Dan O'Neill
@danoneillwrites.bsky.social
Politics, Culture, Humour, no particular order
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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Hegelly Blonde
A decision was made to make Hegel wonderfully, unnecessarily blonde and I support it.
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Hegelly Blonde
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‘Isn’t it weird that I’m a talking dog?’
January 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
‘Isn’t it weird that I’m a talking dog?’
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With great sadness I learned today of the death before Xmas of Faith Clarke née Dawson, aged 85. She was the last living grandchild of Victorian novelist Wilkie Collins and the last bearer of the Dawson name which Wilkie invented for his lover Martha Rudd and their 3 children.
January 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
With great sadness I learned today of the death before Xmas of Faith Clarke née Dawson, aged 85. She was the last living grandchild of Victorian novelist Wilkie Collins and the last bearer of the Dawson name which Wilkie invented for his lover Martha Rudd and their 3 children.
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Me: The label featuring an Irish patriot transported in 1867 by the British to their penal colony Down Under, for treason against the Crown? Fenian Hugh Brophy, who bears a resemblance to, oh, I dunno...?
Wife: ...
Me: Sez here he had aromatic notes of dark cherry, currant, and chocolate!
Wife: ...
Me: Sez here he had aromatic notes of dark cherry, currant, and chocolate!
January 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Me: The label featuring an Irish patriot transported in 1867 by the British to their penal colony Down Under, for treason against the Crown? Fenian Hugh Brophy, who bears a resemblance to, oh, I dunno...?
Wife: ...
Me: Sez here he had aromatic notes of dark cherry, currant, and chocolate!
Wife: ...
Me: Sez here he had aromatic notes of dark cherry, currant, and chocolate!
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Dan Bongino has departed FBI, per statement
January 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Dan Bongino has departed FBI, per statement
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And murder. Rosa Gonzalez 80 yrs old killed by airstrike of her apartment building. Why?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
And murder. Rosa Gonzalez 80 yrs old killed by airstrike of her apartment building. Why?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
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Darren Jones truly woeful on Times Radio right now. Managing to sound both condescending and craven.
Answering “I’m not a commentator” when asked to comment on the legality of the USA’s actions in Venezuela just comes across terribly. The government would’ve been better just putting no one up.
Answering “I’m not a commentator” when asked to comment on the legality of the USA’s actions in Venezuela just comes across terribly. The government would’ve been better just putting no one up.
January 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Darren Jones truly woeful on Times Radio right now. Managing to sound both condescending and craven.
Answering “I’m not a commentator” when asked to comment on the legality of the USA’s actions in Venezuela just comes across terribly. The government would’ve been better just putting no one up.
Answering “I’m not a commentator” when asked to comment on the legality of the USA’s actions in Venezuela just comes across terribly. The government would’ve been better just putting no one up.
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A sober assessment of Trump's kidnapping of Maduro, why it breaks new ground, even compared to Noriega, and that Trump recognises no legal limits to him just doing what he wants
The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
www.newyorker.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A sober assessment of Trump's kidnapping of Maduro, why it breaks new ground, even compared to Noriega, and that Trump recognises no legal limits to him just doing what he wants
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I'm old enough to remember a few hours ago when this was supposedly about drugs.
I'm old enough to remember a few hours ago when this was supposedly about drugs.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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I'm old enough to remember a few hours ago when this was supposedly about drugs.
I'm old enough to remember a few hours ago when this was supposedly about drugs.
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The Trump voters did this — the bloodthirsty, racist, bigoted assholes wanted to punish anyone not like them and now look
No new wars my ass.
No new wars my ass.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The Trump voters did this — the bloodthirsty, racist, bigoted assholes wanted to punish anyone not like them and now look
No new wars my ass.
No new wars my ass.
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People I know in Pennsylvania who volunteered for Harris said the biggest reason why young men didn't want to vote for Harris was that they believed she would send them to war.
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
January 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
People I know in Pennsylvania who volunteered for Harris said the biggest reason why young men didn't want to vote for Harris was that they believed she would send them to war.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
January 3, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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I will hate these people for the rest of my life.
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
I will hate these people for the rest of my life.
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Explosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas
Residents report loud blasts and aircraft flying over the city
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January 3, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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Reuters reports:- Column of smoke seen, loud noises heard in Venezuelan capital - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Column of smoke seen, loud noises heard in Venezuelan capital
Airplanes, loud noises and at least one column of smoke were being heard and seen in Venezuelan capital Caracas in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to Reuters witnesses, and the southern...
www.reuters.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Reuters reports:- Column of smoke seen, loud noises heard in Venezuelan capital - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
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we’ve done the darkest three weeks of the year now
Happy to let you know that in the northern hemisphere we’ve now done the darkest two weeks in the year. All the other 50 weeks will be lighter than this.
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
we’ve done the darkest three weeks of the year now
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I'd add that Vance has repeatedly insisted that the GOP welcome Hitler-lovers like Nick Fuentes, who continually bashes Vance and his wife, into the party.
This has been reported almost exclusively as him expressing "unity" and trying to avoid infighting.
This has been reported almost exclusively as him expressing "unity" and trying to avoid infighting.
January 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I'd add that Vance has repeatedly insisted that the GOP welcome Hitler-lovers like Nick Fuentes, who continually bashes Vance and his wife, into the party.
This has been reported almost exclusively as him expressing "unity" and trying to avoid infighting.
This has been reported almost exclusively as him expressing "unity" and trying to avoid infighting.
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Nigel Farage says allegations he said "Hitler was right" while a pupil at Dulwich College and "gas 'em all" to Jewish schoolmates are "maybe solidifying our core support".
Which is quite a revealing comment.
Which is quite a revealing comment.
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Nigel Farage says allegations he said "Hitler was right" while a pupil at Dulwich College and "gas 'em all" to Jewish schoolmates are "maybe solidifying our core support".
Which is quite a revealing comment.
Which is quite a revealing comment.
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Ha! 🤣🤣 I’m STILL not going to see anyone perform at the Kennedy Center as long as the asshole’s name is on the building.
January 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Ha! 🤣🤣 I’m STILL not going to see anyone perform at the Kennedy Center as long as the asshole’s name is on the building.
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This year revealed new depths of depravity from Trump and his supporters.
But we also saw a lot of Americans of all walks of life stand up and sometimes take great risks for their neighbors or strangers.
Here’s hoping that the light keeps growing.
But we also saw a lot of Americans of all walks of life stand up and sometimes take great risks for their neighbors or strangers.
Here’s hoping that the light keeps growing.
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM
This year revealed new depths of depravity from Trump and his supporters.
But we also saw a lot of Americans of all walks of life stand up and sometimes take great risks for their neighbors or strangers.
Here’s hoping that the light keeps growing.
But we also saw a lot of Americans of all walks of life stand up and sometimes take great risks for their neighbors or strangers.
Here’s hoping that the light keeps growing.