Carol Hunt
@carolhunt.bsky.social
Willing slave to Frank the Chorkie. Past lives include actor, journalist, govt adviser. Opinions stolen from clever dead people.
Dreadful idea. Really awful.
A bill to officially rename Dublin Airport after former taoiseach Seán Lemass has been moved to a second stage.
TD introduces bill to rename Dublin Airport after Lemass
A bill to officially rename Dublin Airport after former taoiseach Seán Lemass has been moved to a second stage.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Dreadful idea. Really awful.
Reposted by Carol Hunt
Excellent piece by my colleague, Professor Ciara Smyth:
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about
‘Politics of affect’ stokes anxieties about immigration, allowing Government to then respond
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Excellent piece by my colleague, Professor Ciara Smyth:
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Reposted by Carol Hunt
I missed this, from a year ago, but the extreme-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) uses not just clear Nazi aesthetics in its propaganda but also a clear Nazi salute.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I missed this, from a year ago, but the extreme-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) uses not just clear Nazi aesthetics in its propaganda but also a clear Nazi salute.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Catherine Prasifka
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Catherine Prasifka
If below 12 ref can call off the game
November 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If below 12 ref can call off the game
But it’s a fantastic read!
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
But it’s a fantastic read!
‘adopting far-right positions leads neither to electoral success for centrist parties nor to electoral defeat for far-right parties.’
Note to Dail/govt:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
‘adopting far-right positions leads neither to electoral success for centrist parties nor to electoral defeat for far-right parties.’
Note to Dail/govt:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Note to Dail/govt:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Spot on: open.substack.com/pub/marianne...
MAMDANI'S VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE
A show for all to see
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Spot on: open.substack.com/pub/marianne...
Reposted by Carol Hunt
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
This is SO good!
‘It’s only fair to those who worked on the various matters that are mischaracterised in Collison’s piece to do full justice to their work.’
‘It’s only fair to those who worked on the various matters that are mischaracterised in Collison’s piece to do full justice to their work.’
I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is SO good!
‘It’s only fair to those who worked on the various matters that are mischaracterised in Collison’s piece to do full justice to their work.’
‘It’s only fair to those who worked on the various matters that are mischaracterised in Collison’s piece to do full justice to their work.’
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
‘This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.’
‘This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.’
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
‘This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.’
‘This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.’
Spot on points. - and similarly in Ireland years of failed housing policies do not ‘create conditions in which racism is acceptable or in any way explicable’
Why should people who “look like” the home secretary be on the hook for immigration policy?
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
Defence of Labour asylum policy reveals backsliding on racism
Home secretary’s framing of failures is partly low politics, but also a result of ministers’ poor approach to race relations
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Spot on points. - and similarly in Ireland years of failed housing policies do not ‘create conditions in which racism is acceptable or in any way explicable’
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
Reposted by Carol Hunt
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice? It has now retired its asylum chatbot Erin, but has infused Tara, the non-asylum immigration chatbot with AI. Read more here www.dublininquirer.com/was-the-depa...
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice?
“The public should not be used as guinea pigs, particularly vulnerable groups in a legal process which could be impacted by a chatbot giving an incorrect answer.”
www.dublininquirer.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice? It has now retired its asylum chatbot Erin, but has infused Tara, the non-asylum immigration chatbot with AI. Read more here www.dublininquirer.com/was-the-depa...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms, and especially have economic freedoms that make them less dependent.” Instead of seeing those freedoms as a benefit – “
‘A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms, and especially have economic freedoms that make them less dependent.” Instead of seeing those freedoms as a benefit – “
Anne Summers: ‘A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms’
Fifty years after writing a book which would change how Australians view their history and culture, the author and journalist isn’t slowing down
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms, and especially have economic freedoms that make them less dependent.” Instead of seeing those freedoms as a benefit – “
‘A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms, and especially have economic freedoms that make them less dependent.” Instead of seeing those freedoms as a benefit – “
Ballybough lad saves ireland. Twice.
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Ballybough lad saves ireland. Twice.
Reposted by Carol Hunt
Very important thread, particularly for liberal journalists and politicians, caught in the far-right gaze… also in Western Europe, where data are similar.
This is not necessarily to say that “social justice” has high salience for youth, but they will definitely not appreciate reactionary centrism.
This is not necessarily to say that “social justice” has high salience for youth, but they will definitely not appreciate reactionary centrism.
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Very important thread, particularly for liberal journalists and politicians, caught in the far-right gaze… also in Western Europe, where data are similar.
This is not necessarily to say that “social justice” has high salience for youth, but they will definitely not appreciate reactionary centrism.
This is not necessarily to say that “social justice” has high salience for youth, but they will definitely not appreciate reactionary centrism.
Superb journalism- much needed.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Superb journalism- much needed.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
What have we become?
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Man living in Ireland for 19 years to be deported in ‘absolutely cruel’ case, TD tells Dáil
People Before Profit leader Richard Boyd Barrett says Government bowing to groups ‘screaming for mass deportations’
www.irishtimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What have we become?
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Nope. Men are.
Domestic violence surged in Armenia after the 2020 war. It's a global pattern in post-conflict zones
Is war to blame for the increase in domestic violence? – DW – 11/08/2025
Armenia saw a staggering 168% surge in domestic violence cases in 2024, which rights advocates link to the lingering scars of the 2020 war. The rise mirrors a global pattern.
www.dw.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Nope. Men are.