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Gerry Arthurs

@gerryarthurs.bsky.social
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South East Technological University SETU (Ireland) Lecturer in International Relations & Politics. Views my own.

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 9h
Different press sec same bullshit
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 12h
Luce:"Anor US president would pressure Russia to stop killing innocents.Trump gives them means to kill more & a green light to help Iran..with satellite and tracking data to target US bases and allied installations.In a v real sense,Trump is assisting attacks on America." www.ft.com/content/1724...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19h
He lives in a fantasy world
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 11/10/2026
Ukraine has repeatedly offered cease fires and Russia has always refused
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Lisounours @lise-l.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Ils étaient mi-cerf mi-escargot, et re mi-cerf derrière
Image de deux cerfs allongés devant des rouleaux de foin
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Donnacha Ó Beacháin @donnachadcu.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump’s diesel deal with Putin is about much more than fuel prices Rather than ending Russia’s war, the US is financing it, buying cheaper fuel with Ukrainian blood Europe’s dependence on the US for its defence is profoundly irrational My interview w/ Pat Kenny www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
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Trump agrees oil deal with Russia | Newstalk
United States President Donald Trump has said that Russia will supply more than 300,000 tonnes of...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 10/10/2026
Up until 2025, the FBI was circling around Susan Collins. Then, Donald Trump got elected and made the investigation go away. Now Collins is voting with Trump 96% of the time. Funny how that works.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Zelenskyy: @Precisely at this moment, when we are talking about peace, America is giving Russia the opportunity to export diesel. This is... I don't know. “I believe our team is simply being used as a cover. And this is definitely unfair. “This is definitely un-partner-like.”
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🔊Calling all young progressives!!! The S&D Group (Labour’s EU political family 🌹)have just opened applications for its spring 2027 traineeship programme! 🔗 www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/working-with...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
All these years later.... I'm STILL a member of The Resistance.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 09/10/2026
Team of Mercenaries by @GrahamDavidA www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Trump’s Team of Mercenaries
People around the president are using their roles to cash in. They learned it by watching him.
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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is really sad news - UKICE and @anandmenon.bsky.social are a great source of commentary and analysis in the field. Hopefully their work will continue in a different format. All the very best.
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Conor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/1...
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Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums
Sports stadium, bomb site, detainment yard, refugee camp – the three-year evolution of Gaza’s football stadiums
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 08/10/2026
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has failed in a High Court bid challenging how the media regulator, Comisiún na Meán, deals with user complaints against social media platforms
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Musk's X fails in court action against Comisiún na Meán
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has failed in a High Court bid challenging how the media regulator, Comisiún na Meán, deals with user complaints against social media platforms.
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Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Well. Here it is: a new book that has been keeping me busy for a while. The Seventh Continent: Antarctica and the Southern Oceans. Past, Present and Future 1/5
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW: An ABC News analysis found that defense companies backed by Donald Trump’s sons have now raked in more than $6 billion in active or promised government contracts since those investments were made. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What an absolutely loathsome man. For any president to make such remarks would be political suicide, yet his audience just laugh away.
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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
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Ben McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Denmark is fast becoming the new Norway. Battery electric vehicles are approaching 90% of new sales. Substantially ahead of the next EU cluster (BE, NL, FI, SE) at 50%. european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/PJ7Luw
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New feature @irishpollingind.bsky.social: you can now explore election results and polling estimates from 1987 to 2026 interactively. Select one or more parties to check how their (combined) support has changed. The graph also lists cabinets and government composition. pollingindicator.com/#graphs
Party support in general elections and opinion polls, 1987 to 2026 – graph covers all parties included in the Irish Polling IndicatorSupport for Fianna Fáil, 1987–2026Combined support for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, 1987–2026Combined support for Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour, Green Party, and Solidarity-PBP, 1987–2026
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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sánchez calls elections for November 29. Odds strongly against him but history suggests it would be unwise to write off the great survivor of Spanish politics entirely. The timing is typically canny: seizing moment where the national conversation has turned from migration to housing.
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Prof John O Brennan @jobmaynooth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Serbia’s upcoming parliamentary election may well be free but it certainly isn’t fair: the ruling party completely dominates media airtime. eualive.net/vucic-receiv...
