John hegarty

John hegarty

@jhegarty.bsky.social

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“In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics’. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia…” George Orwell, Politics and the English Language, April 1946

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"This current campaign against the RNLI is truly sick. It shows how hateful and stupid those on the right are........." via Corbyn's Legacy True Socialist Values

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In a few days Taoiseach Martin has the opportunity to tell President Trump what the Irish people think of the attack on the Court we voted to support in a Constitutional referendum. Our media could usefully ask him now about that.

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It tells you everything you need to know about the state of British society when the Anne Frank Trust has to step in because of the dehumanising attacks on the LGBT community. What a disgrace we’ve become

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In this remarkable image of white supremicists on a subway train in Washington I see cowards afraid to show their faces and a strong woman who shouldn't have to put up with this shit. (Photo: Cheney Orr - Reuters)

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If Muslims or members of the Asian and Black community had set fire to white people’s homes with children running for their lives, do you think we would be discussing legitimate concerns or focussing on who radicalised them and ideological and contributing cultural factors?

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“In science, there are no universal truths, just views of the world that have yet to be shown to be false.” ― Brian Cox

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Zelensky issued an official presidential decree authorizing Russia to hold its Victory Day parade in Moscow tomorrow. He included the exact coordinates of Red Square. That's it. A+ trolling.

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ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.” And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.

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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.