Breffni Michael O’Connor
LightNews LightNews
banner
breffnioc.bsky.social
Breffni Michael O’Connor
@breffnioc.bsky.social
120 followers 320 following 98 posts
Book evangelist. Head of marketing at politybooks.com. Cultivating my own garden. Specifically veg.
Posts Replies Media Videos
breffnioc.bsky.social
Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank
Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continues
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
theguardian.com
Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection
Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection
New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objects
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
literaryhub.bsky.social
From the Booker to the Giller, the Kirkus to the Edgar, these books took home 2025’s biggest prizes in fiction.
Here Are All the Award-Winning Novels of 2025!
Percival Everett won the Pulitzer and Rabih Alameddine took home the National Book Award, but who else added a shiny new trophy to their mantle this year? From the Booker to the Giller, the Kirkus …
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
breffnioc.bsky.social
I’m on hunger strike in a British prison. This is why | Amu Gib
Our demands are simple – and they start with stopping the flow of arms to Israel, says activist Amu Gib
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
quaker.org.uk
Quakers in Britain hold all those affected by the horrifying antisemitic attack in Sydney in the Light.
Quakers express shock, condemnation and deep grief at antisemitic violence in Sydney
Quakers in Britain hold all those affected by the horrifying antisemitic attack in Sydney in the Light.
www.quaker.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
breffnioc.bsky.social
Bondi beach shooting live updates: Australia's PM condemns act of ‘evil antisemitism’ as death toll from attack at Jewish festival rises to 12; event declared terror incident
Further 29 people are in hospital, after attack on world-famous Sydney beach where a Hanukah event was taking place
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
breffnioc.bsky.social
Bondi Beach: Twelve killed in shooting targeting Australia’s Jewish community
A Hanukkah event with over 1,000 attendees was taking place on the beach at the time of the shooting - 29 people have been taken to hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
andreacapussela.bsky.social
Podcast on my @politybooks.bsky.social book, in St Andrews splendid @rbpodcast.bsky.social series.
I discuss the links between classical liberty and P. Aghion's Schumpeterian theory, and pick from M. Wolf's and @brankomilan.bsky.social's reform programmes
www.intellectualhistory.net/roots-and-br...
December 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
breffnioc.bsky.social
New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland
Palestinians who have worked the ‘breadbasket’ area for generations face being replaced by Israeli settlers
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
breffnioc.bsky.social
Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows | Polly Toynbee
Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows | Polly Toynbee
Labour and the country have reached a historic inflection point. For all the talk of Brexit ‘benefits’, the anti-EU ideologues know the tide has turned, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
breffnioc.bsky.social
Trump crowns himself world king… but kindly lets Russia and China rule their fiefdoms | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
timbale.bsky.social
SURPRISE!
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
breffnioc.bsky.social
Zygmunt Bauman’s Century
Polish-British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman was born 100 years ago today. He is best known as the theorist of “liquid modernity,” in which social bonds decline in favor of an atomized individualism.
jacobin.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
breffnioc.bsky.social
Spain has too rosy a view of Franco’s regime. Let’s remind ourselves of its horrors | Giles Tremlett
Little is taught about the murderous, incompetent dictatorship – and now almost one in five young people say Franco was good for the country, says historian Giles Tremlett
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
ulrichbrand.bsky.social
I am pleased to announce the book Capitalism at the Limit. A Political Ecology of a World in Crisis by Markus Wissen and myself has been published with @politybooks.bsky.social.

🙏🏾 order copies for libraries, review the book, use it in teaching, and disseminate.

www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
politybooks.bsky.social
Intimacy can be joyous, but also confusing and socially constrained.

The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships by Luke Brunning & Natasha McKeever reveals how philosophy can deepen our understanding of how we date, love, have sex, and form relationships.

www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
breffnioc.bsky.social
Inside China’s Zambian copper mine disaster
It's being called an environmental catastrophe - that's been followed by an alleged government and industry coverup.
www.channel4.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
breffnioc.bsky.social
BBC ‘100% fake news’, says Donald Trump’s press secretary
BBC ‘100% fake news’, says Donald Trump’s press secretary
Comments by Karoline Leavitt follow allegations that Panorama documentary misled viewers with its editing of a Trump speech
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
breffnioc.bsky.social
Sudan war: Reports of mass killings in el-Fasher in Darfur have echoes of country's dark past - BBC News
Some are warning of a genocide unfolding in Darfur - violence that is linked to killings there 20 years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
politybooks.bsky.social
“A marvel of narrative art … it’s the very best book I’ve read in quite a while.”
Sara Dowse (@saradowse.bsky.social) reviews 'Marseille 1940' by Uwe Wittstock (@uwewittstock.bsky.social) for @insidestory.bsky.social

insidestory.org.au/perilous-ref...
Perilous refuge • Sara Dowse
Uwe Wittstock’s Marseille 1940 is a marvel of narrative art
insidestory.org.au
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
breffnioc.bsky.social
Human remains from University of Glasgow to be returned to South Africa
The remains of six people will be repatriated from The Hunterian in Glasgow to South Africa, having been exhumed and taken to Scotland in the 19th…
www.heraldscotland.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
lukebrunning.bsky.social
Coming soon! In one month my new textbook with @nmckeever3.bsky.social will be published by @politybooks.bsky.social www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships
The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships, Engagingly written, and rich with real-world examples, The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships is a crucial resource for students, researchers, a...
www.politybooks.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
politybooks.bsky.social
Many people think they know what fairies are. Francis Young's book demonstrates that the truth about belief in fairies is far stranger than clichéd images of wings and wands.

Get 25% off @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social's 'Fairies: A History' from Waterstones. Details ⬇️
waterstones.com/book/fairies...
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
breffnioc.bsky.social
share.google/BVUVWYe5MQ5J...
Spain-Africa: Madrid's radically different approach to African migration
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government is kicking against the prevailing mood among Western nations.
share.google
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Reposted by Breffni Michael O’Connor
goodlawproject.bsky.social
"Are we going to abandon people whenever the rightwing press demands it?"
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM