Billy MacInnes
@billymac1964.bsky.social
Journalist, songwriter, music lover, husband, father of 4, Scot living in Ireland, 1 dog, 3 cats.
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I do think that the Anas Sarwar press conference was just too nakedly cynical to be effective, frankly.
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I do think that the Anas Sarwar press conference was just too nakedly cynical to be effective, frankly.
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Enten: "Trump's base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing ... he's underwater by 9 points. That's a 23 point switcheroo."
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Enten: "Trump's base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing ... he's underwater by 9 points. That's a 23 point switcheroo."
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"What most distinguishes the present Supreme Court is not merely its conservatism, or even its willingness to roll back settled rights. It is the degree to which the conservative majority appears severed from shared facts altogether. This is not accidental." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
The Supreme Court Lives in Fox News' America
A Court that does not share a common factual world with the people it governs is untethered from democratic reality.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
"What most distinguishes the present Supreme Court is not merely its conservatism, or even its willingness to roll back settled rights. It is the degree to which the conservative majority appears severed from shared facts altogether. This is not accidental." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
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Apart from the fraudsters themselves, “social media companies are currently the primary beneficiaries of the fraud economy.”
- report.
- report.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Apart from the fraudsters themselves, “social media companies are currently the primary beneficiaries of the fraud economy.”
- report.
- report.
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Anas Sarwar making a gamble based on self-preservation.
A desperate act in my opinion.
A desperate act in my opinion.
Huge breaking news. Anas Sarwar is going to call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Emergency press conference at 2.30pm. Follow @heraldscotland.bsky.social live blog here www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583840...
Anas Sarwar to call for Keir Starmer to stand down as Prime Minister
Anas Sarwar is set to address reporters in Glasgow city centre this afternoon.
www.heraldscotland.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Anas Sarwar making a gamble based on self-preservation.
A desperate act in my opinion.
A desperate act in my opinion.
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'Most people don't hear it'. Don't you know any immigrants? I hear it *a lot*. They care. I'm married to one. There are literally millions of us who are either immigrants or connected to immigrants. We care. You're dismissing us as irrelevant. Throwing us under the bus.
This is why you're losing.
This is why you're losing.
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
'Most people don't hear it'. Don't you know any immigrants? I hear it *a lot*. They care. I'm married to one. There are literally millions of us who are either immigrants or connected to immigrants. We care. You're dismissing us as irrelevant. Throwing us under the bus.
This is why you're losing.
This is why you're losing.
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The US is shipping people across the Atlantic in chains through our country.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year
The controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operations
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:33 AM
The US is shipping people across the Atlantic in chains through our country.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Trump is every single elected Republican. Every single elected Republican is Trump. This is the 1 party Nazi State the GOP has been dreaming of and building for 50+ years.
GOP sanctionned kidnappings, rapes, & murders are being committed by thier voters (aka ICE).
This is who they are.
GOP sanctionned kidnappings, rapes, & murders are being committed by thier voters (aka ICE).
This is who they are.
February 9, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Trump is every single elected Republican. Every single elected Republican is Trump. This is the 1 party Nazi State the GOP has been dreaming of and building for 50+ years.
GOP sanctionned kidnappings, rapes, & murders are being committed by thier voters (aka ICE).
This is who they are.
GOP sanctionned kidnappings, rapes, & murders are being committed by thier voters (aka ICE).
This is who they are.
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This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Is this what we consider progress? “It is not unreasonable to suggest that we are now seeing eviction rates that have not been seen in Ireland since the 1850s ...[and this is] part of a sustained pattern of unusually high levels of tenant displacement”. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...?
Una Mullally: Evictions have now reached a similar level to the 1850s
Child homelessness is the most devastating aspect of this crisis
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Is this what we consider progress? “It is not unreasonable to suggest that we are now seeing eviction rates that have not been seen in Ireland since the 1850s ...[and this is] part of a sustained pattern of unusually high levels of tenant displacement”. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...?
Prof Basu, who co-chairs the UN group alongside Lustig, said: “Nations are so locked into the game of beating other nations in terms of the GDP metric, that the wellbeing of ordinary citizens and sustainability are getting ignored.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Prof Basu, who co-chairs the UN group alongside Lustig, said: “Nations are so locked into the game of beating other nations in terms of the GDP metric, that the wellbeing of ordinary citizens and sustainability are getting ignored.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Moving beyond gross domestic product is about measuring the things that really matter to people and their communities. GDP tells us the cost of everything, and the value of nothing. Our world is not a gigantic corporation.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 AM
“Moving beyond gross domestic product is about measuring the things that really matter to people and their communities. GDP tells us the cost of everything, and the value of nothing. Our world is not a gigantic corporation.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It’s no surprise that Kid Rock is the headliner for the Pedo Bowl.
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
It’s no surprise that Kid Rock is the headliner for the Pedo Bowl.
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‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’
Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, whose parents migrated to the UK from Pakistan, is facing the suggestion from a veteran Labour peer that she is “pulling up the drawbridge once inside” when considering the plight of refugee children trapped abroad.
Alf Dubs, who came to the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, said the home secretary and other ministers had “kowtowed” to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK by preventing unaccompanied children from seeking refuge with UK-based family members. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
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The US deficit is approaching ww2 levels as a percent of GDP.
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The US deficit is approaching ww2 levels as a percent of GDP.
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
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Amber Glenn, a queer Texan who started ice skating at the stonebriar mall in frisco at age 5, who plays magic the gathering, is an olympic gold medalist
grateful to work at a place that always lets me write about how much i love gay women
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Amber Glenn, a queer icon from Texas, is about to make Olympic history
The American figure skater's unapologetic queerness feels more important than ever.
www.chron.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Amber Glenn, a queer Texan who started ice skating at the stonebriar mall in frisco at age 5, who plays magic the gathering, is an olympic gold medalist
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We must try harder 😁
February 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
We must try harder 😁
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Portugal elects Socialist Party’s Seguro as president in landslide https://aje.news/ioo8cy
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Portugal elects Socialist Party’s Seguro as president in landslide https://aje.news/ioo8cy
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FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
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Right that the prime minister has resigned. His successor, Keir Starmer, has a very difficult inheritance.
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Downing Street chief of staff
Exit of Mandelson protégé comes as Sir Keir Starmer seeks to stave off leadership speculation
www.ft.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Right that the prime minister has resigned. His successor, Keir Starmer, has a very difficult inheritance.