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Cathal Kennedy

@cathalkennedy.bsky.social

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Husband, Dad, Accountant 🇮🇪 #ManUtd #FreePalestine #saveourplanet Who am I to judge?? Unless you're a fan of Trump, Musk, Zionism, Tories... I might judge you then... (And maybe Liverpool 😜)

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Cathal Kennedy @cathalkennedy.bsky.social · Aug 11

Francesca is a superwoman, taking personal risks, speaking truth to power to throw a spotlight on the desperate plight of the Palestinian people in Gaza and hold complicit western governments and corporations to account.

Support her Nobel Peace Prize nomination 👍👍

secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Nobel Peace Prize for Francesca Albanese and the doctors of Gaza

Netanyahu just nominated Trump for the Nobel peace prize. Let’s show that the world thinks - Francesca and Gaza doctors deserve it instead!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10h

He’s sounding as unhinged as his boss lately.

Tweet from Really American: “BREAKING: In an insane moment, the Speaker of the House frames the upcoming ‘No Kings’ protest march as a ‘Hate America’ event, irresponsibly calling folks who oppose fascism ‘pro-Hamas.’ We found that ‘violent rhetoric’ Republicans have criticized.”
Below, a screenshot from Fox News shows Rep. Mike Johnson speaking with the U.S. Capitol in the background.

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🇪🇺 @veertjephilips.bsky.social · 1d

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 23h

This is real. This... {deep breaths} I cannot even find the right word... actually said this about this year's richly deserving Nobel Peace Prize winner.

He did everything he could to denigrate her win.

(Screenshot below altered merely to remove an ad.)

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle

His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?

www.theguardian.com

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Pivot Podcast @pivotpod.bsky.social · 1d

@karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com discuss the “circle jerk” of AI deals — and how those skyrocketing valuations are enabling Trump.

Listen to the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.

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Cathal Kennedy @cathalkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

@tadstoermer.bsky.social is brilliant to listen to. He's got the urgency of the moment in the US...

#resistance

youtu.be/92m9BX06bmQ?...

What Resistance History Teaches Us About Project 2029—and Why It’s Not Enough

YouTube video by Tad Stoermer

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

No one is above the law.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 1d

R: may i be heard?
J: yes
sidebar

[so DOJ invoking presidential communication privilege suggests this decision about where to send Abrego is getting pretty high up]

/120

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Cathal Kennedy @cathalkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone care to ask him what tax cuts for the billionaire class do to the national debt?? 🤨

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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spooky tim dewey @tjdfotographist.bsky.social · 1d

If I were a DC reporter, I’d consider maybe pressing Johnson on how he reconciles these two statements.

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Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, l'm a very patient guy, but l've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ..."

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Mike Johnson: "People have got to stop framing simple policy disagreements in terms of existential threats to our democracy. You can't call the other side fascists and enemies of the state and not understand that there are some deranged people in our society who will take that as cues to act."

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 1d

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 1d

#NobelPeacePrize: Instead of doing good in the world, the only thing Trump cares about is winning an award. The repulsive motherfucker is the antithesis of everything you'd teach your children. María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize for doing the exact opposite of Trump...

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Kevin St. Alder @kevinstalder.bsky.social · 1d

Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏

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Cathal Kennedy @cathalkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

This feels appropriate somehow...

Cathal Kennedy @cathalkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

This feels appropriate somehow...

bart simpson is being spanked by homer simpson and marjorie simpson

ALT: bart simpson is being spanked by homer simpson and marjorie simpson

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

Call me crazy but I've got a sneaking feeling that putting the country in charge of a politician who likes to encourage people to publicly burn religious texts won't work out too well

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Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 1d

So bloody useless

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 2d

Maxim Kruglov, the deputy chairman of Russia's nominally liberal political party Yabloko, was arrested last week on charges of spreading "fake news" about Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Today, the feds asked a court to seize all his assets. All this because of two Telegram posts.

Следствие попросило арестовать имущество зампреда партии «Яблоко»

Следователи попросили Замоскворецкий суд Москвы наложить арест на имущество экс-депутата Мосгордумы от партии Яблоко Максима Круглова, которому вменяют распространение фейков об армии в постах от ...

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 2d

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“Suspending who?”

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 2d

🇵🇱 Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski to NYT:

The only way to bring Putin to a negotiating table is by making him realize that he cannot kill his way out of the mistake he made on Feb. 24, 2022.

To do this, it is essential to continue to support Ukraine financially and militarily.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 3d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

Shameless Liar Donald Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

Portland, OR, four days ago:

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous.

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Stephen Miller views the air strikes as an opportunity to paint immigrants as a dangerous menace, according to one of the White House officials.

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