Aodhán Ó'Coileáin
@werslabber.bsky.social
Belfast born. Galway domiciled. Here for the news and the views. Despise bots and their puppet masters. Ex-The Other Place, and happy to be cleansed of it.
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Since we aren't in a war, Pete Hegseth isn't technically a war criminal. He's just a garden-variety mass murderer.
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Since we aren't in a war, Pete Hegseth isn't technically a war criminal. He's just a garden-variety mass murderer.
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Toy soldiers desperately trying to sound tough. The four of them together couldn’t beat an egg.
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Toy soldiers desperately trying to sound tough. The four of them together couldn’t beat an egg.
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Me waiting for Irish journalists to label this government 'populist' for attacking judicial review...
cookie monster from sesame street sitting on a table with a cookie in his hand
ALT: cookie monster from sesame street sitting on a table with a cookie in his hand
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Me waiting for Irish journalists to label this government 'populist' for attacking judicial review...
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Whoever the cabinet minister that is quoted here is, who thinks Palestinian children aren't still being murdered because they don't see it on the 9'O Clock News, is not fit to sit at a tidy towns committee table, not to mind the cabinet table.
#IrishPol
#IrishPol
This government has to go. The do not represent the will of the Irish people. They have no backbone. They have no morals. They are kowtowing to despots and terrorists. They will lead us into war without hesitation if that is what they are told to do. 🤬
#SpéirGorm
#OccupiedTerritoriesBill
#SpéirGorm
#OccupiedTerritoriesBill
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Whoever the cabinet minister that is quoted here is, who thinks Palestinian children aren't still being murdered because they don't see it on the 9'O Clock News, is not fit to sit at a tidy towns committee table, not to mind the cabinet table.
#IrishPol
#IrishPol
On the left, the Sindo's anodyne rendering of what happened as outlined on the right.
November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On the left, the Sindo's anodyne rendering of what happened as outlined on the right.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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woke 2
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
woke 2
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#GVerse The man who shoot those two West Virginia National Guard in DC was working with the CIA. He was vetted by #Shit4Brain's administration. #Shitface is lying about everything.
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#GVerse The man who shoot those two West Virginia National Guard in DC was working with the CIA. He was vetted by #Shit4Brain's administration. #Shitface is lying about everything.
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“During days of torture and abuse, an Israeli soldier carved a Star of David into Ahmad’s back with a knife. Another soldier carved a smiley face into Nadia’s father’s neck.”
This happened *at a university* in Gaza.
And yet our institutions still collaborate with Israeli schools.
This happened *at a university* in Gaza.
And yet our institutions still collaborate with Israeli schools.
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“During days of torture and abuse, an Israeli soldier carved a Star of David into Ahmad’s back with a knife. Another soldier carved a smiley face into Nadia’s father’s neck.”
This happened *at a university* in Gaza.
And yet our institutions still collaborate with Israeli schools.
This happened *at a university* in Gaza.
And yet our institutions still collaborate with Israeli schools.
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A presidential memo saying officers carrying out Caribbean boat strikes can’t be prosecuted is a confession the attacks are war crimes.
Virtually every lawyer across the political spectrum identifying them as blatant, unambiguous violations of the laws of armed combat is because they’re war crimes.
Virtually every lawyer across the political spectrum identifying them as blatant, unambiguous violations of the laws of armed combat is because they’re war crimes.
On the horrific news that Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of boat bombing survivors, remember: The Trump Murder Memo "authorizing" the strikes preemptively clears those carrying them out. That's unusual. And we still haven't heard from the commander who resigned:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A presidential memo saying officers carrying out Caribbean boat strikes can’t be prosecuted is a confession the attacks are war crimes.
Virtually every lawyer across the political spectrum identifying them as blatant, unambiguous violations of the laws of armed combat is because they’re war crimes.
Virtually every lawyer across the political spectrum identifying them as blatant, unambiguous violations of the laws of armed combat is because they’re war crimes.
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6 people held on terrorism charges in Britain for protesting against UK arms shipments to the IDF are currently on hunger strike – not that you'd know that from UK media. People who haven't been convicted of anything are being held in solitary confinement, letters from friends and relatives withheld
'There is a temptation to see all of this as heavy-handed policing or bureaucratic overreach. But that understates the cohesion of what is happening. This is not an accident; this is architecture.'
Megan Davidson, via Common Weal
Megan Davidson, via Common Weal
The criminalisation of conscience — Common Weal
A new wave of criminalisation is sweeping the UK, targeting activists, communities, and anyone who refuses the official narrative. Here’s why the terror label is no longer about terror.
www.commonweal.scot
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
6 people held on terrorism charges in Britain for protesting against UK arms shipments to the IDF are currently on hunger strike – not that you'd know that from UK media. People who haven't been convicted of anything are being held in solitary confinement, letters from friends and relatives withheld
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I think AI slop is going to ruin the internet as we know it. So many search results are now AI. Articles, videos, images, fake AI. You just feel like giving up when it happens.
November 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I think AI slop is going to ruin the internet as we know it. So many search results are now AI. Articles, videos, images, fake AI. You just feel like giving up when it happens.
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Worst Christmas song ever
It’s starting to look like having an alcoholic TV host as Secretary of War wasn’t a great idea
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Worst Christmas song ever
Another Housing Plan. There must be one for everyone in the audience at this stage. Is anyone keeping count?
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Another Housing Plan. There must be one for everyone in the audience at this stage. Is anyone keeping count?
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Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
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Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
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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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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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People in #Gaza need an unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid.
While UNRWA is ready to deliver shelter supplies for up to 1.3 million people, the Israeli Authorities continue to block the Agency from bringing aid in.
The scale of UNRWA's work in Gaza must be restored to its fullest capacity.
While UNRWA is ready to deliver shelter supplies for up to 1.3 million people, the Israeli Authorities continue to block the Agency from bringing aid in.
The scale of UNRWA's work in Gaza must be restored to its fullest capacity.
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
People in #Gaza need an unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid.
While UNRWA is ready to deliver shelter supplies for up to 1.3 million people, the Israeli Authorities continue to block the Agency from bringing aid in.
The scale of UNRWA's work in Gaza must be restored to its fullest capacity.
While UNRWA is ready to deliver shelter supplies for up to 1.3 million people, the Israeli Authorities continue to block the Agency from bringing aid in.
The scale of UNRWA's work in Gaza must be restored to its fullest capacity.
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A French historian who spent weeks inside Gaza says he witnessed “utterly convincing” evidence that Israeli forces backed looters attacking aid convoys, The Guardian reports 👇
Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoys
A historian who spent more than a month in Gaza at the turn of the year says he saw “utterly convincing” evidence that Israel supported looters who attacked aid convoys during the conflict.
Jean-Pierre Filiu, a professor of Middle East studies at France’s prestigious Sciences Po university, entered Gaza in December where he was hosted by an international humanitarian organisation in the southern coastal zone of al-Mawasi. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
A French historian who spent weeks inside Gaza says he witnessed “utterly convincing” evidence that Israeli forces backed looters attacking aid convoys, The Guardian reports 👇
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The Business Post reporting that Panama Papers tax dodger Bono lead the tributes to “profoundly corrupt” tax dodger Denis O’Brien in a positive light says a lot about our media and how certain crimes are deemed legal.
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The Business Post reporting that Panama Papers tax dodger Bono lead the tributes to “profoundly corrupt” tax dodger Denis O’Brien in a positive light says a lot about our media and how certain crimes are deemed legal.