Yes, quite. Remember when the media (even respectable outlets, like FT) uncritically parroted the narrative that Witkoff allegedly 'confronted' Netanyahu and 'demanded' a ceasefire? Twice, once for each ceasefire? And yet the current ceasefire is wildly far away from an actual cease of fire?
Makes me wonder what happened behind the scenes with the Gaza deal.
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Yes, quite. Remember when the media (even respectable outlets, like FT) uncritically parroted the narrative that Witkoff allegedly 'confronted' Netanyahu and 'demanded' a ceasefire? Twice, once for each ceasefire? And yet the current ceasefire is wildly far away from an actual cease of fire?
I just refuse to believe anyone is giving me lots of great deals during peak Christmas shopping time. Why offer loads of discounts when consumer demand is through the roof!
Like, if we’re going to import this Black Friday discount phenomenon, can we at least mark it on Black Friday, which is supposed to be the Friday after U.S. Thanksgiving
Half the offers are done and Cyber Monday is still only a glint in our minds’ eyes
Half the offers are done and Cyber Monday is still only a glint in our minds’ eyes
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I just refuse to believe anyone is giving me lots of great deals during peak Christmas shopping time. Why offer loads of discounts when consumer demand is through the roof!
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Legitimate change to consumer law: reintroduce the clause where a ‘discounted’ price can only be advertised if the previous ‘higher’ price was charged for a minimum period of time, e.g. 30 days of previous 90
While they’re at it:
Ban ‘Black Friday’ promotions ending before Black Friday occurs
While they’re at it:
Ban ‘Black Friday’ promotions ending before Black Friday occurs
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Legitimate change to consumer law: reintroduce the clause where a ‘discounted’ price can only be advertised if the previous ‘higher’ price was charged for a minimum period of time, e.g. 30 days of previous 90
While they’re at it:
Ban ‘Black Friday’ promotions ending before Black Friday occurs
While they’re at it:
Ban ‘Black Friday’ promotions ending before Black Friday occurs
Sorry we didn’t kick the British empire out of Dublin castle at the height of it’s power with realpolitik
Nah man just saying that there's a relatively unfortunate and brutal simplicity to russian foreign policy and if you put yourself in the crosshairs they will pull the trigger.
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sorry we didn’t kick the British empire out of Dublin castle at the height of it’s power with realpolitik
“Small countries must tiptoe around the sensibilities of big violent nuclear powers or else they’ll get what’s coming to them“ is a bizarre kind of brain worms that often passes itself off as anti-imperialism.
Nearly always said by people from nuclear power bully countries like the US or Russia!
Nearly always said by people from nuclear power bully countries like the US or Russia!
Now consider that if Ireland continues to more aggressively align themselves with western interests (which have a positively amazing record of respecting national sovreignty) what would an opposing power feel the need to do to that subordinate state?
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Small countries must tiptoe around the sensibilities of big violent nuclear powers or else they’ll get what’s coming to them“ is a bizarre kind of brain worms that often passes itself off as anti-imperialism.
Nearly always said by people from nuclear power bully countries like the US or Russia!
Nearly always said by people from nuclear power bully countries like the US or Russia!
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Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving his 27-year sentence in a 12 sq metre bedroom in a police base in the capital, Brasília, after his conviction for plotting a coup.
The far-right populist, who governed Latin America’s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the supreme court found him guilty of leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking power. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
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somehow i don't think president harris would be launching an explicit war for oil
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
somehow i don't think president harris would be launching an explicit war for oil
Stiff competition but Vance is probably the worst fascist goblin in the WH rn.
Smarter than opportunistic idiots like Witkoff and more ideological and actively evil than Trump.
And he wraps all his smug viciousness in this faux ”well now good sir” civility that’s sooo hateable.
Smarter than opportunistic idiots like Witkoff and more ideological and actively evil than Trump.
And he wraps all his smug viciousness in this faux ”well now good sir” civility that’s sooo hateable.
Makes you wonder what Vance will say if Trump orders a US military attack on Venezuela
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Stiff competition but Vance is probably the worst fascist goblin in the WH rn.
Smarter than opportunistic idiots like Witkoff and more ideological and actively evil than Trump.
And he wraps all his smug viciousness in this faux ”well now good sir” civility that’s sooo hateable.
Smarter than opportunistic idiots like Witkoff and more ideological and actively evil than Trump.
And he wraps all his smug viciousness in this faux ”well now good sir” civility that’s sooo hateable.
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I think it’s worth saying that assuming a ceasefire in place is reached in Ukraine—like with Israel and HAMAS in Gaza—it’ll merely be a temporary suspension in fighting that doesn’t resolve core tensions that created the conflict.
Russia isn’t going to stop wanting to erase Ukrainian sovereignty.
Russia isn’t going to stop wanting to erase Ukrainian sovereignty.
Makes you wonder what Vance will say if Trump orders a US military attack on Venezuela
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I think it’s worth saying that assuming a ceasefire in place is reached in Ukraine—like with Israel and HAMAS in Gaza—it’ll merely be a temporary suspension in fighting that doesn’t resolve core tensions that created the conflict.
