our government combines the impulse control of pete hegseth, the intellectual rigor of rfk jr, and the attention span of donald trump with elon musk’s signature sense of humor

Sir Keir supports whatever illegal shit the US tells him to

The most unpopular prime minister since records began stands resolutely behind the unprovoked attack on Iran by the two countries that are actively carrying out a genocide in the Middle East.

But please, do elaborate more about "extremism on the Left", Mr Human Rights lawyer KC.

Tech CEOs Confused by Why Everybody Hates AI So Much With public sentiment on AI resoundly negative, the tech CEOs pushing the new tech only seem to be doubling down.

just spitballing but some of it might have something to do with 15 years of sociopathic behavior culminating in the enthusiastic embrace of violent fascism

LOODER CONVENTION

X is absolutely cooking the brains of the entire political class that remains on there. The ones who think they're immune are probably the most affected.

These are a bit less watery

No idea. I suspect they may have a FB page.

McDowells

It is always worthwhile to fight injustice, whatever the odds of victory. When we stand up for each other, we are asserting a positive vision of what it means to be a human being, protecting each other and ourselves from the despair and cynicism our enemies seek to normalize.

crimethinc.com/wefight

That's great. Would be good to include that inchicore place that is building up quite a local gig scene.

The Crackdown

ahoy there! Updated Dublin event listings spreadsheet! New gigs include Napalm Death, GOAT, The Handsome Family, "Elvis Presley" in an Indian restaurant, Kirkos things, and Gil Scott Heron collaborator Brian Jackson.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

#speirgorm

In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”

We've started a new podcast "The Irish Question". Myself, @mullallyelaine @declanganley , @PaulTreyvaud A key goal is to broaden reach across all platforms. So its v important we rank high in Irish pod charts. Please subcribe & listen on Spotify:

Nick Delehanty started a podcast with buds in the "official" Spoil the Vote campaign:

+ Declan Ganley, who has millions in contracts with the US security state
+ Elaine Mullally, who launched RFK Jr's anti-vax group Children Health Defense in Ireland
+ Paul Treyvaud, who is an unstable restaurateur

NWL is the bitchmade coward of all bitchmade cowards, spends every free second on X going after anyone he doesn't like with personal attacks, insinuating they serve secret or corrupt agendas, and accusing others of a lack of transparency, while hiding from any accountability for himself

Even the grammar is bad. It's 'at close quarters'.

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.

We won't let this go. The UK cracked down on access to gender affirming care and trans youth suicides then the government covered it up. This also came amidst a massive push for anti trans policies more broadly among British political parties.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-yout...

South Kerry fish species near extinction new data shows Recent data has revealed a near obliteration of a Kerry fish species over two decades.

"Figures from a fish counter in Waterville... show sea trout stocks have decreased by 95.6 per cent since 2002"

The sea is empty, fishing as an economic sector is over, the only thing that will turn things around is strict protection

www.independent.ie/regionals/ke...

Jaziz. Like early beastie boys with added brain damage.

Cast him as an Irish Granny

Screenshot of a dark-mode social media post from a verified account labeled “Donald J. Trump” (@realDonaldTrump). The long text post criticizes the Grammy Awards, CBS, and host Trevor Noah, calls the show unwatchable, and accuses Noah of making a false statement about Trump visiting Epstein Island. The post denies ever being there, calls the statement defamatory, threatens legal action, and uses multiple insults and emphatic capitalization. Engagement metrics are shown below (ReTruths and Likes), along with a timestamp reading Feb 2, 2026, 1:01 AM.

The president of the United States is personally threatening a comedian for mocking him.

Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio? Nazi Lies in Vance's America

In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...

Alan Shatter is Not in the Epstein Files (Obviously) Last night, I had the unfortunate responsibility of informing Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon that he had been taken in by a right-wing hoax.

my first article of the year is about how Alan Shatter is not in the Epstein Files, obviously, despite a circulating hoax claim to the contrary

leftinthelurch.net/2026/02/01/a...

Bruce's song is a gloss on Desolation Row. You can hear the similarity in the cadence and Dylan fans will get the many lyrics in Dylan's song that seem descriptive of events in Minneapolis.

Yes it totally has the feeling and cadence of that tune.

Striking numbers which demonstrate, in spades, how tiny is the popular support for the culture of hate that Britain's institutions seem determined to impose on a kind and accepting majority.

(Expect the BBC to ignore it or qualify it to oblivion.)

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"[A new British intelligence report] echoes warnings some of us have made for years, only to be dismissed as nutters, doomsayers and extremists."

"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse...”

You won't find more crucial reading than this.

"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."