Séamus Dubhghaill
@seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social
Retired geek. LR Public Safety Commission (2024-present), Irish Cultural Society of Arkansas (2010-present), LR Arts+Culture Commission (2015-24) | Thoughts are my own! | 🚫 DMs
She's not wrong! | Kamala Harris blasts Trump’s leadership and claims "both parties have failed to hold the public’s trust" in speech to DNC l.smartnews.com/p-6M4E7GiA/3... #SmartNews
Kamala Harris blasts Trump’s leadership and claims ‘both parties have failed to hold the public’s trust’ in speech to DNC (The Independent)
Former Vice President Kamala Harris offered a rebuke to both Democrats and Republicans during a recent speech, delivering a warning that Americans feel betra...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
She's not wrong! | Kamala Harris blasts Trump’s leadership and claims "both parties have failed to hold the public’s trust" in speech to DNC l.smartnews.com/p-6M4E7GiA/3... #SmartNews
Death of Oscar Traynor, Fianna Fáil Politician & Republican, in Dublin on December 14, 1963 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/14/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3638
Death of Oscar Traynor, Fianna Fáil Politician & Republican
Oscar Traynor, Fianna Fáil politician and republican, dies in Dublin on December 14, 1963. He serves as Minister for Justice from 1957 to 1961, Minister for Defence from 1939 to 1948 and 1951 to 19…
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December 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Death of Oscar Traynor, Fianna Fáil Politician & Republican, in Dublin on December 14, 1963 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/14/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3638
Linda Brown and I spent a couple of hours this afternoon manning the Get Loud, Arkansas! voter registration table at "Holiday at Pettaway" at Pettaway Square.
December 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Linda Brown and I spent a couple of hours this afternoon manning the Get Loud, Arkansas! voter registration table at "Holiday at Pettaway" at Pettaway Square.
Death of Vincent “Vinnie” Byrne, Member of “The Squad,” at the age of 92 on December 13, 1992, in Artane, Dublin | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/13/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3637
Death of Vincent “Vinnie” Byrne, Member of “The Squad”
Vincent (‘Vinnie’) Byrne, a member of the Irish Republican Army and a senior figure in the assassination group known as The Squad, dies at the age of 92 on December 13, 1992, in Arta…
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December 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Death of Vincent “Vinnie” Byrne, Member of “The Squad,” at the age of 92 on December 13, 1992, in Artane, Dublin | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/13/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3637
Bravo, Navajo Nation! | The Navajo Nation said no to a hydropower project. Trump officials want to ensure tribes can’t do that again. l.smartnews.com/p-6KzuMfJK/p... #SmartNews
The Navajo Nation said no to a hydropower project. Trump officials want to ensure tribes can’t do that again. (Grist)
Early last year, the hydropower company Nature and People First set its sights on Black Mesa, a mountainous region on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. ...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Bravo, Navajo Nation! | The Navajo Nation said no to a hydropower project. Trump officials want to ensure tribes can’t do that again. l.smartnews.com/p-6KzuMfJK/p... #SmartNews
Birth of Billy Simpson, Northern Irish Footballer, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on December 12, 1929 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/12/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3636
Birth of Billy Simpson, Northern Irish Footballer
William Joseph Simpson, a Northern Ireland international footballer, is born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on December 12, 1929. During his fifteen year playing career he plays for&n…
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December 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Birth of Billy Simpson, Northern Irish Footballer, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on December 12, 1929 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/12/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3636
The Chicago Sun-Times has posted a correction. Rev. Jackson has not entered hospice care.
Thoughts and prayers to Rev. Jesse Jackson and his family as he begins his transition to the afterlife! | Rev. Jesse Jackson moved into hospice care l.smartnews.com/p-6KTuLJte/n... #SmartNews
Rev. Jesse Jackson moved into hospice care (Chicago Sun-Times)
Civil rights leader Rev. J...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Chicago Sun-Times has posted a correction. Rev. Jackson has not entered hospice care.
Thoughts and prayers to Rev. Jesse Jackson and his family as he begins his transition to the afterlife! | Rev. Jesse Jackson moved into hospice care l.smartnews.com/p-6KTuLJte/n... #SmartNews
Rev. Jesse Jackson moved into hospice care (Chicago Sun-Times)
Civil rights leader Rev. J...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Thoughts and prayers to Rev. Jesse Jackson and his family as he begins his transition to the afterlife! | Rev. Jesse Jackson moved into hospice care l.smartnews.com/p-6KTuLJte/n... #SmartNews
Beware! The fascist, treasonous Trump regime is going to attempt to check the social media accounts of all incoming travelers! www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-t...
Urgent social media warning for Irish travelling to the US
Irish tourists have been warned that the US is planning to check the social media accounts of all incoming travellers.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Beware! The fascist, treasonous Trump regime is going to attempt to check the social media accounts of all incoming travelers! www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-t...
Birth of John Luttrell-Olmius, 3rd Earl of Carhampton, on December 11, 1739 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/11/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3635
Birth of John Luttrell-Olmius, 3rd Earl of Carhampton
Captain John Luttrell-Olmius, 3rd Earl of Carhampton, a Royal Navy officer and politician who sits in the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1774 and 1785, is born on Dec…
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December 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Birth of John Luttrell-Olmius, 3rd Earl of Carhampton, on December 11, 1739 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/11/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3635
Birth of Padraig Marrinan, Figure- & Portrait-Painter, in Belfast on December 10, 1906 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/10/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3634
Birth of Padraig Marrinan, Figure- & Portrait-Painter
Padraig H. Marrinan, figure and portrait painter, is born Patrick Hamilton Marrinan in Belfast on December 10, 1906, the son of James Marrinan, a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), origi…
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December 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Birth of Padraig Marrinan, Figure- & Portrait-Painter, in Belfast on December 10, 1906 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/10/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3634
Death of Danny Blanchflower, Northern Ireland Footballer, in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, on December 9, 1993 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/09/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3633
Death of Danny Blanchflower, Northern Ireland Footballer
Robert Dennis “Danny” Blanchflower, former Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager, dies of pneumonia in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, on December 9, 1993. Blanchflow…
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December 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Death of Danny Blanchflower, Northern Ireland Footballer, in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, on December 9, 1993 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/09/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3633
I'm pretty certain that Leavitt has been "outright lying" since Day One! | White House press secretary accused of "outright lying" l.smartnews.com/p-6JHb7Tvq/TUV…#SmartNewsws
White House press secretary accused of ‘outright lying’ (Knewz)
Rep. Jason...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm pretty certain that Leavitt has been "outright lying" since Day One! | White House press secretary accused of "outright lying" l.smartnews.com/p-6JHb7Tvq/TUV…#SmartNewsws
Birth of Novelist John Banville in Wexford, County Wexford, on December 8, 1945 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/08/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3632
Birth of Novelist John Banville
William John Banville, novelist, short story writer, adapter of dramas, and screenwriter, is born in Wexford, County Wexford, on December 8, 1945. He also has a 30-year car…
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December 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Birth of Novelist John Banville in Wexford, County Wexford, on December 8, 1945 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/08/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3632
It was a chilly, cloudy afternoon at the Lost & Found Market in SOMA but Jasmine Zandi, Patricia Roby and I, representing Get Loud Arkansas assisted five registered voters in updating their address on their existing registration. It was a successful afternoon! #GetLoud
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It was a chilly, cloudy afternoon at the Lost & Found Market in SOMA but Jasmine Zandi, Patricia Roby and I, representing Get Loud Arkansas assisted five registered voters in updating their address on their existing registration. It was a successful afternoon! #GetLoud
What to know? Don't watch! | Trump to host Kennedy Center honors tonight. Here's what to know. l.smartnews.com/p-6JoQQRG0/A... #SmartNews
Trump to host Kennedy Center honors. What to know about the 2025 recipients. (USA Today)
The Kennedy Center will soon host the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, one of the Washington venue's marquee events. But this time around, President Donald Trumpi...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
What to know? Don't watch! | Trump to host Kennedy Center honors tonight. Here's what to know. l.smartnews.com/p-6JoQQRG0/A... #SmartNews
Founding of Traditional Unionist Voice on December 7, 2007 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/07/f... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3631
Founding of Traditional Unionist Voice
The Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV), a unionist political party in Northern Ireland, is founded on December 7, 2007, by Jim Allister after he and others had resigned from …
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December 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Founding of Traditional Unionist Voice on December 7, 2007 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/07/f... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3631
WAY TO GO INDIANA HOOSIERS! I lived in southern Indiana for only two years (1996-98) but still have a soft spot for IU!
