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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 4h

I'd love to subscribe, but not on an alt right platform like Substack that amplifies Nazi content.

There are reputable alternatives like steady.page or ghost.org.

Substack Has a Nazi Problem

The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.

www.theatlantic.com

Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 4h

I'd love to support your podcast and blog, but why on earth do you publish on Substack?

It's a platform that amplifies Nazi content.

There are reputable alternatives like steady.page or ghost.org.

Substack Has a Nazi Problem

The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.

www.theatlantic.com

Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 7h

Catherine Connolly's performance in evading the topic of imperialist Russian aggression is on par with her past performance, even when being asked directly and specifically about it.

Count how many seconds before she pivots away:

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 7h

@mcculld.bsky.social Catherine Connolly is so talented at deflecting any questions about Russian aggression.

It's amazing how easily she to pivots to Gaza and manages to criticise us for bolstering our defences against the Russian threat.

"Politics of fear" is the post-debate headline instead.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 8h

Try it yourself.

Count how many seconds Connolly addresses the most dangerous war of aggression on our continent since WW2 before deflecting.

She pivots as fast as possible away from the current debate topic, usually to Gaza.

Russia is off limits for Connolly.

Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 8h

She's fairly consistent with her past performance.

Count how many seconds before Catherine Connolly pivots from Russian aggression when asked about it.

She knows exactly how to ensure post debate headlines are about the "politics of fear" instead of Russian aggression.

Perfect Kremlin propaganda.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 8h

Russia is the biggest threat to peace here in Europe.

Additionally, Connolly has associations with anti-peace Éirigí who oppose the Good Friday Agreement and supported Brexit.

That's consistent with Connolly voting against every EU treaty.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 8h

No issue. 157 countries recognise Palestine for good reason.

I'm not talking about our government. I'm talking about the front runner to be president.

Connolly has known associations with Russian propagandists Clarke Daly & Mick Wallace. She went with them to Syria under Assad - a Russian vassal.

Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 8h

Again no. She does answer in reference to her past condemnation, but immediately pivots to other topics to distract the audience.

She often immediately attacks other countries for bolstering defences against Russian aggression by conflating it with past private arms sales that have been stopped.

Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 8h

Of course she should condemn genocide in Gaza and she does, at length and fiercely.

You miss the point.

She uses that as a way to avoid discussing Russian aggression when asked specifically about it.

She never speaks of Russian aggression for more than a few seconds before pivoting & distracting.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 8h

Do listen to it... and learn how Connolly expertly deflects from and evades any scrutiny on Russian aggression.

She mentions her past condemnation but immediately condemns other countries and pivots to Gaza.

I'd also like to know more about her 2018 trip to Syria under Assad dictatorship rule.

This Week Sunday 12 October 2025

A look at events making the news in the past week.

www.rte.ie

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 8h

Again, no, not without immediately deflecting to distract the audience from the topic of Russian aggression.

On the radio she's asked about Russia, briefly mentions having condemned in the past, and immediately deflects to condemning "other countries" instead, "truth to power", and Gaza, as usual.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 9h

No, Catherine Connolly has deflected or pivoted from the topic of imperialist Russian aggression ad nauseam.

- Says "I've repeatedly condemned" but avoids/minimises condemnation

Quickly either:

- deflects to "military industrial complex"

- pivots to Gaza

She's very talented at evading the topic

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 10h

Catherine Connolly, frontrunner to be president, resorts to Kremlin "politics of fear" rhetoric when Russian threats against its neighbours is mentioned.

She echoes Russian propaganda of 2022 when many warned that Russia was poised to invade Ukraine.

It was not fear mongering then and it's not now

Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 10h

Catherine Connolly's dubious stance on Russia sits uncomfortably with her 2018 trip to Syria under Assad dictatorship rule with Clare Daly and Mick Wallace.

They subsequently spun a narrative to try to lift EU sanctions on that Russian-sponsored regime, that had been barrel-bombing its own people.

FactFind: What do we know about Catherine Connolly's visit to Syria in 2018?

Connolly says she did not “utter one word of support for Assad.”

www.thejournal.ie

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 10h

Every time she's asked about Russian aggression:

- Says "I've repeatedly condemned" but avoids/minimises condemnation.

Quickly either:

- deflects to "military industrial complex"

- pivots to Gaza

When Gaza is the topic, she's clear & unequivocal. Something's really off about Connolly re Russia.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 10h

Do you realise you're being used as pawns for Russian information warfare?

Catherine Connolly always deflects and pivots whenever asked about Russia. Compare her evasion on Russia to her clear & unequivocal comments on Gaza.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 11h

‪With all the #SmearTheBejaysus posts, it's impossible to scrutinise the frontrunner to be president on serious concerns.

We want answers re Catherine Connolly's constant deflection when asked about Russian aggression, and her association with anti-peace Éirigí, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace.

Damian Stack @damianstack.bsky.social · 12h

Ivan Yates has basically inoculated Catherine Connolly from legitimate scrutiny. She can just claim it's a smear campaign, and she is.

Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 11h

Shame on the @irishtimes.com for pushing the Kremlin's "politics of fear" narrative and discouraging our efforts to bolster our defences against Russian aggression that threatens all of Europe.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 11h

There's something really off about Catherine Connolly re Russian aggression.

She deflects and pivots whenever asked about Russia. Compare her evasion on Russia to her clear & unequivocal comments on Gaza.

Catherine Connolly is frontrunner to be President of Ireland. Expect more Russian propaganda.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 11h

Catherine Connolly, frontrunner to be president, resorts to Kremlin "politics of fear" rhetoric when Russian threats against its neighbours is mentioned.

She echos Russian propaganda of 2022 when many warned that Russia was poised to invade Ukraine.

It was not fear mongering then and it's not now.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 11h

Good.

I hope the rest of Europe takes note - even Ireland re Russian underwater drones threatening submarine power and gas connections.

If we can't even shoot down drones, how do we expect to seriously deter Russian aggression?

Secrets & Spies Podcast: Current Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 12h

German Cabinet Approves Law To Shoot Down Threatening Drones

www.twz.com/news-feature...

German Cabinet Approves Law To Shoot Down Threatening Drones

Major aviation disruptions and glaring security concerns amid of spate of drone incursions across Europe have spurred German officials to take action.

www.twz.com

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 11h

Catherine Connolly's dubious stance on Russia sits uncomfortably with her 2018 trip to Syria under Assad dictatorship rule with Clare Daly and Mick Wallace.

They subsequently spun a narrative to try to lift EU sanctions on that Russian-sponsored regime, that had been barrel-bombing its own people.

FactFind: What do we know about Catherine Connolly's visit to Syria in 2018?

Connolly says she did not “utter one word of support for Assad.”

www.thejournal.ie

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 11h

Yep!

With all the #SmearTheBejaysis posts, it's impossible to scrutinise the frontrunner to be president on serious concerns.

We want answers re Catherine Connolly's constant deflection when asked about Russian aggression, and her association with anti-peace Éirigí, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 12h

It's great to see some EU member states defending against the systematic Chinese Communist Party takeover of European semiconductor technologies.

It's a pity we don't have more active and sophisticated industrial policy at EU level.

Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 12h

A quiet bombshell in Europe’s tech world

The Dutch government seems to have effectively frozen operations of Nexperia, the Chinese-owned chipmaker, citing national security, according to corporate filing today - via @zichenwanghere

Dutch govt accused of freezing operations of Chinese semiconductor giant's chipmaker Nexperia

Wingtech, the Shanghai-listed parent, denounces what it essentially calls a boardroom coup involving the Dutch government and local executives

open.substack.com

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