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James McShane

@jamesmcshane.bsky.social
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Wannabe Writer from Dublin, Ireland. Lover of books, movies, all things pop culture, a bit of politics, equality in all things, Manchester United (for my sins), and, of course, my beautiful wife. Kidney transplant recipient, July 2023.

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James McShane @jamesmcshane.bsky.social · 10h
Fight! Fight! Fight against the regime. Fight. Fight. Fight until it’s destroyed.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 10h
And the media who headlines it
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10h
Pro-rape parties want the assaults to continue and the victim to be further terrorized and that's not even unusual, I regret to say, but it would be super-nice if Letitia James would investigate and prosecute whoever's doing this.
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Cornell’s Jane Doe is ‘terrified’ after death threats and a swatting incident, her lawyer says | CNN
One month ago, the woman now known to America as Cornell’s Jane Doe was living in New York City and trying to break into the hotel industry, her lawyer says. Now she’s facing threats and hiding out at...
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 11h
Waterford far-right bigot Mick O'Keeffe complains about African security guards in his local shop. Yet he was quick to hide behind one a few years ago when he harassed an immigrant who called him out on his abuse. He may have a selective memory, but the internet never forgets...
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James McShane @jamesmcshane.bsky.social · 11h
😂😂😂
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 17h
"Should November 3 be the disaster for Republicans that analysts are predicting, Trump will morph overnight into something less than a lame duck president with a ticking, two-year expiration clock: he will become politically bankrupt in ways all-too-familiar to him as a businessman." Excellent read:
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James McShane @jamesmcshane.bsky.social · 12h
Shut the fuck up, Hassett.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 13h
If you went into a bank and asked for a loan, saying you’d put the proceeds into a savings account, they’d think you were a bit cracked. On a macro scale, that’s what Ireland is doing. This week’s column for @thejournal.ie:
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€7.8 billion set aside for Ireland’s future in Budget 2027 means we're borrowing to save money
As the dust settles on the budget, isn’t it notable that Ireland is putting billions into long-term funds while borrowing money to pay the bills?
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Balu Puppy @balupuppy.bsky.social · 16h
Vance is a Neo-Nazi.
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Dr Keith 🎃 Wilson @keithwilson.eu · 21h
David Lynch looked into the dark heart of America and portrayed what he saw there. These people are ghouls in service of a monster.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 22h
Specifically, X and Meta are in essence misinformation companies. The US government is a misinformation government. Other companies and other governments are leaning that way.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportations -Gave $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania doc -Donated to Trump's ballroom -Wants to reboot The Apprentice w/ Don Jr
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Always with the rapist's language. Never fails.
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Treasaigh @treasaigh.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026
Please enjoy the spectacle of an elderly guy from my village going viral on bluesky of all places
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Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Road partially blocked by tonight's black flag vigil
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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I've had to invent the expression 'tone dead' to describe this. #IrishPolitics www.thejournal.ie/canvass-fine...
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Fine Gael canvassers get chilly reception from Dublin commuters ahead of price hikes
Budget 2027 has been criticised for leaving public transport commuters out in the cold, so it might come as no surprise that they were a bit frosty this morning.
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James McShane @jamesmcshane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When Will We Live There?
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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“If the wife is fit, you must acquit”
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The function of modern media is laundering and reformatting this insane man's statements for the public so they don't have to confront reality. The fact that *this person* holds the world's most powerful office and we allow it to continue raises so many hard questions we just choose to ignore it
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
notable -- Fox News hasn't mentioned Trump's transphobic attack on Annie Andrews a single time. Not once. And they cover a lot of his Truth Social posts. Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity.
notable -- Fox News hasn't mentioned Trump's transphobic attack on Annie Andrews a single time. Not once. And they cover a lot of his Truth Social posts.

Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Svetovid @svetovid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Well, that's a hell of a thing to leave next to a statue of Joan of Arc.😏
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endeavorance 🕊️ @endeavorance.camp · 05/10/2026
Were I a Russian politician, I'd simply make my office on the first floor of the building
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James McShane @jamesmcshane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Long may he rot.
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Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's crazy the headline "A Powerful 80 Something Republican Who Raped Children and Convicted in Hush Money Case Died Today" isn't specific enough.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026
New in PN: Reflecting on 5 years of Public Notice Thank you to all my readers for making PN such a huge success!
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Reflecting on 5 years of Public Notice
And a look forward to what’s next.
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I do think this should put some of the hand-wringing over the uniquely sinful American electorate, uniquely feckless institutions, etc in perspective. The truth is that there is a large trans-national constituency of people who actively want this. They aren’t deceived. They want this.
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 05/10/2026
On the one hand, it’s comforting to know that Americans aren’t uniquely stupid, voters everywhere have skulls filled with mush and worms. On the other hand, global fascism is probably not an ideal state of affairs.
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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 05/10/2026
For those of you with day jobs where you're forced to use LLMs or be fired, good tip I gleaned this weekend, which is to tell the LLM to stop referring to itself using "I" pronouns and to eliminate the praise and other attempts to humanize itself. You get a much cleaner interaction w/o the marketing
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tapping the sign
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Eris Loves #DeadTeenagerMovie 🎃📚👻 @erislovesmovies.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm so glad we played these games. Really terrific. Well done to the FAI
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James McShane @jamesmcshane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I might join you.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Slander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg"
Speaking on behalf of Lutnick, the White House said: "The BBC's pathetic and desperate attempt to slander Secretary Lutnick will do nothing to change the fact that he has been the most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history."
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James McShane @jamesmcshane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‘Bosch’ was and is the only *documentary* we needed.
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Emma Rua @ealadubh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #SaoirseDonPhailistín 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026
someone call up will smith we need him to do something
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James McShane @jamesmcshane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Space1999 Breakawayday
Alt: Space1999 Breakawayday
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Duncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him) @duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The whole point of being an adult is that you now get to make the rules.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
With the rise of the Far Right, we’re in a situation where every election could potentially be the last one. No excuse not to vote with rigour.
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Remy 🌱 @remy.gay · 03/10/2026
This series has it all. Talking animals. Dragons. Intrigue. Queerness. Magic systems like no other. A million plotlines/character arcs that converge BEAUTIFULLY. also you WILL cry and you will THANK ms hobb while doing so
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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 03/10/2026
Imagine if Suella Braverman tried telling Phil Lynott he wasn’t really Irish.
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M Dv-us @drdvus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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T-Rexit @t-rexit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fabulous idea! shop.rnli.org/pages/christ...
If we were all to send Danny Tommo an
@RNLI Christmas card simply
containing "LOL", it would make a lot of money for a brilliant charity and be hilarious at the same time.
Cards can be purchased here shop.rnli.org/collections/ch...
Please spread the word.
Tommy Robinson Ek
The British state has openly shown their two-tier policing and judiciary yet again with our brother Danny Tommo, and RAF Fairford.
Show Danny your support:
Daniel Thomas
A7594DQ
HMP Winchester
Romsey Rd, Winchester SO22 5DF
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Louth For Ever 🦋 @louthforever.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
👌🏼 sin é a chairde
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Dave Mathieson @tinydbass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Scene from Aliens movie where two characters are looking at a computer readout of tracking devices fitted to people they're trying to rescue
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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026
X: The hallucinatory Bespoke Realities generator that all the politicians and journalists happen to be on
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports. This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 01/10/2026
Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht says only "the hand of God" could have rescued the people on the FlyDubai flight. (God did not prevent the attack or land the plane. Passengers/crew rushed the cockpit. Other pilots on board took over and landed the plane safely.)
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