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Discussing Politics, Economics, Satire, US-Europe relations, Ireland, History. Chair Clinton Inst American Studies advisory board, President Glucksman Ireland House NYU advisory Board, former Irish diplomat and Heinz and S&P Global

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05.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you New Yorker. Hopefully Hearst family don’t sell to Ellison for $10 billion or whatever UAE bosses will pay to curry favor with Trump

05.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm. Donald Trump struggles to explain why he launched another Middle Eastern war

03.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How a Call From Trump Ignited a Bitter Feud Between Two U.S. Allies

Trump is better at breaking the peace than peacemaking as he sets the Emirates off, encourages Putin to keep invading Ukraine and gets ready to start a war in Iran. I guess thats what happens when you rename D/Defense the D/War. FIFA shd give Trump the FIFA War Prize?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/w...

27.02.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s a thought for James Comer.

There IS a First Lady who has had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And it’s not Hillary Clinton.

It might be worthwhile for Comer to subpoena the First Lady who actually knows Epstein.

You know, just to see what she knows.

26.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 28531 πŸ” 8247 πŸ’¬ 899 πŸ“Œ 424
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Raw America (@rawstory) THIS IS GREAT: Sir Ian McKellen destroys Trump on Colbert last night by performing a Shakespeare monologue from Sir Thomas More. Fits the historical moment exactly. Make sure this gets around!

The great Ian McKellan on fire!
substack.com/@rawstory/no...

27.02.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Frederick Douglas in black and white

23.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jack Hughes scores golden goal with shattered smile: β€˜I looked on the ice and saw my teeth’ Hughes' shattered smile drew a lot of attention on Sunday in Team USA's Olympic gold medal win.

Jack Hughes scores golden goal with shattered smile: β€˜I looked on the ice and saw my teeth’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

23.02.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Alex Pretti’s Death Became a National Tipping Point

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...

01.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

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15.01.2026 09:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Portrait of Ted Smyth wearing glasses, a suit, light blue shirt, and pink tie, positioned beside five vertical elements: the flags of Ireland, the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, followed by the Irish Stew podcast logo featuring a globe in a bowl with the tagline β€œConversation for the Global Irish Nation.”

Portrait of Ted Smyth wearing glasses, a suit, light blue shirt, and pink tie, positioned beside five vertical elements: the flags of Ireland, the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, followed by the Irish Stew podcast logo featuring a globe in a bowl with the tagline β€œConversation for the Global Irish Nation.”

What do Trump's America and Ireland's housing crisis have in common?

Former diplomat Ted Smyth connects the dots in our year-end political episodeβ€”dropping midnight EST.

"Affordability will define 2026"
🎧 IrishStewPodcast.com

#Politics #Podcast @tedsmyth.bsky.social #GlobalIrishNation #SpΓ©irGhorm

28.12.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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What will it take to become the next president of the United States?

On our latest #podcast episode, Ted Smyth gives his thoughts.

#USPolitics #GeoPolitics #GlobalIrishNation #SpΓ©irGhorm @tedsmyth.bsky.social

03.01.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.

Essential viewing @nytimes.com Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

08.01.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nicolaus Mills’ book Winning the Peace shows what real patriots cd do with govt. Gen Marshall took away fm his New Deal experience β€œa heightened sense of the govt’s capacity for bringing order out of social chaos and creating what he calledβ€˜valuable and self supporting citizens

30.12.2025 01:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks for the great exchange!

30.12.2025 01:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts

Floggings will continue until morale improves! "98 percent of respondents said that workplace morale had fallen since Mr. Trump’s second term began in January. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u... Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...

23.12.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And, in conclusion…
#USDemocracy

19.12.2025 04:48 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women

β€œThey pursued women in a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

19.12.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@tedsmyth.bsky.social

09.12.2025 12:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy

Xi and Putin run rings around the dumbest President in US history.
Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...

09.12.2025 17:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Leaving Hungry Pols to Help Hungry Kids

That is a mission that everyone agrees with, and yet one we somehow fail to achieve in an America larded with billionaires cavorting in a new tech-driven Gilded Age. Billionaires who are, Shore said, only β€œgiving away a very small percentage of their revenue.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...

06.12.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Low dose Bayer aspirin! They’re not joking, the red line shows the actual fill level.

05.12.2025 04:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends

Corruption and greed in the White House are destroying our country’s security and future greatness β€œThey are leading the White House down the road to perdition with this ascendant technocratic oligarchy,” he said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...

01.12.2025 03:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Does Trump Know the Price of Milk?

Bravo @nytopinion and @GoldmanSachs Trump=Higher Prices
"Goldman Sachs estimates the share of tariff costs borne by consumers has increased from 22% in April to 55% in October, and that it will continue to rise, reaching 67 percent by the middle of next year. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...

21.11.2025 13:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is destroying our economy. His cult doesn’t recognize this, but Trump is a failed businessman- with 4 (some say 6) corporate bankruptcies under his watch.

Exactly right β€œThe only question remaining is which will give Trump a more egregious place in history - his moral failures or economic ones.

open.substack.com/pub/niemtzow...

20.11.2025 13:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

People are tiring of Trump just as they eventually did of Celebrity Apprentice.

20.11.2025 12:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations New York Magazine exposing the biggest rip off of American taxpayers in history by Trump and his Team of Thieves.

20.11.2025 12:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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18.11.2025 01:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The oligarchs who own the media are the cowards. Larry Ellison Bezos Murdoch etc
A few brave ones stand out, Bloomberg Sulzberger Atlantic in opposing Trump censorship

20.11.2025 12:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0