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Filmmaker and journalist. Feature doc Amplified out now on Apple and Amazon

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Distract with the culture war stuff so people ignore the ACTUAL issues.

07.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 12310 πŸ” 7435 πŸ’¬ 295 πŸ“Œ 339
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That guy? Really!? If there is an β€œinvasion” in Ireland it’s of bullshit

open.substack.com/pub/immikesh...

05.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Irish politics is showing symptoms of the US culture wars β€” we wanted to know why Just like other cultural influences have been exported from the US, so too could the often hateful, toxic rhetoric of this new era of Maga politics, nowhere more obvious than Irish anti-migrant protes...

I have an op-ed in this weekends Irish Examiner www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

01.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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War With Iran Has Begun. Where Does It End? Trump has launched combat operations despite little public support and widespread fears among allies.

President Trump attacks Iran

With unclear goals and little effort made to sell the conflict to the public, Trump has launched a broad military effort that could now help define his presidency

War with Iran has begun. Where does it end? www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

01.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Mon. guest list: Frank Foer, David Drucker, David Ignatius, Bernie Rayno, Pablo Torre, Roger Bennett, Peter Baker, Josh Gerstein, Moses Small, Catherine Rampell, Sen. Ruben Gallego, Neal Katyal, Mike Sheridan, Sam Stein, Rep. Mike Turner, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Rep. Jason Crow, Morgan Neville

23.02.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amplified: The Exportation of the Culture Wars – disquieting study of weaponised rhetoric Mike Sheridan’s first feature begins as study of toxic US discourse and expands into sobering excavation of Dublin unrest

Well this Irish Times review has made my month www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...

27.02.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Amplified Director Mike Sheridan on MSNOW’s Morning Joe
Amplified Director Mike Sheridan on MSNOW’s Morning Joe YouTube video by Harley Boo Productions

Huge thanks to the Morning Joe team and Jonathan Lemire for having me on yesterday to talk about Amplified youtu.be/iHnP1Q9XuW8

24.02.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trailer Amplified: The Exportation of the Culture Wars
Trailer Amplified: The Exportation of the Culture Wars YouTube video by Harley Boo Productions

I had the opportunity to contribute to @immikesheridan.bsky.social's brilliant doc Amplified, on how US culture wars and extreme ideas are influencing Ireland. It's now available to watch on Apple TV, Amazon, and Google Play.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaFJ...

23.02.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to Mike Sheridan and Jo Linehan for the opportunity to appear in their new documentary, talking about Fr. Charles Coughlin and his influence in American politics.

21.02.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trailer Amplified: The Exportation of the Culture Wars
Trailer Amplified: The Exportation of the Culture Wars YouTube video by Harley Boo Productions

Amplified: The Exportation of the Culture Wars will release globally, in all English speaking countries, on Feb 20. We worked incredibly hard over a period of years on this. I hope you’ll check it out youtu.be/CaFJw71Kyo4

11.02.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Research from us looking at how social media platforms once again failed to take action on content inciting violence in Northern Ireland last week

20.06.2025 13:50 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Tucker Carlson is in Ireland and meeting Conor McGregor this evening. Far right American influence over Irish political discourse is only continuing to grow.

15.04.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione, Bondi says U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance division, in New York last year.

Bondi seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione is both politically performative and shortsighted. This will backfire spectacularly www.reuters.com/legal/us-pro...

01.04.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’d love to know what my friends in the UK think of this clip of Marjorie Taylor Greene and a reporter from @skynewsrss.bsky.social (shoutout to the reporter who used his question to support his colleague)

27.03.2025 00:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0