Carol Hunt
@carolhunt.bsky.social
Willing slave to Frank the Chorkie. Past lives include actor, journalist, govt adviser. Opinions stolen from clever dead people.
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This excellent piece by @armida.bsky.social (from June) seems particularly relevant today. Reading tip! 🚨
Trump, Silicon Valley, and Europe’s Far-right - International Centre for Defence and Security
A new transatlantic alliance is forming. The old partnership was based on advancing liberal democracy, upholding the rules-based international order, and a security contract between the US and Europe....
icds.ee
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This excellent piece by @armida.bsky.social (from June) seems particularly relevant today. Reading tip! 🚨
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Look guys, if the gays can boycott the Eurovision, the very very very least you can do is boycott FIFA
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Look guys, if the gays can boycott the Eurovision, the very very very least you can do is boycott FIFA
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Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
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Washington, Moscow skip NATO-OSCE meets, fueling fears of European order overhaul
Washington, Moscow skip NATO-OSCE meets, fueling fears of European order overhaul
For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, a NATO foreign ...
eualive.net
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Washington, Moscow skip NATO-OSCE meets, fueling fears of European order overhaul
‘Ireland’s security services have found that the drones at Dublin Airport were large, hugely expensive, of military specification, and that the incident could be classed as a hybrid attack.’
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
‘Ireland’s security services have found that the drones at Dublin Airport were large, hugely expensive, of military specification, and that the incident could be classed as a hybrid attack.’
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
But we’re imagining the rise in misogyny
Hate and threats forcing women out of politics and top jobs
Hate and threats forcing women out of politics and top jobs – DW – 12/03/2025
Often labeled as bad mothers, insulted for their looks and threatened with physical violence, female politicians face a barrage of criticism and hate. Many are stepping down out of fear.
www.dw.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
But we’re imagining the rise in misogyny
Only half?
Half of Europeans see Trump as enemy of Europe, survey finds
Half of Europeans see Trump as enemy of Europe, survey finds
Nine-country poll finds half of people believe risk of war with Russia is high and three-quarters want to stay in EU
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Only half?
This is excellent- but will govt take any notice?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has two economies, one bourgeois, one proletarian. Both have problems
The bourgeoisification of the Irish workforce is a remarkable phenomenon
www.irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This is excellent- but will govt take any notice?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Nick Henderson: Ireland has choice on migration - follow the UK into the vortex or hold onto its values
Nick Henderson: Ireland has choice on migration - follow the UK into the vortex or hold onto its values
What was different about the measures announced last week is that they target refugees – people who have already been through the process
www.irishtimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If our Brazilian, Philippine and Zimbabwean communities left tomorrow, this State would grind to a halt – our hospitals would collapse, hospitality would stop and older people in our communities would be bereft of care in nursing homes.’
Nick Henderson: Ireland has choice on migration - follow the UK into the vortex or hold onto its values
Nick Henderson: Ireland has choice on migration - follow the UK into the vortex or hold onto its values
What was different about the measures announced last week is that they target refugees – people who have already been through the process
www.irishtimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
If our Brazilian, Philippine and Zimbabwean communities left tomorrow, this State would grind to a halt – our hospitals would collapse, hospitality would stop and older people in our communities would be bereft of care in nursing homes.’
First item on a new left party agenda is always The Split 🤷♀️
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
First item on a new left party agenda is always The Split 🤷♀️
All the post WW11 progress reversed. The neoliberal Reagan/Thatcher ideology needs a coordinated world revolution to reverse it- but not another war.
Opinion: Rich are getting richer, poor are getting poorer and the middle class is disappearing
Opinion: Rich are getting richer, poor are getting poorer and the middle class is disappearing
Reality of accelerating inequality across the globe is striking
www.irishtimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
All the post WW11 progress reversed. The neoliberal Reagan/Thatcher ideology needs a coordinated world revolution to reverse it- but not another war.
This is unacceptable intimidation from bullies:
‘ A number of individuals involved in the erection of flags have a history of violence and criminal involvement.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
‘ A number of individuals involved in the erection of flags have a history of violence and criminal involvement.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Dublin City Council will not remove Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups
Erection of flags echoes similar campaign by far-right in UK that critics say is designed to intimidate immigrants
www.irishtimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
This is unacceptable intimidation from bullies:
‘ A number of individuals involved in the erection of flags have a history of violence and criminal involvement.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
‘ A number of individuals involved in the erection of flags have a history of violence and criminal involvement.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Dreadful idea. Really awful.
A bill to officially rename Dublin Airport after former taoiseach Seán Lemass has been moved to a second stage.
TD introduces bill to rename Dublin Airport after Lemass
A bill to officially rename Dublin Airport after former taoiseach Seán Lemass has been moved to a second stage.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Dreadful idea. Really awful.
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Excellent piece by my colleague, Professor Ciara Smyth:
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about
‘Politics of affect’ stokes anxieties about immigration, allowing Government to then respond
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Excellent piece by my colleague, Professor Ciara Smyth:
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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I missed this, from a year ago, but the extreme-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) uses not just clear Nazi aesthetics in its propaganda but also a clear Nazi salute.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I missed this, from a year ago, but the extreme-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) uses not just clear Nazi aesthetics in its propaganda but also a clear Nazi salute.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
‘adopting far-right positions leads neither to electoral success for centrist parties nor to electoral defeat for far-right parties.’
Note to Dail/govt:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
‘adopting far-right positions leads neither to electoral success for centrist parties nor to electoral defeat for far-right parties.’
Note to Dail/govt:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Note to Dail/govt:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Spot on: open.substack.com/pub/marianne...
MAMDANI'S VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE
A show for all to see
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Spot on: open.substack.com/pub/marianne...
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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...
This is SO good!
‘It’s only fair to those who worked on the various matters that are mischaracterised in Collison’s piece to do full justice to their work.’
‘It’s only fair to those who worked on the various matters that are mischaracterised in Collison’s piece to do full justice to their work.’
I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is SO good!
‘It’s only fair to those who worked on the various matters that are mischaracterised in Collison’s piece to do full justice to their work.’
‘It’s only fair to those who worked on the various matters that are mischaracterised in Collison’s piece to do full justice to their work.’
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
‘This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.’
‘This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.’
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
‘This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.’
‘This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.’
Spot on points. - and similarly in Ireland years of failed housing policies do not ‘create conditions in which racism is acceptable or in any way explicable’
Why should people who “look like” the home secretary be on the hook for immigration policy?
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
Defence of Labour asylum policy reveals backsliding on racism
Home secretary’s framing of failures is partly low politics, but also a result of ministers’ poor approach to race relations
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Spot on points. - and similarly in Ireland years of failed housing policies do not ‘create conditions in which racism is acceptable or in any way explicable’