Dom Bryan

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

Netherlands joins Ireland in threatening to boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel takes part Dutch broadcasting officials said it was taking the stance because of the loss of lives in Gaza.

Netherlands joins Ireland in threatening to boycott Eurovision if Israel takes part

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Kash Patel, Director of the FBI, finishes with a message to Charlie Kirk: ‘see you in Valhalla’.

The United States is so deep in a sort of violent cult, it’s difficult to see if they can get out.

I’ve researched the politics of flags in Northern Ireland for decades – here’s what England needs to understand I’ve contributed to at least six reports assessing the tensions around flags.

theconversation.com/ive-research...

Anti-Islamic biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites BBC identifies members of Infidels MC gang hired as armed security at US and Israel-backed aid sites.

Anti-Islamic biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites www.bbc.com/news/article... I read this with utter disbelief. But maybe I should stop being so surprised.

The Gaza discourse has been Vylanised – but that diversionary strategy just doesn’t work any more | Archie Bland Those appalled by Israel’s actions in Gaza, and the kind of media frenzy prompted by Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury appearance, are finding their voice, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edit...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Glastonbury - KNEECAP The breakthrough Northern Irish rap trio bring their energetic hip-hop to Worthy Farm.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

It’s time to use the f-word. Trumpism is fascism.

The essence of fascism is in place. See the list 👇

All that’s needed to complete the fascist ascent are;
- territorial aggression
- the concentration of power in one individual or tight cabal.

And these are emerging by the day

It seems to me that most world leaders have not got a clue how to build peace. And for those who think we need to learn history so we do not make the mistakes of the past, well, I think that theory is blown to bits.

The USA is getting exactly what it voted for, not a government but a soap opera.

Please pass this along to anyone who might want to be me for a year. hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

It is worrying that there are very few people on the media questioning the idea that war is inevitable. No one seems to think about deescalation.

Best worst season ever.

Oxford English dictionary definition of the word holocaust: 'The complete destruction of something (esp. a large number of people); a mass slaughter, a massacre.'

Very taken by Dan Hicks argument that we should stop using the term ‘post’-colonial since Colonialism clearly is not over.

YouTube video by United Nations Gaza: UN Urges Immediate Action to Save Lives - OCHA Briefing | United Nations

youtu.be/GqP4zwbZxoU?... everyone should listen to this. No one will be able to claim they didn’t know it was happening. It will be our duty to hold the military and politicians of Israel and our own countries to account.

'Children handcuffed and shot' - ex-UK Special Forces break silence on war crime claims Veterans who served with the SAS and SBS give BBC Panorama eyewitness accounts of alleged executions.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Utterly predictable to anyone who knows the history of British forces in Northern Ireland. In Iraq and Afghanistan the role of Australian and US forces were no better. This is one of the reasons millions of us protested about these wars.

For Sir David: 🎂

The Guardian view on Israel’s aid blockade of Gaza: hunger as a weapon of war | Editorial Editorial: Conditions are increasingly desperate. The resumption of humanitarian relief is essential to save civilian lives

Op-ed by the International Court of Justice: Israel is using hunger as a weapon of war in Gaza www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Oxford English dictionary definition of the word holocaust: 'The complete destruction of something (esp. a large number of people); a mass slaughter, a massacre.'

Whatever happened to the likely lads photo

A bit of Monday morning nostalgia for those old enough to remember. 😊

Exactly!👇

At least 57 Palestinians have starved to death during the 60 days of Israel’s blockade of Gaza at a time the Israeli army has stepped up bombing and launched an offensive by ground forces, according to aid agencies. (Irish Times)

Belfast: Sharp rise in parking fines for mandatory cycle lanes The lanes are at road level and are separated from the rest of the carriageway by solid kerbing or bollards, or a solid white line.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Belfast still feels a long way from being a place with safe cycle infrastructure. @belfastcyclecam.bsky.social @deptinfra.bsky.social

There are a lot of people commenting on Kneecap who seem to be wilfully or blissfully unaware of what exits on the streets of Northern Ireland all over the place and throughout the year.

TOMORROW is MAY DAY (5/1/25): The latest in our ongoing PROTESTS!
FIGHT to protect the country from the chaos of one dangerously unstable man.
IT. IS. WORKING. Sane Americans easily outnumber the cult & live in Dementia Don's head rent-free. Bad press is his Kryptonite. BE THERE!! www.FiftyFifty.com

@aiannucci.bsky.social … you are scripting US politics. You must be. There is no other rational explanation.