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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 6h
Judge compares wind farm objectors to 'dogged Japanese soldier still fighting World War 2' (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/7182193 #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol you can guess which says these kinds of things
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Judge compares wind farm objectors to 'dogged Japanese soldier still fighting World War 2'
Judge Richard Humphreys made his comment when dismissing a High Court bid to quash permission for a wind farm.
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 12h
Ireland’s fuel protest movement: Who are the three men behind the campaign? www.irishexaminer.co... Irish Examiner not willing to say what kind of person Chris Duffy is. #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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Ireland’s fuel protest movement: Who are the three men behind the campaign?
James Geoghegan, John Dallon and Christopher Duffy say they want to channel public anger over fuel costs into political change
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 13h
The headline writer thinks it is.
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 13h
Have Kneecap members ever said they are proud to be Catholic like this guy said he was proud to be Protestant?
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 13h
Are Kneecap religious?
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Implications of new 'migrant-scafisti' term for criminalised boat drivers before Italian Constitutional Court blogs.law.ox....
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 04/10/2026
Electric Picnic organisers knew about “potential overcrowding” hours before Duke Dumont's set at this year's festival. Emails reveal Festival Republic got permission to move the English DJ to the Main Stage because of their concerns - but kept him at the smaller Electric Arena. jrnl.ie/7179723t
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 03/10/2026
Richie Sadlier and Mr Motivator on how partnerships with entrepreneur Brendan Kavanagh soured
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Richie Sadlier and Mr Motivator on how partnerships with entrepreneur Brendan Kavanagh soured
Kavanagh boasted of his connections with Tánaiste Simon Harris and proposed hosting a podcast with him
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 03/10/2026
Eight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets.
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Eight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?
More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 02/10/2026
Due in 2024, but timeline now “disappearing” for  video upload on Garda road traffic reporting portal -- It could help "take our most dangerous drivers off the roads" but opposition spokesperson says it isn't a priority for Minister for Justice....
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Due in 2024, but timeline now “disappearing” for  video upload on Garda road traffic reporting portal
-- It could help "take our most dangerous drivers off the roads" but opposition spokesperson says it isn't a priority for Minister for Justice. A video upload function for the Garda road traffic reporting portal was due to go live possibly in 2024, then in 2025, and then in 2026 now it has no timeline. The reporting portal with a video upload feature was supposed to simplify the process of providing evidence of road traffic offences. 
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Using the phrase 'moral panic' doesnt make you smarter than other people.
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Danish Army admits: shooting at suspected drone coincided with passenger aircraft www.dronewatch.eu/da... via @DronewatchEU
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Danish Army admits: shooting at suspected drone coincided with passenger aircraft
The Danish Armed Forces have corrected an earlier statement about a shooting incident during the country’s major drone scare in September 2025. On September 28, soldiers fired 43 rounds at an object they believed was
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 02/10/2026
What to do with the horses of Darndale? Grazing in public parks means other uses are being pushed out, and adding momentum to calls for an equine centre and stable club to properly support horse culture in the area.
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What to do with the horses of Darndale?
Grazing in public parks means other uses are being pushed out, and adding momentum to calls for an equine centre and stable club to properly support horse culture in the area.
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aine-lawlor.bsky.social @aine-lawlor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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State of Affairs
News Podcast · Aine Lawlor & Chris Donoghue team up to bring you State of Affairs on Irish and international politics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 01/10/2026
🔺Planners have sought more information from an American university seeking to establish an international campus in Co Waterford. 🔺Ave Maria University, established by Dominos founder Tom Monaghan, plans to ‘form future saints’ Read here: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Journal to launch paywall of €50 per year www.independent.ie/b... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”
Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ve...
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polifeed @feed.gavreilly.com · 29/09/2026
TheJournal.ie: Minister for Health defends old photograph with man who led IDF chants at Ireland-Israel match
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Minister for Health defends old photograph with man who led IDF chants at Ireland-Israel match
The image of the Jennifer Carroll MacNeill with Yoseph Haddad resurfaced after he attended Ireland’s controversial Nations League match on Sunday.
