Éamann Mac Donnchada
@almagroschool.bsky.social
Argentine, Spanish, Irish, and UK politics. Aguafiestas todoterreno https://substack.com/@macdonnchada
Translations, mainly academic https://cregannatranslation.com/
Politics: Crude Marxist
Translations, mainly academic https://cregannatranslation.com/
Politics: Crude Marxist
Otoh, Manchán was a fine man and whatever worked for him and the wife in his final days is great. Otoh, a heap of pound shop mysticism, including a death doula from Cork !
archive.ph/ttOxt
archive.ph/ttOxt
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Otoh, Manchán was a fine man and whatever worked for him and the wife in his final days is great. Otoh, a heap of pound shop mysticism, including a death doula from Cork !
archive.ph/ttOxt
archive.ph/ttOxt
anecdote from Argentine sociologist Juan Carlos Torre, which explains, at least in part, why Catalan nationalists are often angered by Argentine immigrants. Arg ppl have a level of cultural confidence and self-esteem not common in LatAm and tend to be unimpressed by local identity squabbles
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
anecdote from Argentine sociologist Juan Carlos Torre, which explains, at least in part, why Catalan nationalists are often angered by Argentine immigrants. Arg ppl have a level of cultural confidence and self-esteem not common in LatAm and tend to be unimpressed by local identity squabbles
"They need us more than we need them" 😬 www.ft.com/content/22db...
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"They need us more than we need them" 😬 www.ft.com/content/22db...
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I'll check it out tomorrow and if they don't have The Bangles and Jonathan Richman on loop I'll be disappointed
November 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I'll check it out tomorrow and if they don't have The Bangles and Jonathan Richman on loop I'll be disappointed
And so it fucking should. I am reluctantly forced to conclude that Henig is just another exceptionalist moram. "But we're special and the EU is mean and stupid" is his core argument
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And so it fucking should. I am reluctantly forced to conclude that Henig is just another exceptionalist moram. "But we're special and the EU is mean and stupid" is his core argument
I was in Llibreria Finistres today, a place very much with the Palestinian cause on social media. A staff member had a keffiyeh over her chair. Amid 12s of pro-Pal publications I saw this. I've read it and had the "anti-zionist" management I can't imagine they'd have allowed it in the door 🤣
November 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I was in Llibreria Finistres today, a place very much with the Palestinian cause on social media. A staff member had a keffiyeh over her chair. Amid 12s of pro-Pal publications I saw this. I've read it and had the "anti-zionist" management I can't imagine they'd have allowed it in the door 🤣
archive.ph/Da2C5
An extraordinarily sad story, both for the author¡s own illness, yet another tragedy in her family's history of suffering, and for what her cousin is doing to healthcare and research. Published on the anniversary of her grandfather's murder
An extraordinarily sad story, both for the author¡s own illness, yet another tragedy in her family's history of suffering, and for what her cousin is doing to healthcare and research. Published on the anniversary of her grandfather's murder
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
archive.ph/Da2C5
An extraordinarily sad story, both for the author¡s own illness, yet another tragedy in her family's history of suffering, and for what her cousin is doing to healthcare and research. Published on the anniversary of her grandfather's murder
An extraordinarily sad story, both for the author¡s own illness, yet another tragedy in her family's history of suffering, and for what her cousin is doing to healthcare and research. Published on the anniversary of her grandfather's murder
I'm sure I speak for all non-English humanity when I say there is something deeply satisfying about England losing a major sporting event they believed they had a good chance of winning
November 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I'm sure I speak for all non-English humanity when I say there is something deeply satisfying about England losing a major sporting event they believed they had a good chance of winning
Latin America is a vast region with diverse political cultures and histories. There's racism implicit in comments like this
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Latin America is a vast region with diverse political cultures and histories. There's racism implicit in comments like this
profoundly important analysis of the Supreme Court's decision to convict the FGE. The last sentence
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
profoundly important analysis of the Supreme Court's decision to convict the FGE. The last sentence
This is surprisingly good, worth a look if you Movistar+
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is surprisingly good, worth a look if you Movistar+
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I don't think it will happen but it would not be a good idea for the govt to pardon García Ortiz bc that wd mean recognizing that he's guilty
www.lavanguardia.com/politica/202...
www.lavanguardia.com/politica/202...
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I don't think it will happen but it would not be a good idea for the govt to pardon García Ortiz bc that wd mean recognizing that he's guilty
www.lavanguardia.com/politica/202...
www.lavanguardia.com/politica/202...
The FT"s report might as well have been written by the PP's press team. But at least it doesn't quote Mrs Nick Clegg. #smallmercies
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The FT"s report might as well have been written by the PP's press team. But at least it doesn't quote Mrs Nick Clegg. #smallmercies
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The judges may have gone too far, the speed and brazenness of the decision may redound to Sánchez 's favour. Might he be tempted to call an early "Who rules?" election? Anyway, background here macdonnchada.substack.com/p/the-trial-...
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The judges may have gone too far, the speed and brazenness of the decision may redound to Sánchez 's favour. Might he be tempted to call an early "Who rules?" election? Anyway, background here macdonnchada.substack.com/p/the-trial-...
As I was saying, its the only possible explanation for the US's Argentina policy, a chance for Scotty's friends to make a fuck ton of money, and some Argentine golden boys on Wall Street too, no doubt
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As I was saying, its the only possible explanation for the US's Argentina policy, a chance for Scotty's friends to make a fuck ton of money, and some Argentine golden boys on Wall Street too, no doubt
Just put new ear pads on my ancient Sony WH1000 XM3s. Huge improvement to the sound. Hadn't really noticed the gradual deterioration
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just put new ear pads on my ancient Sony WH1000 XM3s. Huge improvement to the sound. Hadn't really noticed the gradual deterioration
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM