Dean Van Nguyen
@deanvannguyen.bsky.social
Writer. Irish-Vietnamese. Author of Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah (2019) and Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur (May 2025). Agent: Chris Clemans at Janklow Nesbit
Pinned
The day has come! Words for My Comrades is on sale in North America. Thanks to all the comrades, outlaws and generally scandalouz who have supported this book bookshop.org/p/books/word...
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look at my mayor dawg I’m getting prompt disaster response
January 28, 2026 at 9:10 PM
look at my mayor dawg I’m getting prompt disaster response
Hugo Ekitorres
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Hugo Ekitorres
Awful
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Awful
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Breaking News: Spain issued a decree allowing hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants to apply for legal residency. The measure is bucking a trend, as many Western governments have cracked down on illegal immigration.
Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
The measure, unexpectedly approved, comes as other countries are cracking down on immigration.
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Breaking News: Spain issued a decree allowing hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants to apply for legal residency. The measure is bucking a trend, as many Western governments have cracked down on illegal immigration.
Ten weeks puts him out of the Ireland playoff if both us and Denmark win our first games…
🚨 Patrick Dorgu will be out for 10 weeks after suffering hamstring injury, @lauriewhitwell reports.
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Ten weeks puts him out of the Ireland playoff if both us and Denmark win our first games…
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A pub in Cavan (The Orchard Bar) hosted a Far Right 'gathering' where Israeli flags were displayed on the walls and windows. Delighted to see local lads were able to get rid of them. I've posted this on fb and tagged them, they keep removing the tag but I'm persistent 😆. #SpeirGorm #FarRight
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
A pub in Cavan (The Orchard Bar) hosted a Far Right 'gathering' where Israeli flags were displayed on the walls and windows. Delighted to see local lads were able to get rid of them. I've posted this on fb and tagged them, they keep removing the tag but I'm persistent 😆. #SpeirGorm #FarRight
Kanye West has defected to Reform
January 26, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Kanye West has defected to Reform
Oh boy oh boy
NEW: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group was 8-1 against him.
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Oh boy oh boy
Hahaha
Man charged in ‘largest jewelry heist in U.S. history’ avoids trial by getting deported
A defendant in federal custody for what authorities have called the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history was deported to Ecuador late last month, according to court filings, effectively ending the ca...
www.latimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Hahaha
Good Irish rap alert
AS WE DO
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youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Good Irish rap alert
Both Trump and Infantino scoring off Britain this week. They're really getting cooked!
January 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Both Trump and Infantino scoring off Britain this week. They're really getting cooked!
I’m writing an article on baptisms and looking to speak to parents in Ireland who’ve been conflicted on the act or even disagreed with their partner/co-parent on whether they should baptise their child. Let me me know if that’s you or someone you know. Can grant anonymity if necessary
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I’m writing an article on baptisms and looking to speak to parents in Ireland who’ve been conflicted on the act or even disagreed with their partner/co-parent on whether they should baptise their child. Let me me know if that’s you or someone you know. Can grant anonymity if necessary
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I hate Chris Pratt so much that I’ve bought tickets for competing films on opening weekends with no intention of actually going. I’m just in it for the love of the disdain.
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I hate Chris Pratt so much that I’ve bought tickets for competing films on opening weekends with no intention of actually going. I’m just in it for the love of the disdain.
The people of the Arctic Circle giving Pep about as warm a welcome as Trump could expect
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The people of the Arctic Circle giving Pep about as warm a welcome as Trump could expect
Palace had a great chance at a European trophy this season if they’d just held things together
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has revealed that Jean-Philippe Mateta could be sold this month if the “price is right” and the player wants to leave.
January 18, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Palace had a great chance at a European trophy this season if they’d just held things together
This is hardly an original thought, but it’s so obvious that Labour’s path to winning the next election is to unite every faction that fears Reform. So why they keep trying to appeal to Reform’s most hardcore right wingers is beyond me
January 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This is hardly an original thought, but it’s so obvious that Labour’s path to winning the next election is to unite every faction that fears Reform. So why they keep trying to appeal to Reform’s most hardcore right wingers is beyond me
Relieved Marc Guehi won’t be playing for the club I support
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Relieved Marc Guehi won’t be playing for the club I support
So UKIP morphed into the Brexit Party which became Reform which is now the Tories?
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
So UKIP morphed into the Brexit Party which became Reform which is now the Tories?
Have these people considered that Simon Harris is making fools of them?
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Have these people considered that Simon Harris is making fools of them?
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the same people who put finding pedophiles in every facet of society at the heart of their politics are now excusing the creation of pedophilic images because ummm free speech?
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the same people who put finding pedophiles in every facet of society at the heart of their politics are now excusing the creation of pedophilic images because ummm free speech?
Reform seems to be calculating that the brand recognition of these ex-Tories will be greater than criticisms they’re trying to be anti-establishment while absorbing establishment figures. Outside of the Twitter fume, they’re probably right
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Reform seems to be calculating that the brand recognition of these ex-Tories will be greater than criticisms they’re trying to be anti-establishment while absorbing establishment figures. Outside of the Twitter fume, they’re probably right
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When crowds direct offensive chants at Keir Starmer, who’s to blame? I’m afraid he is | Jonathan Liew
When crowds direct offensive chants at Keir Starmer, who’s to blame? I’m afraid he is | Jonathan Liew
The PM’s technocrat tendencies and lack of obvious backbone make him a target for amorphous rage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
When crowds direct offensive chants at Keir Starmer, who’s to blame? I’m afraid he is | Jonathan Liew
This headline gave me whiplash
Yeovil Town sign Troy Perrett on loan from Cardiff City and Joy Mukena on permanent deal from Crawley Town
Cardiff City midfielder Troy Perrett joins Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.
www.bbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM
This headline gave me whiplash
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Darren Fletcher looking at the subs bench
Which One Of My Garbage Sons Are You?
clickhole.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Darren Fletcher looking at the subs bench