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
WAY TO GO INDIANA HOOSIERS! I lived in southern Indiana for only two years (1996-98) but still have a soft spot for IU!
Birth of Sportswriter Con Houlihan on December 6, 1925, in Castleisland, County Kerry | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/06/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3630
Birth of Sportswriter Con Houlihan
Con Houlihan, Irish sportswriter, is born on December 6, 1925, in Castleisland, County Kerry. Despite only progressing to national journalism at the age of 46, he becomes “the greatest and the best…
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December 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Birth of Sportswriter Con Houlihan on December 6, 1925, in Castleisland, County Kerry | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/06/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3630
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FIFA is smartly doing this trying to avoid foreign spectators being arrested by ICE. Sad reality.
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
FIFA is smartly doing this trying to avoid foreign spectators being arrested by ICE. Sad reality.
Just what Trump needs...more gold crap! He'll probably wear it at all times...even when he sleeps...in Cabinet meetings! | FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport l.smartnews.com/p-6IzpL9F6/T... #SmartNews
FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport (Associated Press)
President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Just what Trump needs...more gold crap! He'll probably wear it at all times...even when he sleeps...in Cabinet meetings! | FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport l.smartnews.com/p-6IzpL9F6/T... #SmartNews
Birth of David Hammond, Singer & Folklorist, on December 5, 1928, in Miss Kell’s nursing home on the Castlereagh Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/05/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3629
Birth of David Hammond, Singer & Folklorist
David Andrew (Davy) Hammond, singer, folklorist, television producer and documentary maker, is born on December 5, 1928, in Miss Kell’s nursing home on the Castlereagh Road…
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December 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Birth of David Hammond, Singer & Folklorist, on December 5, 1928, in Miss Kell’s nursing home on the Castlereagh Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/05/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3629
John Calipari asks fans to stop chanting "Overrated" following Arkansas's win over #6 Louisville. But, damn it, Calipari IS overrated! | John Calipari Grabs Mic After Win vs. Louisville to Ask Fans to Stop Chant
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John Calipari Grabs Mic After Win vs. Louisville to Ask Fans to Stop Chant
The Arkansas coach had a message for fans after a big win.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
John Calipari asks fans to stop chanting "Overrated" following Arkansas's win over #6 Louisville. But, damn it, Calipari IS overrated! | John Calipari Grabs Mic After Win vs. Louisville to Ask Fans to Stop Chant
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Birth of Timothy Lyons, Irish Republican Army Volunteer, in Garrynagore, County Kerry, on December 4, 1895 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/04/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3628
Birth of Timothy Lyons, Irish Republican Army Volunteer
Timothy Lyons, also known as Aero or Aeroplane, an Irish Republican Army (IRA) soldier who fights with the Anti-Treaty side during the Irish Civil War, is born in…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Birth of Timothy Lyons, Irish Republican Army Volunteer, in Garrynagore, County Kerry, on December 4, 1895 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/12/04/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3628