Stephen R. Millar
@stephenrmillar.bsky.social
Anthropologist working on music, power, and conflict. Author of ‘Sounding Dissent: Rebel Songs, Resistance, and Irish Republicanism’. New book on loyalist songs and culture war in Northern Ireland out soon.
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🔴 BREAKING: 14 people have been injured in settler attacks south of Nablus, including residents, journalists, and foreign activists, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported.
Israeli settlers, in the month of October, carried out at least 264 attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank — the highest...
Israeli settlers, in the month of October, carried out at least 264 attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank — the highest...
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🔴 BREAKING: 14 people have been injured in settler attacks south of Nablus, including residents, journalists, and foreign activists, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported.
Israeli settlers, in the month of October, carried out at least 264 attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank — the highest...
Israeli settlers, in the month of October, carried out at least 264 attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank — the highest...
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1/ Was proud to be among 300 former NYT opinion contributors who pledge to boycott writing for the New York Times opinion section until our demands about Palestine are met www.boycottdivestunsubscribe.com/opinion-boyc...
October 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
1/ Was proud to be among 300 former NYT opinion contributors who pledge to boycott writing for the New York Times opinion section until our demands about Palestine are met www.boycottdivestunsubscribe.com/opinion-boyc...
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If you are engaging with the discussion on Aston Villa v Maccabi TA and its wider implications, do read this substack by Owen Jones. It's really informative, particularly the later sections. I learnt a few things which are worth knowing.
open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...
open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...
Maccabi Tel Aviv hooligans: lies, smears - and the truth
Tel Aviv's police ban the city's derby after Maccabi hooligans rioted. You cannot make this sh*t up.
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If you are engaging with the discussion on Aston Villa v Maccabi TA and its wider implications, do read this substack by Owen Jones. It's really informative, particularly the later sections. I learnt a few things which are worth knowing.
open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...
open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...
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The latest from ICE in Chicago:
Video below ⬇️
Video below ⬇️
October 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The latest from ICE in Chicago:
Video below ⬇️
Video below ⬇️
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www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30...
Remember this video for the centenary of Easter Rising 2016 - ‘ahistorical sh*te’ (D Ferriter)- defended by the then Heritage Minister! No mention of Pearse, Skinnider etc-but included the Queen, U2. Is this a president we want,one who evades #aras25 #speirgorm
Remember this video for the centenary of Easter Rising 2016 - ‘ahistorical sh*te’ (D Ferriter)- defended by the then Heritage Minister! No mention of Pearse, Skinnider etc-but included the Queen, U2. Is this a president we want,one who evades #aras25 #speirgorm
Heritage Minister happy with controversial 2016 video
The Arts and Heritage Minister said she is happy with the backlash against the official 1916 commemoration video, because it started a conversation.
www.irishexaminer.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30...
Remember this video for the centenary of Easter Rising 2016 - ‘ahistorical sh*te’ (D Ferriter)- defended by the then Heritage Minister! No mention of Pearse, Skinnider etc-but included the Queen, U2. Is this a president we want,one who evades #aras25 #speirgorm
Remember this video for the centenary of Easter Rising 2016 - ‘ahistorical sh*te’ (D Ferriter)- defended by the then Heritage Minister! No mention of Pearse, Skinnider etc-but included the Queen, U2. Is this a president we want,one who evades #aras25 #speirgorm
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Wonderful to receive the hard copies from @edinburghup.bsky.social today! Long in the making and so many people to thank in #cyprus, the #diaspora, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, @edinburghup.bsky.social and more!
September 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Wonderful to receive the hard copies from @edinburghup.bsky.social today! Long in the making and so many people to thank in #cyprus, the #diaspora, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, @edinburghup.bsky.social and more!
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Forever thinking about the Irn Bru Dreamcast I saw at Retro Games at the Barras.
September 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Forever thinking about the Irn Bru Dreamcast I saw at Retro Games at the Barras.
“Nationalism and patriotism are so embedded within the discourses of nearly all of the major political parties that it’s impossible for politicians to tell the general public that they aren’t allowed to wrap themselves in the same symbols.”
I’ve researched the politics of flags in Northern Ireland for decades – here’s what England needs to understand
I’ve contributed to at least six reports assessing the tensions around flags.
theconversation.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“Nationalism and patriotism are so embedded within the discourses of nearly all of the major political parties that it’s impossible for politicians to tell the general public that they aren’t allowed to wrap themselves in the same symbols.”
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It was better when the internet was a thing you did on the computer, not a presence that lived in your pocket
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It was better when the internet was a thing you did on the computer, not a presence that lived in your pocket
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Absolutely incredible.
The Berlin police justified repeatedly brutally punching this Irish activist in the face and breaking their arm...
...because they said they were acting like Nazis.
Yes, violently attacking protesters opposed to genocide has definitely rebutted that one!
The Berlin police justified repeatedly brutally punching this Irish activist in the face and breaking their arm...
