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Michael Pierse

@michaelpierse.bsky.social
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Academic at Queen's University Belfast. Irish Studies. Working-class writing. Left politics. Gaeilge. Tweets own opinions. RTs not endorsements.

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Garvaghy Road, Portadown, Co Armagh currently. Loyalists are determined to walk down that road tomorrow, despite the court ruling. Good luck with that... Two steps forward and ten steps back - all thanks to wee Jamie and loyalist haters. We rhyme again *sigh*
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Love that Patrick Kielty describes what happened with the Ed Sheeran debacle as it was: "attempts to censor artists". A reminder, also, of how craven and dishonest other broadcasters have become #LateLateShow @rte.ie
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Cian T. McMahon, PhD @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There is something simultaneously nerve-wracking and rewarding about correcting the proofs of a forthcoming book! It really helps when you have a top-notch press by your side. Thanks, @uncpress.bsky.social
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What an awful decision. Surely community relations are more important than allowing this throwback to darker days?
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Stephen O'Neill @oneillsb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is quite funny to think that there has never been a single thinkpiece asking what form of unity would be acceptable to nationalists in the six counties
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It seems the Populist Right now hate Jacob Rees-Mogg – Jacob Rees-Mogg, FFS – for saying 'the English are a mongrel people, not an Aryan master race'. The big divide on the Right – largely splitting the Conservatives from the rest – seems to be getting clearer/sharper.
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Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Welcome to the UK. Fascist terrorists are called "activists" and anti-genocidal activists are called "terrorists".
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Large part of the UK press has been on the wrong side of history, fuelling hatred, social divisions, supporting authoritarianism. Their support for the current Blackshirts has a history (see below) as they continue to support the far-right stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8672...
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Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How Seamus Deane reinvented the Irish public intellectual Critic’s interrogation of the Irish intellectual tradition began by questioning whether there was one worthy of the name www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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How Seamus Deane reinvented the Irish public intellectual
Critic’s interrogation of the Irish intellectual tradition began by questioning whether there was one worthy of the name
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Was delighted to be invited by RTÉ to chat about "The Auld Triangle" for the new series of Aistear an Amhráin. Was interviewed in Gill's pub, an old haunt of Brendan Behan's where I also happened to work as a youngfella. The episodes air tomorrow & the 26th. about.rte.ie/2026/09/17/n...
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New series of Aistear an Amhráin shares extraordinary stories behind Ireland's best-loved songs – About RTÉ
New series of Aistear an Amhráin shares extraordinary stories behind Ireland’s best-loved songs  RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, Saturday 19 September  Preview: Aistear an Amhráin Aistear an Amhráin returns t...
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Think it’s the 5th it 6th time I’ve facilitated this tour and it’s sold out again. Always delighted to talk anout queer histories and to see such intetest in them. Happy culture night to all who participate #culturenight2026 gatetheatre.ie/production/w...
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Secret Lesbian & Queer History of Dublin 1 Walking Tour - Gate Theatre Dublin
This year’s pride weekend will see the very welcome return of our previously sold-out Secret Lesbian and Queer History of Dublin 1 Walking Tour, led by historian MARY MCAULIFFE.
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⳽ⳑⲇⳕⲛⲉ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
not sure it's a defence that ed sheeran would want but... yeah.
OrangeMaxxing F... @OrangeFr... • 5h 
Ed Sheeran is getting cooked by literally everyone
[video of a woman with cerebral palsy making a joke about how she has a stronger spine than ed sheeran]

Graham Linehan @Glinner • 2h
Literally every retard
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A solicitor murdered by agents of the state. For people in England, you might try to imagine if this happened in Bristol, rather than Belfast, how much more it might be of interest to the "UK" media.
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barrybelfast70.bsky.social @barrybelfast70.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Finucane recap - Three state agents involved in murder of Pat Finucane. Brian Nelson (British Military Intelligence) admitted targeting solicitor, Billy Stobie (RUC Special Branch) admitted providing murder weapon, Ken Barret (RUC Special Branch) admitted carrying out murder.
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michaeljudecoleman.bsky.social @michaeljudecoleman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Amazing that this isn't HEADLINE News across UK. Pat Finucane Inquiry to consider 'extent killers were assisted by state' - BBC News share.google/KRL56xF6RXSO...
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Belfast Live: Latest Belfast News, sport & celebrity news [Unof… @belfastlive.co.uk.web.brid.gy · 15/09/2026
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How Noah Donohoe's mother turned grief into determined battle for answers
Fiona Donohoe never stopped fighting for answers following her son's death in North Belfast
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Serious PSNI failings, once more. God help his family.
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Tara Flynn @taraflynnirl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Not picking a side is picking a side.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Disgraceful police behaviour here. Do they sympathasize with fascists? Is this what their inaction and blatant mistruths are designed to signal? If so, they are sowing a whirlwind that will come to haunt them, and us, as it did in Weimar. news.sky.com/story/police...
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Police response to Dover protests set to come under scrutiny, as Tommy Robinson associate appears to claim credit
Campaign group Hope Not Hate linked the action to the Patriot Platform, a group recently launched by Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Finally they came for the Daily Mail and my irony meter just packed up and left and I never heard from it again.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Literally a crime against humanity. A *publicly planned* war crime.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 11/09/2026
#OtD 11 Sep 1917 Spanish Civil War and resistance activist Maruja Lara was born in Granada. Joining a militia during the civil war, she was later interned in a fascist concentration camp but escaped and joined the underground resistance. Learn more: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8354...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
Trump lunges toward and growls at a reporter (a woman) who asked him about why he's offering money to voters if his economic policies are working (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
pic of an orange-faced Trump leaning forward with an angry look on his face as he snaps at a reporter
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today, we remember that dark day years ago, when evil men in the name of a global anti-human ideology carried out despicable terrorist acts that overthrew the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende in Chile.
This historical photograph captures the bombing of the Palacio de La Moneda, the presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, on September 11, 1973.People fleeing right wing attacks Young democracy defenders rounded up by fascists
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 years after the horrific terror attacks of September 11th, 2001, we remember the New Yorkers we lost and honor the extraordinary heroism and selflessness that carried our city forward.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Really important from Ed Miliband. The Chief Rabbi’s position essentially means there can never be any criticism of Israeli government actions.
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Miliband defends sanctions on Israeli settlements and pushes back against chief rabbi’s criticism – UK politics live
UK foreign secretary ‘regrets’ Israel’s response to ban on trade with illegal settlements but ‘proud’ of his actions
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Same energy
SS staff at Solahütte retreat, 1944

