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Martin Nutty

@mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy

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Wannabe polymath, cohost of the Irish Stew Podcast and host of The Nutty Chronicles. Originally from Dublin but now live in NYC. Interested in the Irish diaspora […] [bridged from https://mastodon.ie/@mnutty on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Woke up yesterday to the sad news that Manchán Magan had passed. This short editorial 👇 from the IT captures what was essential to the man

I had the pleasure of talking with Manchán a couple of years back on @IrishStewPodcast. My abiding memory was one of joie de vivre, cultural passion and a […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 11d

@OrionKidder

The outcome they’re want is a war zone. #trump wants a violent response to justify further deployments and establish a police state

Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 11d

@OrionKidder

In a world of deep connectivity and virtually instant news, I wonder at how they came make this supposed “war zone” thing fly - coujd be that is the outcome they’re looking for

Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 11d

3) For #trump and his #maga enablers the #antifa designation presents both a problem and a blood chilling opportunity

Open to question is the legality of the President designating a domestic group as terroristic

I imagine legal considerations continue to be unimportant in the #trumpist ferment […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 11d

2) Am I #antifa?

It dpends on the definition. If the designation requires a support of #anarchy, violence, property damage, then no. There are fringe individuals and organizations that believe such techniques are justified. Such madness must be opposed

I am staunchly ANTIFA if that’s […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 11d

1) The declaration of #antifa as a domestic terrorism organization is a sad desperate attempt by the #trump administration to create a fictional sinister enemy which threatens law abiding Americans

Of course ANTIFA is more of an ideology rather than an organization, it doesn’t have offices or a […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 11d

Are we at the moment when #trump is getting increasingly desperate and attempting to provoke conflict to justify a police state?

Last I checked #portland wasn’t a war zone. Did the restoration of #jimmykimmel fry out the last rage regulating brain cells?

#uspol #fascism […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 16d

The US Geological Survey reports seismic activity has detected at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. They advise continuing instability is to be expected along with exploding ketchup sachets

#uspolitics #freespeech

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/22/nx-s1-5550330/jimmy-kimmel-back-suspended-disney-trump

Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 16d

Excellent piece featuring #zohranmamdani in conversation with #berniesanders

#bernie reflects on his time as mayor in Burlington #vermont, and his path to political power rooted in community engagement and building

That's the challenge for #zohran in a #nyc mayor's race with a #newsmedia more […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 16d

A reminder of how weird the #billionaire types of. #siliconvalley have become. Ultimately they are threatened by voters who do not share their wealth consolidation drive.

The #antichrist thing is just another attempt to distract and vilify those who oppose the goals of tech’s #ultrawealthy […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 17d

The problem with #socialmedia is it has made many less social. New #ai “solutions” are being developed which exacerbate a broad deterioration of many to engage in real world encounters

Lonliness is epedemic and #siliconvalley with its doomscrolling algorithms is increasing individual isolation […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 18d

3) The 👆is an important counterpoint to the #trump administration who would have us believe in the unaffordability of #renewables and the absence of #batterytech for #energystorage

Could it be that that they are compromised by promises made to the #petrogarchy ??? There was the matter of a […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 18d

2) Interesting analysis from #forbes on the economic virtue of #solarenergy

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianneplummer/2025/08/19/residential-solar-power-how-it-works-and-when-it-pays-off

#BillMcKibben #sunday #cleanenergy #climatechange #cleantech #solarpower #greentech

Residential Solar Power: How It Works And When It Pays Off

Learn how residential solar power works, why costs are falling worldwide, and how to calculate your payback period with clear examples and real data.

Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 18d

1) Excellent idea from #BillMcKibben and his many supporters who are organizing #sunday.

Getting more #cleanenergy solutions installed in every household is an important goal in addressing #climatechange

Enabling potential #cleantech adopters to kick the wheels is essential in making Americans […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 18d

Excellent piece from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

“while the pen might be mightier than the sword, the wallet is mightier than the pen”

There is truth here👆but there is also an important addendum:

The vote is mightier than the wallet

Now the wallet is attacking the vote. This is the struggle […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 20d

How are we to understand the Information Disordered Landscape created by #socialmedia ?

Is Western Democracy being degraded by #algorithms ?

Excellent conversation hosted by Peter Geoghan of #democracyforsale, in conversation with Eliot Higgins of @Bellingcat

#disinformation #misinformation […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 24d

@JonChevreau

I certainly am not mourning the schism between #trump and #musk 😜

That said there are so many other reasons to avoid #x, it’s manipulative algorithms and anti-democratic divisive owner

#socialmedia

Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 24d

Are liberals abandoning #bluesky for #x?

That’s what the headline reads in this #newyorker article which forces the reader to consume #NateSilver musings before approaching the headline subject

Alternative #social media such as BlueSky or #mastodon has seen a decline in posting volume […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 25d

Looks like #trump got it wrong. The murder of #charliekirk does not appear to be the work of the “radical left”

If that’s the case, I can guarantee we will never hear the words “I got it wrong” come out of Trump’s mouth

As in the past, he will double down on his efforts to stoke chaos and […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 25d

@cryptadamist

Unlike Thomas Matthew Crooks who attempted to assassinate #trump. I haven’t heard much followup on that case. Might be that the facts are inconvenient such as the fact that Crooks was a registered Republican

Naturally #Trump cited the case in his Oval Office diatribe directed […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 25d

@cryptadamist

In truth, it’s still early days to understand this guy’s motivations. I question wheather we will ever fully know what caused this guy to pull the trigger.

There is no doubt that #maga types are full convinced that Kirk was murdered by an angry liberal. It’s difficult but […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 25d

There was a time, when a crime was committed, that politicians would allow an investigation to take place and avoid jumping to conclusions prematurely

Now we have the #trump administration and those adjacent to fact free politics rushing to apportion blame to radical liberals

We don’t know why […]

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Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 25d

Real tour de force testimony from Peter Geoghan this week in Westminster.

For close to a decade Peter has worked to reveal the subterranean influence of money on #ukpolitics

#democracyforsale #journalism

https://youtu.be/hckxOuguRus?si=9BeK1TF9GdvE4but

Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 28d

3) An extraordinarily brave woman passed who lived long enough to be reunited with her grandson and see something of the horror of the dirty war revealed

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/obituaries/rosa-roisinblit-dead.html

#argentina #dirtywar #humanrights #uspol

Martin Nutty @mnutty.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 28d

Excellent podcast from Drilled featuring economist Mark Blythe delivering a scathing analysis of the #farright and their love of the #carbonarchy.

Want to understand how #ai, economics, #climatecrisis and Far Right politics intersect, Blythe and his wonderful #scottish accent is your man […]

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