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Dr Zack Twamley

@wdfpodcast.bsky.social

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast since 2012(!) Former Lecturer. History PhD from Trinity College Dublin. Author. Irish. Over educated history nerd. Pet your dog for me. Listen to the show: https://shows.acast.com/whendiplomacyfails

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‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”

The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...

07.11.2025 17:01 — 👍 11548    🔁 3993    💬 403    📌 144
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President Trump:

I always felt he [Putin] wanted the whole thing [Ukraine], not a piece of it. But I think now he's willing to negotiate a little bit further and I think he's willing to make a deal. We'll see. We don't want him to have the whole thing.

22.10.2025 22:04 — 👍 174    🔁 35    💬 80    📌 16
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Statement by President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, at the General Debate of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on 24 September 2025 - Presidentti Check against delivery Madam President, Mr Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, In its simplest form, foreign policy is based on three pillars: values, interests, and power. I come f...

"No single state should have veto power. And, if a member of the Security Council violates the UN Charter, its voting rights should be suspended." Finnish President Alexander Stubb nails it, at #UNGA80 www.presidentti.fi/en/statement...

24.09.2025 23:41 — 👍 316    🔁 103    💬 8    📌 5
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I am once again asking you to stop sending us money.

But we do need your time. ⏰

zohranfornyc.com/events

05.09.2025 13:10 — 👍 25122    🔁 5584    💬 561    📌 1136

EXTERMINATE

05.09.2025 17:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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MAGA cult slayer

And this is why we love Dave Matthews

05.09.2025 00:09 — 👍 2723    🔁 667    💬 78    📌 50
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Sen. Warren Daniel (R–NC, District 46) was caught trading stocks right on the Senate floor.

Didn’t even wait for a break. Playing the market on the taxpayers’ time…pure abuse of power.

05.09.2025 00:40 — 👍 18831    🔁 9274    💬 873    📌 629

i am watching clips from the kennedy hearing and one thing that comes across is his petulance at being challenged. he is like an overgrown baby (if that baby were a hot dog you grilled too long)

05.09.2025 02:02 — 👍 22098    🔁 2742    💬 671    📌 198
The words "Fuck Ted Cruz" displayed behind Green Day at one of the band's concerts

The words "Fuck Ted Cruz" displayed behind Green Day at one of the band's concerts

"Fuck Ted Cruz"

-Green Day and pretty much everyone else

03.09.2025 23:15 — 👍 23445    🔁 3092    💬 287    📌 115
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:

“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”

19.08.2025 16:13 — 👍 25553    🔁 7272    💬 509    📌 518
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Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."

17.08.2025 15:08 — 👍 36066    🔁 11048    💬 1092    📌 584
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "I think he should start with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Speaker Johnson's district that has 6x the per capita murder rate of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco. What about the carnage, Mr. President, in Shreveport? Why aren't you protecting the folks there? What bullshit."

15.08.2025 01:50 — 👍 23831    🔁 7859    💬 483    📌 320
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I want to scream.

12.08.2025 21:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#ReleaseTheCuomoList

12.08.2025 17:46 — 👍 34993    🔁 8898    💬 1070    📌 2152
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Rising Tide to Silent Tsunami: Unveiling the role of plastics in driving antimicrobial resistance Pollution caused by plastic production and waste has severe consequences on global economies, social inequalities, and ecosystems. Likewise, antimicro…

🧪NEW theoretical paper in J Hazardous Materials on the various ways the plastics boom may be driving the rising prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria—starting with the cocktail of biocides used in the extraction oil and gas, from which plastic is made.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

01.08.2025 19:39 — 👍 27    🔁 17    💬 1    📌 0
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COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?

HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.

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The Whales Are Loco The unhinged musings of a moronic madman on the world stage.

He called starving kids in Gaza “pretty hungry” based on what he “saw on television,” as if he’s just a bystander offering Yelp reviews for humanitarian disasters. This is not how presidents speak. This is how you talk about a sandwich you forgot in the fridge.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

29.07.2025 12:40 — 👍 1211    🔁 260    💬 44    📌 6
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Israeli human rights organisations accuse country of genocide The two groups are the first major voices within Israeli society to make such accusations against the state during nearly 22 months of war. Israel has denied claims of genocide.

Israeli human rights organisations accuse country of genocide

The two groups are the first major voices within Israeli society to make such accusations against the state during nearly 22 months of war. Israel has denied claims of genocide.

news.sky.com/story/israel...

28.07.2025 19:50 — 👍 209    🔁 88    💬 14    📌 1
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Former CEO of Christian nonprofit pleads guilty to possessing child pornography Jason Yates, former CEO of Christian faith-based nonprofit My Faith Votes, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.

The former CEO of My Faith Votes, a nonprofit that encourages "Christians in America to vote in every election," has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse images, months after his arrest.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

28.07.2025 18:40 — 👍 7214    🔁 3546    💬 615    📌 600

ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

19.07.2025 19:51 — 👍 35003    🔁 15907    💬 397    📌 430

27 different named women accused him of sex assault, he’s on video with Epstein where they are grossly leering at young women, Miss Teen USA contestants said he came in dressing room when they were naked, he bragged on the Access Hollywood tape about grabbing women. It’s obvious.

18.07.2025 11:35 — 👍 26277    🔁 7124    💬 1239    📌 384

it's remarkably bleak that Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women, including an allegation that was adjudicated and in which he was found liable for sexual assault, and yet the American public needs still MORE evidence of his depraved character and unfitness.

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I think Coillte broke meta ai 😅

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Electricity shortcomings in Portlaoise see up to 80 newly built homes lying vacant Dozens of families are unable to move into the houses because of the delay.

This is weaponized incompetence and these poor families are paying the price for chronic infrastructure deficiencies. How did nobody flag the lack of electricity in advance? Why do we continue to welcome data centres? I feel like I'm going insane.

jrnl.ie/6758012

10.07.2025 06:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10

She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview.

The 45 year old wife & mother has been moved between facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada. 🧵

They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape. 

This is why we call them concentration camps. 

There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.

Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview. The 45 year old wife & mother has been moved between facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada. 🧵 They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape. This is why we call them concentration camps. There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.

Reports that a Canadian citizen who has resided in the US since age 10 was abducted at a green card interview.

Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.

07.07.2025 13:18 — 👍 15390    🔁 6112    💬 514    📌 450

Thanksss mate, we had a great time doing it, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Time flew by when we were recording it too!

07.07.2025 06:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

That's so cool, thanks for sharing. I can't do housework without podcasts!

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