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Dr Zack Twamley

@wdfpodcast.bsky.social
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When Diplomacy Fails Podcast since 2012(!) Former Lecturer. History PhD from Trinity College Dublin. Author. Irish. Over educated history nerd. Research Officer at the Rediscovery Centre. Listen to the show: shows.acast.com/whendiplomacyfails

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety. My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
My latest on Putin's 28-point plan for Ukrainian capitulation: Trump Is Once Again Acting as Putin’s Agent open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
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Trump Is Once Again Acting as Putin’s Agent
And that pivot does not serve American national interests.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 07/11/2025
The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
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‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
President Trump: I always felt he [Putin] wanted the whole thing [Ukraine], not a piece of it. But I think now he's willing to negotiate a little bit further and I think he's willing to make a deal. We'll see. We don't want him to have the whole thing.
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
"No single state should have veto power. And, if a member of the Security Council violates the UN Charter, its voting rights should be suspended." Finnish President Alexander Stubb nails it, at #UNGA80 www.presidentti.fi/en/statement...
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Statement by President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, at the General Debate of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on 24 September 2025 - Presidentti
Check against delivery Madam President, Mr Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, In its simplest form, foreign policy is based on three pillars: values, interests, and power. I come f...
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I am once again asking you to stop sending us money. But we do need your time. ⏰ zohranfornyc.com/events
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Dr Zack Twamley @wdfpodcast.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
EXTERMINATE
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
MAGA cult slayer And this is why we love Dave Matthews
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/09/2025
Sen. Warren Daniel (R–NC, District 46) was caught trading stocks right on the Senate floor. Didn’t even wait for a break. Playing the market on the taxpayers’ time…pure abuse of power.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/09/2025
i am watching clips from the kennedy hearing and one thing that comes across is his petulance at being challenged. he is like an overgrown baby (if that baby were a hot dog you grilled too long)
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What Would Villanelle Do? @villanelletv.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
"Fuck Ted Cruz" -Green Day and pretty much everyone else
The words "Fuck Ted Cruz" displayed behind Green Day at one of the band's concerts
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/08/2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: “Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/08/2025
Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "I think he should start with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Speaker Johnson's district that has 6x the per capita murder rate of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco. What about the carnage, Mr. President, in Shreveport? Why aren't you protecting the folks there? What bullshit."
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Dr Zack Twamley @wdfpodcast.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I want to scream.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
#ReleaseTheCuomoList
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🧪NEW theoretical paper in J Hazardous Materials on the various ways the plastics boom may be driving the rising prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria—starting with the cocktail of biocides used in the extraction oil and gas, from which plastic is made. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Rising Tide to Silent Tsunami: Unveiling the role of plastics in driving antimicrobial resistance
Pollution caused by plastic production and waste has severe consequences on global economies, social inequalities, and ecosystems. Likewise, antimicro…
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to? HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
He called starving kids in Gaza “pretty hungry” based on what he “saw on television,” as if he’s just a bystander offering Yelp reviews for humanitarian disasters. This is not how presidents speak. This is how you talk about a sandwich you forgot in the fridge. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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The Whales Are Loco
The unhinged musings of a moronic madman on the world stage.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Israeli human rights organisations accuse country of genocide The two groups are the first major voices within Israeli society to make such accusations against the state during nearly 22 months of war. Israel has denied claims of genocide. news.sky.com/story/israel...
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Israeli human rights organisations accuse country of genocide
The two groups are the first major voices within Israeli society to make such accusations against the state during nearly 22 months of war. Israel has denied claims of genocide.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
The former CEO of My Faith Votes, a nonprofit that encourages "Christians in America to vote in every election," has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse images, months after his arrest. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Former CEO of Christian nonprofit pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
Jason Yates, former CEO of Christian faith-based nonprofit My Faith Votes, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/07/2025
ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
27 different named women accused him of sex assault, he’s on video with Epstein where they are grossly leering at young women, Miss Teen USA contestants said he came in dressing room when they were naked, he bragged on the Access Hollywood tape about grabbing women. It’s obvious.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2025
it's remarkably bleak that Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women, including an allegation that was adjudicated and in which he was found liable for sexual assault, and yet the American public needs still MORE evidence of his depraved character and unfitness.
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Dr Zack Twamley @wdfpodcast.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I think Coillte broke meta ai 😅
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Dr Zack Twamley @wdfpodcast.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
This is weaponized incompetence and these poor families are paying the price for chronic infrastructure deficiencies. How did nobody flag the lack of electricity in advance? Why do we continue to welcome data centres? I feel like I'm going insane. jrnl.ie/6758012
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Electricity shortcomings in Portlaoise see up to 80 newly built homes lying vacant
Dozens of families are unable to move into the houses because of the delay.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Reports that a Canadian citizen who has resided in the US since age 10 was abducted at a green card interview. Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.
Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10

