Shane Stokes
@shanestokes.bsky.social
Journalist, photographer, cycling writer for Velo, Irish Times, Sticky Bottle etc. http://instagram.com/ssbikephoto/, MSc Ex. Physiology. Own opinions/bad puns here..
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Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
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Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
Habba: There were individuals that were saying that this should be a safe harbor, a safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
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The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
Capitalism is the utter pits
Hi there! We’re not ‘device hoarding,’ we’re paying for groceries and healthcare instead of buying new phones every year, hope this helps your cold dead heart
November 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Capitalism is the utter pits
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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Only a criminal administration would figure out a way to make it illegal for members of Congress to call for the military to ignore illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Only a criminal administration would figure out a way to make it illegal for members of Congress to call for the military to ignore illegal orders.
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Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
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Nigel Farage must allow an independent investigation into Reform UK so the British public can be assured that all links to Putin's barbaric regime are rooted out.
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Nigel Farage must allow an independent investigation into Reform UK so the British public can be assured that all links to Putin's barbaric regime are rooted out.
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Is it a coincidence this is happening after the Epstein vote? Has Putin got all the cards now the files “have to be released”?
What has changed in last a few days other than that?
What has changed in last a few days other than that?
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Is it a coincidence this is happening after the Epstein vote? Has Putin got all the cards now the files “have to be released”?
What has changed in last a few days other than that?
What has changed in last a few days other than that?
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BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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Fact check by Dr Orla Kelleher www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
& my podcast with Irish Times & Progress Ireland www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
& my podcast with Irish Times & Progress Ireland www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
Opinion: Beware of the judicial review red herring
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis. In recent weeks, journalists, developers, tech entrepreneurs, the Minister for the Environ...
www.irishlegal.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Fact check by Dr Orla Kelleher www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
& my podcast with Irish Times & Progress Ireland www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
& my podcast with Irish Times & Progress Ireland www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
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"Neither ABP nor the bats can be blamed for the fact that the developer hasn’t delivered on the planning permission in Killarney, just as they can’t be blamed for the estimated 90,000 other homes nationally (including c.45,000 in Dublin) which reportedly had unused planning permissions in 2025." 💯
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 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Neither ABP nor the bats can be blamed for the fact that the developer hasn’t delivered on the planning permission in Killarney, just as they can’t be blamed for the estimated 90,000 other homes nationally (including c.45,000 in Dublin) which reportedly had unused planning permissions in 2025." 💯
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Ireland's "gold plated" implementation of EU law on show in Luxembourg this week cc @progressireland.bsky.social
BREAKING: EU's top court has ruled that Ireland has widespread non-compliance with EU's main water law e.g. a lack of regulation on physical damage to our waters, & poor monitoring & control of water abstractions.
We face daily fines & further decline if not fixed.
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
We face daily fines & further decline if not fixed.
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
Landmark EU water ruling shows systemic and abject failure of Irish government to protect water - Sustainable Water Network
The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN), a network of 25 environmental organisations, has welcomed yesterday’s European Court of Justice ruling [1] that Ireland is in breach of its obligations under the ...
swanireland.ie
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Ireland's "gold plated" implementation of EU law on show in Luxembourg this week cc @progressireland.bsky.social
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Absolutely a must read, even if just for this paragraph:
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Absolutely a must read, even if just for this paragraph:
Well done to the worst ever
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Well done to the worst ever
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It’s almost like electing Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend to be PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES isn’t such a good idea…
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It’s almost like electing Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend to be PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES isn’t such a good idea…
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If it's only Democrats in the Epstein files, why didn't Trump release the full unredacted files on day one of his presidency? Seems to me that if these files were chock full of Dems and no Republicans, the regime would've jumped on that ASAP.
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If it's only Democrats in the Epstein files, why didn't Trump release the full unredacted files on day one of his presidency? Seems to me that if these files were chock full of Dems and no Republicans, the regime would've jumped on that ASAP.
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
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Nothing to see here. Just the White House needing to reassure the public that Piggy doesn't want to murder members of Congress. 😩
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Nothing to see here. Just the White House needing to reassure the public that Piggy doesn't want to murder members of Congress. 😩
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This guy heads up health in the US?
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This guy heads up health in the US?