Roger O'Keeffe
@rogerokeeffe.bsky.social
Shooting the breeze on Irish, EU and world affairs, history, language(s). #speirgorm
A bit of a pedant, advocate of colonic irrigation of sentences.
Location: 🇺🇸 shitshow to the left of us< 🇮🇪 > 🇬🇧 shitshow to the right
A bit of a pedant, advocate of colonic irrigation of sentences.
Location: 🇺🇸 shitshow to the left of us< 🇮🇪 > 🇬🇧 shitshow to the right
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Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
youtu.be/AA2y9VcEOzc?...
Actually, since I brought up the #PIAT, this is an interesting 18-minute documentary with a twist in the tail.
Actually, since I brought up the #PIAT, this is an interesting 18-minute documentary with a twist in the tail.
The 'Primitive' British Catapult That Could Destroy Any German Tank
YouTube video by British War Weapons
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM
youtu.be/AA2y9VcEOzc?...
Actually, since I brought up the #PIAT, this is an interesting 18-minute documentary with a twist in the tail.
Actually, since I brought up the #PIAT, this is an interesting 18-minute documentary with a twist in the tail.
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"Hans, are we on the board of peace?"
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"Hans, are we on the board of peace?"
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… ascribes logic to his actions. As demonstrable proof, you can look back through his thousands of ‘claims’ & ‘rants’ & find him abandoning them & picking them up again - with no rhyme or reason. Greenland isn’t over until the fat baby stops singing.
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
… ascribes logic to his actions. As demonstrable proof, you can look back through his thousands of ‘claims’ & ‘rants’ & find him abandoning them & picking them up again - with no rhyme or reason. Greenland isn’t over until the fat baby stops singing.
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Imagine if Joe Biden threatened attacking Greenland and then in front of a world audience confused Greenland and Iceland.
Mental competence questions would rage.
Mental competence questions would rage.
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Imagine if Joe Biden threatened attacking Greenland and then in front of a world audience confused Greenland and Iceland.
Mental competence questions would rage.
Mental competence questions would rage.
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"They stayed a little back."
America is the only country that has ever called for help from NATO. NATO answered, thosuands of allied troops fought and hundreds died.
Every time he belittles this, global fury at this guy and the nation that elected him grows. Americans will not be forgiven.
America is the only country that has ever called for help from NATO. NATO answered, thosuands of allied troops fought and hundreds died.
Every time he belittles this, global fury at this guy and the nation that elected him grows. Americans will not be forgiven.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"They stayed a little back."
America is the only country that has ever called for help from NATO. NATO answered, thosuands of allied troops fought and hundreds died.
Every time he belittles this, global fury at this guy and the nation that elected him grows. Americans will not be forgiven.
America is the only country that has ever called for help from NATO. NATO answered, thosuands of allied troops fought and hundreds died.
Every time he belittles this, global fury at this guy and the nation that elected him grows. Americans will not be forgiven.
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Palantir software is now the basis of the Government's fraud reporting service. So it now handles sensitive financial data for millions of UK citizens. Plus NHS data. Plus military analytics. Plus policing.
And, of course, it's quite explicitly far right in its politics.
What could ever go wrong?
And, of course, it's quite explicitly far right in its politics.
What could ever go wrong?
NEWS: UK police launch ‘Report Fraud’ service - AML Intelligence
UK officials have formally launched 'Report Fraud', a new service aimed at changing how victims of fraud and cybercrime contact police.
www.amlintelligence.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Palantir software is now the basis of the Government's fraud reporting service. So it now handles sensitive financial data for millions of UK citizens. Plus NHS data. Plus military analytics. Plus policing.
And, of course, it's quite explicitly far right in its politics.
What could ever go wrong?
And, of course, it's quite explicitly far right in its politics.
What could ever go wrong?
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As a corporate structure the Board of Peace probably owes less to the UN than Miss Universe, which he also used to run. Fees from participating national participants to the parent entity, which he controls
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM
As a corporate structure the Board of Peace probably owes less to the UN than Miss Universe, which he also used to run. Fees from participating national participants to the parent entity, which he controls
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
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I guess they get first dibs on prime beachfront real estate in Gaza
January 22, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I guess they get first dibs on prime beachfront real estate in Gaza
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Israel bans white Western journalists from Gaza (I have volunteered to go there) so it can murder brown Arab journalists with impunity - mind you, I'd say they'd have no qualms about killing us too, if they had the chance.
And the West's response? Silence and complicity.
