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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 13h

Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel jrnl.ie/6838266

Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel

There were five Irish citizens aboard boats in the flotilla.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Don't tell me what to do

David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Ok I'll admit I had to look that one up. Touché sir.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

DANTE

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

She should have gone full mind games and said Edward Said.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Could have said Orwell and still had no idea what his work was about... but probably would have got away with it.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

It can only good happen

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Stuff of nightmares

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

UK's prosecution service appeals decision to throw out terror charge against Kneecap's Mo Chara jrnl.ie/6837605

UK's prosecution service appeals decision to throw out terror charge against Kneecap's Mo Chara

The case against the rapper was thrown out due to a technical error.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Knives out

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 1d

Cork East TD James O’Connor said Gavin, who dropped out of the race in dramatic fashion late on Sunday night, “should have never found himself on the ballot paper”, while he also accused party leaders of "throwing him under the bus" this week.

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Fianna Fáil TD takes aim at Taoiseach and Chambers over 'extensive pressure' to back Jim Gavin

James O’Connor also said he regretted the treatment Gavin has been subjected to in the last two days.

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Conor Smith @conorsmith.ie · 2d

Gavin has shown himself unfit to be President. This is why we should let our current President take a third term, despite his age. Who cares what the constitution says.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 2d

23 members of the US Congress have written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin stating their opposition to Ireland's stance on Israel, including support for South Africa's ICJ genocide case and the bill aimed at banning imports from illegal settlements in Palestine.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 2d

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

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House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 2d

They claim that Ireland want to "alter" the definition of genocide in order to "target Israel".

This is not the case and I've written about it before:

www.thejournal.ie/israel-claim...

FactCheck: False claims about Ireland's position on Gaza ramp up after embassy closure

Many false claims have come from social media users but they have also come from official Israeli sources.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 2d

Signatories

David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 2d

23 members of the US Congress have written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin stating their opposition to Ireland's stance on Israel, including support for South Africa's ICJ genocide case and the bill aimed at banning imports from illegal settlements in Palestine.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 2d

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said Irish citizens were among 171 people released from detention today. Among them is Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
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Irish citizens taken from Gaza aid flotilla released from prison in Israel

Simon Harris said officials were monitoring the progress of another aid flotilla carrying Irish citizens.

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 3d

For those lucky enough to not know this is a neo-Nazi meme normally found on TRS and the Daily Stormer being shared by the official DHS account.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 3d

The French have been at this for years.

They call it "Islamoleftism".

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 3d

I think the clear winner from RTÉ's #Áras2025 debate was Áine Lawlor's shoes.

Not even close.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 3d

This is obscene.

Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 3d

Van Jones repeats “dead Gaza baby” as a punch line. New York Times columnistThomas Friedman laughs along.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 3d

So the UN, neutrality and peacekeeping came up in today's presidential debate.

For anyone wondering about the need for a Security Council resolution to approve peacekeeping missions, here's a quick FactCheck:

www.thejournal.ie/does-the-un-...

Does the UN Security Council have final say when it comes to sending Irish troops abroad?

Debates around the scrapping of the UN mandate requirement have been intense.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 4d

Part of a letter to Tánaiste Simon Harris sent by lawyers representing Irish people detained in Israel.

Some details on reported abuses in Israeli detention.

They also urge Harris to refer to what happened to them as abduction.

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