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Brian Friel

@brianboru1965.bsky.social
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Lanky lefty. Dual citizenship with Ireland and the U.S. Named after a great Irish playwright. Slàinte and cheers.

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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He has lost it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Trump: "They will all speak for as short a period of time as possible, so I can get along with winning the war with Iran"
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
FFS
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The worst place ever I've been in my life," Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, a Somali immigrant, told me over the phone from Guantanamo Bay last week.
Sakariye is a 22 year old asylum seeker who had work authorization. He was driving a truck for work when he was
arrested in Alabama last year."I TOLD HIM AT THE TIME TO STOP WORKING, BECAUSE ICE WAS ARRESTING EVERYONE," SAKARIYE'S COUSIN TOLD ME.
BUT SAKARIYE REFUSED.
"HE BELIEVED ICE WAS LOOKING FOR CRIMINALS."
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
How does a football Hall of Famer become a Supreme Court justice? Let Alan Page explain www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...
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How does a football Hall of Famer become a Supreme Court justice? Let Alan Page explain (Gift Article)
Alan Page won an NFL MVP award, made the Hall of Fame, became a Supreme Court justice and was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/08/2026
Another day, and still not a word from Trump about the tens of thousands of Americans in Indiana who have been without power for more than a week after deadly storms. At least seven people are dead. Families are losing food and insulin. Trump's posted plenty of AI memes, though.
meidasnews.com
Zero Response From Trump As Blackouts Ravage Indiana
Tens of thousands still without power as Trump posts memes of himself
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Family members share with MeidasTouch that women aboard the USS Boxer have been “begging” for extra pads and tampons as basic feminine hygiene supplies run out at sea.
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"They Were Begging Us to Send Them Extra Pads and Tampons." Family Member Describes Feminine Hygiene Shortage Aboard the USS Boxer
A family member with loved ones serving aboard the USS Boxer reached out to us directly to describe a supply crisis unfolding on the amphibious assault ship,
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Genius!
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
He is insane.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
MAGA…..(Morons Are Governing America)
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“The mounting level of US government debt, on track for $40 trillion courtesy of this summer’s “big beautiful bill,” risks a tectonic crash for the US economy” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Social Security Will Start Running Out Earlier Than Expected
The date when the Social Security trust fund will be unable to pay 100% of benefits just got moved up.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Awesome! Bummer they lost in QF round, had a decent chance to win that match.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Portland Press Herald is reporting that Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition & Presente! Maine say the person who died in the shooting is a 26-year-old Colombian man authorized to work in the U.S. & had been issued a Social Security number. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...
pressherald.com
Live updates: Man killed in Biddeford ICE-involved shooting ID’ed as 26-year-old from Colombia
Witnesses described seeing one person being shot in the head.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Trump "extends gun rights to buyers who had faced restrictions because of mental illness..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...
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Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Boston pops
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
An absolute genius.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
He is clueless.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
We are a stupid country.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This. is. dope. Skol!
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Norwegian World Cup fans are dope, period.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Former Democratic Unionist Party (a pro-British party from Northern Ireland) leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges
Eleanor Donaldson charged with aiding and abetting and cruelty to children and jury found she carried out those acts
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20/06/2026
Noticing a piece of the new “American flag blue” liner that was partially detached from the Reflecting Pool, David Hearn said he reached in to see what it felt like. Moments later, U.S. Park Police officers arrested him on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property. wapo.st/4xVNzcS
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
He is insane
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/06/2026
This is genocidal rhetoric. Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir declared: "For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep." "All of Lebanon must burn." A senior member of Netanyahu's government is openly calling for collective punishment.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I’m pretty sure this is illegal unless there is a discharge permit.
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Phil Yabut @philliefan99.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
They're dumping slimy, green peroxide water from the Reflecting Pool back into the Potomac. #dc @popville.bsky.social
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Awesome story and movie.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
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Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
action.lincolnproject.us/remember_the...
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Remember The Promises
Check out The Lincoln Project's latest video: Remember The Promises
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Your daily reminder this should be the biggest scandal in American politics right now but nobody seems to care. Ken Paxton freed a man who raped a boy for 3 years. He also doesnt have to register as a sex offender. www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/k...
texastribune.org
Inside Ken Paxton’s plea deal for a child sex abuse case
Critics are pointing to two other serious felony cases that the attorney general’s prosecutors took to trial that ended in mistrials and, eventually, plea deals.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Whoa……Ireland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN says www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Ireland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN says
Data processing accounts for 21% of Irish electricity use – compared to just 4% in the US and 1% in China
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Awesome! Also, I saw a recent PBS show that included Metallica performing Funeral for a Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding when the Kennedy Center honored Elton John. It happened about 15 years ago. That too was amazing.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Casper Ruud won the second set. Fonseca’s shot on set point was out. I love France, French people, and their joie’de’vivre, but they really, really need to use electronic line calling for the French Open. My god, that call was awful.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I’ll be darn….this bunch doesn’t know what the fuck they’re doing.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Whoa!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Morons Are Governing America (MAGA)
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
But of course this happened…..Weld County, (CO) GOP chairman arrested, suspected of soliciting child prostitute
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Business Ukraine magazine @businessukraine.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Putin has taken revenge for his Victory Day parade humiliation in typical fashion by targeting Ukrainian civilians. Over the past 24 hours, the Russian dictator launched one of the largest bombardments of the entire war. Multiple Ukrainians were killed in the attack
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I cannot believe the Avalanche won that game. Sorry.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I cannot the Avalanche win that game.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Wow, that is a crazy statistic! Hopefully, that streak ends tonight!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) defended his decision to suspend his state’s ongoing primary election to redraw the congressional maps, even after 45,000 ballots had already been cast, saying that discarding those votes was “not a big” deal. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Louisiana governor: Discarding 45,000 votes ‘not a big’ deal and ‘not my fault’
“Well, it's not a big de– it's not my fault,” Landry said.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Morons Are Governing America (MAGA)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed Alabama to select a different map for this year’s congressional elections in a stunning, last-minute move to interfere with another state primary election that has already begun. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
SCOTUS greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election
The order means that Alabama will discard its court-ordered congressional map for the 2026 primary elections and use a 2023 map that courts previously struck down as a violation under Section 2 of the...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"With control of the strait, Iran emerges as the key player in the region and one of the key players in the world. The roles of China and Russia, as Iran’s allies, are strengthened; the role of the United States, substantially diminished. ...
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This. Is. awesome.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/05/2026
the optics of this Oval Office event are absolutely insane. get a load of this. crazytown.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Why in the actual eff is the PGA having a tournament hosted this week at the stupid golf course “Trump National Doral” in Miami. For a week when Prince Bone Saw and his failed “sports washing” endeavor with LIV golf announced they will end financing at the end of CY2026, this is god awful timing.
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Brian Friel @brianboru1965.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Morons Are Governing America (MAGA)……Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/c...
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Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.
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