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Barry Ryan

@drbarraoriain

Academic in the field of International Relations.. Security studies, caustic Irish wit & maritime politics, mostly.

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A eerily timely Iranian film that explores regime change and the values that are needed to fund it.

07.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you vote for the new $50 billion supplemental appropriations package, you are voting to force us to pay for more of this.

06.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 2385 πŸ” 815 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 29

Well, outside of Britain, people think Churchill and Trump would have got along just fine.

05.03.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Confusing imminent with immanent.

05.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Merz he does bends.

04.03.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rut; a long, deep track in soft ground made by wheels, or a figuratively dull, unchanging, and tedious routine made by a man with no soul passing through world politics.

03.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gone are the good old days when illegal wars were rebranded 'moral'. Since morality has been dredged of all meaning, all wars from now on will be simply described as 'necessary'.

01.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's not what your country can do for you. It's what you can take from your country.

28.02.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hannah Spencer. Angel of the North. Best of luck tonight

27.02.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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22.02.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 6516 πŸ” 1569 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 67

They want to keep their medals, I suppose

24.02.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob Arcane posted the opening of David F Noble's In Defense of Luddism (1993) and damn it's like it was written and hour ago.

23.02.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Wondering when we can break the red line and begin calling it the Trump regime?

23.02.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Send it to Cuba, you murderous demented knob

23.02.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Designate the Board of Peace as a terrorist organisation

20.02.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Recommence nuclear treaty talks - Drop all sanctions on ICC officials - Pay reparations - Recognise two-state solution. - Drop all economic sanctions on Cuba - Admit it's the Gulf of Mexico.

So what should be accomplished in the afternoon?

20.02.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Investigate Donald Trump et al for financial and other crimes -Offer reparations for the damage done to the planet. - Rejoin all UN agencies -

20.02.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Next US President first morning cleaning duties:
Release political prisoners, domestic and foreign - Rebuild trust with, and apologise to, allies - Decommission domestic militia groups - Repay UN owed billions -

20.02.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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When a Devil remembers his good old days.

20.02.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ICE is killing American citizens.

Sorry, did you say ISIS?

No, ICE, I said, ICE is.

25.01.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Alex Pretti RIP. Martyred.

25.01.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When Trump happens to European states there are million people marches, thousands of people sent to jail, deaths chaos and rage. What is wrong with the USA?

23.01.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Icelanders worried now

21.01.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, locked out without my permission.

21.01.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

if the United States continues to elect and appoint tv commercials to the world stage, then Europe needs to disengage. Face up to our own potential. Our way of life is not America's, nor Russia's, nor China's/

22.11.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Enemies of the United States are seeing opportunity here. The country is in flux, it's vulnerable.

22.11.2025 01:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Read Citizen and Subject.

22.11.2025 01:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me

22.11.2025 01:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The shallowest human in history.

19.11.2025 01:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's like he's just watched the Godfather

19.11.2025 01:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0