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DOJ Official Admits Trump Should Be Behind Bars (The Daily Beast)

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 5h

"If it was anybody else, we would arrest him tomorrow," Julie Edelstein, the Justice Department's top expert on the mishandling of classified records. So, someone obviously is above the law! | DOJ Official Admits Trump Should Be Behind Bars l.smartnews.com/p-6wbjskeI/A... #SmartNews

A Justice Department official blurted out that President Trump should be behind bars after classified documents were uncovered at his Mar-a-Lago home. DOJ of...

Death of Patrick Dorrian, Lord Bishop of Down and Connor

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 1d

That is your opinion. Everyone has one!

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 1d

CBS should have pushed back to the extent necessary! Had the fascist dictator gotten his yuge ego bruised and stormed out, so be it. That’s just Trump being Trump!

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 1d

“It is worth noting that the ‘time of death’ for 60 Minutes was Norah O’Donnell’s interview of Trump. CBS can no longer be viewed as a reliable source of news. It is part of the Trump Propaganda Complex.” | RIP: 60 Minutes open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

RIP: 60 Minutes

November 2, 2025

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Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 1d

Death of Patrick Dorrian, Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, in Belfast on November 3, 1885 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/11/03/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3597

Patrick Dorrian, Roman Catholic prelate and 23rd Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, dies in Belfast on November 3, 1885. Dorrian is born in Downpatrick, County Down, on March 29, 1814, one of four son…

Trump administration announces $100 million in funding to upgrade coal plants (Reuters)

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 1d

Uh, @snfonnbc.bsky.social, I'm pretty certain that there are two T's in Seattle!

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 1d

$100 million to blow on polluting coal-fired power plants could feed a lot of people who have lost their SNAP benefits! But, this is the fascist Trump regime! | Trump administration announces $100 million in funding to upgrade coal plants l.smartnews.com/p-6vnjUHsc/7... #SmartNews

(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced that it would make $100 million available to refurbish and modernize existing coal-fired power p...

Birth of Henry John Stephen Smith, Mathematician & Amateur Astronomer

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 2d

I am continually stunned by how inconsiderate some people can be! Hold your damn trash until you get home and place it in YOUR bin, people! Good on you, Kathy!

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 2d

Birth of Henry John Stephen Smith, Mathematician & Amateur Astronomer, in Dublin on November 2, 1826 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/11/02/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3596

Henry John Stephen Smith, mathematician and amateur astronomer, is born in Dublin on November 2, 1826. He is remembered for his work in elementary divisors, quadratic forms, and&nbsp…

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 2d

I worked with Tom Kelly at the Get Loud Arkansas, voter registration table this morning at the Kickin' It At Kanis Block Party. A highlight for me was seeing William "Uncle Willie" Graves, Jr. again, who is a founder member of the Little Rock Streets Team.

Death of Maeve Brennan, Writer & Journalist

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 3d

Death of Maeve Brennan, Writer & Journalist, in Arverne, Queens, New York City, on November 1, 1993 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/11/01/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3595

Maeve Brennan, short story writer and journalist, dies in a nursing home in Arverne, Queens, New York City, on November 1, 1993. She is an important figure in both Irish diaspora&nbs…

US judge permanently blocks Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship (Reuters)

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Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotell! I can't stand all the winning, Dictator Trump! | US judge permanently blocks Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship l.smartnews.com/p-6v0EGQW4/1... #SmartNews

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Judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits with emergency funds (The Hill)

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, U.S. District Judge John McConnell! Hopefully, this ruling will not be overturned by a higher court! | Judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits with emergency funds. l.smartnews.com/p-6uWSYziU/S... #SmartNews

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting offthe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning this weekend becaus...

Sanders directs $500,000 to Arkansas food banks amid government shutdown

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 4d

That's a start, Queen Sarah! www.actionnews5.com/2025/10/31/s...

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced she is directing $500,000 to six food bank networks across the state.

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Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 4d

On this beautiful Halloween morning we visited the 6,000+ souls buried at Mount Holly Cemetery. It is such a beautiful, peaceful and historic cemetery.

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 4d

Sounds a bit sexist and racist, don't you think? | CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs under new leader Bari Weiss. All of them are women. l.smartnews.com/p-6uCcOZkQ/t... #SmartNews

CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs under new leader Bari Weiss. All of them are women (The Independent)

After weeks of nerve-racking anticipation, Paramount finally followed throughwith its “tough day” of layoffs, which included letting roughly 100 CBS News emp...

Birth of Nora Twomey, Animator, Director & Screenwriter

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 4d

Birth of Nora Twomey, Animator, Director & Screenwriter, on October 31, 1971, in Cork, County Cork | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/31/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3594

Nora Twomey, Irish animator, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actress, is born on October 31, 1971, in Cork, County Cork. She is best known as the co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, …

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 4d

Samhain (/ˈsɑːwɪn/ SAH-win) is a Gaelic festival on November 1 marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. Celebrations begin on the evening of October 31, since the Celtic day began and ended at sunset.

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 4d

How I spent a part of my Thursday...at the Get Loud Arkansas offices entering several new voter registrations in the VR database and prepping envelopes for an upcoming mailing. #GetLoud #GetRegisteredNow #Vote

Death of Terence O’Brien, Catholic Bishop of Emly

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 5d

Death of Terence O’Brien, Catholic Bishop of Emly, by hanging at Gallows Green on October 30, 1651 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/30/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3593

Terence Albert O’Brien (Irish: Muiris Ó Briain Aradh), Irish priest of the Dominican Order and Roman Catholic Bishop of Emly, dies on October 30, 1651.…

Death of Jonathan Christian, Irish Judge

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 6d

Death of Jonathan Christian, Irish Judge, in Dublin on October 29, 1887 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/29/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3592

Jonathan Christian, SL, QC, PC (I), Irish judge, dies in Dublin on October 29, 1887. He serves as Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1856 to 1858. He is a judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Irelan…

Birth of Helena Concannon, Historian, Writer & Politician

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 7d

Birth of Helena Concannon, Historian, Writer & Politician, in Maghera, County Londonderry (Derry), on October 28, 1878 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/28/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3591

Helena Concannon (née Walsh), Irish historian, writer, language scholar and Fianna Fáil politician, is born in Maghera, County Londonderry, on October 28, 1878. Concannon i…

National organization ranks Arkansas ‘most pro-life’ state for sixth year in a row (KARK - Little Rock, AR)

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 7d

If only Arkansas put as much time, effort and money into the well being of our children after they are born! | National organization ranks Arkansas ‘most pro-life’ state for sixth year in a row l.smartnews.com/p-6trTzZ6M/C... #SmartNews

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A national survey of state laws led Arkansas to be ranked as the most pro-life state in the country. The ranking was made by the group Am...

Birth of Johnny Adair, Northern Irish Loyalist

Séamus Dubhghaill @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social · 8d

Birth of Johnny Adair, Northern Irish Loyalist, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on October 27, 1963 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/27/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3590

Johnny Adair, leader of “C Company” of the Ulster Loyalist paramilitary organisation Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), a cover name of the Ulster Defence Association, is born in Belfast, N…