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Verona Murphy is currently paying someone to try and put positive spin on her Wikipedia article www.reddit.com/r/iri... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol is it herself
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nutriband CEO Gareth Sheridan Featured in New Nick Shirley Documentary #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hope Irish Times chooses fact checked political reporting now... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 29/09/2026
The UK's communications watchdog has launched an investigation into two telecom providers for failing to prevent their phone numbers from being misused by scammers www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-b...
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Ofcom launches investigations into whether two telecoms companies failed to prevent misuse of their phone numbers by scammers
Ofcom has opened two separate investigations into telecoms providers, Vonage Business Limited and Voxbone SA, relating to concerns that telephone numbers held by the companies are being misused, inclu...
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 29/09/2026
The Light House cinema in Dublin's Smithfield has applied for planning permission to build two new screens. jrnl.ie/7176500
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Light House cinema seeks planning permission for two new screens
It would add to the four existing screens in its building off Market Square, bringing the cinema’s seating capacity to 694.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/09/2026
Hundreds of protesters are camped outside Madrid’s regional government headquarters demanding new tenant protections.
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Forcible Eviction of 87-Year-Old Madrid Woman Sparks Protest Encampment over Spain’s Housing Crisis
The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal Martín in Madrid, after an investment fund bought her apartment building and more than tripled her rent, has become a symbol of Spain’s rising cost...
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These ministers are too busy at parish pump to be rocking foundations of the State www.independent.ie/c... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ukrainian agency uses Russian tax documents to allege Limerick alumina used in cruise missiles (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/7164220 #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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Ukrainian agency uses Russian tax documents to allege Limerick alumina used in cruise missiles
The report lays out an analysis of various strands of evidence from supply chains and leaked Russian tax data.
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Irish Independent @independent.ie · 27/09/2026
Charged ‘crisis meeting’ of fuel protesters attracts hundreds in Moate www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
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Charged ‘crisis meeting’ of fuel protesters attracts hundreds in Moate
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Conor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our investigation into one of the capital's most notorious housing complexes. Originally billed as luxury flats which would rejuvenate the inner city, its real role was to launder money. It soon became one of Dublin's worst slums and a base for organised crime www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
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Buckingham Village was supposed to reinvigorate Dublin’s inner city. By 2022, it was its worst slum
The north inner city flat complex has had more warning notices in recent years than any other development in Dublin
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Conor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Buckingham Village was supposed to reinvigorate Dublin’s inner city. By 2022, it was its worst slum www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
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Buckingham Village was supposed to reinvigorate Dublin’s inner city. By 2022, it was its worst slum
The north inner city flat complex has had more warning notices in recent years than any other development in Dublin
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 26/09/2026
Buckingham Village was supposed to reinvigorate Dublin’s inner city. By 2022, it was its worst slum
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Buckingham Village was supposed to reinvigorate Dublin’s inner city. By 2022, it was its worst slum
The north inner city flat complex has had more warning notices in recent years than any other development in Dublin
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 26/09/2026
Paddy McKillen jnr built a hospitality empire – now the man with €270 in the bank owes €27.7m
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Paddy McKillen jnr built a hospitality empire – now the man with €270 in the bank owes €27.7m
Press Up Group, which he lost control of in 2024, was rapidly expanded by McKillen jnr following the financial crash
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 26/09/2026
Dozens of rental bans issued at ‘horrible’ Dublin flat complex
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Dozens of rental bans issued at ‘horrible’ Dublin flat complex
Problems at Buckingham Village extend to common areas, including pitch-dark hallways and various obstructions
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polifeed @feed.gavreilly.com · 26/09/2026
TheJournal.ie: How 63 former politicians and civil servants lobbied their one-time colleagues dozens of times
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How 63 former politicians and civil servants lobbied their one-time colleagues dozens of times
The findings came after an analysis of more than 83,000 returns filed on the register since 2020.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A former staff member of Tony Blair Institute said they had serious concerns that this was “very much trading money for access”, but was instructed by a colleague not to describe it that way. ‘They were saying you have to be really careful not to make it seem as if they’re paying money for access’😬
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nutriband Appoints Decorated Navy SEAL and Veterans Health Advocate Robert J. O'Neill to Advisory Board
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Nutriband Appoints Decorated Navy SEAL and Veterans Health Advocate Robert J. O'Neill to Advisory Board
Nutriband Appoints Decorated Navy SEAL and Veterans Health Advocate Robert J. O'Neill to Advisory Board ...