And the West's response? Silence and complicity.
Three journalists on their way to film a displacement camp in central Gaza were among at least 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday. Their vehicle was known to the Israeli military and their work was sponsored by the Egyptian Relief Committee www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Reporters had been in car on way to new camp, says media group, as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidents
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Israel bans white Western journalists from Gaza (I have volunteered to go there) so it can murder brown Arab journalists with impunity - mind you, I'd say they'd have no qualms about killing us too, if they had the chance.
And the West's response? Silence and complicity.
And the West's response? Silence and complicity.
Took me a moment...
Faut quand même être con pour se lancer dans une guerre de l'ego avec... le Danemark. C'est eux qui les ont inventés.
January 22, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Took me a moment...
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Almost a third of children who started reception last year were not able to use books correctly, sometimes even trying to swipe or tap them like a smartphone, a survey has found
news.sky.com/story/nearly...
news.sky.com/story/nearly...
Nearly a third of kids can't use books when starting school - and try to swipe them like phones
Staff also report around 28% of children started school unable to eat and drink independently, and 25% had difficulty with basic life skills.
news.sky.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Almost a third of children who started reception last year were not able to use books correctly, sometimes even trying to swipe or tap them like a smartphone, a survey has found
news.sky.com/story/nearly...
news.sky.com/story/nearly...
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Und thus, modernity comes to a close just like it started, with a guy ranting at windmills
Trump: "There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place. And they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worse that country is doing. I haven't been able to find any wind farms in China."
January 21, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Und thus, modernity comes to a close just like it started, with a guy ranting at windmills
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So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
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They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
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It’s quite something to be Palestinian and watch the surprised Pikachu faces of western leaders at how the “international rules based order” is gone.
You did nothing to stop its destruction. You only care now because it affects you.
You did nothing to stop its destruction. You only care now because it affects you.
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
It’s quite something to be Palestinian and watch the surprised Pikachu faces of western leaders at how the “international rules based order” is gone.
You did nothing to stop its destruction. You only care now because it affects you.
You did nothing to stop its destruction. You only care now because it affects you.
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"AI Chatbot, what's an example of an acute Napoleon Complex?"
January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
"AI Chatbot, what's an example of an acute Napoleon Complex?"
Unfortunately, "Daddy's boy" Rutte will probably be insufferable after this.
It's not about whatever Rutte has offered. What can he offer if the Danish govt is not in the room?
It's about whatever Trump thinks he can sell back home to his base.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s9I...
It's about whatever Trump thinks he can sell back home to his base.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s9I...
NATO chief Rutte 'may have explained to Trump existing US rights in Greenland' • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Unfortunately, "Daddy's boy" Rutte will probably be insufferable after this.
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Well said. And if the federal laws won't do this, the states, which grant corporate status, can and should.
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Well said. And if the federal laws won't do this, the states, which grant corporate status, can and should.
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We really should let Steve Bannon know that Ireland is so woke, that we have an entire year in school devoted to transitioning.
#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #SpareGollum
#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #SpareGollum
January 21, 2026 at 10:38 PM
We really should let Steve Bannon know that Ireland is so woke, that we have an entire year in school devoted to transitioning.
#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #SpareGollum
#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #SpareGollum
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A man from Kazakhstan went to great lengths and made a carousel out of...a huge ice block.
January 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
A man from Kazakhstan went to great lengths and made a carousel out of...a huge ice block.
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realised something earlier. Trump's "we deserve more this piece of land because we helped win WW2" is... essentially Russia's case for taking over large chunks of eastern Europe? so, that's a thing
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
realised something earlier. Trump's "we deserve more this piece of land because we helped win WW2" is... essentially Russia's case for taking over large chunks of eastern Europe? so, that's a thing
"consummated": an interesting choice of word.
Has Drumpf been reading the Reader's Digest "it pays to increase your word power" feature?
Has Drumpf been reading the Reader's Digest "it pays to increase your word power" feature?
Trump: "Based upon a very productive meeting I had with Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one... Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs"
January 21, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"consummated": an interesting choice of word.
Has Drumpf been reading the Reader's Digest "it pays to increase your word power" feature?
Has Drumpf been reading the Reader's Digest "it pays to increase your word power" feature?
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Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.
His not being impeached by the end of the business day as a result of this threat is as much a problem as the threat itself. It’s not just Trump that the world has to worry about, it’s a GOP that supports him and Democrats who suck their thumbs and refuse to even discuss pushing to remove him
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.