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How Putin’s war destroyed a golden age of Russian culture Inside the pain, purges and persecution that have decimated the country’s once-flourishing theatre scene #PutinsWar ft.com/content/4228c0df-4928… via @ft

As we discussed there is huge benefits of AutonomousVehicles if promoted & encouraged, unfounded negativity will only keep it a premium service in a few select cities & we will see a repeat of the nonsensical backlash against AVs as we did with EV adoption open.spotify.com/episode/6W3…

The Irish for history is star. The Irish for teach is moon. The Irish for light is kiss. The Irish for secret is ruin. Perhaps this is why night skies catch our eye, luring us to learn by what light still shines. Doireann Ní Ghríofa ‘False Friends’

Mishima Yukio was a member of the Japan Flying Saucer Research Society日本空飛ぶ円盤研究会議 He even submitted a letter about watching for UFOs over Atami: Every night, every night I hoped that maybe tonight a UFO would land, but alas I was never able to witness such an event.

A little break from the @TOG_Dublin stand at @DublinComicCon to make a QSO with EI9JYB. Easy contact from the 5 the floor of Convention Center Dublin #amateurradio

In retrospect, given that MeToo was ultimately a movement about creating social and professional consequences for sexual abuse, no wonder all these guys went ballistic about it

The Negotiation: award-winning playwright @colinmurphyinfo examines questions of war and peace, justifications for invasion and conquest in his gripping adaptation from Greek historian #Thucydides. Panel chaired by @BrigidLaffan @NCH_Music Friday 30 Jan: nch.ie/all-events-listing/cl…

What are the rules of war and who enforces them when power collides with principle? 2,000 yrs ago Thucydides confronted similar challenges as Ukraine & Gaza today. Colin Murphy’s The Negotiation will bring to life. National Concert Hall | Fri 30 Jan 🔗 nch.ie/all-events-listing/cl…

Fingers crossed.

Essential read @EdwardGLuce Even the Prime Minister of Ireland (seriously dependent on US investment) was the first head of state to visit President Xi in 2026, seeking to diversify risk for the small island state. "Raising the price of US protection is one thing — and a reasonable one. But no sane customer would pay more for a product they are not sure will be delivered. Contrary to the mafia analogies, Trump is offering America’s partners a deal they cannot accept. ft.com/content/331ec18b-9960… via @ft

ICE are the American equivalent of the Black and Tans. masked men shooting on sight,raiding homes in the dead of night, no oversight many with no proper training , Most importantly they have carte blanche to kill with no consequences. Even if they are convicted there is no doubt Trump will pardon

Global jihadism is on a historic decline, and so is political Islam more broadly. My @WSJ essay on how the tide has turned — and how the Islamist movements that have been successful, be it in Afghanistan or Syria, have done so only after becoming focused on the nation-state and abandoning transnational ambitions. wsj.com/world/middle-east/wh…

A return to spheres of influence could make sense if you are a great power. If you aren't one, cheering it seems foolhardy. Once again, too many people are living mentally like Americans, not realising they are citizens of the periphery.

The lesson of the past 48 hrs - the UK needs sovereign tactical nuclear weapons, sovereign AI, sovereign 6G combat air and an irreversible SSN pipeline ... the sanctions on anti-hate speech campaigners and the Trump NSS are unmissable signals of US intent

The New Right hates Reagan so much that they want to unwin the Cold War. Or possibly they want to unwin the Cold War so badly that they hate Reagan this much.

I addressed the Irish Oireachtas. It is a great honor for me to stand here today – in a country that understands the price of freedom better than many in Europe, better than many in the world, and that shares our belief that every voice counts, every nation matters. Please remember, your voice matters – from Ireland’s vote at the United Nations, to the words in your media. From your thoughts here in Dublin, to every home in the global Irish community around the world. That’s millions of people who can influence hundreds of millions more. When the most powerful apply pressure, the global community helps guide that pressure in the right direction. The aggressor must be held accountable for what was done. Please, take an active role in making the Tribunal for this aggression a reality. Not just joining, but pushing, working, insisting that justice must begin with accountability. Please, continue to advocate for every form of sanctions against Russia. And it is time for Russian assets to serve the cause of peace – to help defend and rebuild Ukraine. This is a long-overdue decision, and it must be implemented. And please – call on everyone in the world to help return all the children abducted by Russia, and all the prisoners still held in Russian jails and camps – many of whom have been there not just since 2022, but since 2014, when Russia launched its hybrid war against us and occupied Crimea. This has gone on far too long to simply close our eyes and turn the page on Russia. Without a just peace, hatred will not fade – it will continue to smolder and provoke new violence. History has seen this before. And this time, it must be different. We need real peace. Help us achieve it. And never lose your faith in Ukraine.