SS officers and female auxiliaries laughing and running across a footbridge accompanied by an accordion player
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
How come Channel 4 can speak plainly in a way that other news outlets currently can't countenance?
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
8 years ago today. Posted for no other reason than to remind @oneillsb.bsky.social of the magnificence of the mighty Dubs. #COYBIB
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Irish Unity @irishunity.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The arrogance of a British PM who didn't get a single vote in Ireland, telling Irish people in Ireland that an instrument of international law is 'off the table'. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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British PM Andy Burnham says border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’
‘I see how referenda can really take you backwards because it turns people in on themselves,’ Burnham says in Belfast
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Academics after Reviewer 2.
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Surprise surprise! Reform and other far-right disinformation is being amplified by Russian intelligence. Russia-linked social media accounts frequently spread destabilising narratives in Europe, often promoting far-right talking points about immigration. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
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Russia-linked accounts spread far-right narrative online during Ceuta migration crisis, analysis finds
Counter-disinformation group says social media channels connected to Pravda network helped amplify message
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Irish in Britain @irishinbritain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Music on every street corner in Belfast! The city is buzzing as hundreds of thousands of visitors visit the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann💚 Our heritage exhibition is part of the events programme at Queen's University Belfast do pop in! Full details: bit.ly/BelfastExhibition
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Litigated @litigated.uk · 04/08/2026
University of Bristol loses landmark discrimination case against Professor David Miller www.litigated.uk/employment-a...
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EAT Upholds Discrimination Ruling in University of Bristol v Dr David Miller Case
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has largely upheld a ruling that the University of Bristol discriminated against and unfairly dismissed Professor David Miller.
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Who is accountable for this at Bristol? Is it reviewing governance structures? What of the reputational damage? Why would students study there if academics are treated this way?
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Bristol University threw everything at Miller. Judges rejected every ground of its appeal, upholding Miller's anti-Zionist belief as protected. By @skwawkbox.org
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Lawyers' statement on Miller's anti-Zionism win shows Bristol appeal smashed
Bristol threw everything at Miller but Judges rejected every ground of its appeal, upholding Miller's anti-Zionist belief as protected
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 22/07/2026
Martyn Turner
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Martyn Turner
July 22nd, 2026
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
“Not getting it right” is what you say about an underbaked cheesecake, not a policy stance on an ongoing slaughter that has claimed at least 73,000 Palestinian lives. Tellingly, Burnham still will not call what happened and is happening in Gaza a genocide. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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Don’t believe Andy Burnham’s PR machine
As his empty Gaza apology clearly demonstrates, he will not bring the radical change Labour really needs.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Gap between the pay of FTSE 100 CEOs and UK workers the widest for 8 years. Median pay of FTSE 100 CEO increased from £4.66m in 2024/25 to £5.06m in 2025/26. UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary, often for mediocre performance. Workers generate wealth but have no say on exec pay.
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Gap between the pay of FTSE 100 CEOs and UK workers the widest for 8 years - High Pay Centre
The High Pay Centre's annual review of CEO pay in the FTSE 100 shows the Median FTSE 100 CEO to median UK worker pay ratio rose to 130:1 in 2025/26, the highest for 8 years and up from 124:1 last year...
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
¡Viva España!
Yamine Lamal mural in Gaza
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researchdoom @bananaintherama.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I was away from the news most of the weekend so I’m catching up with the news that the Tate brothers were arrested and OMG WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL?!?!? LMAO
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Donald Trump last week, "We will cut Spain off, they will get nothing, NOTHING." This week, "Here you go Spain have the World Cup." 🤣
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Trump lingering there like a bad smell. Pathetic.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 14/07/2026
Musk handed out $1 million checks to three Wisconsin voters for voting in the state Supreme Court elections in 2025.
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Wisconsin Officials Find Probable Cause Elon Musk Violated Election Bribery Laws
Musk handed out $1 million checks to three Wisconsin voters for voting in the state Supreme Court elections in 2025.
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Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"Loyalist paramilitaries are behind much of this intimidation, but the authorities have been too slow to say so or to act. They need to name what is happening and protect those at risk, not leave them to face the danger alone.” www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/new-...
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New Report from Northern Ireland Details Far-Right Targeting Migrants and Their Supporters
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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It would be nice if just one of Ireland's various state or affiliated bodies did its actual job.
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