Deirdre O'Shaughnessy
@deshocks.bsky.social
Opinion Editor, Irish Examiner |
Host, The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast | Mother of three.
Interested in news, books, politics, culture, science, climate and life in Ireland - and everywhere else. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
Host, The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast | Mother of three.
Interested in news, books, politics, culture, science, climate and life in Ireland - and everywhere else. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
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The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Something for Iran protestors to take note of also. When Trump says you should keep putting yourself in harms way and that ‘help is on its way’
DON’T. BELIEVE. A. WORD. OF. IT.
DON’T. BELIEVE. A. WORD. OF. IT.
If Trump wants Greenland without firing a shot he's only got weeks to do it.
Not for nothing: It's been 10 days since Trump said the Greenland situation would be sorted in 20 days.
Not for nothing: It's been 10 days since Trump said the Greenland situation would be sorted in 20 days.
* GREENLAND GOVERNMENT: FROM TODAY THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED MILITARY PRESENCE IN AND AROUND GREENLAND -- IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH NATO ALLIES
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Something for Iran protestors to take note of also. When Trump says you should keep putting yourself in harms way and that ‘help is on its way’
DON’T. BELIEVE. A. WORD. OF. IT.
DON’T. BELIEVE. A. WORD. OF. IT.
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“The Nazi campaign depended on institutions like universities handing over information about their Jewish members to the authorities… Given the history of government lists being weaponized against Jews, the very demand for a list of Jews is upsetting in and of itself.” www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...
Jewish faculty at Penn move to block feds from getting lists of Jewish campus orgs
Jewish faculty and student employees at the University of Pennsylvania have asked to intervene in a lawsuit, in which the Trump administration is seeking lists of campus Jewish organizations, their me...
www.audacy.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“The Nazi campaign depended on institutions like universities handing over information about their Jewish members to the authorities… Given the history of government lists being weaponized against Jews, the very demand for a list of Jews is upsetting in and of itself.” www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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Glad to see the Ombudsman for Children leaving X. The office is on Bluesky - @ocoireland.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Glad to see the Ombudsman for Children leaving X. The office is on Bluesky - @ocoireland.bsky.social
Bringing back patience would be good for democracy, says @vittorio66.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Bringing back patience would be a good thing for democracy
By seeking shortcuts, we are issuing an open invitation to totalitarians
www.irishexaminer.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Bringing back patience would be good for democracy, says @vittorio66.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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The resistance to Greenways also shows this culture of motonormativity. I live in the countryside and outside of our Greenway there is no safe roadway to cycle, walk, or roll.
A timely op-ed from @ciarancannon.bsky.social today on making cyclists safer
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Judge's comments show bias against cyclists is 'deeply embedded' in Irish society
There are five actions we can take to save lives on our roads, if we choose to implement them
www.irishexaminer.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:04 AM
The resistance to Greenways also shows this culture of motonormativity. I live in the countryside and outside of our Greenway there is no safe roadway to cycle, walk, or roll.
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
Just the five tantrums since 6pm… lovely evening thanks. The good news is there are only 3 more school lunch prep days left before we get our school meals and I for one will be ceremonially burning the lunchboxes
*metaphorically, that would be a waste and very messy
*metaphorically, that would be a waste and very messy
January 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Just the five tantrums since 6pm… lovely evening thanks. The good news is there are only 3 more school lunch prep days left before we get our school meals and I for one will be ceremonially burning the lunchboxes
*metaphorically, that would be a waste and very messy
*metaphorically, that would be a waste and very messy
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This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
From running some of Cork’s most loved pubs, to being arrested after days spent wandering barefoot around Rome clutching a bottle of whiskey, today’s podcast guest Michael Droney has overcome child sexual abuse, addiction & alcoholism to tell his own story.
open.spotify.com/episode/6yXS...
open.spotify.com/episode/6yXS...
A publican’s story of addiction and recovery, with Michael Droney
open.spotify.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
From running some of Cork’s most loved pubs, to being arrested after days spent wandering barefoot around Rome clutching a bottle of whiskey, today’s podcast guest Michael Droney has overcome child sexual abuse, addiction & alcoholism to tell his own story.
open.spotify.com/episode/6yXS...
open.spotify.com/episode/6yXS...
A timely op-ed from @ciarancannon.bsky.social today on making cyclists safer
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Judge's comments show bias against cyclists is 'deeply embedded' in Irish society
There are five actions we can take to save lives on our roads, if we choose to implement them
www.irishexaminer.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A timely op-ed from @ciarancannon.bsky.social today on making cyclists safer
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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When you're begging people not to be negative about your product/economic model, you know things are going great!
January 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
When you're begging people not to be negative about your product/economic model, you know things are going great!
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TL is full of this now - masked 'police' randomly grabbing non-white or non-obviously Amuricans - and the US Media is furiously both sides-ing it. It's insane.
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
TL is full of this now - masked 'police' randomly grabbing non-white or non-obviously Amuricans - and the US Media is furiously both sides-ing it. It's insane.
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Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
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In case you are unaware that digital images are also being manipulated to depict women and children as victims of physical violence. It's not just about bikinis.
‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:23 AM
In case you are unaware that digital images are also being manipulated to depict women and children as victims of physical violence. It's not just about bikinis.
IBEC writing in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social with a warning that changes to immigration rhetoric and policy are bad for Ireland
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Prejudice against migrants is a threat to Brand Ireland
Any policy shift or public sentiment that undermines Ireland’s reputation as a welcoming destination represents a significant risk to future prosperity, our values, and our collective quality of life
www.irishexaminer.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:52 AM
IBEC writing in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social with a warning that changes to immigration rhetoric and policy are bad for Ireland
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Nooooooo
Google Meet show how late people will be based on meeting history
January 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Nooooooo
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The DOJ is more than three weeks late in delivering the Epstein Files. In those three weeks:
- Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela
- ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota
- Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally
- Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
- Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela
- ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota
- Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally
- Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
January 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
The DOJ is more than three weeks late in delivering the Epstein Files. In those three weeks:
- Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela
- ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota
- Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally
- Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
- Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela
- ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota
- Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally
- Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
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I keep having to remind myself that
ní mhaireann aon drochlá go deo
( no bad day lasts forever)
ní mhaireann aon drochlá go deo
( no bad day lasts forever)
January 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I keep having to remind myself that
ní mhaireann aon drochlá go deo
( no bad day lasts forever)
ní mhaireann aon drochlá go deo
( no bad day lasts forever)
Wow… a US bishop telling clergy to get their wills written in case they are killed by the State while defending the vulnerable.
This is…
I don’t even know the word for this.
This is…
I don’t even know the word for this.
“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Wow… a US bishop telling clergy to get their wills written in case they are killed by the State while defending the vulnerable.
This is…
I don’t even know the word for this.
This is…
I don’t even know the word for this.