She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview.

The 45 year old wife & mother has been moved between facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada. 🧵

They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape. 

This is why we call them concentration camps. 

There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.
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Dr Zack Twamley @wdfpodcast.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Thanksss so much Diarmuid, it makes it all the more rewarding when history friends like you tune in. As for the book idea... stay tuned 👀
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/06/2025
Reporter to Leavitt: "I'm struck that the president has not at any point said 'the most important thing is to protect the 1st Amendment rights of peaceful protesters' ... why is he not out saying, 'all peaceful protesters will be protected?'"
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Dr Zack Twamley @wdfpodcast.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Decline of Tesla licences in Ireland, yeesh!
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Politico @politico.com · 06/06/2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in U.S. custody after being illegally deported and will now face federal human trafficking charges in Tennessee.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in U.S. custody after being illegally deported and will now face criminal charges
The courts ordered the administration to facilitate his return after he was deported to El Salvador in violation of a court order.
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
A teacher breaks down after ICE causes multiple schools to lockdown during graduation ceremonies and parents to flee for their lives. Only the soulless aren’t hurting from what is happening in our country. This is affecting all of us.
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
EVERYBODY WATCH. ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL. Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today. He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader. Don’t turn away.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
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Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.
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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
From Heather Cox Richardson today: "Do not doubt, don’t second guess, and don't challenge the President of the US Donald Trump,” House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) warned GOP lawmakers. “He's the leader of the party." That's MAGA. That's Christian nationalism in a nutshell. SUBMISSION.
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Dr Zack Twamley @wdfpodcast.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Alien vs Predator?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
AOC: The girls are fighting aren’t they
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Aubrey @aubrey.northsky.social · 02/06/2025
Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.
Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales
Husband of Jonathan Joss

My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done.

Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic.

When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw.

While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired.

Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life.

Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future.

He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other.

I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved.

To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family.

My focus now is on protecting Jonathan’s legacy and honoring the life we built together.

If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband.

Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built.

    Tristan Kern de Gonzales
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
The cost to repair D.C. streets after Trump's upcoming military parade could cost as much as $16 million, according to U.S. military officials.
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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse
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Dr Zack Twamley @wdfpodcast.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Oh man, thanks so much. I quite like the series too! Giving you a date would be dishonest, but I have been working on it gradually in the background when I'm not doing the pod. It takes an incredible amount of time, but I really miss Matchlock! Thanksss for asking.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”
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daily bunnies 🐇✨ @dailybunnies.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
An 18-year-old girl fled Makiivka after living under Russian occupation for ten years. She secretly studied at a Ukrainian school and learned the Ukrainian language - and she kept it a secret from her parents.She began to fully realize the reality of the war after conversations with a boy from Kyiv
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
This mother is barely a year old herself. She has played a blinder keeping her babies alive. We brought them in today. They'll never go back on the streets. 4 little lives saved forever ❤️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/04/2025
"Kennedy’s disgust with and devaluation of autistic people fits neatly into a eugenic logic that views health as virtue, and sees illness, or difference, as a kind of moral lapse which should be subject to punishment or censure."
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RFK Jr. is wrong about autism
His lies endanger neurodivergent people — and everyone else.
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