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Michael Toomey๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Lecturer in International Relations at Glasgow University. Rugby/ex-MMA/Beer Enthusiast. BJJ ๐ŸŸชโฌ›๐ŸŸช. ADD. Opinions own, rt =/= endorsement.

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Latest posts by Michael Toomey๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ @michaeltoomey

It would be great to see Jon Moxley take a stapler to his forehead though

19.02.2026 13:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Boris Johnson: Put Up or Put a Sock in It, Europe Continental leaders talk big about autonomy and independence from the U.S., but itโ€™s all bluster.

I hate agreeing with Boris Johnson

www.wsj.com/opinion/put-...

18.02.2026 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scum. All of them.

08.02.2026 01:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kathy Sheridan: Sinn Fรฉin is deliberately being obtuse about EU plan to help Ukraine Itโ€™s not a simple question of spending money on services here or bolstering Ukraineโ€™s defence

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

04.02.2026 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Disappeared bodies, mass burials and โ€˜30,000 deadโ€™: what is the truth of Iranโ€™s death toll? Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters

Unbelievably grim.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

29.01.2026 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Masked thugs, sneering elites and terrified citizens: a picture of the US today. We used to have a name for this | Marina Hyde Truly, I am the countryโ€™s biggest fan. But in the spirit of free speech its leaders apparently love, hereโ€™s a few things the rest of the world needs them to know, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

I love this piece. Marina Hyde is my spirit animal.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

28.01.2026 11:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion: Ireland canโ€™t afford to ignore Trumpโ€™s threat to Europe. Silence would be submission US president Donald Trumpโ€™s hostility towards Europe has long been manifest

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

20.01.2026 08:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter US president says he no longer feels the need to think โ€˜purely of peaceโ€™ in letter to Norwegian prime minister

Reading this, my mind is brought back to a scholar I met at ISA 2025 who ruefully explained his vote for Trump in 2024 because the US "...just HAD to get rid of Biden"

To which I should have asked, how did you think the #January6th guy would be an improvement?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

19.01.2026 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

THAT'S BETTER๐Ÿ˜‚

19.01.2026 14:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does Limerick not exist anymore, no?

17.01.2026 12:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fintan O'Toole: Ireland in Trump's Western Hemisphere โ€“ do you feel owned yet? Steve Bannonโ€™s boasts are not just those of a marginal blowhard โ€“ they chime with the fully official American claim on the hemisphere in which we live

Yanqui go home

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

13.01.2026 09:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Patrick Oโ€™Donovan was blaming the users and absolving Twitter yesterday

09.01.2026 09:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh sorry, correct that, to placate Michael Lowry and Mattie McGrath. Like they were going to bring down the government. Very serious. Very smart.

09.01.2026 09:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ireland will vote against Mercosur trade deal, Taoiseach and Tรกnaiste confirm Simon Harris said the governmentโ€™s position stands: โ€˜We will vote against the agreementโ€™

Very smart government we have, very credible and serious. Burn political capital at European level for a meaningless gesture and potentially a short-lived polling bump.

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

08.01.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US invasion act of imperialist aggression: China Daily editorial

"What the world is witnessing is not a "rules-based" order, but colonial pillaging. Upholding sovereignty, equality and noninterference is not optional. It is the foundation of global stability โ€” and it must be defended."

tinyurl.com/4r6tjah7

05.01.2026 11:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Climate: Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg should take Billie Eilishโ€™s question seriously If youโ€™re a billionaire, she asked, why are you a billionaire?

Make Billionaires Extinct Again

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

11.11.2025 09:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

10.11.2025 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Genocide apologist bot detected

08.11.2025 00:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Kingdom of Hungary reduced to a small five acre plot around Buda

07.11.2025 19:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tesla deal to make Elon Musk the worldโ€™s first trillionaire Worldโ€™s richest person could receive the largest corporate payout in history if he meets required goals

This is literally being done just so Muskrat can claim to be the worldโ€™s first trillionaire. No financial or business sense, just pure ego. Disgusting.

www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

07.11.2025 06:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fintan Oโ€™Toole: Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become โ€˜too highโ€™

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

04.11.2025 07:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What goes around comes around, Isabella

29.10.2025 05:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Things one loves reading about

28.10.2025 14:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And then he literally cries crocodile tears. What a scumbag.

27.10.2025 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nope?!!!! Wesley Morris needs to watch more horror movies.

27.10.2025 14:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Us Vs Them How the Far Right taught good people to hate

open.substack.com/pub/chadbour...

26.10.2025 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good point, Jerome Powell might want to watch his back

25.10.2025 10:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wonder how long it will be before Trump moves the contents of the Federal Reserve to a shack out the back of Mar a Lago

25.10.2025 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Same thing goes for the nameless US elites, shit or get off the pot you absolute cowards. 7 million people are marching in the street and risking being murdered by ICE in the streets to prevent deportations. You are worried about your stock portfolio. Grow a pair.

24.10.2025 18:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Conservatives complain to whips about fellow MPโ€™s comments on legally settled people Exclusive: Criticism of Katie Lam comes amid widespread confusion in the party over its policy on indefinite leave to remain

Shit or get off the pot time, Tories. Either disavow her plan for ethnic cleansing publicly and vote to kick her out of the party, or resign your position. You gutless cowards.

Conservatives complain to whips about fellow MPโ€™s comments on legally settled people www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

23.10.2025 16:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0