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Irish Independent @independent.ie · 25/09/2026
The Environmental Protection Agency has said that it will continue its investigation into noise complaints from a south Dublin data centre after it received complaints from residents even after 'measures' were taken last month
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‘It feels like torture’ – Dublin resident on noise pollution from data centre where EPA plans to continue investigation
EPA says it continues to investigate complaints despite ‘mitigating’ measures being taken
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‘What is emerging is not simply a relationship between [Reform and Farage] and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad.’ Would really recommend a read of this democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-and...
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Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics
Nigel Farage's embrace of the UAE is part of a wider effort by the Gulf petrostate to build alliances with the far right across the West, says Alex Carlen.
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polifeed @feed.gavreilly.com · 23/09/2026
TheJournal.ie: Fianna Fáil calls emergency meeting after Fine Gael announces details of sports grants scheme
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Fianna Fáil calls emergency meeting after Fine Gael announces details of sports grants scheme
Fianna Fáil TDs are understood to be frustrated that their Coalition colleagues began publicising details of the scheme before it had been finalised.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 23/09/2026
Yamamori Izakaya has confirmed that it will leave its George’s Street premises at the end of this year. The Japanese restaurant and former late-night venue announced today that its final day of trading at 12 South Great George’s Street will be 31 December. jrnl.ie/7171565
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Yamamori Izakaya to permanently close its George’s Street site on New Year’s Eve
The restaurant will leave its home of 15 years at 12 South Great George’s Street, as the search for a new venue continues.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 23/09/2026
Some locals are pushing for a beach-side bypass at Sutton – but it would cut through a Special Preservation Area. It would be a bypass to the Station Road, and consist of a road, cycleway and footpath, according to a petition that was launched by the campaign on 27 July.
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Some locals push for beach-side bypass at Sutton – but it would cut through a Special Preservation Area
It would be a bypass to the Station Road, and consist of a road, cycleway and footpath, according to a petition that was launched by the campaign on 27 July.
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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In 2024 the former CEO of a defense contractor made a stunning confession to two FBI agents. He alleged that was the ringleader of a massive pay-to-play operation, bribing senators with campaign contributions in exchange for govt contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/09/2026
Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation
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Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation
The former UK deputy prime minister is a board member of the UK-based company and owns 917,000 shares
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 22/09/2026
Four ministers in the last government recently lobbied their one-time colleagues in the current government, latest returns on the Lobbying Register show.
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Two former Fine Gael ministers and an ex-special adviser lobbied Simon Harris over the summer
The lobbying was disclosed on the latest returns on the Lobbying Register.
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lostexpectation.bsky.social @lostexpectation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Emergency doctors set to call for import ban on non-road-legal vehicles www.irishtimes.com/p... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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Emergency doctors set to call for import ban on non-road-legal vehicles
Medics to urge ‘mandatory vehicle registration and real enforcement of the rules of the road’ before Oireachtas committee
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 22/09/2026
Fallon brothers behind Daft.ie secured almost €240m in cash and shares from Distilled sale
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Fallon brothers behind Daft.ie secured almost €240m in cash and shares from Distilled sale
Asset manager Blacksheep led a takeover of the Distilled classifieds group, for an undisclosed sum, in 2024
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Communism has no place in America, the President declares the day before rolling out his new state television station.
The White House •
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WALLE HOUSE
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Communism directly opposes the United States
Constitution and American values.
While every Democrat voted against the largest tax cuts in American history and over 100 refuse to condemn socialism, President Trump will ensure that communism never has a place in America.
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PLACE IN AMERICABenny Johnson • • Follow
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TRUMP TV IS OFFICIALLY LIVE 24/7
The White House just launched "TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station" — a nonstop stream featuring President Trump's speeches, major announcements, past highlights and administration updates, refreshed in real time.
The launch comes amid Trump's escalating fight with
CNN, MS NOW and Politico, which have sued his administration after being barred from White House access.
Americans can now watch the White House's own selected footage and announcements DIRECTLY,
24/7.
The media landscape just changed in a BIG way. •*
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Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It seems the same issues are playing out in America with Amazon as what happend in D15 with Manna. Some people really do not like the noise of delivery drones over their homes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb (Gift Article)
In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’
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