Russia isn’t going to stop wanting to erase Ukrainian sovereignty.
Russia isn’t going to stop wanting to erase Ukrainian sovereignty.
Something about holding the filter arm on an espresso machine while I’m frothing the milk that makes me feel like I’m operating a space ship
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Something about holding the filter arm on an espresso machine while I’m frothing the milk that makes me feel like I’m operating a space ship
My god Facebook is such a sewer.
Just an endless tirade of nastiness getting laugh reacted by over 40s.
Just an endless tirade of nastiness getting laugh reacted by over 40s.
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My god Facebook is such a sewer.
Just an endless tirade of nastiness getting laugh reacted by over 40s.
Just an endless tirade of nastiness getting laugh reacted by over 40s.
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Genuinely mental story. The obvious intersection of trans panic and deranged sports parents: adults gleefully bullying the shit out of a kid
Looking for answers to ‘case closed’ following troubling events at a girls’ football match in Cavan
On a Friday in August, a WhatsApp message describing troubling events at a girls’ football match began to spread in Cavan GAA circles. It read:
m.independent.ie
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Genuinely mental story. The obvious intersection of trans panic and deranged sports parents: adults gleefully bullying the shit out of a kid
We can only read tea leaves rn but this reads much more like soft launching US abandonment than kite flying a really bad deal imo.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
⚡️ 'One of the most difficult moments' — Zelensky addresses Ukraine amid controversial US peace plan.
"Ukraine may soon face an extremely difficult choice. Either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner," he said
"Ukraine may soon face an extremely difficult choice. Either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner," he said
'One of the most difficult moments' — Zelensky addresses Ukraine amid controversial US peace plan
President Volodymyr Zelensky was responding to growing concerns over a new peace proposal that reportedly reflects Russia's longstanding demands.
kyivindependent.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We can only read tea leaves rn but this reads much more like soft launching US abandonment than kite flying a really bad deal imo.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
Just zero consistency in terms of universal justice or human rights, will we ever stop giving people like this a free ride on the Irish left jfc
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Just zero consistency in terms of universal justice or human rights, will we ever stop giving people like this a free ride on the Irish left jfc
I find a lot of Labour and SocDem contributions on Mercosur kind of annoying, because they’ll rightly question environmental standards and deforestation in Brazil, but then turn around and downplay / ignore domestic deforestation and beef farming status quo (the largest source of Irish emissions!!).
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I find a lot of Labour and SocDem contributions on Mercosur kind of annoying, because they’ll rightly question environmental standards and deforestation in Brazil, but then turn around and downplay / ignore domestic deforestation and beef farming status quo (the largest source of Irish emissions!!).
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said there can be no peace agreement imposed on Ukraine without its support and the support of the European Union.
Ireland will stand resolutely with Ukraine, says McEntee
Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said there can be no peace agreement imposed on Ukraine without its support and the support of the European Union.
www.rte.ie
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said there can be no peace agreement imposed on Ukraine without its support and the support of the European Union.
Yeah it’s either hard US security guarantees real enough for Ukraine to trust them (would take way more than trust me bro, boots on the ground or close to it), or yet another token promise which Ukraine / Europe will obviously reject.
One reason (of several) I'm sceptical of the Witkoff deal is that it's apparently contingent on independent US security guarantees and that's such a colossal reversal of US policy that I struggle to see how it survives contact with political reality.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Yeah it’s either hard US security guarantees real enough for Ukraine to trust them (would take way more than trust me bro, boots on the ground or close to it), or yet another token promise which Ukraine / Europe will obviously reject.
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After reports that the armistice talks between Israel and Syria have collapsed, Netanyahu made a personal visit to the occupied Syrian territories to thank his occupation army
PM’s office: Netanyahu visited southern Syria to thank IDF troops serving there
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www.timesofisrael.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
After reports that the armistice talks between Israel and Syria have collapsed, Netanyahu made a personal visit to the occupied Syrian territories to thank his occupation army
I’m not a marketing consultant but I really feel like some companies miss a trick when they assume their American voice over ads will do for all English speaking countries.
Some of them have that forced yank corporate enthusiasm that’s just like nails on chalkboard to my Irish ears.
Some of them have that forced yank corporate enthusiasm that’s just like nails on chalkboard to my Irish ears.
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I’m not a marketing consultant but I really feel like some companies miss a trick when they assume their American voice over ads will do for all English speaking countries.
Some of them have that forced yank corporate enthusiasm that’s just like nails on chalkboard to my Irish ears.
Some of them have that forced yank corporate enthusiasm that’s just like nails on chalkboard to my Irish ears.
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Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
Le gunnaí scréach, faoi lámhach na bpiléar 💪
That's MY supreme commander of the Irish Army 🫡
That's MY supreme commander of the Irish Army 🫡
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Le gunnaí scréach, faoi lámhach na bpiléar 💪
That's MY supreme commander of the Irish Army 🫡
That's MY supreme commander of the Irish Army 🫡