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Vučić received 78 percent of airtime devoted to political actors on five television stations
The Bureau for Social Research (BIRODI) said today that Aleksandar Vučić, leader of the “United ...
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 04/10/2026
What an image. Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call? The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all. More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap
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Lady Di @ladydi2020.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is where we are at. The U.S. was the only one to oppose… 😡 #Pinks
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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pete Hegseth is clearly not a well man
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Devastating photos showing the destruction in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire
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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
DCU has been ranked in the world’s 300 top universities for the first time! The @timeshighered.bsky.social (THE) World University Ranking for 2027 places DCU in 284 for 2027, climbing 24 places since 2026. DCU is also ranked first in Ireland for Research Quality. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4z6hajA
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Failure to understand this point led Brexiters to be able to sell their lies about Brussels trussing up the European market with red tape. What they failed to explain (or understand) is that EU rules created the single market in the first place & then maintained it in existence. No rules, no market.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New WSJ poll:
List of presidential ratings before the Midterms. Trump has the lowest
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
U2 return to their old school Mount Temple where it all began 50 years ago #U2
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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
from 2020 to 2025 and dealing with the illegal Russian assault on Ukraine. Diplomacy in the technological and social media age, as well as the 'ruptures' in international relations - we live in interesting times.
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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
on the deep historical connections between Denmark & Waterford, which have been 'twinned' for the Presidency, before a great discussion on geopolitical tensions, transatlantic trade, recent Danish-Greenland-US agreement, and Mr Mikkelsen's personal & professional experiences as Ambassador to Ukraine
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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A privilege & pleasure to welcome Irish Ambassador to Denmark Kyle O'Sullivan & Danish Charge d'Affaires to Ireland Ole Egberg Mikkelsen to SETU for a wide ranging discussion under the banner of the Irish Presidency of the Council of Ministers. @setupresident.bsky.social Veronica Campbell reflected
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Mark Henry @drmarkhenry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Academic freedom in Ireland is one of the highest in the world. Students and lecturers can pursue their studies without political direction or interference. That fosters innovation and encourages critical thinking. And it's something to be proud of 🇮🇪
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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’m normally acknowledgements-sceptic when it comes to fiction, but I can only offer a nod of respect for Louise Kennedy’s in her new novel Stations. Real ‘without whom’ stuff.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am grateful to my oncologist, Professor Paul Donnellan, and the staff of University Hospital Galway who continue to look after me. And to those who work in medical research - in particular the legend who figured out how to use Chinese hamster ovary cells against melanoma - I owe you my life.
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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As the EU seeks to project global power: 1. its “frugal” members want to cut its budget 2. Over 10 countries want to pause new EU legislation for a year of simplification Yet you cannot demand a stronger Europe while cutting its resources & capacity to act. That is deeply contradictory
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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
17 EU governments have launched an alliance to stop themselves from adding national rules on top of common EU rules (gold-plating) This reveals the problem is national over-implementation, not EU rules themselves - as the Draghi boys like to repeat. Source @henryjfoy.ft.com @financialtimes.com
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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Before the Vote: planning for a united Ireland" is finally available to buy or download on the link below. DCU Press is a fully open access, peer-reviewed, academic press - you can download the book for free, or come to a book launches and get a 33% discount. dcupress.dcu.ie/book/before-...
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Before the Vote: Planning for a united Ireland | DCU Press
Before The Vote FlyerThe UK’s departure from the European Union threatened a hard border on the island of Ireland, aggravated social and political tensions and undermined key aspects of the 1998 peace...
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The so-called Duma elections marked another major setback for Russian democracy. Their outcome was never in doubt. The Kremlin silenced dissent, barred the only registered party that opposed its war in Ukraine, and shut out international election monitors. (1/2)
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 20/09/2026
Latest - and possibly final - numbers out of Mecklenburg Vorpommern now a true catastrophe for the CDU which looks like it won’t make it into the regional parliament at all
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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yes absolutely. Worst so far is opening a PDF PhD thesis to examine “THIS LOOKS LIKE A LONG DOCUMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE A SUMMARY?” Seriously, 4 years of the student’s life & research…
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The fair elections in #Russia Coming soon to America! #cdnpoli
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