Michael Pierse
@michaelpierse.bsky.social
Academic at Queen's University Belfast. Irish Studies. Working-class writing. Left politics. Gaeilge. Tweets own opinions. RTs not endorsements.
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When the shakedowns just start happening in public.
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$NVO
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
When the shakedowns just start happening in public.
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
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Katie McCabe Praised For Poppy Stance In Arsenal’s Win Over Leicester
https://www.eucup.com/1345591/
With the calendars having now tipped into November, English football has officially entered ‘poppy season’. The remembrance poppy has become an increasingly integral part of the English game …
https://www.eucup.com/1345591/
With the calendars having now tipped into November, English football has officially entered ‘poppy season’. The remembrance poppy has become an increasingly integral part of the English game …
Katie McCabe Praised For Poppy Stance In Arsenal's Win Over Leicester - European Football - EUCUP.COM
With the calendars having now tipped into November, English football has officially entered ‘poppy season’.
www.eucup.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Katie McCabe Praised For Poppy Stance In Arsenal’s Win Over Leicester
https://www.eucup.com/1345591/
With the calendars having now tipped into November, English football has officially entered ‘poppy season’. The remembrance poppy has become an increasingly integral part of the English game …
https://www.eucup.com/1345591/
With the calendars having now tipped into November, English football has officially entered ‘poppy season’. The remembrance poppy has become an increasingly integral part of the English game …
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"When history judges us, it won’t ask how “agile” we were.
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"When history judges us, it won’t ask how “agile” we were.
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
This should be interesting: a lecture at Queen's by Professor Dan Hicks, anthropologist/archaeologist, whose internationally-recognised work is shaping public debates on museums, monuments, colonialism and cultural violence. www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ...
06.11.2025 Annual Public Anthropology Lecture | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This should be interesting: a lecture at Queen's by Professor Dan Hicks, anthropologist/archaeologist, whose internationally-recognised work is shaping public debates on museums, monuments, colonialism and cultural violence. www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ...
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Breaking: Jim Gavin withdraws from Presidential Election.
October 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Breaking: Jim Gavin withdraws from Presidential Election.
“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Imagine saying Greta Thunberg is Hamas. The sheer, unadulterated, mendacious evil of the Israeli regime.
September 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Imagine saying Greta Thunberg is Hamas. The sheer, unadulterated, mendacious evil of the Israeli regime.
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Normally I couldn’t care less about golf. But seeing a toxic MAGA mob silenced is sweet whatever the occasion.
September 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Normally I couldn’t care less about golf. But seeing a toxic MAGA mob silenced is sweet whatever the occasion.
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79. American citizen.
September 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
79. American citizen.
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My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social.
September 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social.
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Hate the way people talk about autism. Deeming it unhealthy is eugenics. Is it really the worst thing a child could be? You think vaccines cause autism so you'd rather risk your child dying of meningitis? You'd prefer your child to die than be autistic? Horrible ppl.
September 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Hate the way people talk about autism. Deeming it unhealthy is eugenics. Is it really the worst thing a child could be? You think vaccines cause autism so you'd rather risk your child dying of meningitis? You'd prefer your child to die than be autistic? Horrible ppl.
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“Racism was hard-wired into this place by Carson and Craig, and it has been nurtured since then by successive generations of unionist leaders who have risen to power on the backs of loyalist hardmen”
~Tom Collins
The Irish News
☕️🥐
~Tom Collins
The Irish News
☕️🥐
September 23, 2025 at 5:33 AM
“Racism was hard-wired into this place by Carson and Craig, and it has been nurtured since then by successive generations of unionist leaders who have risen to power on the backs of loyalist hardmen”
~Tom Collins
The Irish News
☕️🥐
~Tom Collins
The Irish News
☕️🥐
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Make America Grift Again.
New: The Trump family is now worth an estimated $10 billion, having nearly doubled its net worth since last year’s election.
@danalexander21.bsky.social, @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@danalexander21.bsky.social, @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Here's How Much The Trump Family Is Worth
President Trump just had the most lucrative year of his life. But percentage-wise, his three sons—Don Jr., Eric and Barron—did even better.
www.forbes.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Make America Grift Again.