...because they said they were acting like Nazis.
Yes, violently attacking protesters opposed to genocide has definitely rebutted that one!
The German police brutally assault an Irish woman protesting against Israel's genocide.
The German state is a disgrace.
It committed genocide against the Jewish people - far from its only genocide.
It forced Palestinians to pay the price, viciously silencing anyone who objects
The German state is a disgrace.
It committed genocide against the Jewish people - far from its only genocide.
It forced Palestinians to pay the price, viciously silencing anyone who objects
August 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Absolutely incredible.
The Berlin police justified repeatedly brutally punching this Irish activist in the face and breaking their arm...
...because they said they were acting like Nazis.
Yes, violently attacking protesters opposed to genocide has definitely rebutted that one!
The Berlin police justified repeatedly brutally punching this Irish activist in the face and breaking their arm...
...because they said they were acting like Nazis.
Yes, violently attacking protesters opposed to genocide has definitely rebutted that one!
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Effigies of rap trio Kneecap and an Irish language slogan urging people to “kill your local Kneecap” have been burnt on a bonfire.
Kneecap effigies and Irish language signage destroyed as controversial Village bonfire goes ahead
Effigies of rap trio Kneecap and an Irish language slogan urging people to “kill your local Kneecap” have been burnt on a bonfire.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Effigies of rap trio Kneecap and an Irish language slogan urging people to “kill your local Kneecap” have been burnt on a bonfire.
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I am FoI'ing the BBC on some issues to do with Israel-Gaza. DG Tim Davie told MPs on Mar 4: “Part of what I have tried to do for the BBC is to be a guardian of true impartiality through thick and thin, and that requires being completely transparent.“ But the BBC has so far withheld this information
July 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I am FoI'ing the BBC on some issues to do with Israel-Gaza. DG Tim Davie told MPs on Mar 4: “Part of what I have tried to do for the BBC is to be a guardian of true impartiality through thick and thin, and that requires being completely transparent.“ But the BBC has so far withheld this information
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Surely if you had all the money in the world, the job would actually be quite easy?
I wouldn't be Chancellor for all the money in the world. Incredibly tough job. Impossible ask. Especially over the last decade.
contd
contd
July 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Surely if you had all the money in the world, the job would actually be quite easy?
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It feels like it ought to be possible for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to avoid giving a running commentary on a music festival.
Starmer criticises 'appalling' Bob Vylan IDF chants
The prime minister describes the punk duo's chants calling for death to Israel's military as
www.bbc.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It feels like it ought to be possible for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to avoid giving a running commentary on a music festival.
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Because the mainstream press don’t give a shit about the genocide but go bananas for anything at all culture wars. The UK government are pathetic.
June 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Because the mainstream press don’t give a shit about the genocide but go bananas for anything at all culture wars. The UK government are pathetic.
For anyone interested in music and conflict in Ireland, here's a link to a radio programme I did with Radio Télévision Suisse: www.rts.ch/audio-podcas...
Musique au poing (3/5) : Je joue comme je suis
La musique a longtemps servi et sert encore aujourd'hui différencier les deux communautés qui se partagent l'Irlande du Nord britannique. D'une part les Protestants, qui sont majoritairement pour le m...
www.rts.ch
June 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For anyone interested in music and conflict in Ireland, here's a link to a radio programme I did with Radio Télévision Suisse: www.rts.ch/audio-podcas...
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I left Ireland and moved to New York in 1997. Decades on, what the US has become has broken my immigrant heart.
It also baffled me, until I began to piece together Gen X memories of apartheid South Africa.
It also baffled me, until I began to piece together Gen X memories of apartheid South Africa.
June 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I left Ireland and moved to New York in 1997. Decades on, what the US has become has broken my immigrant heart.
It also baffled me, until I began to piece together Gen X memories of apartheid South Africa.
It also baffled me, until I began to piece together Gen X memories of apartheid South Africa.
After posting this I watched the full two-hour interview, which was actually really interesting: youtu.be/smemFVe0l5E?...
June 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
After posting this I watched the full two-hour interview, which was actually really interesting: youtu.be/smemFVe0l5E?...
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He knows nothing about the country he wants to bomb.
June 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
He knows nothing about the country he wants to bomb.
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Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)
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Watch, below, the genocidal racist nonsense that airs on Israeli TV and then read Prem’s deep-dive for Zeteo into Israel’s horrific Channel 14:
zeteo.com/p/inside-the...
zeteo.com/p/inside-the...
June 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Watch, below, the genocidal racist nonsense that airs on Israeli TV and then read Prem’s deep-dive for Zeteo into Israel’s horrific Channel 14:
zeteo.com/p/inside-the...
zeteo.com/p/inside-the...
Top tier gaslighting from Labour: www.thenational.scot/news/2519277...
www.thenational.scot
May 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Top tier gaslighting from Labour: www.thenational.scot/news/2519277...