Philip O'Connor
@philipoconnor5.bsky.social
Irishman living in Bath. European. Like travelling, meeting people, books, ideas.
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This is what Burnham had to say about Johnson when he wanted to ditch the London Mayoral role to become an MP, he was right. The people of Manchester which include Gorton and Denton are being shown no respect by Burnham. If Labour lose the by-election it won't be down to Starmer.
January 27, 2026 at 8:41 AM
This is what Burnham had to say about Johnson when he wanted to ditch the London Mayoral role to become an MP, he was right. The people of Manchester which include Gorton and Denton are being shown no respect by Burnham. If Labour lose the by-election it won't be down to Starmer.
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I'm awarding Gold Medals to everyone jumping through hoops pretending Burnham has been hard done by, the people of Gorton and Denton left bereft and pretending it's perfectly reasonable to walk away from the role of Mayor 19 months into a 4 year term. Just call it what it is fgs, opportunism.
January 27, 2026 at 9:50 AM
I'm awarding Gold Medals to everyone jumping through hoops pretending Burnham has been hard done by, the people of Gorton and Denton left bereft and pretending it's perfectly reasonable to walk away from the role of Mayor 19 months into a 4 year term. Just call it what it is fgs, opportunism.
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Airlines will not show this to prevent walkouts.
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Airlines will not show this to prevent walkouts.
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The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will expire in February. If it does, it will mark the first time since the 1970s that there will be no legally binding limits on US and Russian strategic nuclear forces.
The US and Russia’s nuclear weapons treaty is set to expire. Here’s what’s at stake
Letting New START expire would signal that the world’s largest nuclear powers are abandoning restraint.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will expire in February. If it does, it will mark the first time since the 1970s that there will be no legally binding limits on US and Russian strategic nuclear forces.
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Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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After the week that was at Davos, some thoughts on negotiations. Key takeaway. Best never to reward bad behaviour.
hayest.substack.com/p/scribbling...
hayest.substack.com/p/scribbling...
Scribblings
Don’t Reward Bad Behavior
hayest.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:43 AM
After the week that was at Davos, some thoughts on negotiations. Key takeaway. Best never to reward bad behaviour.
hayest.substack.com/p/scribbling...
hayest.substack.com/p/scribbling...
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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"This year will be the most consequential year for the Islamic Republic. There will either be transition from within or forced transition."
Sanam Vakil on the challenges facing the regime in Iran this year ⤵️
Sanam Vakil on the challenges facing the regime in Iran this year ⤵️
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
"This year will be the most consequential year for the Islamic Republic. There will either be transition from within or forced transition."
Sanam Vakil on the challenges facing the regime in Iran this year ⤵️
Sanam Vakil on the challenges facing the regime in Iran this year ⤵️
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The constitution says only Congress can declare war.
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The constitution says only Congress can declare war.
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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Pope Leo XIV isn’t paid to be a spokesman for the Chicago White Sox, but he sent a message from the Vatican last week that warmed the hearts of many Sox fans.
Column: Will Pope Leo XIV rewatch Game 1 on the 20th anniversary of the Chicago White Sox’s World Series?
Hopefully, somewhere in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV pulls out the holy VCR and pops in the sacred videotape of him watching Bobby Jenks deal in the Chicago White Sox’s World Series win.
trib.al
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Pope Leo XIV isn’t paid to be a spokesman for the Chicago White Sox, but he sent a message from the Vatican last week that warmed the hearts of many Sox fans.
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This is a very powerful read - if you want to hear what it feels like to live on our UK streets right now. As Alex @sturdyalex.bsky.social says, we hear daily about the 'legitimate concerns' of people against less represented groups, but rarely hear this
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
My place or yours? - Flags and the far right from someone who looks different to you
By Alex Andreou
bestforbritain.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is a very powerful read - if you want to hear what it feels like to live on our UK streets right now. As Alex @sturdyalex.bsky.social says, we hear daily about the 'legitimate concerns' of people against less represented groups, but rarely hear this
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
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RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
www.motherjones.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Gordon D’Arcy: Irish organisation must stymie French flair in what could be a mesmirising contest
Gordon D’Arcy: Irish organisation must stymie French flair in what could be a mesmirising contest
Saturday’s eagerly-awaited showdown as much a battle of structures as it is coaching philosophies
www.irishtimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Gordon D’Arcy: Irish organisation must stymie French flair in what could be a mesmirising contest
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If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.
March 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.
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Posted by @vatniksoup.bsky.social on another platform.
March 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Posted by @vatniksoup.bsky.social on another platform.
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NEW: RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy.
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy
The Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday.
www.lawdork.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
NEW: RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy.
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
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Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
February 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
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The German election explained through seven essential questions theconversation.com/the-german-e...
The German election explained through seven essential questions
Who will be chancellor and will the AfD enter government?
theconversation.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The German election explained through seven essential questions theconversation.com/the-german-e...
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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
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If they’re trying to deter people from risking their lives crossing the channel then they’ve got to back that up with safe route options. Otherwise it’s a cruel abomination.
February 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If they’re trying to deter people from risking their lives crossing the channel then they’ve got to back that up with safe route options. Otherwise it’s a cruel abomination.
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Remainers were NOT asleep during the referendum.
We knew exactly what we were doing.
We’ve never been responsible for how leave voters voted, oddly enough.
We knew exactly what we were doing.
We’ve never been responsible for how leave voters voted, oddly enough.
February 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Remainers were NOT asleep during the referendum.
We knew exactly what we were doing.
We’ve never been responsible for how leave voters voted, oddly enough.
We knew exactly what we were doing.
We’ve never been responsible for how leave voters voted, oddly enough.