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16% of Britons have no savings.
39% have less than £1,000; struggle to survive without income.
Profiteering, low wages, high living costs condemn millions to insecurity.
1% have more wealth than 70% of population.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
39% have less than £1,000; struggle to survive without income.
Profiteering, low wages, high living costs condemn millions to insecurity.
1% have more wealth than 70% of population.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average Savings by Age in the UK 2025: by Age, Income & Region
It is important to have some savings aside, but are you putting away enough? Check the 2025 average savings by age and income in the UK here.
blog.moneyfarm.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
16% of Britons have no savings.
39% have less than £1,000; struggle to survive without income.
Profiteering, low wages, high living costs condemn millions to insecurity.
1% have more wealth than 70% of population.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
39% have less than £1,000; struggle to survive without income.
Profiteering, low wages, high living costs condemn millions to insecurity.
1% have more wealth than 70% of population.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
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Genocide deniers have been left with nowhere to go.
A new UN report cements the overwhelming consensus that Israel is committing genocide.
Genocide deniers should be treated as beyond the pale.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/un-leaves-...
A new UN report cements the overwhelming consensus that Israel is committing genocide.
Genocide deniers should be treated as beyond the pale.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/un-leaves-...
UN leaves genocide deniers with nowhere to go
A new UN report cements the consensus that Israel is committing genocide. Genocide deniers must now be ostracised
www.owenjones.news
September 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Genocide deniers have been left with nowhere to go.
A new UN report cements the overwhelming consensus that Israel is committing genocide.
Genocide deniers should be treated as beyond the pale.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/un-leaves-...
A new UN report cements the overwhelming consensus that Israel is committing genocide.
Genocide deniers should be treated as beyond the pale.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/un-leaves-...
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Today - along with colleagues from Ulster University UCU and regional @ucu.org.uk representatives - we had a productive meeting with @caoimhearchibald.bsky.social, the Minister for the Economy in the Executive, about a sustainable and accountable Higher Education sector for Northern Ireland.
September 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Today - along with colleagues from Ulster University UCU and regional @ucu.org.uk representatives - we had a productive meeting with @caoimhearchibald.bsky.social, the Minister for the Economy in the Executive, about a sustainable and accountable Higher Education sector for Northern Ireland.
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All the right-wing whackos when they discover the alleged Kirk killer allegedly donated to Tump ...
a man is driving a yellow vehicle in a tunnel
ALT: a man is driving a yellow vehicle in a tunnel
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September 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
All the right-wing whackos when they discover the alleged Kirk killer allegedly donated to Tump ...
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Worth remembering for the next few days:
When people say "political violence is never acceptable", they invariably mean TOWARDS THEM, and those who agree with them. Everyone else is fair game.
When people say "political violence is never acceptable", they invariably mean TOWARDS THEM, and those who agree with them. Everyone else is fair game.
September 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Worth remembering for the next few days:
When people say "political violence is never acceptable", they invariably mean TOWARDS THEM, and those who agree with them. Everyone else is fair game.
When people say "political violence is never acceptable", they invariably mean TOWARDS THEM, and those who agree with them. Everyone else is fair game.
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Political analyst Matthew Dowd has been fired from MSNBC after his comments about the death of Charlie Kirk, Variety reports
Matthew Dowd Fired From MSNBC For Charlie Kirk Comments
Political analyst Matthew Dowd has been fired from MSNBC after his comments about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
variety.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Political analyst Matthew Dowd has been fired from MSNBC after his comments about the death of Charlie Kirk, Variety reports
Love teaching this course at Queen's.
September 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Love teaching this course at Queen's.
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Can’t help but feel that we are living in an era of overwhelming anti-intellectualism on every front, with AI being the corporate vanguard of this cultural emptiness.
May 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Can’t help but feel that we are living in an era of overwhelming anti-intellectualism on every front, with AI being the corporate vanguard of this cultural emptiness.